Mom, Dad, Mel, Jess, Andra, and Teeters Family,
Well, my Hna. Jensen is gone. She left today around 1:30 and it was sad. Now Hna. Ayala is here with me today and tomorrow until we go to the transfer meeting and then I'll get a new companion. Rumor has it it might be Hna. Urias (i went on exchanges with her) Hna. Ayala is super cool. She was Hna. Jensen's companion before me and she's pretty much one of the coolest sisters here. This Week it was kinda cold in the middle of the week but it’s been warming up. OH. I was going to tell you that last week while i was on exchanges we were at a lesson with a member and it was bad. The member wasn't that great to work with and she just wasn’t' that nice to the investigator in that she didn't respect her beliefs. Most Catholics have a strong belief in the Virgin Mary, as this investigator did and the member told the investigator that her belief in the Virgin Mary was like her believing in a glass cup that was on the table. After the lesson we went outside and when we were in the car we called the investigator and apologized to her and we talked for a while and we got out of the car and she came out of the house and she was alright and still wanted to visit with the sisters.
This week we made Mexican hot dogs and they were so good. It’s a hot dog that has bacon wrapped around it and has been fried up and then you put frijoles, avocado, salsa and all sorts of classic Mexican goodness on it. You all should try it! Mostly though this week has been really crazy and busy with appointment and people cancelling last minute and Hna. Jensen getting ready to go home. We had a few dinner appointments this week from people who wanted to say good bye to Jensen. They were really fun and had some really good food (tinga, and carniasada) Mexicans know how to cook. We also saw a dog fight this week. We were visiting a member’s home and a dog was chillin outside and the moment the sister opened the door her dog ran out and a dog fight started and it took a while to be able to get the dogs apart. Don't worry though, no one was hurt and I think both of the dogs are fine. On Friday we were knocking doors and we started talking to this guy who had some strange views on religion. Here's the quote from that day and it’s from that guy. You’ll see just how odd he is. "To me there’s no difference between the bible and playboy" I do believe that that’s all I have for this week. I'm having fun, and I’ll let you know for sure who my companion is next week (I'm still here in Encanto! That’s a first) I love you all a lot!
Love,
Brea
Monday, March 28, 2011
Exchanges- January 31, 2011
Darling Family and Friends,
As I was saying in my last email, we had exchanges on Tuesday so on Monday night I packed some things up and Hna. Kunz and Hna. Urias came down to do the switch. Hna. Kunz stayed in Encanto and I went up to Salano with Hna. Urias. It was a lot of fun. We didn't leave Encanto until kinda late, and the AP's called to see why we weren’t' in the apartment yet. Then, I had to drive since Hna. Urias doesn't have a license and I was stopped at a train crossing when her zone leaders call. She immediately told them, "We’re on our way. But there’s a train" They were so confused because they didn't even know that we were on exchanges. It was a good exchange day. We rode around to some appointments that they had and we met some interesting people. There was one guy who asked me where the gold "tablets" are now, talking about the gold plates. That night I drove the car around and then when we came back Hna. Jensen was there. She had gotten a ride from a member (because we don't have that many miles on our car) We rode home and then the member bought us each a doughnut and it was really scrumptious. On Friday night Yadira, a member, came with us to some lessons (we had some really good ones) and afterward she gave both of us a valentine little box of chocolates. It was so cute and nice, and we both just thought, oh this is the only valentine I'm going to get this year. I keep telling Hna. Jensen, though, that I'm going to mail her a package for Valentine’s Day and I keep telling her things I'm going to put in it. If she sees something that she likes I tell her that I'm going to get it for her for Valentine’s Day. Only two problems with that though, I have no money and I have no clue where the post office is in our area. On Saturday we were riding around trying to teach some lessons and we had leaned our bikes up against a house and weren't even on them when all of a sudden Hna. Jensen's bike tire just deflates superfast. Apparently the tire had a hole. At least we were close to the church building and had a key so we put our bikes in there and had the elders who have a truck come pick them up while we ate dinner with a member. Luckily we had scheduled a member to come with us that night so we were good without our bikes. The problem came when we had to go to leave our appointment because the member's car broke down, so he was hammering away for about 30 minutes, but he was able to fix it. We had trouble going to church the next day seeing as we only had 10 miles left for the month. We drove to PEC but then we had a member pick us up for church and they picked up one of our investigators. It was fantastic to see our investigator at church. Hna. Jensen had to give a 20 min talk in sacrament meeting on goals and it was really good. Sunday evening we went to the Mesa Temple Visitor's Center with two of our investigators and watched Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration. It was great, and i loved walking around the temple and seeing where mom and dad got married! I took a picture of the front doors because that's the picture that I've seen of mom and dad coming out of the temple at those doors (does that sentence even make sense?) And then today we had a zone activity were we played Death Ball! It’s like dodge ball, but you only have one ball and its every one for themselves. If you get people out and then you get out, all of the people that you've gotten out get to go back in. It was a long game but lots of fun. Afterward we went outside and played soccer, which was also very nice. Everybody won! Other than all of that, it’s just been a chill week. Lots of contacting, lessons and missionary stuff. We've had a few really good lessons this week and I love it when we do. This week is Hna. Jensen's last week in the mission, and that means that next Tuesday (because we have our transfer meeting on Tuesdays) I'll have a new companion! So, in two weeks I'll let you know who that is, and if I'm still in Encanto. Alright, I love you all and will talk to you next week!
Love,
Brea
As I was saying in my last email, we had exchanges on Tuesday so on Monday night I packed some things up and Hna. Kunz and Hna. Urias came down to do the switch. Hna. Kunz stayed in Encanto and I went up to Salano with Hna. Urias. It was a lot of fun. We didn't leave Encanto until kinda late, and the AP's called to see why we weren’t' in the apartment yet. Then, I had to drive since Hna. Urias doesn't have a license and I was stopped at a train crossing when her zone leaders call. She immediately told them, "We’re on our way. But there’s a train" They were so confused because they didn't even know that we were on exchanges. It was a good exchange day. We rode around to some appointments that they had and we met some interesting people. There was one guy who asked me where the gold "tablets" are now, talking about the gold plates. That night I drove the car around and then when we came back Hna. Jensen was there. She had gotten a ride from a member (because we don't have that many miles on our car) We rode home and then the member bought us each a doughnut and it was really scrumptious. On Friday night Yadira, a member, came with us to some lessons (we had some really good ones) and afterward she gave both of us a valentine little box of chocolates. It was so cute and nice, and we both just thought, oh this is the only valentine I'm going to get this year. I keep telling Hna. Jensen, though, that I'm going to mail her a package for Valentine’s Day and I keep telling her things I'm going to put in it. If she sees something that she likes I tell her that I'm going to get it for her for Valentine’s Day. Only two problems with that though, I have no money and I have no clue where the post office is in our area. On Saturday we were riding around trying to teach some lessons and we had leaned our bikes up against a house and weren't even on them when all of a sudden Hna. Jensen's bike tire just deflates superfast. Apparently the tire had a hole. At least we were close to the church building and had a key so we put our bikes in there and had the elders who have a truck come pick them up while we ate dinner with a member. Luckily we had scheduled a member to come with us that night so we were good without our bikes. The problem came when we had to go to leave our appointment because the member's car broke down, so he was hammering away for about 30 minutes, but he was able to fix it. We had trouble going to church the next day seeing as we only had 10 miles left for the month. We drove to PEC but then we had a member pick us up for church and they picked up one of our investigators. It was fantastic to see our investigator at church. Hna. Jensen had to give a 20 min talk in sacrament meeting on goals and it was really good. Sunday evening we went to the Mesa Temple Visitor's Center with two of our investigators and watched Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration. It was great, and i loved walking around the temple and seeing where mom and dad got married! I took a picture of the front doors because that's the picture that I've seen of mom and dad coming out of the temple at those doors (does that sentence even make sense?) And then today we had a zone activity were we played Death Ball! It’s like dodge ball, but you only have one ball and its every one for themselves. If you get people out and then you get out, all of the people that you've gotten out get to go back in. It was a long game but lots of fun. Afterward we went outside and played soccer, which was also very nice. Everybody won! Other than all of that, it’s just been a chill week. Lots of contacting, lessons and missionary stuff. We've had a few really good lessons this week and I love it when we do. This week is Hna. Jensen's last week in the mission, and that means that next Tuesday (because we have our transfer meeting on Tuesdays) I'll have a new companion! So, in two weeks I'll let you know who that is, and if I'm still in Encanto. Alright, I love you all and will talk to you next week!
Love,
Brea
Enchilada Monday- January 24, 2011
So I'm writing a bit late today because Hna. Jensen and I went over to a member's house and were learning how to make enchiladas, but we're going to eat them after we email because it’s getting late! It doesn't help that I left my planner in the apartment and that’s where I write reminders of what to tell you all. I'll try to remember. We had zone conference (which I told you a bit about) on Tuesday and I saw E' Waynick. We also got new music rules. We're only allowed to listen to MoTab, hymns, and songs from the children's handbook. No longer allowed to listen to EFY CD's. It doesn’t matter though; we listen to the Mission Pres. and get blessings. On Thursday I took a defensive driver test at the mission office to make sure I’d be able to drive this Tuesday (we're having exchanges, so I’m getting switched to a new area for tomorrow and then switched back and the other Hna. can't drive because she's from a different country and doesn't have a license) Since I had some tickets I had to take the test and I got 100%! I was the first person ever to get 100% on the test before, so I’m going to be a fantastic driver now. On Friday night we were dropped off at the church after a lesson with a member since our bikes were at the church building and we ran inside to use the bathroom before we biked home. Well, there was a scorpion in the bathroom which kinda freaked us out, but the stake president was there and we told him and he came in and killed it. On Saturday some of the elders in our ward (there’s 7 of us total, and we're one district in our zone) had a baptism so we went to that and helped out. One of the sisters had to be baptized 4 times because her arm kept sticking up out of the water. haha. On Sunday it was really windy but we rode our bikes to church anyway since we try not to use very many miles and it was super difficult! The wind was blowing really hard and I was just glad that I was wearing some shorts under my skirt. Today we were running around getting everything done, but that’s what happens on P-day. It’s not a day of rest, but a day to prepare, so that means is just about as busy as every other day, if not more so! We've been teaching a lot of lessons and doing a lot of contacting and it’s going really well. Hna. Jensen goes home at the end of this transfer (Feb. 8) and normally I don't like the "greeny" "trunky" combo but she's not trunky at all. She just likes to work and I love it! Ok, I’ve got to go because we've got a busy night planned, eating enchiladas, a giant FHE (again) and a lesson. I love you all so much.
Love,
Brea
Love,
Brea
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