Companionship last transfer!!!!!
Bombing it up in Ventura, No mom, I did not dye my hair. It is the darn sun!! I think I will be bleach blond by the time I come home because it is November and we are still having sun and in the late 70's early 80's!! This is my one of my favorite companions, Hermana Palafox. She is awesome!! I miss her!
Hola Mi Familia,
That's so funny! 7 trips to Goodwill. haha Everything in Ventura is good! This week was kinda tough. We went to go see H. and he dropped us. He didn't want to learn more. He said when he has time he will come to church. But we didn't get time to ask him why because he had a friend visiting. We will go back this week and see if he can explain more and we will invite him to the dia de gracias actividad este sabado.
We haven't heard anything about the missionaries in the Phillippeans but we heard there was a class 5 typhoon and about 10000 people died but that all the missionaries got evacuated. No one else I know in Mexico City. I have to write Elder Larsen, I have been a little busy it has been like 3 months since I last wrote him. Ooops :)
On another note of people we know, We had dinner with some members se llama la familia Hernandez. Their names are Bertha y Roberto and their kids Edith and I don't know the others. But we were talking about missionaries and I knew. I mentioned that Caroline Briggs son, Andrew, served in the California Ventura mission. I just didn't know which areas. Well, this familia es really good friends with their son Andrew and are still in contact with them. I told them I know his mom and his brothers. All of these small connections is really cool.
I did get some of my boxes and everything is great. Thanks so much, you are the bomb! I love the boots that you sent me and the jacket too.
No I can't believe Christmas is around the corner. We are putting our Christmas tree up today. I have given in to egg nog already. My new favorite thing to drink which is not low calorie is Horchata. Me gusta mucho. We don't have a dinner appointment yet for thanksgiving but probably next week.
This week went by so fast but it was definitely a trying week. This week we taught a lot of our investigators and found some new investigators. Diana told us that she will be moving at the end of this month to Los Angeles so we will be getting her information and send it to Sister Jones for the missionaries in Los Angeles. It still makes me sad that we had to drop H. When someone drops you, you always question did I give it my all? Did I sacrifice enough for them to know what they won't have if they don't accept it? And the answer is, we give it our all and we may be disappointed but we have to pick ourselves up and continue with a bright, happy smile. It is difficult, but I know that one day he we will realize what he has been missing in his life.
We knocked some doors and found some new people who are ready for the gospel but we have to see if they will progress. I know Heavenly Father puts people in our path for a reason. We did visit a lot of less actives this week and we are trying really hard to get them back. One thing that we thought of is doing formal invitations for them because it may make them think that they are wanted and needed back in the church. Right now all we can really do is love them until some thing makes them need the church again.
This week I have been studying in the Book of Mormon, the missionaries chapter and how Alma tells his son Helamen that he needs to keep the commandments or else he won't be able to enter into the presence of God. It is really interesting. I finished the Laws and Ordinance chapter of Preach My Gospel and today it was interesting how service is the law of consecration. I loved it! That is what the High Council speaker spoke on in Sacrament meeting; the difference between the law of sacrifice and consecration. I am also reading in the Bible from Genesis. It is really interesting all the customs and laws that they had back then. Yesterday, it was interesting in sacrament meeting. The high councilman talked about sins of omission which are the things we do to get out of our calling like not having FHE, family scripture or prayer, saying we are too busy or don't have time. He told us that we can't get into the celestial kingdom with these sins. The difference between the law of consecration and the law of sacrifice is this; the law of consecration is giving our time, talents, money, and property to the church but sacrifice is giving all that we have both temporal and spiritual. He shared Matt 19: 16-22 and one thing he emphasized is "what lack I yet?" Not giving up his valuables didn't keep him out of the kingdom of God but not willing to live the law of sacrifice did. So, do we serve willing?
Hermana Rubow wrote me a letter with love you to the moon and back. It exactly how you sign your letters to me. It reminded me of how much probably her and me and you and her mom are so similar.
On another note of people we know, We had dinner with some members se llama la familia Hernandez. Their names are Bertha y Roberto and their kids Edith and I don't know the others. But we were talking about missionaries and I knew. I mentioned that Caroline Briggs son, Andrew, served in the California Ventura mission. I just didn't know which areas. Well, this familia es really good friends with their son Andrew and are still in contact with them. I told them I know his mom and his brothers. All of these small connections is really cool.
I did get some of my boxes and everything is great. Thanks so much, you are the bomb! I love the boots that you sent me and the jacket too.
No I can't believe Christmas is around the corner. We are putting our Christmas tree up today. I have given in to egg nog already. My new favorite thing to drink which is not low calorie is Horchata. Me gusta mucho. We don't have a dinner appointment yet for thanksgiving but probably next week.
This week went by so fast but it was definitely a trying week. This week we taught a lot of our investigators and found some new investigators. Diana told us that she will be moving at the end of this month to Los Angeles so we will be getting her information and send it to Sister Jones for the missionaries in Los Angeles. It still makes me sad that we had to drop H. When someone drops you, you always question did I give it my all? Did I sacrifice enough for them to know what they won't have if they don't accept it? And the answer is, we give it our all and we may be disappointed but we have to pick ourselves up and continue with a bright, happy smile. It is difficult, but I know that one day he we will realize what he has been missing in his life.
We knocked some doors and found some new people who are ready for the gospel but we have to see if they will progress. I know Heavenly Father puts people in our path for a reason. We did visit a lot of less actives this week and we are trying really hard to get them back. One thing that we thought of is doing formal invitations for them because it may make them think that they are wanted and needed back in the church. Right now all we can really do is love them until some thing makes them need the church again.
This week I have been studying in the Book of Mormon, the missionaries chapter and how Alma tells his son Helamen that he needs to keep the commandments or else he won't be able to enter into the presence of God. It is really interesting. I finished the Laws and Ordinance chapter of Preach My Gospel and today it was interesting how service is the law of consecration. I loved it! That is what the High Council speaker spoke on in Sacrament meeting; the difference between the law of sacrifice and consecration. I am also reading in the Bible from Genesis. It is really interesting all the customs and laws that they had back then. Yesterday, it was interesting in sacrament meeting. The high councilman talked about sins of omission which are the things we do to get out of our calling like not having FHE, family scripture or prayer, saying we are too busy or don't have time. He told us that we can't get into the celestial kingdom with these sins. The difference between the law of consecration and the law of sacrifice is this; the law of consecration is giving our time, talents, money, and property to the church but sacrifice is giving all that we have both temporal and spiritual. He shared Matt 19: 16-22 and one thing he emphasized is "what lack I yet?" Not giving up his valuables didn't keep him out of the kingdom of God but not willing to live the law of sacrifice did. So, do we serve willing?
Hermana Rubow wrote me a letter with love you to the moon and back. It exactly how you sign your letters to me. It reminded me of how much probably her and me and you and her mom are so similar.
How's school? How is dad? Can't believe how big littles is getting. Tell her I want an email from her soon and mi hermanito, Blake
Te quiero mucho,
Love y'all a lot
write some more this week too
Hermana Fitzpatrick
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