Even More from Pasadena

Well hello all!!! Here are the happenings for the past week! I feel like so much has been going on...
1. My companion is still AWESOME! I don't feel like I'm "training" her at all.
2. Orrillius is doing GREAT! We met with him twice and the first time you could just see the light go off in his head about the 3 kingdoms of glory. Then the second time he was all excited how well the Book of Mormon and the Bible go together... duh! It was amazing though!
3. Sharon is now on 72 without smoking!! SO proud of her. We had a lesson about the second coming and the signs it was really good. We focused on if we are prepared and doing what we are supposed to be doing then it will be okay. The next day was the HUGE wind storm. We stopped by on Sunday because we felt like we needed to and she told us that she has been praying whether she needs to keep coming to church if this is the right religion... WHAT?! But then she went on to say that us coming is an answer to her... and she is going to keep reading... LOVE promptings and following them!
4. We were given a list of names from the ward of people they have no idea who they are. One we went to this week, Blake. He is a sweet old man who wants us to come every week! He said he hasn't been for 40 years but that the church always finds him where ever he is. We will bring him back to the light.
5. Luis is a recent convert who we taught obedience too. Wow. He has no true understanding of obedience before we met. But it clicked while we were teaching. he is a great kid who is very encouraging to his mom about always going to church. The youth now truly are so strong!
6. Our investigator Dacora is a really sweet girl but lacks the knowledge of how much she matters in her Heavenly Fathers eyes. We had a great lesson on Sunday about why we are here and it is to be happy. It was amazing to be able to tell her that I cared for her and then to reassure her how much Heavenly Father and Christ love and know her. What a blessing it is to be a mouth piece for Him as a missionary.
7. The wind storm... yes it happened. It broke lots of records and lots of other things around the city. There was gusts up to 100mph. My companion and I had no idea how bad it was until a member called us in the morning and asked if we were okay and that we were in a state of emergency. Schools were shut down due to damage, power has been out now for some people since Wednesday, tree were uprooted and branches everywhere. CRAZINESS! But it is time like this that bring people together...
8. Had interviews with President Becerra this week. He is amazing! I KNOW he is called of God. He is so personal and caring.
9. My year mark was this week and I got SURPRISE cupcakes from mom and dad! The were yummy and still have some at home. The Kohnles helped with the surprise and had us for dinner. Crazy how the time flies! I'm starting to become one of those missionaries that just thinks of life as a missionary not about everything before. It is cool. Means my heart is fully here. LOVE it!
10. We had a Las Posadas for a church activity this week-whoa! SO awesome!! We had a LOT of less actives that came and investigators who could feel the spirit and talked about it. It was really good! And since it is a Mexican tradition, my companion LOVED it
11. My favorite scripture this week... Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible" how true... and from a card I got since being out here Within the word impossible it says, I'm possible. Its true. We can with God do ALL that he wants us to. What a blessing!
 
Love you all!
 
Sister Arbogast