It's good to be alive and I'm thankful to be here
in Auburn California! Transfer calls came in last night...and I will be
staying here in Auburn with Sister Phelps. We have seven strong weeks
ahead of us before I ship her back to Utah. We are excited and ready to
see miracles.
This week has had it's ups and downs. Always
more ups then downs though. I have been beating myself up this week
about dumb little things but it's a new week and I have a good companion
that helped me through it. We saw so much success this week! This is
the highest numbers we have had since I've been here in Auburn.
Here are some of the highlights from my week:
-P-day
we took the other sisters in our Zone to Old Auburn. This place is
sweet. It has a bunch of old shops and stuff. We had a really fun time
with them.
-There are 2 boys here that have really stood at
to me since I have been here. Their mom is a less active member and they
are non-members. This week we went over to their house and had an
awesome lesson with them! The boys really never talked but this lesson
they talked the whole time. They were more engaged then their mom and
they kept thanking us for coming. I'm excited to keep working with
them.
-Our district did a service project for a thrift shop.
They sell stuff and raise the money for women and children that have
been abused. This last week the whole store flooded ,because of the rain
storms, so we moved everything in the store to storage units. Service
is so fun when you have great people to work with.
-Zone
Meeting was great! We focused all on Christlike attributes. The spirit
was very strong and we learned a lot about each individual in our Zone.
-We
were able to go see Dave again. He has his up and down days. Sometimes
he isn't completely with it, which is sad, but it's always fun to talk
with him. His positive attitude always makes me feel better.
-We
had an awesome lesson with our new investigator Talisia. She is an
African American lady and she is a hoot! We went in with the plans to
teach the Restoration and the spirit totally told us otherwise. Cool
thing is Sister Phelps and I both new what to talk about without even
saying anything to each other.
-It has been raining here all week long. Thursday was pretty bad so we got stuck inside and weekly planned. It was fun to watch the rain though.
-I
went on exchanges with the Sisters. I went to their area with Sister
Alvarez. What an awesome missionary. Their car got rear-ended last week
so they are driving around a minivan! Never would I think I would ride
around in one of them on my mission. We had a great time and taught some
great lessons.
-There was an event at the Stake Center this
weekend. They set up the gym with all different nativities from around
the world, the chapel has music going on from different choirs in the
community, live nativity, a room for kids to dress up and take pictures
in the nativity, a testimony room, and more stuff I'm forgetting. What a
cool idea! We were able to go with the Casey's a recent convert
couple.
Overall a great week!
I'm
thankful for this opportunity to be on a mission! It truly is the best
thing I have ever done! I love the people here in California and more
then anything the testimony I have received. This gospel is true!
President
Boyd K. Packer said "We seek to strengthen the testimonies of the young
and old, the married and single. We need to teach the gospel of Jesus
Christ to men, and children, those of every race and nationality, the
rich and the poor. We need the recent convert and those among our
numbers descended from the pioneers. We need to seek out those who have
strayed and assist them to return to the fold. We need everyone's wisdom
and insight and spiritual strength. Each member of this Church as an
individual is a critical element of the body of the Church."
God needs you on His team! Join the force!
Love,
Sister Reber
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