In Modesto, I am
in a car area but I have my bike too. Our area is just so huge that we
would get no where on bikes. There are Elders though that cover all
the ward areas here and we just get those in their areas that are Spanish. The members here are great. We get dinners every night at 5
with them. It's all yummy food. Mostly beans, rice, and meat. Ohh and
of coarse tortillas. :) So far I haven't eaten anything I haven't
liked. ((knock on wood)).
Pues... This week went by pretty fast! Tuesday I spent the day in
Riverbank with Sister Gage doing exchanges. It was very interesting
seeing how they did things there in that area. I learned a lot from
what Hna Crandall and I do good and what we need improving on. I'm so
glad to be in Modesto though. Everyone I talk to (Elders, Sisters) and
ask where they have served so far, all of them if they have served in
Modesto say they loved it so much! I agree! Thursday we had Zone
Conference in Turlock. It was really good! We talked a lot about using
our time effectively and finding. Our mission has succeeding
in finding that we have to stop finding/knocking in that we have too
many names and no time to teach. So our new focus now is to make return
appointments and start finding through that. In our Zone here in
Modesto, we are working on ATM's (Awaken the Members). We are visiting
more and trying to get their trust and help to find friends and family
to teach and how they can be missionaries themselves. Our Branch is
great, but it can be better. This Sunday we met with Brother Bertinetti
(1st counselor in the Branch Presidency). He is SO amazing. He just
has a great understanding and love for missionary work. He is very
connected with the spirit. But he told us how much he appreciates
our example and efforts. He wants us to be more bold and blunt with the
members. We are to push them and make them work. When talking with
them, don't hang up the phone or leave them until they give a date/time
they can help or name of someone who can. It's hard to get the ball
rolling, but I am so excited to see the effect of this push in ATM's and
getting there help to help us in inviting others to come unto
Christ. I never knew the heart and soul of missionaries, but man I have
such a respect for them. Please help those missionaries in your
area! If they need rides, please offer. If they need dinner, please
provide. If they need names, please start thinking. And if they need
support, please be their shoulder. We are nothing with out the
ward/branch members.
Well we really have no progress this week, but Leo's baptismal date
was bumped back to the 30th due to WOW issues. But we are praying hard
that she can keep it and continue to come to church, pray, and do those
things in order to be baptized. We also met a girl this past week
named Candy. She is 12 years old and wants to be baptized. Her 15 year
old sister was baptized in November, so Candy wants that change
herself. They came to church with us yesterday, but they don't like
speaking Spanish, so we might have to hand her over to the English
Elders in the other ward. So we won't get to take on her baptism. But
we'll see. She might even get baptized in Hughson where her sister is
living/attending church. With our focus being on the investigators we
have, we are trying to narrow down which ones to keep or which ones to
drop. It's hard and sad to say we need to drop them, but I know there
are people ready and needing our full attention now. This week is our
"Do or Die" week. We're praying hard to know what we need to do.
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| Hermana Sorensen with Pres. and Sister Gelwix |
At Zone Conference, President Gelwix assigned us a new project that
I would like you guys to do as well. :) It runs to August and requires
reading everyday. In the Topical Guide under Jesus Christ, start
looking up those scriptures and
start reading. I'm excited to hear what you learn from it! By the
end of this week be finished with the first section about Jesus Christ
(I believe it's like Advocate or something like that). I'm excited to
start this as well and I know it will draw us closer to Jesus Christ. I
love him and am so grateful for his sacrifice. You don't appreciate it
until you are put in an area where people argue your beliefs or don't
know who Jesus Christ is. I'm so blessed to know the truth and have
this knowledge. This Gospel is true. It just makes sense and lines up
perfectly. I love it! Thank you for
all your prayers in my behave. I feel them everyday. Take care!
xoxoxoxo
- hermana Sorensen
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