April 7, 2014

Hola!!

What a wonderful and spiritually uplifting week!  CONFERENCE WAS AWESOME.  I was so sad when it was over. But i learned some amazing things!  This week was a week of meetings for us.  Sister Kreis and I had MLC and STL training, conference, zone meeting, and interviews with President.  So I feel like i was soaked with a spritiual fire hydrant.  It was wonderful.  its funny- because i always feel like I cant fit another ounce of knowledge in my brain- but then I do!  I love how the Gospel works.  Line upon line- precept upon precept. We also had some great miracles for the week!  it is amazing how the Lord leads and guides us to his prepared people.  After one of the meetings this week- we went out to work- and decided to contact some referrals that we had received.  The first guy wasn't interested- but he referred us to his neighbor who was a childhood friend.  So we ran over there and taught him the first lesson and invited him to be baptized!  He accepted- it was crazy because he kinda looked like dad does when he has a go-t( how do you spell that kind of a beard?  Go-Tee... Goh-Ti.. i don't know.)  ;)  Anyways it was really great!  He gave us some referrals to.  Then we had recieved a Member referral- and went to contact it- and the actual lady that we were looking for had moved- but the new people living there let us in.  We were able to teach a first lesson with them as well and set a BD.  So that was a great miracle.  You can see the spirit work in people when they pray for the first time!  Or when they hear the experience of Joseph Smith.  It is SOOO wonderful!  Remember Elena and Lesly?  we were teaching them back in november and december- they weren't quite ready last time.  But this week we were driving by and I saw Elena outside.  So we quick pulled over and ran over to talk to her.  Turns out she is having a really rough time right now. And has been praying for help.  So we set up a return appointment for last night and went.  She talked out ears off for the first 20 minutes- But we were able to turn the focus the the 1st vision and the restoration- which is really the only thing that will help us to overcome challenges in our lived.  If we know that the Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ- and we know that he was called as a prophet- we know that we can recieve direct guidance from the Lord and from his Modern Day prophet.  From that revelation- we can live our lives according to true gospel principals that keep us safe.  We can also know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God- and by building a foundation on him- we can make it through any storm.-  So- the restoration is SUPER DANG IMPORTANT.  Yay! But we had a really awesome lesson with them.  Lesly is such a prepared child!  she is 11 years old and so pure.  We showed her a picture of the first vision and asked her what was happening in it and she said (without knowing the experience at all)- "oh, God and Jesus are talking to that little boy."  Her insights were so inspired.  It is no wonder that Chirst invited us all to become like little children.  Elena closed with a prayer.. It was really wonderful. =D

 

Man- I don't even know where to start with conference this week.  It was so so so good.  I loved every session.  We watched it in the La Vista Chapel- where the mission office is.  it is also the chapel we go to every sunday.  So that was really wonderful.  Elder Hollands talk saturday morning was Crazy.  In the days we live in we really need to stand for what we know to be true. He said, "as we honor God's call- we will have Heavenly Father on our side."  SO TRUE.  As we stand up for our beliefs Heavenly Father backs us up. =D

Sister Linda Reeves talk was super powerful.  I dont remember ever hearing a Sister talk about pornography in general conference.  That just shows you the type of world we live in.  I loved her recipe for keeping families safe. -Daily scripture study, Daily prayer, FHE- EVERY week.-  These are things we hear ALL the time- but  it is the recipe for success.  I loved her focus on keeping- everything that mattered most- the focus.  She said that sometimes the house was left a little messy, or there were dishes in the sink- but they read the scriptures and strengthened eachother with the good word of God.  POWERFUL.

There was a ton of talk on tornados and storms-  build a good foundation on christ. =D

I LOVED ROBERT D HALES TALK ON OBEDIENCE. 

He said "be careful who you follow."  It just made me think that we really live in a crazy world- that doesn't understand the concept of obedience.  It is a heavenly principle.  I have really learned that if we love the Lord- we will keep his commandments. Another powerful thing he said was this: "Why do people choose to be disobedient when we know the eternal consequence?  Because they love Satan MORE than they love God."  AHHHH. Mayday!!  That really puts things into perspective.  Anyways i really liked that one.

M Russel Ballard was awesome too!  yay missionary follow up!  There is a great chapter about that in PMG. hint hint. =D haha.

I think it was powerful that he felt so strongly to follow up on his past conference talks- that means that we didn't follow through with the council.  Woops.  Good thing there is repentance. ;)  I loved his invitation to invite 4 people a year to come unto christ.  Think of ALL the children of God that would enjoy the blessing we enjoy if we were to all do that.  I also loved his example in ACTS- with peter and the lame man.  how he reached out his hand and pulled  him up- THEN walked into the temple with him. 

I think my favorite was President Monson's talk.  About love.  Really charity is the base of all things.  Because God Loves us he sent his son here for us.  When we love god- we will keep his commandments.  Love really takes obedience to a deeper level-  we do things because we love the Lord- not just because we know we have to.  President monson is such a powerful example of that!  I am working on developing real charity. 

I love the Gospel.  I feel so blessed to be one of God's misisonaries.  I know Joseph Smith was called to be aprophet of god- that he was the messenger that restored the TRUE church on the earch.  Through God's power he translated the Book of mormon.  I know the book of mormon is true.  Jesus Christ is our Savior and redeemer. He died so we can all live- free from sin- as we keep our covenants and strive to be like him.

Love you all!

Have a wonderful week!

-Hermana Wiser

 

March 31, 2014

Hello familia!!

Hope you are all having a wonderful last day of march!  Crazy!  This week has been chuck full of miracles. =D i have enjoyed every second of it. So- With transfers!! I am still here! in the area of La Vista.  I am really greatful that i have another transfer to work here.  it is great!! Sister Kreis is with me.  Hermana Garry went to open a new STL area in harlengin.  She is a boss!  She will do great.

Then- we had another companionship move into our apartment!  Sister Wonnacott(sister kreis trained here)  and her Greenie! Her name is sister sarmiento- and she is from chile!  She was in the MTC for about 3 months learning english.  She is the sweetest!  Estoy pasando Chancho- is a chilean phrase- its like  "everything is great!" or "we are cool!" haha it is cute.  we are teaching her little dichos as well. =D  Our spanish is improving a lot to!  yay.

Sister Sanders finished her misison this past week!  Man!! My mission mom is home!!  That means that i am offically an old sister missionary. I had a good talk with her.  I am so grateful for great examples. I know the Lord really does put us with the companions that we need- in the times that we need them. what a blessing!

WOMENS CONFERENCE WAS WONDERFUL!! Yay!!  It was like a great little apetizer right before general conference this week!  WAHOOO!!  The spirit was there super strong.  I loved how they talked about being a covenant keeper. and being the Lords hand in serving others. there is always a spiritual "help wanted sign."  So great! Go and read the tafile:///Users/laurawiser/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Mail%20Downloads/9F9C4007-2225-4AF7-A54E-FF1D05F1D50E/DSC05717.JPGlks.  The music was super wonderful too!  It just makes me tear up.  Especially when the darling primary girls began singing.  That was a POWERFUL message!  We as (future) Mothers need to teach the children to walk in the light.  Man!  I loved that! Way to go Sister Wixum.

Then- we had a great miracle!  We went to visit kassandra, the rest of the family wasnt home- so we decided to stay and have a book of mormon reading session with Kassandra.  She has started reading on her own!  Which is great!  She was at the beginning of 1 nephi 7.  So we read out loud and discussed what we were all learning.  MAN!  some of her insights shocked me!  They were awesome.  We then read chapter 8- the tree of life- and she got it.  We started to ask her what she thought the tree, path, iron rod, and mist of darkness meant to her.  And she NAILED it. It is amazing watching the spirit teach. I learned a few new things as well- so the spirit was definatley there.  At the very end she said, "I am going to keep reading this book, because I never want to fall away." She was referring to the people that wandered off and got lost in the midst of darkness.  It was so refreshing!  I love the Holy Ghost!  I love watching people progress in the gospel.  It really is step by step. 

Alejandra- kassandras sister- is already reading clear in 2 nephi.  She is cruisen!  And Abuelito Giron was in Alma 4 when we visited with them on friday.  So wonderful.  Conversion really does come throught the book of mormon.  Take time to study it out!

Love you all!

Enjoy conference!!! WAHOOOOO!!! I am so excitied!!! Take good notes! I expect to hear what yall learned!

Have a wonderful week!

-Hermana Wiser

We had an end of transfer dinner with the perea family. They are recent converts of 1 year- and brother perea is the ward mission leader!! He is a boss!

He is so cute!!!

You can see my desk!  haha.. This is the night that we welcomed sister sarmiento( the one closet to me) and sister Perez (by sister garry) into the misison!  So fun!!

My last picture with momma sanders!!  Sister kreis and i helped to cook breakfast for all the missionaries that were finishing!  it was crazy. 

bike day!  it has been super hot!  The summer has offically begun.  Welcom 100 degree weather.. haha =D

Sister kreis and I opening a coconut with a screwdriver and a pot.  we made a yummy shake-  its called leche de platano. yum!

GUESS WHO IS A MISSIONARY IN TEXAS MCALLEN! Yup- that is my 1rst grade teacher Mrs. Lindsley.  CRAZY.  haha you should have seen the suprise on our faces. =D  haha small world.
Sister Power!!  We had a dinner with sister neil and sister lindsley(and their husbands).  It was so fun. They are both such wonderful christlike examples.  yay!

March 24, 2014

Hello Family!!

Hope you all had a wonderful week.  Our week was super dang busy!!  So Transfers!!!-  we still dont know. And they are tomorrow.  haha. Yay crazy mission life.  This transfer is a really big transfer because 10 zone leaders, 1 assistant, and a bunch of District leaders finishing their missions and heading home.  So President has been super busy!  The original transfer was that sister Garry was going to go to Donna- BUT she is super allergic to dogs! And cant live in sister Chamberlins house because of her three dogs.  So we are in limbo land with transfers right now.   I could stay- or I could Go.  Or sister Kreis could Stay.  Or she could Go.  So that where we are.  I guess you will find out next week!  haha.  I have a hunch that sister Kreis will be going to Donna- sister Garry and I will stay for one more.  Then next transfer they will send me to Corpus. To finish.   But that is just Sister Wiser speculation.  Good thing that President Maluenda is a inspired servant of God!  He knows what the Lord wants, and what the Lord wants is best. I am just happy to be her for the ride. 

We have been having some really great/ crazy experiences this past little while.  Haha i really wish that you could all see the TMM trio in action.  We have WAY too much fun.  So- This week we found some really great people.  We were knocking the door of an investigator that we have (named Letecia), and her neighbor randomly opened the door (she heard us singing... haha we are loud!).  So we contacted the neighbor and she invited us to come in and teach her and her big brother.  Her name is Haley(13) and her brother is Matthew(17).  They have a crazy story.  Their dad is a truck driver- So he is never there(we actually met the dad outside about 2 weeks ago- God has been preparing their family!!).  Their mom died 2 years ago from a drug overdose.  Just by how they speak you can tell the kind of things that they have been through in their lives.  They live in a super humble apartment with no furniture really. But they are so prepared!!  We taught them the restoration and set baptismial dates with them.  The spirit was there and they were both so quick to catch on.  You could just tell how hungry their souls were for the gospel.  It is wonderful.  Yesterday after church we went back for our return apointment and their dad was there!  So we did a book of mormon lesson- and gave each of them their own copy.  And their dad gave us permission to continue teaching them. I think he was relieved that they would be talking about Jesus instead of roamin the streets of Mcallen.  So that was a blessing!  They are such strong spirits!  They just need to be led on the right path.  =D Yay!  Good thing that we have the right path. =D So that was a miracle. We meet with the kids again on tuesday.

Remember the Giron family?  They have been a little off the radar for about a month now.  We went back- and the mom has been super sick.  So we called some brothers from the Pharr ward to come and give her a blessing.  Home teaching in its finest.  I love it when members teach and invite investigators to come to church.  And while we were there Abuelito Giron( the mom's dad) started talking to us.  AND HE TOLD US THE ENTIRE STORY OF NEPHI.  He literally read ALL of 1st nephi and is somewhere in 2 nephi.  It was awesome.  He was reading about baptism and had some questions about it- so he found the gospel pamphlet we left.  He told us he wants to be baptized- BUT he is afraid of the water.  So this week we will be going and setting up a baptismal date for him! He is wonderful!  It is crazy-  When we went for lessons we never even thought to focus on Grandpa!  The Lord knows.  We found out that a million years ago in honduras Grandpa Giron and his wife used to feed the missionaries every week. They never got baptized- but they have been prepared for a long time.  Miracles!

OH!! I Got chased by a bassett hound this week.  I dang near died.  So I was on exchages with Sister Price in Hildalgo and we went to contact this referral that we had recieved.  Outside of the house there was this hilarious bassett hound- with its super long ears and droopY eyes.  In my head i just kept thinking about the disney movie "fox and the hound'.  The part where the little dog says "I'M A HOUND DOG! RHOOOO-ROOOOROOOO". Anyways- i was being tough- and not afriad of this dog.  but it just kept getting closer and barking louder. He was freaking me out!   So finaly i gave and started running!  and So both me and sister price were running and screaming.  ALL the neighbors that were outside stopped what they were doing to see what the ruccus was all about. Just two little sister missionaries running from a stupid houd. It was funny.  I think we grew some abs- because we laughed so hard. After- we did go to the neighbor who was outside and teach her the restoration.  New investigators! haha. So it works out.  =D

OH MY.  Something else hilarious happened to.  So we had another referral that we were going to contact and this sketch guy opened the door.  He wasn't interested in learning more- so we asked him if he knew of anyone that could use a message about Jesus Christ.  He said "OH YEAH- you can go visit my Baby mamma."(classy eh?)  he then went on to explain the drama that was going on in his life. So we wrote down the address- and right before we walked away- sweet Sister Kreis turned and said!  "Oh! Brother!  Do you have any other baby mommas that we could go visit?"  It took ALL my strength not to laugh out loud.  It was probably the best referral question that I have ever heard. Leave it to sweet, innocent Sister Kreis. As we walked to the car she was like. "Awe man.. that was a horrible question. Jesus would never ask that question.  I'm sorry Heavenly Father!"  We have been laughing about that all week. I LOVE MY COMPANIONS.

We had a really good week.  We were chased by dogs another time too. WE are SOOOO loud.  It is great. Everyone knows when the TMM trio is in the house. 

Well love you all so much. I love the Gospel! I love being a missionary!

Have a wonderful week!

-Hermana Wiser

March 17th, 2014

Hello Lovelies!!  I hope you are all having a wonderful day! 

Where to start!  This week just flew by so fast.  We taught a lot of lessons this week- which was awesome.  I love having a full agenda!! it is the best!!  SO-- some updates.  Remember Karla?  Her parents wont allow to be baptized... =( Saddest thing ever.  BUT its okay- because God know the perfect time for her.  And preparing for herself for So long will really bless her.  Remeber in my 1st area- Kalena?  She finished her personal progress before she was able to get baptized.  it was the same kind of situation.  And she is now fully happy in the gospel. Pray for her and her parents- A miracle still could happen.  Because she has permission to meet with us and come to church. =D  So that is good.

Another day this week we had to run to the office to drop something off.  And we walk in- and Sweet Sister Neil (one of the office missionaries) was talking to a young mother and her little girl.  She was making them sandwhiches and bring them water.  The tire on their car had blown up/out

(whatever the term is) right in the parkinglot of the church.  So the Dad ran into the office- looking to use the phone- but Sister neil had a jack for him to use.  She then brought the wife and daughter in while he was fixing the tire.  We walked in at the perfect moment and sang for them.  Then we sat down and taught them the 1st lesson.  Invited them to be baptized and they accepted! So we will be having the 2nd lesson with them this week!  Haha crazy how the Lord works sometimes!  he just helped them to stop right infront of the church!  And they are SOOOO prepared!  They quit going to church because they are looking for the full truth!  They found it!  Yay!  It was such a wonderful lesson, and it was so great to have sister neil participating.  I loved all of it.

Another wonderful miracle happened.  It was approaching 9:00- when the sisters turn into pumpkins (haha) and we were visiting someone in our apartment complex- and there was an elderly lady sitting outside- enjoying the weather.  And so we stopped to talk with her.  We asked her if she knew of anyone that was going through a difficutl time and could use the light of Christ more fully in their lives. She answered yes, and gave us the address to her son, George.  George was in a really bad car accident about 30ish years ago- and it ended up disabling him- physically.  he has a hard time speaking and walking.  But he is the smartest sweetest man!  We went and had a lesson with him.  And he told us that he knew it was true.  Hahahaha it was SOOO funny.  He said something that We didn't quite catch and sister Garry said "OH- he wants to make us napales!'. George was like "um... no" (napales is a cactus thing that they make edible.)  it was hilarious.  I love my companions.  He is preparing for the 20th of April.  So that is wonderful.   The Lord is blessing us with SOOO many people.  We are busy.  I love it!

THEN- President called us and asked us to do a musical number for a stake conference that Elder Roberts came to.  So we call the 2 zones that were involved and set it up.  it was great.  One of the sisters was on the flute.  Sister Kreis played the piano (we made up a cool arangement) And then I divided up different parts.  There were about 45 missionaries.  We sang 'Onward Christian Soldiers'.  It was perfect wrap up to a stake conference about missionary work.  The spirit was there super strong! I feel so blessed to be apart of the work!  Onward! Ever Onward!  Those are just a few of the miracles we have seen lately.  the Lord is really hastening his work.  I LOVE IT! Yay!  I Have such a testimony that the Lord really is in charge of his work.  He is the one that is leading and directing it through it holy prophet. We all need to do our part in the work of salvation.  THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT.  -Helping our brothers and sisters make it back to the presence of the Father. 

I love you ALL SOOOOO MUCH!  Have a wonderful day!

-Hermana Wiser

Also- Transfers are this week! We will see what happens!

LOVE YA!!

March 10, 2014

Hello lovely family!

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!  I can hardly beileve it is monday again.  we only have 2 weeks left in this transfer!  the time is shooting by.  First I want to give a shout out to GRANDPA BASSETT!! Happy Birthday!!  You are wonderful! -consider yourself sung to by the TMM Trio- Sister wiser, Garry, and Kreis. =D  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

This week we saw some really awesome miracles. We have been working a lot with members and preparing them to come out with us!  There is so much work behind the scenes that i never knew about!  President Maluenda compares it to being good chess players. Too bad I am bad a chess. haha Good thing i have 3 brains!  I love being in a trio. =D But this week we were able to do member splits.  Sister Kreis went with a sweet sister from the ward.  It was her first time going out with the missionaries.  She had a great experience and even make cookies for the humans they went to visit.  Then sister Garry and i went out together.  We received a referral from a member- for their neighbor.  So we went and knocked on the door. The members had told us that someone in the family had passed away.  We both felt really good about introducing ourselves and saying "we know that families can be together forever- do you have a few moments that we can share this with you?"  The man and his daughter let us right in.  So we used the new method of teaching( where we only use the pamplet pictures- and help them to teach themselves.  Basically all we do is asked good inspired questions- then follow the answers they give. We hardly talk at all!! Which is hard for me because i love talking. =D) haha But it went really good. The little girl who is 11 (names ariana) was SOOO prepared.  We got to the page about joseph smith and before she even read the 1st vision- she looked at the picture and said. "oh this is God and Jesus huh?"  She then read the 1st vision and was like "oh yep!  I knew it!" We were like blown away.  Because usually people say-  "oh these must be 2 angels talking to that boy."the spirit just whooshed in.   The dad and the daughter both had tears in their eyes as we testified.  At the end we invited the little girl to pray if the message was true.  She said "I dont need to pray about it.  i already know it is true."  It was amazing!  The pure faith of a child.   So we focues on the dad.  he got an answer and they both accepted baptismal dates for the 30 of march!  It was a wondrful answer to prayers. We have a lesson with them tomorrow.  pray that it goes well! we will be giving them the Book of mormon! wahooo!

Haha the funny thing from the week-  We were teaching a lesson to a guy that ended up being super dang catholic- and wasn't really interested.  But he was polite and listened. But his friends were so prepared!! So it was a great appointment.  Hope those men look up the website.  Anyways- on the way out-  I was looking for a door to leave- and i was talking to the family behind me and i accedentally opened the closet and walked right into it.  Hello musty coats and broom.  They got a good laugh out of it.  I felt like a dork. =D  yay. missionary moments. 

Well I have to run!  I love you all so much!  have a wonderful week!  Full of learning.  Take time to feast upon the scriptures.  LOVE YOU!!

-Hermana Wiser

March 3, 2014

Buenas tardes!! And happy MARCH.  AHHHHHHHHHH.  I can hardly believe that it is march. It is super crazy.  First I would like to start out with a shout out to STANTONIO!! My lil bro!  Feliz cumpleanos this coming tuesday!  You will be 17! Crazy.  Happy birthday! have a wonderful one, and eat some gluten free cake for me. =D

Where to start..  We had a beautiful and wonderful miracle this week with the Solis family!  Man,  I have never met a more prepared mother and daughter in my life. They are just so wonderful. They were baptized friday night at 7:30.  And there was great support from the ward!  it was the best showing that we have had at a baptism in ALL the time i have been here, and thats a long time! 7 months! It was really beautiful.  They were both so ready.  Grandma Bassett made me some christmas snowflakes to give out during Christmas- But I ended up saving a few.  Momma Solis asked me to give the talk on baptism,  So i gave them each a snowflake- with the scripture Isaiah 1:18.  It turned out really really well.  They were just SOOOOOO happy! After they were both baptized, we asked them how they felt, and they both said they felt clean, and full of peace. What a wonderful feeling!  What a wonderful blessing that we have to be members of the church!! yay!!

We also had a meeting on friday during the day with 2 brothers that serve in the missionary department of the church.  They came and gave us a training on how to teach better, and simpler!  It is completely different than anything i had ever learned on my mission!  He first talked about the gospel (faith, repentance, baptism, holy ghost, enduring to the end)  And how all of those principals lead to conversion.  I learned a few things that blew my mind!  One of them was about the atonement.  Brother Donaldson said "You cannot fully acess the atonement without sacred ordinances."  I was like "WHAAA?".  Then I was thinking about it.  Can you really be forgiven of your sins if you haven't been baptized by someone holding the PROPER authoirty of God? I just pondered that for a good long while.  Brother Donaldson compared it with the gift of the Holy Ghost. ALL people on the earth have the ability to FEEL the influence of the Holy Ghost, But until they have the ORDINANCE- of laying on of hands to recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost- by someone holding the authority- they cannot have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.  So the atonement is the same- people can feel the influence of the atonement- but until they are baptized by the proper authority, or renew their baptismal covenant with the sacrament they cant fully ACCESS the atonement.  There is a reason why God instituted special ordinances! Man.  It just gave me so much more urgency in inviting people to come unto Christ.  Missionary work is nothing to mess around with!  it is serious business! The Savior came to the world and suffered, died, then resurrected for us.  With out the ordinances we cant even acces the gift he gave to us. WE NEED TO INVITE EVERYONE!!!! Anyways that was something that I learned.  I learned a LOT more.  I feel like i just learn great things every day!  Study the scriptures!  The Lord really does unfold truths to us line upon line, precept upon precept. I love that. 

I really am just grateful to have the chance to be one of God's missionaries.  It is so humbling.  I came- really wanting to serve God and somehow pay him back for all the blessings that he has given me in my life. But I really have recieved so much more than I could ever give back.  I know that we have a Father in heaven who loves us.  He has to love us!  Or we wouldn't have families, the true church upon the earth, ordinances, or even the Savior.  I know with out a doubt that he loves us.  And his purpose if for us to live back with him one day.  I know that it is only possible through the atonement of Jesus Christ.  We have to do our part to access it.  We have to constantly do our best to learn and to grow.  And really to live the gospel.  We really arent here to just float through life.  We are here so that we can one day inherit the kingdom on God.  I love the gospel! I know that it is a the only Church on the face of the earth that has everything we need in order to fulfill God's eternal purpose for us. Man! I just love being a missionary!

Love you all!

Have a wonderful week!

Con amor- Hermana Wiser

 

PS- It is freezing here today!  We are in the 30's!  Tempremental texas weather!  yesterday it was low 80's.  haha crazy.

The little girls want to be future missionaries!! cute!!!

Haha this is Hermana Alvarado.  She fed us lunch one day- so i helped her cook.  She said "Hermana! You need to take a picture of yourself cooking! So you can find a good husband!"  So then we took a picture with knives. 

look who peels potatoes... haha oh man

Fun exchanges with the edbg sisters!

Solis family baptism!! yay!!

How lovely!! It was such a miracle!!

the TMM trio!! Wassup.

McAllen ZONE!  YAY!! 

Sister Newey (yw pres in the ward) had a birthday! so we went to help with an activity- about how to be a missionary.l  It was really fun. =D we taught the plan of salvation.

This was on valentines day. Sister Kreis got flowers from her cute sister!  Haha so we posed... in our kitchen.  =D

February 24, 2014

Hello family!!

This week has been crazy crazy crazy!! We had a 3 day leadership training, and an STL traning.  So my brain is just full of new ideas and new tactics to try! My mission president is truly inspired!  Man I just love the Maluendas!! I have so much in my brain right now- i just don't know where to start.  President talked ALOT about being prepared.  How that as members of the Church- in these last days- that we need to be prepared.  he then talked about how he got called to be a mission president.  he was call in by Elder Scott's secretary and went in and had an interview with him! Pte Maluenda said that they never once asked how they were doing finacially- or about the kids. After the first interview - about a week later- he got called by Elder Uchtdorf's secretary!  Then the call came!  So now they are here! With four kids at home in the house, running the mission!  it is crazy.  It just shows you that if you are prepared- the Lord will make up the difference- and qualify you for your calling.  So that is really great. He gave a wonderful training about making life plans- He used me as the example.  And asked me to share ALL my goals.  haha so now all the mission leaders know my hopes and dreams. But it was really helpful- because now i know how to make a detailed plan behind my goals!  So i will actaully be able to reach them.  It was a blessing really- because I had some questions about that.  I knew what i wanted to do- but i didn't know where to start in order to plan.  Haha The Man is inspired!! thank you Holy Ghost. =D

The TMM Trio had some funny experiences this week.  (Sister Garry, Kreis, and I)  We went to a members house yesterday, and had dinner.  At the end we offered to sing her the song that we sang in sacrament meeting( she had come a little late and missed it). We did the same thing that we did in spanish last week- just in our english ward. it turned out super good. =D Anyways- after we sang and shared a message- we naturally asked for anyone in the area that she knew of that could benefit from a message- and her husband gave us a name of one of the neighbors.  Then the sister said!  'Oh yeah!! Go and sing to them! They came and sang to us on christmas!'  So we did. =D It was really odd actually.  We knocked on the door- and they didn't answer the door... but they opened the window.  So we just did a contact through a window- and told her that we the members sent us to sing.  So then we just started to sing.  You could tell at first that she felt awkward a little- but by the end she had tears in her eyes.  Music brings the spirit super strong! And now the members are inviting them to come for a family home evening.  So that will be really wonderful.  =D The Lord works in mysterious ways. Use your talents!

One of the cool things that we can do with the trios is we can leave one of us with another set of sister in the mission- to help, and teach, and give animo...ect.  So i went with some sister this week!  And they were having some companionship unity issues. So I went and helped them make a plan to overcome the problems- then we went out and worked friday- and ALL day saturday.  it was crazy! Comp unity is so important!  if you don't have companionship unity you cant feel the spirit- if you can't feel the spirit you can't teach.  Teaching is kinda important as a missionary.. haha.  But we had some really amazing experiences.  We were talking to literally everyone that we saw on the streets- Asking for referrals.  And after we walked

all day we finally talked to some young men that were actaully prepared!  It is crazy-  how the lord leads you to people.  If we hadn't have contacted/ talked to ALL the people that we did- we never would have talked to John or Joey.  We started off- and Joey was kinda stand-offish- didn't really want to listen.  So we just invited them both to be baptized-  haha it is a really great invitation that gets rid of the smoke screen doubts.  John- said that he was happy being catholic.  But Joey wasn't sure how to respond.  We ended up teaching more in depth about baptism- and how Christ walked all the way from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John the baptist (and the importance of authority... ect) And joey asked us. "Sisters, how do  you KNOW?  how do you know that your church is right?" (I just thought- Perfect thought!  Thank you for asking.. haha) So we started to share our testimonies. the he asked "How did you recieve your answer?  When did you recieve it?"  (another great question that missionaries love to answer).  Then we all went on to explain our conversion stories.  I went first- then the next sister explained how her parents were converts and how the gospel had blessed her life.  THEN- The last sister took her turn.  And she shared a very personal life experience.  She shared how her brother had passed away when she was really young- and how at that age she HAD to know if it was true.  And how her comfort had only come through the gospel.  The spirit just whooshed it.  I got chills. and you could see a change in both of them.  We re-invited Joey to get baptized and he accpted for the end of march.  And john- who is apparently a happy catholic- committed to come to church.  it was really wonderful.  The best part was seeing the happiness on my companions faces! Man! The gospel changes people. 

Then- on that same exchange we to a less active/ part member families home.  And the lady that we were looking for wasn't home- but her daughter in law was.  She ended up inviting us in. She had a 3 week old, darling baby in her arms.  So we started off talking about her- and since her in laws and husband are mormons(less active), she did some research on the church.  And instantly had question on how she could have an eternal family.  It was really great.  The woman was SOOO prepared!  SO we just started with the plan.  How her little baby girl had just come from the presence of God. The spirit testifies of truth too!  it just filled the room.  Then we went on and explained about temples- and the importance of doing ALL the things that God has asked us to do here on the earth.  It was a wonderful lesson.  Of course- we invited her to be baptized.  She didn't accept a date- but her and her husband committed to start praying and coming to church! Miracles!!  God really does have prepared people for his misisonaries- espeically when we do ALL we can. 

Love you all!  have a wonderful week!

Church is true! Book is blue!

-Hermana Wiser