Blitz

Hey!

I am feeling a little overwhelmed with all the people we have found on our list but a lot of the people are not progressing so I need to let them go. It is hard for me. I love them all! We needed to find some new investigators so we did a blitz. For those of you what don't know a Blitz is when all the missionaries in your district go knock doors in one area. We picked out 3 building's in our area and each choose one. We found SO many people it was crazy! We still haven't even visited all the people the Elder's found. It is 3 hours of knocking in 1 hour! Crazy!

 

One lady we found was an former playboy bunny in the 70's. Haha She told us life was a lot different back then. She definitely wore A LOT more clothes back then. She was really interested in our religion and was actually very religious herself. We taught her for about an hour and a half! The sad part is that we have to refer her to the English missionaries. I hope they love all the people we find as much as I do. With her and the couple from the week before I feel like that have a lot of great potentials. 

 

When people are ready to accept the gospel you know. There is a different feeling, things move a lot quicker, you don't have to do much because they keep all the commitments you ask them to. For example, yesterday there was a baptism in our district. A older woman in her 70's was baptized. Elder B and Elder Mhad passed by her one day on the street. They walked a few steps past her and turned around to talk to her. The first lesson they didn't really expect to get much out of her. BUT she came to church, she had a testimony, she knew what the Elder's had taught her to be true. The next thing you know 2 months later she was baptized. It was a really fast moving investigator. But that is how you know they are ready! She was one that wanted truth but didn't know where to find it.

As for other news in our area. VICTORY!!! We had one of our investigator's who I love so much come to church! We taught her a few weeks ago but we haven't been able to go over again. I had tried calling a few times but she has never returned our calls. I decided we better just go visit her unexpectedly. We found her at home and invite her to church AND SHE CAME!!!! I was super happy. I don't know what it is about her she just has this incredible spirit! I hope she continues to come!

 

This last week we had a "motivational meeting" I thought it was a pretty name for a chastisement but it actually ended up being just what it was. The zone leaders asked us "what makes you motivated?". When it came time for me to answer I said something dumb. I hadn't collected my thoughts yet but I have figured out what motivates me to do missionary work. It is the temple. 100% through and through! There are so many churches in this world, so many different interruptions of the Bible, so many religions and beliefs. Among the differences that separates The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for others one of my all time favorites is the temple. I wish I could just take the feelings I have about the blessings of eternal families and give to people. I want people to feel what I feel about how amazing they are. Marriage in the temple is not "til death do us part". I love that. I love that we are married for eternity! For me, I get to have my brother and sister's for eternity. I am so grateful for that! I can't imagine what it would be like to think death was it. So my motivation is families, temples, eternity!

 

I am not sure if you are aware or not but coming on my mission I told myself that I wanted to be open. I want to have a open heart, mind, etc to do what the Lord wants me to. It requires a lot of learning on my part. It involves me learning how to really recognize the spirit. It especially involves me doing things out of my comfort zone. I have been praying lately to be more brave. I was sitting in church yesterday during fast and testimony meeting. A thought came into my mind that reminded me if I want to be more brave I have to act. I could pray all I want but unless I took opportunities to stand up and get out of my comfort zone I would never change. So heart racing, hands shaking, super cold (I get cold when I am nervous), I bore my testimony. It was super scary because I don't stand up in front of people like that and ESPECIALLY in my broken Spanish. I don't know what I said or if it even came out right but I did it! I was super grateful that Heavenly Father reminded me to act and not just to pray for something. I don't think I would have done it. I was pretty happy I had done it after. Now when I am called on in class to say something I hope I will be more brave to at least try. Last time I was super embarrassed and froze up, only to be followed by my face turning BRIGHT RED! Finally Elder F came to my rescue.

 

I don't have much this week. I am hoping to meet some of the people the Elder's found this week. We are also going on exchanges this Wednesday. I am going to Santa Clarita! It should be fun. A whole new area for a day!

 

Love you all!