Week 1 in Antelope

Hello From Antelope California!!

This week has been great! Here is just some things that happened this week...

4/21-Transfers! It was really hard to say goodbye to Sister Vakapuna. She became not only a companion but a sister! I traveled to the mission office and got my new companion, Sister Heil. Sister Heil is 19, from Littleton, Colorado, and has had quite the time on her mission. Hopefully we can uplift her mission experience.

4/22-

We went to the Mission office and Helped with breakfast and lunch. 

Lesson with H, an awesome 8 year old girl. 

Dinner at D family's! 

Met the P Family and Bro. P played "God Gave Me You" on the guitar for me.

4/23-

District meeting.

Lunch @ Panda Express

Had a Meeting with President Marston and the Ward mission leaders in the Stake. 

4/24-

Seminary scripture bowl. I give it up to kids...6am in the morning!  

Weekly planning 

African dinner with Sister G

Ward activity- Hotwheels races

4/25-

Service with Bro. D for Sister P. 

Dinner @ P with Sis. L- She came back to visit.

4/26- 

Ward council...they are awesome! 

Sorry not an exciting email today:) 

New address

Sister Elli Reber

8303 Walerga rd.

Apt. #68

Antelope, CA 95843 

Sister Reber

California Roseville Mission

Off on a New Adventure!

Well I don't have much time to write but....

Transfer calls came in and I will be heading to Antelope 4th Ward! 

I hear it's a great ward so I'm excited about that! I will be staying STL and the other STL is in a different 

companionship. 

I'm excited for a new adventure! 

I'm not excited to say goodbye to Sister Vakapuna tomorrow!

Mission=Mixed emotions and emotions you can't explain. 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Love ya!

Empire Mine or Bust!

Good Afternoon Family & Friends,

I sit down to type up my emails...and never remember what I did during the week. Time is flying by so fast! I feel like it was yesterday I was driving home to open my call letter. I had my Mission President Interview this week....amazing! I just love President Marston! 

This week was a normal week of missionary work, which was great! No meetings=a great week for Sister Reber:)!
Today we were able to go to Empire Mine with R. It's one of the biggest Gold Mines in California. It was so much fun to see and to spend time with R before transfers come. 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Sorry for no interesting email this week!

Love,

Sister Reber

Pictures:

1.Sister Vakapuna, Me, and R with our Prairie Diamonds the blacksmith made us.

2.R and I in the Rose Garden.

Humbled.

On the 6th of April, 1830 The Church of Jesus Christ was officially organized, starting with 6 members.
April 6, 1841 The cornerstone ceremony for the Nauvoo Temple took place for the first time.
April 6, 1893 The Salt Lake Temple was dedicated.
April 6, 1941 General conference was broadcast outside of Utah for the first time on the radio,
April 6, 2000 President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Palmyra New York Temple.
Today, April 6, 2015 The California Roseville Mission was able to spend a day in the temple together. What a spiritual experience. It was so special, in so many different ways. Over the past few weeks, since our good friend Dave passed away, I , with a wonderful women in our ward, has been working to complete Dave's family history. Today we were able to do endowments for 21 sisters and 29 males, waiting on the other side of the veil. What an amazing experience to be apart of. This morning as I was getting ready I couldn't help but think about those Angels, getting so excited that today would be the day they would receive their next ordinance. Can you imagine the family reunion, all 50 of them, must have had in the Celestial Room today?
As for me, I will never forget entering into the celestial room, seeing President and Sister Marston there waiting to greet me. I couldn't help but grin with joy as I talked with them. The love they
have for each one of us is amazing, they are truly examples of Christlike love. They say they love us like their own children and it is true. We couldn't be in better hands. After talking with them, I
looked around the room. A roomed filled with disciples of Jesus Christ, from all over the world, with different backgrounds, different stories. Today we were equal, all dressed in white, we were one big
family. I am so thankful for all the friendships, or family, I have made on this mission. I will tell you one thing, I want to be in the celestial kingdom!
This week has been a spiritually draining week. Have you ever been fed so much spiritually that you are just drained? It's an amazing feeling!
 

General Conference was amazing! I was able to receive answers to my questions and prayers, I learned new things, and know that every word we heard was inspired words from our Loving Heavenly Father. We attended MLC in Gridley this week. We were inspired and spiritually
fed about this work. Again, I am so grateful to be on my mission at this time.
I hope you all have a wonderful week. Thanks for you're love and support!
Love,
Sister Reber
Pictures:
-The Auburn Zone at the temple today
-The wonderful Sisters in our zone. (Sister Hardy, Sister Vakapuna, me, Sister Puletua)