Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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)