February 23, 2015

This week was so great!

Since Monday was a holiday we did a sports activity for the youth. They didn't have school so it was a good alternative to being in front of the TV or video games for the day. We played soccer and volleyball and a lot of people came! Some of the members that didn't have to work came and brought Gatorade and we had hot dogs and chips so that was super fun.

Wednesday we had zone conferences, which means we got about 6 hours of instruction from our mission president about how we can be better and how we can improve the work that we're doing in order to help the people that we're teaching. It is always a bit of a struggle for me when I am taught how to teach because that means I have to apply it in different situations which I'm not very good at. But we tried our best and we got some people to come to church that haven't been in a really long time! So we saw a little success :)

Also, we had a great time with our little mini-missionaries! There were two girls that came from Yucaipa to spend the day with us. One was 16 and the other one was 20 and they're thinking about going on a mission so they wanted to come see what it's like. So me and my companion each took one and we split up and showed them real missionary work! From getting doors slammed in our faces to helping a recent convert prepare for her talk (that's another story). At the end of it I think it was really good, it helped them see what missionary work is really like and they said they still want to go on a mission! And even more now! So that's good!

The recent convert we helped prepare for her talk was Carmen, the one that I taught in Rialto and then she moved here and got baptized and now I get to work with her as a member! It was so cool to go over and get to talk to her and help her figure out what she wanted to say in her talk on Sunday. It made me reflect on when I met her and taught her over a year ago. It is so cool to see the progress she's made and how far she's come and how happy she is! I love it.

The past two days have been chilly and rainy but other than that I've been LOVING this California weather. It's the best. Definitely does not feel like February. But that's just fine with me! I honestly cannot believe how fast the time is going, it's crazy! We're getting Hermana Jaynes ready to train next transfer - can't believe my little trainee is growing up so fast!

Hope you all have a great week! Talk to you next Monday!

Love,

Hermana Granado