Hello!
Day of transfers and mom's birthday! Yay! Happy happy birthday Madre! I love you so much, I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful birthday. :] I hope you enjoyed the little package.
Today I leave the beautiful town of Novato my "birth" place and venture out to another area. The mission life is all about change which is hard for me, but it's a huge part of life as well. I need to learn to more accepting of change, I think. This is the place where I came out brand new and was the greenest of green. I have learned, grown, and changed. I have met amazing people, I have made lifetime friends, I have learned how to better follow the example of Jesus Christ by the experiences I have had while here. It's been a roller coaster, but a FUN and life changing roller coaster, haha. Yesterday during church (last Sunday here) I kept feeling these intense spirts of the spirit come over me. I sat there and felt that I had done my "labor" in this part of the Lord's vineyard and that I am now moving on to another part of the Lord's vineyard to do my labor. I could feel the Lord's love for me and knew that I had done the things I was supposed to do here. It's a bittersweet feeling because I absolutely love the people here. I love the branch members, I love the investigators, I love my companion. I know, though, that I am so blessed to have had these experiences, to be able to know them and love them. I am excited to go to Vacaville and love those people just the same.
An investigator we have been teaching, Saul, has a baptismal date set. He is a man we tracted into and we love him sooo much! He has come to church the past two Sundays and we know that he is going to be baptized. We tracted into him (knocking doors). We told him a little about our church and invited him to come. We hadn't heard much from him, but one day we decided to go stop by his house and see how he is doing. He answered the door and told us that he had tried calling us earlier that day and we were confused because we hadn't received a call from him. He showed us the number he had tried calling and it was off by one number. He had called to let us know that he wanted to go to church Sunday (which was the next day) and told us that he didn't have a car. If we hadn't went over to his house that day, we wouldn't have been able to find him a ride so that he could attend church. Sure enough, he was at church the next day. It's the most wonderful thing to see someone you are teaching at church! We had a lesson with him the next day and he is so prepared. He accepted a baptismal date and he is preparing himself. We had a lesson with him Saturday night and he remembered his baptismal date. He wants to be baptized so much. At the end of the lesson we invited him to say the closing prayer and I felt the spirit so strong. It was simple, but it was so sincere. He told Heavenly Father that he felt happy and that he felt peace. It was the most beautiful prayer I think I have ever heard. He was at church again yesterday. He brings his little Book of Mormon and gets so excited to use it. This Gospel changes lives. This Gospel has changed mine. I love sharing it with others and witnessing the change it brings to others.
I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that He is the Son of God and that He atoned for each and every one of us. Only through Jesus Christ and the Atonement can we become better sons and daughters of God. I know that God lives and loves us so much. Joseph Smith restored the Church of Jesus Christ and how blessed we are to be members of the true Church of Jesus Christ. I love the Book of Mormon. It helps me daily. It gives me strength. It gives me comfort and peace. And I know that if you want strength, happiness, and peace, you will find it in the Book of Mormon.
I love you all so much! I am so thankful that you all support me while I am out doing something that means so much to me. THANK YOU, THANK YOU for EVERYTHING!
Thank you for the birthday card, money, and chocolate (yum!) I took it to church yesterday and shared it with the Gospel Principles class we taught. We all enjoyed it! You are all amazing. :]
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
11-14-2011
Hola, Hola!
Today is a beautiful day here, the sun is shining and it's the perfect weather. We've been having a lot of days like this and it makes me happy. The rain season is supposed to come soon and so we're cherishing everyday with the sun shining bright. I received the package in the mail! Thank you! :] I am waiting till Friday to open it, I can't wait to see what's inside!
This past week we had the opportunity to meet a seventy, his name is Elder C. Scott Grow. Him and his wife came and we individually got to shake their hand and introduce ourselves. He then spoke to us about missionary work. He served a mission and has been a mission president twice. He knows what he's doing when it comes to missionary work, haha. I really enjoyed everything he said. It was amazing! One thing that particularly stuck out to me was how much he emphasized family. Family is the center of God's plan for us. Satan is doing everything he can to attack families. There is so much going on in the world that can and will break families apart if we aren't careful. He bore testimony of Jesus Christ and that He lives, that our Heavenly Father lives and love us so much. He bore testimony of how real Satan is too. We have got to be careful, we have got to stay strong. I am going to include the link to The Family Proclamation & please read it! http://lds.org/family/proclamation?lang=eng He told us that whenever the First Presidency comes out with something, you know that it's IMPORTANT. That is the reason we should pay very close attention to this and how we can protect our families and have happiness in our homes! I love it. :]
Guess what?! One of our investigators, Saul, came to church yesterday! YAY! It was a perfect day yesterday. It was another beautiful, sunny day and we had an investigator come to church with us. It was the primary program which is probably my favorite program of the year in church, just sayin! It was soooo cute. I love kids. I love the spirit that I felt yesterday watching them sing, bear testimony, and teach of simple, but eternal truths. We hope that Saul enjoyed church, we think he did. We have a lesson with him tonight, so we will see him tonight! Our branch members are so welcoming and I am amazed at their examples & testimonies. They just take them right under their wing as if they've known them forever. It's awesome, I love this branch!
Transfers are next Monday, so we'll find out this Saturday. I think I will be transferring, I'm not positive though! We will see. You will know next Monday! You should probably start sending all mail to the Santa Rosa California Mission address from now on, so that they can forward them to my new area.
If I do transfer, It will be bittersweet for sure. I will be so sad to leave this area. My "birth" place in mission lingo and I will always remember the wonderful branch members, the investigators, my companions that I've grown so close to, the people I've loved and who have loved me back. It will be hard, but I know that I will go to somewhere that I will meet more AMAZING people. I know that everything is in the Lord's hands and that gives me so much comfort. I will get transferred to where I need to be at that time exactly like I got sent here to Novato for this amount of time.
Thank you for EVERYTHING that you do! I love all of you so much!! Have a wonderful week.
con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Today is a beautiful day here, the sun is shining and it's the perfect weather. We've been having a lot of days like this and it makes me happy. The rain season is supposed to come soon and so we're cherishing everyday with the sun shining bright. I received the package in the mail! Thank you! :] I am waiting till Friday to open it, I can't wait to see what's inside!
This past week we had the opportunity to meet a seventy, his name is Elder C. Scott Grow. Him and his wife came and we individually got to shake their hand and introduce ourselves. He then spoke to us about missionary work. He served a mission and has been a mission president twice. He knows what he's doing when it comes to missionary work, haha. I really enjoyed everything he said. It was amazing! One thing that particularly stuck out to me was how much he emphasized family. Family is the center of God's plan for us. Satan is doing everything he can to attack families. There is so much going on in the world that can and will break families apart if we aren't careful. He bore testimony of Jesus Christ and that He lives, that our Heavenly Father lives and love us so much. He bore testimony of how real Satan is too. We have got to be careful, we have got to stay strong. I am going to include the link to The Family Proclamation & please read it! http://lds.org/family/proclamation?lang=eng He told us that whenever the First Presidency comes out with something, you know that it's IMPORTANT. That is the reason we should pay very close attention to this and how we can protect our families and have happiness in our homes! I love it. :]
Guess what?! One of our investigators, Saul, came to church yesterday! YAY! It was a perfect day yesterday. It was another beautiful, sunny day and we had an investigator come to church with us. It was the primary program which is probably my favorite program of the year in church, just sayin! It was soooo cute. I love kids. I love the spirit that I felt yesterday watching them sing, bear testimony, and teach of simple, but eternal truths. We hope that Saul enjoyed church, we think he did. We have a lesson with him tonight, so we will see him tonight! Our branch members are so welcoming and I am amazed at their examples & testimonies. They just take them right under their wing as if they've known them forever. It's awesome, I love this branch!
Transfers are next Monday, so we'll find out this Saturday. I think I will be transferring, I'm not positive though! We will see. You will know next Monday! You should probably start sending all mail to the Santa Rosa California Mission address from now on, so that they can forward them to my new area.
If I do transfer, It will be bittersweet for sure. I will be so sad to leave this area. My "birth" place in mission lingo and I will always remember the wonderful branch members, the investigators, my companions that I've grown so close to, the people I've loved and who have loved me back. It will be hard, but I know that I will go to somewhere that I will meet more AMAZING people. I know that everything is in the Lord's hands and that gives me so much comfort. I will get transferred to where I need to be at that time exactly like I got sent here to Novato for this amount of time.
Thank you for EVERYTHING that you do! I love all of you so much!! Have a wonderful week.
con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Sunday, November 13, 2011
11-07-2011
Hello!
It's me again! :] And it's been a crazy week. I am going to try and write about as much of it as I can. I hope everything is going great in St. George & Ferron!
On Wednesday, we had zone conference and those are always amazing. I've only had two now, but they always are exactly what I need and it helps me improve myself and know how to become the best missionary I can be. There are pictures on the mission blog, so if you want to check it out here's the URL: http://santarosacru.blogspot.com/ They are meetings with a few different zones and President Bunker and Sister Bunker are there and they edify us with motivating, spiritual, and powerful goodness. That's the best way to explain it! Haha. President Bunker told us that we are workers in the Lord's vineyard. The Lord is the owner and we are the laborers/workers. He was telling us that we should never think we "deserve" something even though we may think we are doing our best. Things will come about and take place on the Lord's time table. I walked away from that knowing that all I can do is my best and not get discouraged if I am not seeing tons of baptisms. We are workers for the Lord. And I am so blessed to be doing this work. I love this work!
There have been quite a few things that I've done that I would have never thought I would do on a mission before coming here. One of which is attending a baptism in another church. I told you about Pam last week and she has been wanting to be baptized, but she is Presbyterian and so she felt that was what she wanted to do. We asked her to pray about it and we don't know if she did, but it was a big event for her and she invited us, so we went. It was a different experience and one that strengthened my testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hna. Skroski and I both went in with open perspectives. As I looked around, though, I couldn't help but feel emptiness. I looked at Pam, her friends, and even the pastors and I just didn't feel anything. Afterward, we went to our zone meeting (different from zone conference, haha all this talk of meetings!) and I felt the spirit so strong! A few of the missionaries bore their testimony and I just kept getting goose bumps all over, I knew that the spirit was testifying to me of the truth of what they were saying. We sang "Because I Have Been Given Much" as the closing hymn of the meeting and I could barely hold back the tears because I felt the spirit so strongly. I know that this is Christ's Church. I know because I have prayed. In Moroni 10:4-5, it says that if we pray with faith, a sincere heart, and real intent we will receive our answer, we will know the truthfulness. I know that that is true because I've received an answer. I love the Gospel, I love it with all my heart. I love the Book of Mormon. I love our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. The Gospel has changed me. That is one of the best things about being on a mission, you witness the change in people's lives. There has been a scripture that I've been sharing a lot with others and so I want to share it with you it's in Mosiah 4:11-12. It talks about the change that we can feel through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
I want to also share a quote from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland that touched me this week: "When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know. Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown."
I love all of you so much. I am so blessed to have EACH one of you as part of my family. I tell people about you all of the time and I feel so proud each time I do. Thank you for your support, for your love, for your encouragement.
Les amo muchisimo!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
It's me again! :] And it's been a crazy week. I am going to try and write about as much of it as I can. I hope everything is going great in St. George & Ferron!
On Wednesday, we had zone conference and those are always amazing. I've only had two now, but they always are exactly what I need and it helps me improve myself and know how to become the best missionary I can be. There are pictures on the mission blog, so if you want to check it out here's the URL: http://santarosacru.blogspot.com/ They are meetings with a few different zones and President Bunker and Sister Bunker are there and they edify us with motivating, spiritual, and powerful goodness. That's the best way to explain it! Haha. President Bunker told us that we are workers in the Lord's vineyard. The Lord is the owner and we are the laborers/workers. He was telling us that we should never think we "deserve" something even though we may think we are doing our best. Things will come about and take place on the Lord's time table. I walked away from that knowing that all I can do is my best and not get discouraged if I am not seeing tons of baptisms. We are workers for the Lord. And I am so blessed to be doing this work. I love this work!
There have been quite a few things that I've done that I would have never thought I would do on a mission before coming here. One of which is attending a baptism in another church. I told you about Pam last week and she has been wanting to be baptized, but she is Presbyterian and so she felt that was what she wanted to do. We asked her to pray about it and we don't know if she did, but it was a big event for her and she invited us, so we went. It was a different experience and one that strengthened my testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hna. Skroski and I both went in with open perspectives. As I looked around, though, I couldn't help but feel emptiness. I looked at Pam, her friends, and even the pastors and I just didn't feel anything. Afterward, we went to our zone meeting (different from zone conference, haha all this talk of meetings!) and I felt the spirit so strong! A few of the missionaries bore their testimony and I just kept getting goose bumps all over, I knew that the spirit was testifying to me of the truth of what they were saying. We sang "Because I Have Been Given Much" as the closing hymn of the meeting and I could barely hold back the tears because I felt the spirit so strongly. I know that this is Christ's Church. I know because I have prayed. In Moroni 10:4-5, it says that if we pray with faith, a sincere heart, and real intent we will receive our answer, we will know the truthfulness. I know that that is true because I've received an answer. I love the Gospel, I love it with all my heart. I love the Book of Mormon. I love our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. The Gospel has changed me. That is one of the best things about being on a mission, you witness the change in people's lives. There has been a scripture that I've been sharing a lot with others and so I want to share it with you it's in Mosiah 4:11-12. It talks about the change that we can feel through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
I want to also share a quote from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland that touched me this week: "When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know. Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown."
I love all of you so much. I am so blessed to have EACH one of you as part of my family. I tell people about you all of the time and I feel so proud each time I do. Thank you for your support, for your love, for your encouragement.
Les amo muchisimo!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Sunday, November 6, 2011
10-31-2011
My family!
Happy Halloween!! I hope you're all having a great week & a great day. :] Today we worked earlier and then our p-day is going to go for the rest of the day. They don't want us out walking around and stuff when everyone is trick or treating and stuff. I heard that you got our Halloween card, I hope you all enjoyed!
We've been having a good week! Last Monday night we went over to a family's house, they are all members, but his Mom and sister were visiting from Guatemala. We were able to teach them about the church and we also watched "The Restoration" with them. We told them about the Book of Mormon and gave each of them one. Before we left, they asked us if we had any more pamphlets we could give them and we gave them every pamphlet we had, haha. We are going to refer them to missionaries living in Guatemala. I hope that they read the Book of Mormon and pray about it. The Elders from Novato were there with us and they are English speaking. After the movie, we bore our testimonies in spanish and then the Elders bore theirs. We translated for one of them and then the other one can speak a little spanish. He bore his testimony in the little spanish that he knows, but I felt the spirit so strong.
I haven't even told you about Pam yet, I can't believe it! Well I don't think I have..Pam is a lady who lives downstairs from us. One day her friend was walking Pam's dog and were talking to her and she told us that she is having surgery and so she's just been helping her out. We told her that if she needs anything, we'd be willing to help her! Every morning after we wake up, we go down and walk her dog, Phoebe, and make her breakfast, feed the cats, and Phoebe as well. We've became really good friends with Pam. We have watched a lot of different church movies with her like "The Restoration," "The Testaments," "Legacy" and a few more. She loves them! She alwasy tells us how much she loves when we are there and when we watch the movies. I know it's because she feels the spirit. She wants to be baptized, but in the Presbyterian church because that is what religion her family is and that's understandable. We did ask her to pray about it though. Last night we watched "The Testaments" with her and afterward she prayed. It was such a cute prayer. I will always remember her and I want to keep in contact with her forever.
Yesterday we were part of a baptism for Amanda. She was being taught by the Elders and we have grown close to her because we see her at church since she's been coming. She reminds me of Patricia, she is so sweet and cute. She has two little kids who are ADORABLE! I was so happy to see her baptized. After she was baptized, she just looked so bright and happy. I felt the spirit so strong as I watched her get baptized. The church is true!!
It's amazing how close you grow to these people. I really do love them so much! I hope you are all doing good! Dad and Chandler, I hope you had a fun birthday! I got mom's letter and it sounded like you all had fun in Ferron. :]
I love you all so much! Thank you for your love and support. I am so blessed to have a family that is so supportive to me!!
Thank you for everything you do!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Happy Halloween!! I hope you're all having a great week & a great day. :] Today we worked earlier and then our p-day is going to go for the rest of the day. They don't want us out walking around and stuff when everyone is trick or treating and stuff. I heard that you got our Halloween card, I hope you all enjoyed!
We've been having a good week! Last Monday night we went over to a family's house, they are all members, but his Mom and sister were visiting from Guatemala. We were able to teach them about the church and we also watched "The Restoration" with them. We told them about the Book of Mormon and gave each of them one. Before we left, they asked us if we had any more pamphlets we could give them and we gave them every pamphlet we had, haha. We are going to refer them to missionaries living in Guatemala. I hope that they read the Book of Mormon and pray about it. The Elders from Novato were there with us and they are English speaking. After the movie, we bore our testimonies in spanish and then the Elders bore theirs. We translated for one of them and then the other one can speak a little spanish. He bore his testimony in the little spanish that he knows, but I felt the spirit so strong.
I haven't even told you about Pam yet, I can't believe it! Well I don't think I have..Pam is a lady who lives downstairs from us. One day her friend was walking Pam's dog and were talking to her and she told us that she is having surgery and so she's just been helping her out. We told her that if she needs anything, we'd be willing to help her! Every morning after we wake up, we go down and walk her dog, Phoebe, and make her breakfast, feed the cats, and Phoebe as well. We've became really good friends with Pam. We have watched a lot of different church movies with her like "The Restoration," "The Testaments," "Legacy" and a few more. She loves them! She alwasy tells us how much she loves when we are there and when we watch the movies. I know it's because she feels the spirit. She wants to be baptized, but in the Presbyterian church because that is what religion her family is and that's understandable. We did ask her to pray about it though. Last night we watched "The Testaments" with her and afterward she prayed. It was such a cute prayer. I will always remember her and I want to keep in contact with her forever.
Yesterday we were part of a baptism for Amanda. She was being taught by the Elders and we have grown close to her because we see her at church since she's been coming. She reminds me of Patricia, she is so sweet and cute. She has two little kids who are ADORABLE! I was so happy to see her baptized. After she was baptized, she just looked so bright and happy. I felt the spirit so strong as I watched her get baptized. The church is true!!
It's amazing how close you grow to these people. I really do love them so much! I hope you are all doing good! Dad and Chandler, I hope you had a fun birthday! I got mom's letter and it sounded like you all had fun in Ferron. :]
I love you all so much! Thank you for your love and support. I am so blessed to have a family that is so supportive to me!!
Thank you for everything you do!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Sunday, October 30, 2011
10-24-2011
Hola!!
How is my family doing?! I hope Dad and Chandler received my happy birthday cards! I hope you had an AMAZING day. :] You'll have to let me know how it went! Happy birthday again!
Everything is going quite dandy here! :] We have been just staying busy with the work. We are trying to really focus on the people we have been teaching, but it's been hard because a few of them have been out of town so we haven't been able to see them for a while. We continually meet new people, though, and we love it!
The Lord puts people in our paths and it's up to us to recognize that and continually look for people to talk to and opportunities to share the Gospel, share our testimony. The other day we came to the library to use facebook (online missionary work!) and the computers were booked and weren't going to be able to get on for another half hour. We decided to go to a referral we had been given that lived pretty close. As we were walking to the apartment we saw this man sitting in this gazebo and he looked tired and stressed. We started talking to him and he let us know that he had sat down because he thought he was going to faint. He has diabetes (a very severe case) and had just got out of the hospital and already had started feeling so dizzy and couldn't even see straight. We could tell that he just needed someone to talk to and we listened. He felt frustrated and hopeless. We were able to share a scripture, Alma 38: 5 with him and let him know that Jesus Christ is with us through all of our afflictions and trials. We told him that God gives us trials and sometimes we don't know why, but we do know that they are for our good. They help us grow and progress. Looking back on all of the trials in my life, I can find something, or in most cases, numerous things that I learned from them. We gave him a Book of Mormon and got his contact information. He seemed very excited about the Book of Mormon and told us he was going to keep it forever. He told us that he felt better after talking to us and that he could feel our spirit. We walked away from that knowing that the spirit had led us to him that day. It's amazing when you recognize that you are being a tool in the Lord's hands.
We had stake conference this past weekend and two members of the seventy were there, Elder Franco & Elder Golden. I could feel their spirit so strong throughout their talks. Elder Golden talked about how the church is growing so fast. He is from South Africa and was talking about how big the church is becoming in Africa. I felt the spirit so strong because this truly is Christ's Church on the Earth today and it is being spread all over the world and becoming bigger and bigger. I feel so blessed to be a part of it. I know that this truly is Christ's Church! How do I know that? I have prayed about it and I can't deny the feelings that I felt. I wouldn't be here on a mission if I didn't know that it is true.
I love you all so much! Thank you for EVERYTHING you do for me. You are in my prayers always.
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
How is my family doing?! I hope Dad and Chandler received my happy birthday cards! I hope you had an AMAZING day. :] You'll have to let me know how it went! Happy birthday again!
Everything is going quite dandy here! :] We have been just staying busy with the work. We are trying to really focus on the people we have been teaching, but it's been hard because a few of them have been out of town so we haven't been able to see them for a while. We continually meet new people, though, and we love it!
The Lord puts people in our paths and it's up to us to recognize that and continually look for people to talk to and opportunities to share the Gospel, share our testimony. The other day we came to the library to use facebook (online missionary work!) and the computers were booked and weren't going to be able to get on for another half hour. We decided to go to a referral we had been given that lived pretty close. As we were walking to the apartment we saw this man sitting in this gazebo and he looked tired and stressed. We started talking to him and he let us know that he had sat down because he thought he was going to faint. He has diabetes (a very severe case) and had just got out of the hospital and already had started feeling so dizzy and couldn't even see straight. We could tell that he just needed someone to talk to and we listened. He felt frustrated and hopeless. We were able to share a scripture, Alma 38: 5 with him and let him know that Jesus Christ is with us through all of our afflictions and trials. We told him that God gives us trials and sometimes we don't know why, but we do know that they are for our good. They help us grow and progress. Looking back on all of the trials in my life, I can find something, or in most cases, numerous things that I learned from them. We gave him a Book of Mormon and got his contact information. He seemed very excited about the Book of Mormon and told us he was going to keep it forever. He told us that he felt better after talking to us and that he could feel our spirit. We walked away from that knowing that the spirit had led us to him that day. It's amazing when you recognize that you are being a tool in the Lord's hands.
We had stake conference this past weekend and two members of the seventy were there, Elder Franco & Elder Golden. I could feel their spirit so strong throughout their talks. Elder Golden talked about how the church is growing so fast. He is from South Africa and was talking about how big the church is becoming in Africa. I felt the spirit so strong because this truly is Christ's Church on the Earth today and it is being spread all over the world and becoming bigger and bigger. I feel so blessed to be a part of it. I know that this truly is Christ's Church! How do I know that? I have prayed about it and I can't deny the feelings that I felt. I wouldn't be here on a mission if I didn't know that it is true.
I love you all so much! Thank you for EVERYTHING you do for me. You are in my prayers always.
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Sunday, October 23, 2011
10-17-2011
Hola mi familia!
How is everything going in St. George!?! I hope everything is going good! Everything is going good here! :] I want to tell Chandler and Dad happy birthday!! It's coming up soon! What are you all planning on doing?! Well whatever it is, have fun!!!
I want to share with you a few fun moments of this past week! Funny moment of the week: We were talking to one of our neighbors and as we were talking to him a big, huge spider was slowly coming down on a web like right above his head, I was like "uh...a spider!" and he hurriedly moved away. It scared all of us so bad though because it was HUGE! He was sooo thankful to me. He told me later that I saved his life because if that spider would have been poisonous and I hadn't said anything, he could have been bitten and died. He told us that he believed in God because he had led him to us and then we were able to save his from being bit by the spider. I'm glad we were able to increase his faith. :]
Favorite moment of the week: We have an investigator with a baptismal date! She is amazing. Her name is Ana and one day we were walking to go find a referral we had been giving and she shouted out to us before we even said anything to her. She waved us down and gave us her phone number! She then started singing us "La Secreta Oracion" (her favorite song!). Turns out she knows one of the members in our branch and had went to the LDS church in Miami for a long time before she moved here. She even had a calling! Ana has breast and colon cancer, but she is so positive despite her trials. We asked her if she wanted a blessing from a Priesthood holder and she told us she would love one. We asked one of the members in our branch (such a strong member!) if he would be willing to give Ana a blessing and he told us yes. On Friday night, we all were going to meet up before we went up to Ana's apartment to give the blessing. He told us on the phone before he got there that he had a surprise for us and we had no idea what it could be. He pulls up in his van and he has the Relief Society president with him (she's amazing!) and the Elders, haha. He had brought the whole gang! It was soo cute. We all went up and they gave her the blessing and we all felt the spirit really strong! Afterwards, she sang us her favorite song. She is so sweet and we have such amazing branch members. We feel so blessed to be serving in this area!
Miracle moment of the week: Yesterday, we had an investigator and her two daughters show up to church! It was so cool to see them there. She participated a lot in the lessons and everything. While one of the members was in sacrament giving their talk, she turned to Hna. Skroski and asked her if just anyone can go up and give a talk? Hna. Skroski told her that once a month we have fast and testimony meeting where anyone can get up and bear their testimony. She told her that she would like to give a talk! And her daughters enjoyed young womens.
This work is soo rewarding. I love it! We also were able to go to the temple on Saturday! It was wonderful! As I was in the temple, I was thinking about how we are all God's children. We are all one, big family. Heavenly Father wants all of us to get back to Him. I want to do everything I can to help His children get back to Him. He loves all of us so much. He loves each and every one of YOU so much. *John 3:16-17.
I love all of you so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support and love!!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
How is everything going in St. George!?! I hope everything is going good! Everything is going good here! :] I want to tell Chandler and Dad happy birthday!! It's coming up soon! What are you all planning on doing?! Well whatever it is, have fun!!!
I want to share with you a few fun moments of this past week! Funny moment of the week: We were talking to one of our neighbors and as we were talking to him a big, huge spider was slowly coming down on a web like right above his head, I was like "uh...a spider!" and he hurriedly moved away. It scared all of us so bad though because it was HUGE! He was sooo thankful to me. He told me later that I saved his life because if that spider would have been poisonous and I hadn't said anything, he could have been bitten and died. He told us that he believed in God because he had led him to us and then we were able to save his from being bit by the spider. I'm glad we were able to increase his faith. :]
Favorite moment of the week: We have an investigator with a baptismal date! She is amazing. Her name is Ana and one day we were walking to go find a referral we had been giving and she shouted out to us before we even said anything to her. She waved us down and gave us her phone number! She then started singing us "La Secreta Oracion" (her favorite song!). Turns out she knows one of the members in our branch and had went to the LDS church in Miami for a long time before she moved here. She even had a calling! Ana has breast and colon cancer, but she is so positive despite her trials. We asked her if she wanted a blessing from a Priesthood holder and she told us she would love one. We asked one of the members in our branch (such a strong member!) if he would be willing to give Ana a blessing and he told us yes. On Friday night, we all were going to meet up before we went up to Ana's apartment to give the blessing. He told us on the phone before he got there that he had a surprise for us and we had no idea what it could be. He pulls up in his van and he has the Relief Society president with him (she's amazing!) and the Elders, haha. He had brought the whole gang! It was soo cute. We all went up and they gave her the blessing and we all felt the spirit really strong! Afterwards, she sang us her favorite song. She is so sweet and we have such amazing branch members. We feel so blessed to be serving in this area!
Miracle moment of the week: Yesterday, we had an investigator and her two daughters show up to church! It was so cool to see them there. She participated a lot in the lessons and everything. While one of the members was in sacrament giving their talk, she turned to Hna. Skroski and asked her if just anyone can go up and give a talk? Hna. Skroski told her that once a month we have fast and testimony meeting where anyone can get up and bear their testimony. She told her that she would like to give a talk! And her daughters enjoyed young womens.
This work is soo rewarding. I love it! We also were able to go to the temple on Saturday! It was wonderful! As I was in the temple, I was thinking about how we are all God's children. We are all one, big family. Heavenly Father wants all of us to get back to Him. I want to do everything I can to help His children get back to Him. He loves all of us so much. He loves each and every one of YOU so much. *John 3:16-17.
I love all of you so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support and love!!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robinson
Monday, October 17, 2011
10-10-2011
Buenos Dias!
This week is the beginning of the third transfer. Did you read that?! Third transfer! Time flies when you're having fun...or when you're really really busy being a missionary & having fun too! I'm still here in good ol' Novato with Hermana Skroski. We are happy! We feel like it took us all of last transfer to really figure things out and get things started here with finding solid investigators and stuff. We are ready to find those that are ready!
On Saturday, Julie B. Beck (General Relief Society President) came and spoke to women from areas all around here. It was in Vacaville, so not too far away from here and we were able to go. It was soo good! I even shook her hand & felt all starstruck. She is an amazing woman. I felt the spirit so strong sitting in that room full of women. She uplifted, strengthened, and edified us. Every one of us in that room were different. We were raised in different parts of the world, have had different experiences, but we all were unified in that we are sisters & daughters of our Heavenly Father. Relief Society is the biggest organization for women in the world and we are a part of that. How amazing! It made me think of the women in my life and how blessed I am to have such great examples of strength, determination, charity, motherhood, and love. There is a new book out that I'm sure you may have "Daughters of my Kingdom" I can't wait to read the whole thing through. I've read quotes and pages here and there, but I'm excited to read it all the way through.
Yesterday in church, I gave my first talk on the mission. And I found out about an hour before I was to give it. Haha. It wasn't too bad though, it was on missionary work. I was pretty nervous though because of course, it was in spanish. The spanish is coming slowly, but surely. Sometimes it feels like it's not progressing, but then when I think back to a few months ago, I realize how far it's come. And it's all with the help of the Lord!
One of our investigators has cancer and so he has been in the hospital in San Francisco for a few weeks now. He is going to be in the hospital for a while. We have been calling him to see how he is doing and everything. When we first taught him, he was so eager to learn. He had read the pamphlets we had given him and had things to share with us from what he read. We talked to him on Saturday on the phone and he told us that he didn't have his Book of Mormon with him in the hospital, but that he had asked his sister to bring it to him. Hermana Skroski and I were so happy. We were so happy because the Book of Mormon is going to provide him so much peace and comfort through this hard time in his life.
We teach and talk to people everyday and we hear all of the different difficulties and trials that are taking place in their lives. There are so many troubles and problems people have, but every single one can be made better. It can be made lighter. And we have the answer- The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some people don't want to hear it, though. It makes me sad because I know how their life could benefit. I know the comfort, love, and peace I have felt in my life from the Atonement, from knowing why I'm here. I love the Gospel.
Love,
Hermana Robinson
This week is the beginning of the third transfer. Did you read that?! Third transfer! Time flies when you're having fun...or when you're really really busy being a missionary & having fun too! I'm still here in good ol' Novato with Hermana Skroski. We are happy! We feel like it took us all of last transfer to really figure things out and get things started here with finding solid investigators and stuff. We are ready to find those that are ready!
On Saturday, Julie B. Beck (General Relief Society President) came and spoke to women from areas all around here. It was in Vacaville, so not too far away from here and we were able to go. It was soo good! I even shook her hand & felt all starstruck. She is an amazing woman. I felt the spirit so strong sitting in that room full of women. She uplifted, strengthened, and edified us. Every one of us in that room were different. We were raised in different parts of the world, have had different experiences, but we all were unified in that we are sisters & daughters of our Heavenly Father. Relief Society is the biggest organization for women in the world and we are a part of that. How amazing! It made me think of the women in my life and how blessed I am to have such great examples of strength, determination, charity, motherhood, and love. There is a new book out that I'm sure you may have "Daughters of my Kingdom" I can't wait to read the whole thing through. I've read quotes and pages here and there, but I'm excited to read it all the way through.
Yesterday in church, I gave my first talk on the mission. And I found out about an hour before I was to give it. Haha. It wasn't too bad though, it was on missionary work. I was pretty nervous though because of course, it was in spanish. The spanish is coming slowly, but surely. Sometimes it feels like it's not progressing, but then when I think back to a few months ago, I realize how far it's come. And it's all with the help of the Lord!
One of our investigators has cancer and so he has been in the hospital in San Francisco for a few weeks now. He is going to be in the hospital for a while. We have been calling him to see how he is doing and everything. When we first taught him, he was so eager to learn. He had read the pamphlets we had given him and had things to share with us from what he read. We talked to him on Saturday on the phone and he told us that he didn't have his Book of Mormon with him in the hospital, but that he had asked his sister to bring it to him. Hermana Skroski and I were so happy. We were so happy because the Book of Mormon is going to provide him so much peace and comfort through this hard time in his life.
We teach and talk to people everyday and we hear all of the different difficulties and trials that are taking place in their lives. There are so many troubles and problems people have, but every single one can be made better. It can be made lighter. And we have the answer- The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some people don't want to hear it, though. It makes me sad because I know how their life could benefit. I know the comfort, love, and peace I have felt in my life from the Atonement, from knowing why I'm here. I love the Gospel.
Love,
Hermana Robinson
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