My companion is Hermana E. from Boston. She is been on a mission for a
little over a year and really knows her stuff. I am so excited to have
her has my trainer. I will be with her for the next 12 weeks in training
but since she goes home we could be together until June. I am excited,
especially since we are white-washing an area. Which means there used to
be 2 Elders covering our area but they took out the Elders and put in
Sisters. So basically we got to the area on the same day and both don't
know anyone, But we are learning very quickly! My first night here
(within 6 hours) we went and visited a lady the previous Elders had
been teaching. We committed her to baptism. I didn't understand much but
I just kept feeling so strongly that she would be baptized. I could
just feel how ready she was. It was amazing to be in a actual lesson,
teaching someone about the gospel for the first time. I loved it.The
next day we committed her daughter who is 10 to be baptized! Actually
she asked before we even got to her and she is so excited. They are
getting baptized next Sunday which is incredible! I know I didn't do any
of the work (except for sitting there and looking good) but I am truly
grateful to be here and be on the front row of this story.
The next few days we visited some other people that are waiting for
baptism. One is a woman who is been waiting for 8 years. She is not
married to her boyfriend because he needs to get a divorce. Can you
imagine waiting that long? It is way more complicated then it sounds but
when we visited her she said "if I could I would be baptized tomorrow"
she has been very patient in her waiting. We made a goal with them to
get things finished this year so hopefully she will be baptized by the
end of this year.
The last person we visited with was another 10 year old girl who is
waiting for her dad to get the priesthood so she can be baptized by
him. We will meet with them again on Tuesday but she has grandparents
coming in April so we have a goal to have her get baptized that week.
This cute little girl went out with her mom and the missionaries one day
to visit someone. The person ended up not being home so they decided to
knock on a few doors. After no one being home she climbed up on the top
of a bench and said so loud "everyone need cristo in their life"
hugging the Book of Mormon. She is so excited to be a missionary when
she grows up! I think that is just so great! I am grateful I get to see
her over the next few months. I need some of her energy! haha
That is all we did this week. It is really different being in a
area where we are both new. Usually at least one missionary will know
the area. We are learning though! I am serving in Reseda. It is down in
the valley.. I think.. I still haven't got my barrings but I love it. I
brought the cold weather with me though. It is 54 degrees today. Not as
warm as I imagined! I do love the people. It is amazing how quickly you
can love something. I will write more next week! I better go; I love you!
Hermana Fish
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