Semanas 14 & 15- A Time of Miracles

HOLA!

     So sorry I didn't get a chance to create an email last week for all of you, but we had to use a library computer and they only let you on for 30 minutes at a time AND the internet was really slow. (<-- these are not excuses, they are reasons. [and yes, there's a difference!])

     Mission work has been picking up, and apparently it always does during the holiday seasons. That just makes me so happy! People are touched by this time of charity and love and are thinking more about others and "open their shut up hearts" to our message of their Savior who is the true reason of the season. We (despite being out of our area for 3 days) have seen more success this week than ever! Miracles are happening all over the place! We met a man by the name of Martin, who always used to be drunk, but the other day we saw him washing a car with a less active named Oscar (who started coming back to church this past month after 2 years of absence, we've been meeting with him a lot lately) and we started talking to Martin about the church and then the Book of Mormon, and he said he had his own copy that he'd been reading! He showed it to us and he was all the way in Alma, and had been marking his favorite parts along the way!!! We taught him and another young man named Jose, the message of the restoration and they both said that they really believed in it, and believe The Book of Mormon to be the word of God and that they want to be baptized!!! They are on date for Dec. 26th.

     I just LOVE  this time of year so much! It's not by coincidence that people are more cheerful and caring and more receptive to our message around the time that we celebrate the birth of our Savior! It is so wonderful to see the difference in people!

I hope you all are having a safe and happy holiday season! 

LES AMO MUCHISIMO!!!!!

Hermana Sarah Mohun

Semana 13

Three months already? Where does the time go?

     A few things happened the other week that I didn't have the time to mention. Firstly: SNOW!!! I WOKE UP AND IT WAS SNOWING OH MY GAWWWSSHH!!! *ahem*

     Another thing was how one of my first zone leaders, Elder Hutchens went home, or as missionaries like to phrase it "died". I remember the first time I ever heard a missionary talk about going home like that! Sister Larson was telling me how when she first came out she had two trainers because her first one "died" after the first transfer! I remember saying "Oh my gosh that is awful! I am so sorry, are you ok?" But now I understand. ;)

     Also my district leader Elder Corum got transferred to Yakima. About a half hour away from Moses Lake.

In case you were wondering about our investigators:

     The Avocado Family: Are soooooooo close it hurts! They know The Book of Mormon is true, and feel good when they go to church, but they want to feel something more, but then they just don't want to give up quite all of their catholic traditions.

     Nichole and Maria: Are what we call eternigators. Nichole has been taught since 2006 I believe, and she is soooo close (even closer than the Avocados) but she feels that she needs to prepare more before she can set a date to be baptized. She also knows The Book of Mormon is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet, she's just had things in the past that she wants to make sure she doesn't fall into after she's baptized. We're trying to explain to her that after she gets the gift of the Holy Ghost she'll have more strength and determination and the help of the Lord to overcome temptations and how the church isn't for perfect people. Our goal is to get her committed for a date in December. Maria is her 11 year old daughter and wants to get baptized with her mom. She is the sweetest! Both have a very profound knowledge of the gospel.

     Today for P-day our zone is going to some gymnastics place to have some fun! I can't even do a cartwheel so we'll see how that goes!

     I hope you are ALL doing well and are feeling the holiday spirit as we're getting close to Thanksgiving!

Les amo muchisimo!

Hermana Sarah Mohun

Semana 12

HOLY WOW.
     First transfer. Done. That was fast.
Funny Scary story
     We live downstairs and there is a big sliding glass door and at night, you can't see anything and our house is a little isolated, so I've always had this little scary thought that if someone really wanted to, they could break in and there would be no time for the police to come.
     But we're missionaries, so we should be kept safe as long as we don't do anything dumb, right? Right.
     Well one night, we were going inside, and we saw this guy walking in the middle of the road, angry and obviously drunk, and shouting at the top of  his lungs all sorts of profanity! We laughed it off, and went inside. During planning though, there was this very loud and urgent knocking at our big glass door. We thought it was the drunk man! So we scrambled to get upstairs screaming for Brother Cook. So he goes outside and we watch from the windows and there we see a couple of other sisters that we had just exchanged back with!  They were returning a phone one of them had forgotten was in her pocket when they left!
     Well that's all I have time for! I'll try to write this one first next time!
CON MUCHO AMOR

Hermana Sarah Mohun

My zone! We are beautiful! :)

Semana 11

HOLA!
     How's everybody doing? Staying safe and warm I hope! It's coats and mittens season now and I am very glad to have a car! And it is getting dark earlier, but we still have to stay in studying because I'm in training still till about 1. (3 on weekly planning days!) So we get about 2 hours of daylight to work, and then it's dead in most trailer parks. But at least the harvest is just about over, so more people will be home and less tired! I'm going to miss getting free apples all the time though! Everyone who works in the fields just has boxes and boxes of apples and they just give them away! Some are so big that you need both hands to hold them! But these people are really generous! One man we were talking to was cooking carnitas outside in a ginormous pot over a fire and was stirring the meat and broth with an oar! It was crazy! Anyways at the end of our lesson he gave us a huge apple each and some of his carnitas, fresh out of the pot! It was sooo good!
     And just to throw it in there..... I MET ELDER BALLARD AND IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER! I SHOOK HIS HAND AND HE WAS SO SWEET AND FUNNY AND SPIRITUAL! It was such a wonderful experience and I am so glad I came out when I did. If I had come out one transfer later, I would have missed it! We also heard talks by our area seventy Elder Risenmay and another member of the seventy (who spoke in this last general conference) Elder Maynes. So yeah. Best day ever.
I love you all so so much! Have a happy Halloween!

Hermana Sarah Mohun