So, this week was pretty good. We found new investigators! We found one through the hermanas, when they were in our area for the blitz. And actually, we haven't even taught her yet... But, the hermanas taught her and said she was pretty cool! Her name is Irma. We have tried to have a few lessons with her, but she has cancer in her eye, so she has lots of citas to go to and is hard to find in house. Our other investigador is Luis. We found him knocking on some doors. We had talked to some other people on the street a while back, and so we went to go check up on them, and we found Luis! He is from Vera Cruz, Mexico and has been here for 7 o 8 years. And his family is still in Mexico and he hasn't seen them since he came to the US! How crazy is that?! He says he talks to them every day, but not seeing your family for 7 years would be super difficult... He goes to some Apostolic church in Solana Beach, but has only recently started to go there. We are going to get him to change that though!
Do you remember about Margarito? HE was an investigator we found like 4 o 5 weeks ago. We finally were able to see him this past week and he dropped us. HE was like, "You know, I read the pamphlet of Jose Smith and I think you are all crazy for believing that. I am fine in my church and I am not willing to change." SO, that was kind of sad, but at least he was honest and didn't waste our time.
Yesterday was sweet. We had some appointments during the day, but they all fell through, so we went knocking! We knocked 23 doors! It was pretty awesome. Most of the houses were white people, but the a few of the Spanish people we found were awesome. We were talking to this one lady, Alma. We gave her a Libro de Mormon! It's difficult to give out a LDM on a door contact. What makes it even cooler is that she has been going to some Christian church for 25 years! It's super difficult to give a LDM on a door contact and even more so to give it to a person who has been going to their church for such a long time! We had a super good contact with her and made a return appointment for sometime this week. I am excited to see how it turns out!
Yesterday was a pretty big eye opener for me. I kept on thinking about how Colin and James were going home and how fast the time went. Two years is NOTHING, especially when doing the work of the Lord. Then I was reading from my journal after planning last night and I had a huge wave of feelings and the Spirit come over me. I almost started crying! I realized that I have been blessed so much in this past year, more than I can even imagine. I thought that I haven't been doing all that I could, and I needed to improve in the work. I read about the baptisms of Enrique, Manuel and Jennifer and realized all the miracles that had happened in order for those baptisms to occur; something I didn't notice back then. I have been blessed so much this year and I can't flatline now! I have to endure to the end and do all I can! And that is what I am going to do :)
So, I haven't counted exactly how many ties I have, but it's close to late 60s. I only need like 15 more in order to wear a different tie every day for 2 transfers! That would be SO SWEET. Out of all the people in the Escondido zone (Spanish), I do have the most ties. Most people have very few, like 10... I got blessed at the beginning of my mission with dying missionaries that gave me a lot of their ties :) And 50 cents a tie was too good to pass up! I originally was going to buy, like 6, but when she said 50 cents a piece, I couldn't turn it down!
Maria is doing good! We have had two lessons with her this week, and they were both super good. During our last lesson, she said the prayer and started crying! She said she doesn't feel worthy of being baptized or prepared enough to do so, so we are going to work on that. During one of our lessons, she said hermano Tippetts (the nephite) made her feel really good at church one time when she went, so we are going to have to bring in his Nephite powers during one of our lessons this week :)
I did receive the packages! Thank you! I have a fun time opening a new picture every day :) Where is the 25th though?!
I also received a wedding invitation from Elder Gibbons; remember him? he is being married 3 days after Christmas. Crazy!
That sounds like a dang cool stake conference. I wish I could have heard Elder Rasband speak! Elder Jensen said he came to the MTC when he was there. I do know a girl named Jennifer Palomino! That's cool she is going on a mission! When did Jordan McGregor return? James sent me an email last week telling me he was going home. Time goes by way too fast! It feels like just a few months ago I was at his house after his farewell talk...
Sounds like Jaxon had a fun adventure! Good thing that will never happen to me because I am staying in Cali forever! This morning it was like, 45 degrees and it was FREEZING. I cannot return to Utah!
Send me some pictures of the snow so that I can realize how much I LOVE California! :)
Send me some more pictures of the doggy too! I want to see with whom you replaced me! ;)
That's super awesome about your new calling! Find out more and tell me! I am excited to hear about it!
I didn't take many picture this week, but there are some of Elder Jensen and I during weekly planning (YAY!) ANd a sweet picture of the Christmas Tree!
That's all I have for this week! HAVE A SUPERBALICIOUS WEEK.
CON AMOR, Elder Cazador (jaja that rhymes, even though that isn't my real name :) )
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