Hola!
Transfers
are tomorrow! I am being transferred again, but this time I don't know where
I'm going. I do know I'll be on bike, training, and in the valley but I don't
know where. I am so excited, but I'm nervous at the same time. I am also so
grateful that we found out about transfers before church on our last Sunday. It
was nice to be able to say goodbye to the members of this wonderful ward. This
has truly become my second home, and I will miss these people so much! Luckily
I also had the opportunity to take pictures with some of them. I'll include
them and try to make it clear who's whom so that mom can put them in the right
order.
Hna
Navarrete is absolutely AMAZING! She doesn't live in our area, so we haven't
seen as much of her this last transfer, but she is always willing to come to
cita's with us, and everytime I ate at her house she made me a grilled cheese
sandwich. She also re-taught me how to knit, which I really enjoyed before
my mission.
Hna Teresa
is another wonderful woman in the ward. She was confirmed my first Sunday here,
and she has become a real mainstay for the ward, and especially for the
missionary work. She has also come to citas with us, and her testimony is SO
STRONG!! Her whole family has now joined the church, and they all help us so
much in the missionary work.
Hna
Hernandez is one of our members here in our area, and I just love her SO MUCH!
Whenever we go over to her house she is always offering us food, and she always
has some sort of desert for us. On Saturday she and her husband invited us over
for breakfast, and we had the most perfect pancakes I've ever seen. (They have
a pancake maker that works like a waffle maker!)
Hna DeLeon
has been almost like a mission mom for me. She lived in our area for my first 2
transfers, and any time we didn't have somewhere to eat we knew the DeLeon's
would feed us.
Hna Gaytan,
her parents, husband, and kids are SO good to the missionaries in
this ward. (Even if Hno Gaytan always teases me about food.) I remember one
time when it was after 9:00pm the night before Hna Watts and I had to be at a
meeting in Santa Clarita and I'd forgotten to find a ride there.
The
Seminario Family is one of the pillar(spelling?) families of the ward! They are
so involved in everything, and also help us SO much with the missionary work.
We have had all three of them in cita's with us this transfer, and they are
just so amazing! Eddie has especially been helping us fellowship one of our
investigators, and he drove us and another of our investigators to visit the
temple visitor center in LA last night.
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This week
has been really amazing! I know we've had so many miracles this week, but I'm
struggling to remember them (probably because I gave up on writing in my
journal in favor of going to bed earlier...). I promise to try to do better
this week.
One miracle
that I do remember from this week is our investigator named B. We found her
through her son, and she is just a miracle in and of herself. At first she was
hesitant to do anything more than just listen to us talk about God, but then
she started reading and praying about the Book of Mormon, and she decided that
she really wanted to DO what God wanted her to do. Not only did she decide to
come to church with us last Sunday, but she also asked us for the address for
the church in Mexico closest to where she visits every other week, so she could
go when she's there. Another miracle is that when we taught the law of
chastity. We thought it might be a problem because when she visits Mexico she's
visiting her boyfriend, but she told us right off that he's been wanting to get
married anyway and now that she knows it's really something that she needs to
do in order to get baptized they would just get married on Saturday
(yesterday). She even promised to bring the paper to show us. I am just amazed
by her willingness to follow Jesus Christ, and her desires to do what He would
have her do.
Another miracle
this week is R! (picture included) She is another one of our miracle
investigators who just has such a strong desire to follow Christ. We have been
teaching her for about 2 months now, and she has grown SO MUCH! When we first
met she said she couldn't really read because she never went to school, however
now she reads the Book of Mormon every day, and really actually get's things
out of it! We went to the temple visitor’s center with her last night, and it
was such an amazing experience! We listened to the Cristus presentation,
watched a video about families, and a Mormon message about patience. Rosario
had so many comments that really taught me about having faith and trusting in
Christ and being an example and being patient! She is just amazing!
It truly is
amazing how many amazing people we get to know as missionaries. The members and
investigators all teach me so much, and it never ceases to surprise me how much
and how quickly I grow to love them. I love the people in this area and this
ward so much, and I will never forget them. I can't wait until I get to come
back and visit my San Fernando family. A la vez I am so excited for the
opportunity to meet and grow to love a new ward, and a new area. I am so
grateful for the gift of love that the Lord has given me. I don't even know
where I'm going, and I can already feel love swelling in my heart for the
people I will meet.
I know that
the gospel is true. I know that Christ is my savior and my redeemer and my rock
in all times good and bad. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God
and will draw all that read it closer to Him. I know that the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church of Christ on the earth again.
More than anything else I know that God is my Heavenly Father and your Heavenly
Father, and He loves me and you more than we can even imagine. That is why we
share this message.
Love,
Hna Marin
Hardy
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