When will Matt be there?! That will be nice for him to
stay with us to save money and just have fun hanging out. Laura, make
up your mind on which room you want. ;) Ha ha jk. You still liking your
yellow room? I'm sure Matt will like that more than a pink room.
Kimberly still living at home? Awesome eggs by the way Kimberly!!!
Hard boiled?! How much did you sell them for? I'm sad I didn't get to
decorate any this year. Can't wait to play with all of you though.
Hopefully you're feeling better mom too so you can be ready to help the
Nairs.
This week was good. We had a Zone Conference here
in Hanford. We talked a lot about how to be a successful missionary.
The whole time I just kept thinking about how I can be a successful
missionary when I get home. How I can keep sharing the gospel with
others. I know it's going to be hard to keep up with stuff when life
comes in the way, but hopefully I'll make time. I think that's the
dumbest excuse I've heard on my mission: "I just don't have time." I
keep my mouth closed most of the time especially when I feel like being
sarcastic and rude to them by saying something like "It's a good thing
God doesn't have time for you either then or else you'd be wasting his
time." Again, very harsh and I'd never say that, but I sure feel it and
wish they'd realize what they are saying. They won't or can't make any
time for Heavenly Father or Jesus? And when they can't make the time,
they still expect Heavenly Father and Jesus to make time for them.
That's sad.
Okay so quick updates this week:
- might
be in the Los Angeles newspaper. Was teaching a family and the press
came to interview and shadow this family. So they snapped a bunch of
pictures of all of us.
- met a black gentleman that told us Jesus is black and that we all
evolved from black people because black is dominant where as white is
recessive. He asked for a BOM and had us autograph it. I'm a
superstar!
- met Elder Auna (Quorum of the Seventy) from Hawaii at our Stake Conference Saturday and Sunday.
- found a bunch of Easter Eggs!!! (he he he.. I'll send the picture next week.)
Yesterday was the outgoing missionary farewell. Sister Crandall and Sister Odor are headed home tomorrow.
:( So sad they are leaving. It was an awesome farewell. I saw LOTS
of familiar faces from Los Banos there: Horan's, Hixson's, Forman's,
Hernandez's, Branvold's, etc. The Hixson's asked how you were doing. :)
We went with the Sheltons (Scott, Ivy, and Brian). We talked Ivy into
getting baptized sooner. We set a date for May 31st.
Still hesitant for some reason, but I know she can do it! So the
farewell was good for her I think. We went to the temple afterwards so
they could get pictures of it. They've never seen it, so that was
exciting for them. On the way home Ivy opened up a lot and so again I
hope she's more receptive then previously to baptism and being a member.
I can't think of anything else big that happened
this week. Easter was good. We had Stake Conference. The temple
president and his wife was there, Pres and Sis Gelwix were there, and
then Elder Auna. He was really cool. Very laid back personality but
good speaker. After Conference, we went to our Ward Mission Leaders
house (Bro Brasil) for Lunch. Then went and said goodbye to a couple
families Sister Allred wanted to. Had dinner with the Kerr family. It
was a nice meal and they sure spoiled us with a yummy filled Easter
basket, but the whole time it was sort of awkward. The boys were not
very respectful. The parents were trying to have a nice fancy meal, but
the kids were not picking up on the hints of using their silverware
rather than hands, table manners, and social manners, etc. (the kids are
from 8, 12, 15, 17). I felt bad, but again it was very nice of them to
have us over. It was fun. Then we broke into one of the Elders
apartment and hid Easter Eggs and candy everywhere. Couldn't break into
the other Elders apartment, so we decorated their door. Hopefully they
liked that. :) Ha ha.. The rest of the night we spent in Fresno at the
fireside. Next farewell fireside is mine! So weird. Last transfer of
my mission begins tomorrow. 44 more days.
I love you all so much. Thank you for all you do
and for the courage and strength you've given me while I've been here.
Good luck this week. Can't wait to hear from all of you and especially
hear from all of you in a few weeks when I call home. My church is
from 11:30-2:30. But we will figure a time out when it gets closer. Take care!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
- Hermana Sorensen
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