Semana 38- The one with Tommy

He gets his own title and here's why.

So we were tracting, and we came across Tommy. He walked out, with eyes all red and puffy, and he just laid out his whole life and his struggles and everything. He was on some meds at the time, so he wasn't completely focused, but he did understand that he needed to change his life and that we were "angels" that came to talk to him and help him feel better. He's english, so we got his info to give to the english elders, and as we were getting ready to leave he kept trying to ask me out! It was so funny because of the medication he was on, he was like "She has nice hair and freckles." "I like hair." He asked if he had to go church to take me out and Hermana Williams just said "You do have to go to church, but you still can't take her out."
What can I say?
It was great seeing the family yesterday! Love you guys!
We had so many miracles this week!
Just last night, we met a guy who's super interested in learning more. He's said he's heard lots of good things about the church and wants to see what it's all about! Talking to everyone is key in finding the elect!
Also having members present in lessons!
 It's funny, whenever we get a member to come out with us there's about a 60% chance that the investigator cancels, but this week we've been blessed with a lot of member present lessons!
Miracles are happening all over the place!
I love you all very very very mucho!
den les cielo!

Hermana Sarah Mohun

Semana 37- The one with the army veteran

Hola everybody!

Funny thing happened this week. We were knocking doors and we came up to this door and it had a sign on it that said:
                       ARMY VETERAN ON MEDICATION
                          :FOR YOUR PROTECTION
But I was feeling prompted to knock on this door. So I just said " Well, this looks promising" and knocked. A tall man with a beard and pony tail in about his 50's wearing  boxers and an under shirt comes out. So we greet him, ask him how he's doing. He says "We'll I'm in my underwear in front of two pretty ladies, how do you think I'm doin'?" He went back into his house to put some shorts on and came back out and we talked with  him for nearly a half hour about his life and he was super awesome and funny! We left him with a Plan of Salvation pamphlet. He  was english, so if he ever wants to learn more, the english elders will get to teach him! I just hope we were able to help him in some way by talking and listening to him!
What else happened??
I got completely stuffed on Saturday! Carmen and Octavio invited us to a barbecue for lunch, which actually turned out to be an early dinner because of how long it took! After that we had to rush over to the member's place for dinner, and at first the lady had forgotten to give me my food, but I was thinking" tender mercy of the Lord! " Hermana Williams and I can share her plate so we don't both explode!" But then our District Leader noticed and before I had the chance to tell him no he calls out that I need a plate. And so the sister brings me a plate totally loaded (more than the others, I think it was her way of compensating for forgetting) with beans and rice and carne asada which I had just eaten my fill of not even an hour ago. I just glared daggers at this elder. But after he realized what he had done, he quickly ate his plate and we did a swap. So I guess he's ok.
Earlier that day after doing service for our ward mission leader we were fed chicken and rice and beans and tortillas at 10:30 in the morning.
Do not ask me my weight. I will lie.
 Well I've gotta go! The missionaries of our zone are all going to this member's house who apparently lives in a mansion, and will be serving lunch.
I love Mondays.
I love you all even more!
Have a good week and I'll see some of you pretty soon! (mothers day! woop woop!)

Hermana Sarah Mohun

THE DREAM TEAM (Hermana Williams y yo) 

Taught W.o.W. to Carmen and Octavio, so they gave us their coffee to dispose of!

Semana 36- The one with my first Mountain Dew

   Had my first mountain dew this week. Pretty monumental, I know! It was alright. I'd still prefer a nice cactus cooler any day. 

   Now for  slightly more important things.

   We had transfer calls!!! AND.....nothing really changed. Hermana Williams and I are staying companions, and there is only one new elder coming into our district because we had one transfer early. Other than that the only big thing that happened was that our district leader changed.  He was in our district already though.

   I hope everyone had a happy Easter filled with the spirit (and ham).

We did not eat ham and potatoes. Our dinner canceled but a sweet member from the branch fed all 7 of us anyways! We ate carne asada and spanish rice and beans (all on tortillas of course!) It was really good! we ate outside and it was such a beautiful day I am so grateful for the spring weather! Today's pretty overcast though, but hopefully the gloom doesn't stay for long!

   As for investigators, Carmen and Octavio still haven't been able to make it to church which is  a bummer. Octavio asked us really shyly if we could write a letter of recommendation to his boss to help his chances of getting sundays off. They're still reading and praying as a family and are so aware of God's hand in their lives! I just love teaching them! Definitely include them in your prayers!

   Something funny that happened was while tracting in a trailer park with a member we met a cute old lady from the English ward who invited us all in and gave us all beanie babies!  So the member was able to see the awesome rewards of coming out with the missionaries haha! She likes it so much she took us over to her husband's aunt's house who lived nearby and we were all excited to teach her and show this member how awesome teaching the gospel can be and then... talked to us for about 1 and a half hours without a pause. So...we didn't teach much, but the member  was so thrilled that her relative let us in and invited us back! So if the member thought it was a success, I think it's a success too!

   I hope you're all having the time of you're lives and are enjoying the spring! It's weird to see the season's come and go! I really don't think they went by so fast before! 

LES QUIERO MUCHISIMO!

Hermana Sarah Mohun

The District (Before transfers)

Semana 35- The One with the Mean Schnauzer

I'll be titling my weekly emails like Friends episodes from now on just to liven things up haha!  

     That really was the thing that made this week different. I finally passed that milestone of my mission and got bit by a nasty little schnauzer! I wanted to drop kick the little thing to Timbuktu, but the owner was watching! It didn't get my skin, because it went for my foot and got a mouthful of shoe but it still pinched a bit! I'm just glad it didn't ruin my shoe! (I was wearing my favorite red ones!)

Anyways...

     Thanks to all the sweet postcards and letters! Makes me feel like a celebrity or something haha! 

     This week we've been talking to lots of people. Some nice, some not so nice but that's nothing new! Octavio and Carmen couldn't come to church this week because of work issues! They want to come sooo bad, all they're waiting for is for Octavio's boss to hire some more people so he can have Sundays off, because they won't let him right now! They've been praying and reading as a family and praying that he'll be able to have Sundays off soon! So hopefully they'll get to come soon!

     Not a ton happened this week, but we'll be getting transfer calls this Saturday, so we'll see what happens! Can't believe how fast this one has flown by! CRAZINESS.

     And Easter's coming up! Remember the reason for Easter! Christ overcame death so that we can all do the same if we follow Him! I love you all so much, but He loves you even more!  

Hasta luego! 

Hermana Sarah Mohun

We've been walking a lot...

It really isn't as bad as it looks! The inside of my shoes just rubbed off on my heels haha! Late April fools!

P.S. I am so addicted to the Frozen soundtrack it's kind of bad haha! I 've been thinking of my own missionary version to the snowman song!

Do you want a Book of Mormon?

Come on just take a look!

All of the answers that you're searching for

To life and so much more

Are in this book!

You think you're life is perfect,      

Well it's not!

Let me just tell you why!!

Do you want a Book of Mormon

I think you want a Book of Mormon!

(door slam)

Ok bye....

This is what we think of while tracting! Can you come up with a good second verse???

Semana 34- WE'RE GOING TO CHINA!

     That's what our zone leaders told us anyway. In the middle of district meeting they all came running in and shouting "WE'RE GOING TO CHINA!"  and we were like "what the what?" Then they said "President just got a call from Church headquarters saying that China has opened its borders to missionaries, but they're not going to announce it till conference, but they've already chosen several groups of missionaries from different missionas around the world to open it up and they chose our district, and so to have time to learn the language and get a good foundation for the new mission you'll all be getting a 6 month extension to your missions! So get packed up! You're heading out May 1!" They still haven't admitted that they were April fooling us! But I heard no such announcement at general conference. I didn't buy it even when they first said it, but it was fun to daydream what it'd be like! 

     So I'd better brush up on my Chinese, since everyone's gonna expect me to be fluent because of how Asian I apparently look! Our zone leader said to me at dinner this week. "So Hermana Mohun, what race are you exactly?" Elders are really good at making small talk. 

      

     I absolutely loved general conference! We had two investigators come to the Sunday morning session! So we had to watch it in Spanish, but having it start out with President Uchtdorf right off the bat was just what our investigators needed! And they got to hear the prophet! 

     I think they got a lot out of it, all I can say is that the next Ensign can't come out fast enough! I could understand most of what the first speakers said, but the last half hour my brain was so done I really wonder what was in that session.

Remember those miracle people that we met? Carmen and Ocatvio? Carmen is all the way to mid Alma in the Book of Mormon and she's only been reading since last Tuesday! Putting me and my 80 day challenge to shame!

Well I have  to go, but I hope you are all doing great! Les quiero mucho!

Hermana Sarah Mohun

Semana 33- Poco a poco con paciencia

Little by little with patience is how i'm going to be

And in His time I'll have found,

How much He's changed in me 

     A pretty little thought that just came to my mind. Maybe I'll make it into a longer poem, but for now, it pretty much sums up how I'm feeling.

     When I take a step back and really think about what I'm doing now, and what I was doing a year ago, the difference is like night and day. The process is slow, but I guess if the change is going to last, it has to be ingrained into me through days after days of trying my best, until it becomes a part of me and who I am. It just shows how much missions are really just preparing us for the rest of our lives. I am so grateful to be serving one!

I love you all, sorry this email is so short!

Den les cielo!

Hermana Sarah Mohun