03-26-12

Hola!

Crazy changes happening here in the mission. Week of transfers is always crazy because you are wondering if you'll be leaving and where you may go, but trying to stay focused and work as hard as you can to do the things you know the Lord needs you to do for His precious children. We make our transfer predictions before it comes and we were sure Hermana Fenn would stay in Vacaville and we were pretty sure that I would be leaving. I could stay here forever and be happy, but it was likely that I would be going. I told her "the last thing that will happen here is that we willl be white washed with Elders". Which means that they will take us both out and spanish Elders will come into the area. Transfer information came Friday night and we were both shocked because we were both leaving and being white washed out with Elders, haha. Sister Monson (who we live with) said: "if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Haha which was kind of the case in this situation because we were NOT expecting that. Hermana Fenn is going to Santa Rosa and I am going to Napa. It's a lot of work when you are both leaving because you have to organize and make sure the Elders will have all that they need to take charge of the area. We have been trying to get everything organized and make notes for everything so they kind of understand what's going on here. I am excited to go to Napa! It is an area that I have wanted to serve in and I know it is where the Lord wants me to be. I am very sad to leave Vacaville though. It's amazing how a place just becomes home to you and then when it's time to leave it's like leaving home and family because it is how it feels. I have learned so many things here in Vacaville that I could have never learned otherwise. I am so grateful for this chance to have been here and met all the people that I have. Like the quote from Dr. Suess "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." And so my new direct address will be:

1260 Trower Ave.

Napa, CA 94558

And I am excited to be with Hermana Ordonez, I've met her a few times and she's way cute! She is a native spanish speaker from Ecuador and so I know that it will be a new, fun adventure. I am very sad to leave my mom (trainer) Hermana Fenn, but she will forever have a special place in my heart. We've spent three transfers together and have seen each other through ups and downs. I love her so much!

On Friday, we had a wonderful lesson with a lady named Maria and she has two cute little kids who love my stickers of Jesus Christ and will just keep asking for more and more, haha. She read the chapter we gave her to read in the Book of Mormon (yay!) and had some questions. She had a question about the age we are baptized in our church. We flipped open the Book of Mormon to Moroni 8 where it explains that small children are innocent and don't need to be baptized. We then discussed baptism and invited her to be baptized. She said yes and that she would prepare herself to be baptized on April 30th. After leaving the lesson, we could feel the spirit so strong and knew that we had been instruments in the hands of the Lord. I love sharing the gospel with others and I love helping them come closer to Jesus Christ.

Guess what's coming up this weekend!?!? General Conference! And I am SO excited. I can't believe that General Conference is already here again, I feel like it just happened. We are so lucky to be able to listen to servants of the Lord speak to us and tell us of the things that God would say to us. There is nothing like it, we are so blessed to have a modern day prophet and I hope that you all make the time to watch it. One thing I am doing that I did last time and it's AMAZING is writing down some questions I have in my life and then as I watch conference, think of the questions I have, and I promise you they will be answered through the talks that are given. Try it!

http://www.lds.org/church/events/april-2012-general-conference-dates-announced?lang=eng

Thank you for everything you do! I love you so much and you are constantly in my thoughts and prayers. Today we will be visiting the people we haven't been able to see yet before we leave, packing, and getting things ready to head to our new areas tomorrow. the next time I write to you, i'll be in Napa. It's a beautiful area and I know there are people ready to accept the Gospel!

Have a wonderful week!



Con mucho amor,

Hermana Robinson