Monday, November 7, 2011

Hello from PASADENA!

Well here are the happenings for the past week in my life as a missionary...
 
1. Why do I always get caught up in situations where I play basketball in clothes other than shorts and a tee? This week it was jeans and tee... still annoying lol
2. We had a great lesson with Lydia and her children on the Plan of Salvation. She recently lost her mom and feels like she has a hole. She said that after we taught the lesson she is happy to know her mom isn’t burning and that it makes sense. Especially the kingdoms of glory and spirit world.
3. With a less active Danny, we talked about why we are here on earth. It is a little hard sometimes because it is almost like he is trying to challenge the gospel when he really has no support of his thoughts. Either way his “friend” was there too who is also less active. It was good for them to remember why we are here on Earth.
4. We go to a lady in the wards home, Amy who lives with her boyfriend Tim. They both come to church. We have been having lesson with them the past two weeks. He asks lots of questions even though he comes to church. I think Amy lives it because it is hard for her to bring up religion with just the two of them.
5. In a lesson with Sharon we talked about the Priesthood. I LOVE teaching about the priesthood! Mainly because then I get reminded how blessed I am with it in my life. How blessed I am to have a dad and brothers and friends to hold, honor and use it properly. LOVE it!! Sharon even received her first Priesthood blessing this week. She is now on day 45 of not smoking and she is SO happy!
6. Andrew an investigator has been sick lately but he lives in the same retirement place as Sharon does and come out to say hi to us. This past week he said that Joseph Smith has really been sticking out to him. We watched the restoration DVD. At the end it was like he was in awe. It’s hard with Andrew because he knows but is scared to change I think. But he has been really improving since we first started teaching him.
7. Went to Soup Plantation… YUM! It is a buffet of soup and salad! We went with some other missionaries. There was a coupon in our junk mail so we went :]
8. We hadn’t seen Alice in a while since she has been helping her sister but we had given her a note with a scripture on it. When we went over she said that we liked the verse but wanted to read the whole chapter but got a little stuck on a few phrases so we read together and it was a great chapter in Alma about trusting in the Lord. Which brings me to my favorite scripture this week…
9. Alma 36:3- If we just trust, we will be supported. I think for me lately scriptures like this have been sticking out to me for a reason. I need to do it more. Which I am trying to do.
10. I get to go to the LA Zoo today!! I am SUPER excited!! Also because it has be POURING rain here the past few days and today its SUNNY! YAY!!
 
Love you all!
 
Sister Arbogast

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