Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone!! Here are the happenings from the past week!
1. We got to meet and hear from Elder William R Walker of the seventy. WOW! He was great! Main message I got from him was that we need to work hard and focus on the here and now. Not worry about what we left or what will happen afterwards. I think missionaries are bad at just focusing on the present. Me included sometimes. It was a nice day! I even got to pray for a general authority :]
2. We went to the church building on a Tuesday night to go to the library for something and people were playing basketball. I knew two of the guys because they were in my ward. They told me to come play… in my dress… so I did. Hhahaha It was FUN! And this man from another ward on my team was like, “Come on guys! You are getting schooled by a sister missionary in a DRESS! She is posting up better than you.” I saw him on Sunday and he told his wife about me on Tuesday. She very proud hahha
3. I got a GREAT Halloween package… SO fun! The women at the office love when I get my decorated boxes and they get to see what is in them. Nice job mom!
4. We had a lesson with a recent convert and his recently active mom about the plan of salvation. I LOVE it when it just clicks with people! She had just lost her grandma a few days prior too so it was a perfect lesson to remind them
5. We had a lesson with the Vasquez family. Brother Vasquez got a calling to help with emergency preparedness. He is SUPER into radios and yeah. He is excited for the calling which is good to see. But the miracle that happened with him is he has been saying prayers when we have lesson with just him and his wife but he wont while with the kids. He said the prayer with his sons and his mother-in-law. One of his sons even helped him with the prayer. It was so sweet! Now if only he didn’t work on Sundays.
6. We taught prophets to Sharon. We discussed how they influence us in our on personal lives. She shared with us about how when she watches conference and sees President Monson she can just tell. Its so true! That was one of my favorite parts of going to conference. You could feel the difference before you even saw the prophet walk in the conference center.
7. We meet with Amy who is a member this week. She lives with her boyfriend Tim who is Catholic. We had a really good talk about the restoration. We used the cups to teach it. Helps teach the lesson clearer I think. Tim agreed with most of it… he comes to church with Amy so he understands a lot of the doctrine.
8. Lydia, Jacob and Anabelle are doing great! They have been coming to church and read the pamphlet for the restoration. They have been praying together and they have each said a prayer with our lessons. They don’t have much of a religious background. Hopefully this continues. It almost feels like Anabelle is the most in tune one and she is only 8.
9. I got to go to the temple this week with Alphie! He has been a member for almost 2 years now. He asked our mission president if a few of us could go with him and 4 got to go! It was so great! I have never been with someone who is going through for the first time. There were about 14 of us waiting for him when he got out of the session. He was so happy! It was nice to reflect on my first day! It was a year ago on the 12th… crazy to thin about that.
10. We got a call for a man who wanted a blessing and an English Bible. We went with a priesthood holder obviously and found out he is a less active 27 year old named Danny. He is a really nice guy but Sister Foster and I are a little confused about him. He has a conspiracy theory for himself. We just try to focus on doctrine BUT he came to church yesterday and he said he LOVED it!
11. I got kissed by a BOY lat night!! He is out of my age range… he is 4 hahaha We were at a members house with her less active sons family. Michael one of the boys was so sad I was leaving and gave me a big ol’ hug and a kiss on the cheek. He was so excited to realize we will be coming back.
12. Favorite scripture this week… Alma 34:28-29. If we really want to help others we have to do so. We cant just pray for the opportunity then see the opportunity and turn the other way. If we do so we are as dross… worthless. We better act and not be acted upon.


 
Love you all!!
 
Sister Arbogast