More From Pasadena

Hello!! This past week was AWESOME so get ready...
1. I had LOTS of trainings this week... sometimes a little boring but it was all good information. Tuesday i picked up Sister Zamora... yep, NOT Sister Gomez. Apparently it is her second last name... everyone was confused hahaha She had the most stuff of all the missionaries. She has GREAT English since she has been at BYU for the past 2 years and she learned it when she was younger at school. She was baptized 6 years ago. She has 2 sisters, one older and one younger. She jumped right in on Tuesday night as we taught a recent convert lesson. She was bearing testimony and sharing scriptures.
2. We met with Lydia this week and really focused reading the Book of Mormon and listening and acting on the answer we receive from the spirit. Anabelle and Jacob have committed to baptism, Lydia is hesitant.
3. In a less with Sandra we were talking about the priesthood and helping her understand the differences. She opened up and is worried about her daughter spiritually. She is a strong woman trying to raise her kids right and in the gospel with a nonmember husband.
4. We had an AMAZING lesson with Orilious this week. It was going great and the whole time I was thinking, I need to commit him to baptism but I just couldn't... why? I was having this battle in my head. I kept leading up to it and just not saying it.. THEN after i lead up to it after probably the 4th time Sister Zamora invited him. It went great! I realized why I wasn't so she could... then I also realized why missionaries that are training want to call their trainees their children...  you are so proud of them and happy for them! She was so happy too and Orilious accepted so we will have to keep you updated on him.
5. We went knocking on a few neighbors of a members and talked to people who were out. Sister Zamora was nervous but did great! The MTC is truly amazing if we actually try to learn and take what they have to offer there. We set up a few return appointments and scheduled 2 church tours.
6. Thanksgiving was FUN! We helped a few people cook in the early mornings and then we ate with a member who had about 25 other family members there... it was GREAT! Ate too much but it was fun!
7. Training is different than it has been in the past we now have a 12 week training program. It is pretty laid out for  us but she knows a TON so its great and easy lol
8. My favorite scripture this week was D&C 100:3-8. Im hear in this area for a reason which I have never really had a problem with realizing. But I love how it says to declare and in the footnotes it says, Meekness and sincerity. The Holy Ghost will bear witness for us and he does. I have witnessed it over and over again being here and I LOVE it!
 
Love you all!!
 
Sister Arbogast