Hey family,
This week has flown by. It was such an awesome week full of wonderful miracles and events. Tuesday, we went to Atascadero and Templeton and everyone that we needed to contact was home and responded. It was so great because usually no one is home or they don't answer the door. We set up return appointments with a potential and with J. On Wednesday, we did service at the food bank which is really cool because we feel like we are giving back to the Paso Robles community. We helped a member with some service she needed. We also had a lesson with two of our less actives who are coming back. Hna. C. is the first one. We went to her house and talked about the new year and how she is trying to live the Word of Wisdom, and that this past Saturday was the first time in a long time that she has been back to the temple. It is so exciting to see her make the changes she needs to in her life. We then saw V., a young woman in the branch who is going through a few trials of her own. We talked to her about how trials help us grow and that we are never alone in our trials. We did weekly planning on Thursday because we had exchanges on Friday. On Friday, I went with Hna. Siddoway. When we started our day, we were going to a visit a potential but I couldn't find the street, so we typed it in the GPS and it took us out in the middle of a winery. We went to a house that had Hispanic people living in it. It was so cool!! We taught a lady named M. who lived there. We gave her our phone number and she said she will call us, and she also gave us her phone number so we can call her. She is studying with Jehovah's witnesses and was raised Catholic. We then went to try a different potential and the lady that owns the house let us in. Her name was D. When we walked in we saw a Book of Mormon on the couch. She said it was the roommates that live there. We taught D. a little bit about the Plan of Salvation because she wants to know what happens after we die. We went to go see a potential but we ran into a less active and made a return appointment with her. She was very sick and has been taken off work and we went to go see her at our appointment but she was on the way to the hospital. We went to go see another potential and met a teenager named C. who is really wondering which of all the churches are right. Then we finally had a lesson with the A. family who are really wanting to learn. Hermana A. said that she has been reading the Book of Mormon and that it is much clearer than the Bible. We saw V. again and focused more on how we can all receive answers to our trials through the scriptures and how they can pertain to her. On saturday, we had a lesson with J. but we had to drop him because his wife is never home and we can't enter the house if he is there alone and he doesn't give us enough time to talk and doesn't really keep his commitments. We then had the church tour. It went ok. We had our Ward Mission leader show up and a less active and then later our branch president and his wife. It was successful in our eyes because we learned some things about the branch that we didn't know of and such. On Sunday, we met with T. and her mom and arranged her baptismal program and set the time for the baptism, which is this coming Saturday at 4:00 p.m. She is really excited and ready for her interview and baptism. It is so great to see someone make the changes that she has made these past few months.
This week I have studied more of the Bible and how amazing and great missionaries all the apostles really were, especially Paul. I learned in 2 Timothy 3: 1-5, of what men will become like when the second coming is really close. "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For me shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good. Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures ,more than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." All the things that were said in this have come true.
I also have been reading about missionaries in the Book of Mormon as the sister trainer leaders have asked us to do. It is so interesting how we are exactly like Alma. How sometimes he needed to rest, and he went out and worked, and other times he suffered persecution and discouragement but he kept going. I am also reading out the white missionary handbook all the way through and highlighting things that we need to maintain as missionaries. The other thing that I am doing is starting today is reading the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and seeing how it pertains to us today and the promises that we will get if we keep these covenants.
I was so grateful for the Imitrex that Leslie prescribed for me. It sure came in handy last Sunday when I had a KILLER migraine. I do keep some Motrin in my bag but I had recently run out and I was really trying to keep the law of the fast last Sunday.
We are so excited for T. this week!! I talked to her and she said that she is going to buy a new dress and maybe get her nails done. Haha what a cute girl!!! She has one brother under age 8 who will start taking the lesson this upcoming December and one younger 2 year-old sister.
For the packages, send them to the mission office address...3301 W. Gonzales Rd., Oxnard, CA 93036. I did get my two boxes thank you so much. I really love the valentines day one! HAPPY VALENTINE"S DAY, this week.
Transfers are February 25th. My clothes are fine. Thanks for getting my skirts fixed. Send them to the mission office. My other clothes are good. My shoes...I would appreciate, but not necessary are some flat shoes, TOMS are perfect! Walmart or target which ever is better for you. I am still wearing my boots. Size 7-71/2.
I be that Youth Conference was awesome. I wish I could have gone and seen the inside of that beautiful Gilbert temple. I will, when I get home. I will write Little licious this week. I may not get time to email her. That's funny about Blake. What are y'all doing for dad's bday? Valentine's day? I will send pics next week I promise becuase you have to see T's picture.
Love ya,
Hna Fitzpatrick/kenzer lou
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