Welcome to
___________ Where the Surprises Never Cease!
4/2/13
Thank you
for the Easter notes :)
I am feeling better, still blowing my nose all
the time but that will hopefully be over soon. Glad you liked my story. I was
trying to tell you in a way that you wouldn’t freak out ha-ha it was not fun
but it wasn’t that big of a deal. ha
Mom, I am so glad you got to talk to Sister
McInelly! Isn’t she just awesome! She is one of my favorites here in Beaver.
Her husband is the one we’ve been working with. She didn’t tell me much about
your conversation but I hope you were able to give her some love. She really struggles.
If you’d like...keep in touch with her. She is really an amazing lady! I think
you two would have a lot in common. My birthday dinner was great! We had Mexican
food...surprise ha-ha...but it was good and then we had ice cream cake! yummm
yumm... I am now on a no eat diet so that I can fit into my clothes. We also
had a party at our recent convert’s house. They are Hispanic...can you imagine
what that was like....yeeea a party! She was upset we didn’t tell them so two
days later we went over and she cooked us some awesome food! We are now trying
to get this family to the temple and get them to do baptisms for the dead :) It’s
awesome! The dad just blessed the sacrament this past Sunday...In Spanish in an
English ward....it was awesome!!
Glad you all
had a good Easter. Ours was okay. Not too special. It’s funny because for some
reason every Easter I can’t help but to think about Steven and the Easter we
had with him. That was my favorite. I thought about him all day and just
thought, I hope he is doing well. I pray that his life is everything he wishes
for. I hope he is happy and loves where he is. I miss that booger! I hope to
see him again someday.
I hope Grandpa Jack understood his
"lesson" on us being Christians ;) haha
I did get my card....thank you! You’re funny!
We loved the card. I wear my bracelet ;)
I was going to write Leah about her card....I
did get it :)
Soooooo Familia.... Can you guess where I
am?...Yep! Surprise! I am still in Beaver for another transfer (number4). I
have been here for 4 months and will be here for another 2. Sister Bo will be
leaving me behind :(...my new comp is Sister Rodriguez or Sis R ha-ha she is
from Honduras and speaks little English. I don’t even know the language! We
were really surprised by this call this time. I really felt it was my time to
go. I guess Heavenly Father thinks there are still people here for me to
touch/teach. I am so scared about the language barrier. I served with her in
the VC and she knows very little English. I fell like the last couple of
transfers were my time to learn and to grow and now it’s my time to
teach/strengthen my companion. I don’t really know what to think...but I will keep
you updated next week and tell you how it goes. I am going to miss Sis Bo
tons...but I know we both need new adventures and new experiences. Everyone
here in town is sad about the split. One of our bishops said "NO! You’re
like Peas and Carrots...you can’t have one or the other...you have to have
both!" haha we laughed. We have gotten lots of comments like that. We
even made a bishop cry. He wasn’t too happy to see Sis Bo go. Tomorrow is going
to have tears I’m sure. ;)... I am so grateful I got the opportunity to serve
with Sister Bojorquez. We had a lot of learning experiences together. She
really is a powerful missionary. I know that I have become a better missionary
because of the things I have learned from her. I am excited to see what happens
with Sister Rodriguez.
This week in
Beaver was a little slow. It was Spring Break for the schools so many of the
people we have been working with have been gone this whole week. We did find a
new investigator. Her name is Audrey. She has had a very interesting life and now
wants to turn it around and make a better life for her and her son. She has met
missionaries before because her son met with them and got baptized about a year
ago. She does have word of wisdom issues, but other than that she is so
receptive to the Gospel and the knowledge it has to offer her. We are excited
to see her reach baptism. This week we also found out that one of our
investigators has been exported out of Utah and can no longer come back. That
was sad to find out. We hope and pray that now that he is back in California he
will find the missionaries there and will continue to want to learn and reach
his baptismal day. Along with the few we are teaching, we are still trying
find. We have asked the Ward Mission Leaders to better help us in these
efforts. Now that it is spring time around here... we are also trying to be out
in the open more, walking, and talking to all those we see.
Well time to
go....time to pack!
Mom...I love you like Mary loved her son. She
knew what his role in life was going to be and yet she still had the strength
to go through it all with him. She was there till the very end. She could have
given up on him. That is true love. I love you mom! I hope you have a great
week.
xoxoxox
Mo
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