Happy New Year!

Well... here are the happenings for the week!


1. We FINALLY went to the taco truck on Fair Oaks... YUM!!! We went with two other elders from the Spanish work. We saw 4 members while we were there too. My companion was so excited to have real Mexican tacos again.
2. One of our investigators whose family and friends ALWAYS bash the church ALWAYS stands up for us! It has been amazing to me how strong she is but when it comes to baptism she says she isn't ready. We taught her this week about obedience and the blessings that come from obeying all the commandments and living the way our Heavenly Father wants us to.
3. We have a new investigator, his name is Malachi. He is in a part member family. His family is not active. His mom is a single mom and struggles. But one if the inactive sons comes now to basketball every week at the church and they came to church Sunday. They woke up and got ready, a 16 and 11 year old. So amazing. We had lessons about the wonderful Restoration. They ask GREAT questions and really love how Joseph Smith said he couldn't deny because he knew that God knew. Such a tender comments from an 11 year old.
4. We met with Brother Brown who is not active but we left him to read in the Book of Mormon and he read! We weren't sure if he would and he did and loved it! We had a great dissucion on Lehi's dream and where we are in it. He said he might come to church next year... so Sunday we shall see.
5. Sharon our less active member... an AWESOME missionary! She brought a friend to meet with us this week. Her friend loved it so much when we invited her back she said yes and that she was bringing another friend! We read with her a talk from President Monson about choice, the great gift of agency :]
6. Orrillius is moving along, hesitant that he isn't ready for baptism yet but that he wants to... Little frustration BUT he had an AMAZING lesson on the Apostasy with him (which was this past weeks topic and role play in District meeting). He really taught us about it as we asked him questions and backed him up with scriptures... I LOVED watching the Spirit just unfold the truth to him.
7. We met with a recent convert that has since gotten into a few hard things and not active. We read from Alma chapter 5 with him... we only got a little into it but I think it is starting to make him think a bit.
8. Happy New Year!!! Sister Zamora and I got Mexican coke in a glass bottle (the best way to drink it apparently) and went to bed at 1040-rebels we stayed up 10 minutes extra. But we woke up again at 12 since our neighbors were firing guns... yep, you read that right. They were doing it randomly till about 1230... then we went back to bed. hahha
9. So transfer calls were this week... but since I am training with a 12 week program we were clear right? NOT!! We got a call... he talks to my companion first and tells her she will be going to "white wash" an area. She they took two elders out and put two sisters in. They talk... then hang up. Uhhh what about me?! I call him back and ask, "Umm you have any news for me?" He goes, "Oh yeah. You will be training again Sister Arbogast. This isn't a normal thing. But President knew that you did such a great job with Sister Zamora that she only needed the 6 weeks and you will be training again." Wait what just happened?! Yes... so here I am... waiting for another new sister... I will pick her up on Wednesday. So I guess you will find more out about her next week! Apparently I am needed in Pasadena since this will be my 5th transfer here, so 6 months down. CRAZY!
10. We gave talks on Sunday!! I spoke about Mark 9:24... my favorite scripture this week :] My companion spoke about Faith proceeds the miracle. She talked about faith and I talked about how we develop faith... afterward I got the BEST reward. A woman came up to me and said that she felt like the talk was written just for her and she was coming back to church and my talk gave her teh little extra that she needed. She also said that her son that I have seen at basketball that our investigators go to who is not active was so engulfed in my talk and thinks that it will help him come to church. Another member said that was the best talk he had ever heard. Now that best part... I remember writing down bullet points to talk about but I hardly remember anything I said in my talk. The spirit is real and I LOVE being able to be a mouth piece for the Lord. WHAT A BLESSING!! I love it!


Love you all!!


Sister Arbogast


OH PS!! I went to the Rose Parade!!! hence the pictures :] It was AMAZING!!!! SOOOO awesome!! I was like in the front as much as I could be!! We even got into where they decorate them on Friday... for free, no big! Smelled SOO good!!