Hello,
This was incredible! We had Zone Conference on Tuesday and we were able to be trained by President and Sister Cutler as well as other leaders and missionaries from our mission. We learned a lot and it got us really pumped to go out and work again. President Cutler also told us that an apostle (he didn't say which one) is coming here to San Antonio and he wanted to speak to the missionaries here.
It's too much money to transport the entire mission so he made it clear that it was only for the San Antonio area. It's a good thing but it's also two days after the transfer so some of us who are here now might not be after transfers. President told us in advance so that we could start now to prepare ourselves. We'll be given time at the end to ask questions and receive advice and he wants us to be thinking about what we want to ask now.
He also adviced us to not ask and apostle questions about the Second Coming or about questions that can be found in Preach My Gospel:)I feel that I have a pretty good chance to stay here but we never really know until it happens.
The rest of the week went well also. Another Elder and I gave our talks yesterday and I was able to make it through without crying the whole time so that was nice. We talked on how to strengthen our testimonies and I focused on the Moroni chapter 10: 4-5 where we're promised that if we have a sincere desire to know if the BofM/gospel is true that we can truly "know" for ourselves by the power of the Holy Ghost. It's one of my favorite scriptures because of the promise that's given.
My time on the computer is running out and the alert keeps flashing..10 minutes..5 minutes.... and it's very intimidating so I'm going to end my session now. Highlights for this next week are President interviews which are also my favorite:) I love you all.
Until next week,
Sister Green
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
01/18/10
Good Morning,
Another wonderful week here in Windcrest. A lot of rain the past couple of days but Sunday was a bright beautiful day.
My new companion Sister Boyd is great and we get along well. It's just the two of us in our little apartment so we've really gotten to know each other. She was a nanny too back east and we've been able to exchange a lot of fun stories from that. She's also a really good missionary and her testimony of the gospel is a real strength to me.
The ward here is very friendly and the members feed us well. Next Sunday an Elder and I are going to give talks on how to strengthen testimonies. Sister Boyd mentioned it to me a couple of weeks ago and we decided that it would be good for me to say it so the ward can get to know me a little better. I'm one transfer ahead of Sister Boyd (6 weeks) but this is her first area so she knows a lot of people here.
There's a really sweet 19 year old girl Taylor, and she's been blind since the age of 4. Sister Boyd and her trainer taught and baptized her. She lives on her own and doesn't receive a lot of support from her family. Her testimony of the gospel is also strong and she's really smart. During our visits with her we read from the Book of Mormon or General Conference talks and she likes to knit. The first time I met her and even now I was amazed at her abilities and of how self-reliant she is.
We continue to be blessed with people who are interested in the gospel and we've been working hard to improve our boldness so people understand our purpose and recognize us as servants of God.
Yesterday while we were knocking an apartment complex, at the last door we knocked (this always happens) we met a young mother named Ladonna. She was the only person in the entire complex that was interested but we were able to share the restoration with her and her two year old son Jamal. She has a belief in God but she's been out of church for a long time and she's willing and has a desire to learn more.
Also yesterday two of the Elders in our District had a baptism. We invited a couple of our investigators but none of them showed up. The baptism was for a young girl who was on the army post. Her friend/roommate shared the gospel with her and she had a desire to be baptized. She'd been going to church on post for awhile and the two Elders were contacted last week. They met with her and set up a date for yesterday.
The Spirit during the service was really strong and powerful testimonies were shared. One of which was from a High Councilman who was introduced to the gospel when he was living with his wife and two little girls in Germany. Two sister missionaries knocked on their door and they began the lessons. He bore a strong testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel and of this the Lords' work, of the Book of Mormon and of us Gods' children.
There were several nonmembers there who came to support this girl as she entered into the waters of baptism and the spirit that was there was hard to miss.
It was a good week and we're looking forward to many more just like it. Thank you all again for everything you do. It's nice to hear from and about you. Hope you all enjoy your busy week.
Love you guys,
Sister Green
Another wonderful week here in Windcrest. A lot of rain the past couple of days but Sunday was a bright beautiful day.
My new companion Sister Boyd is great and we get along well. It's just the two of us in our little apartment so we've really gotten to know each other. She was a nanny too back east and we've been able to exchange a lot of fun stories from that. She's also a really good missionary and her testimony of the gospel is a real strength to me.
The ward here is very friendly and the members feed us well. Next Sunday an Elder and I are going to give talks on how to strengthen testimonies. Sister Boyd mentioned it to me a couple of weeks ago and we decided that it would be good for me to say it so the ward can get to know me a little better. I'm one transfer ahead of Sister Boyd (6 weeks) but this is her first area so she knows a lot of people here.
There's a really sweet 19 year old girl Taylor, and she's been blind since the age of 4. Sister Boyd and her trainer taught and baptized her. She lives on her own and doesn't receive a lot of support from her family. Her testimony of the gospel is also strong and she's really smart. During our visits with her we read from the Book of Mormon or General Conference talks and she likes to knit. The first time I met her and even now I was amazed at her abilities and of how self-reliant she is.
We continue to be blessed with people who are interested in the gospel and we've been working hard to improve our boldness so people understand our purpose and recognize us as servants of God.
Yesterday while we were knocking an apartment complex, at the last door we knocked (this always happens) we met a young mother named Ladonna. She was the only person in the entire complex that was interested but we were able to share the restoration with her and her two year old son Jamal. She has a belief in God but she's been out of church for a long time and she's willing and has a desire to learn more.
Also yesterday two of the Elders in our District had a baptism. We invited a couple of our investigators but none of them showed up. The baptism was for a young girl who was on the army post. Her friend/roommate shared the gospel with her and she had a desire to be baptized. She'd been going to church on post for awhile and the two Elders were contacted last week. They met with her and set up a date for yesterday.
The Spirit during the service was really strong and powerful testimonies were shared. One of which was from a High Councilman who was introduced to the gospel when he was living with his wife and two little girls in Germany. Two sister missionaries knocked on their door and they began the lessons. He bore a strong testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel and of this the Lords' work, of the Book of Mormon and of us Gods' children.
There were several nonmembers there who came to support this girl as she entered into the waters of baptism and the spirit that was there was hard to miss.
It was a good week and we're looking forward to many more just like it. Thank you all again for everything you do. It's nice to hear from and about you. Hope you all enjoy your busy week.
Love you guys,
Sister Green
01/11/10
Hello,
this past transfer week has gone by fast. Sister John and I have been seperated and we're no longer serving in the Austin area. We are both serving in San Antonio. I'm in a place called Windcrest. There's a big map of San Antonio in our apartment and we only live few miles aways from where I went to school and where I used to live when I was here. even though were really close it's just outside of our area which is sad but I'm still happy to be here.
My new companions name is Sister Boyd. She's from Highland, UT and Nana is friends with her mother so I knew about her before we met.She also went to school with Uncle Matt and they were friends in Junior High...small world. She's really sweet and she's been in this her first area, for three transfers so i'm learning a lot from her.
Our area is shared with Elders so we have a car share with them as well. This means that we're on bikes for half of the week when we don't have the car. i was actually excited when i learned we were going to be on the bikes because it is really good excercise. My first night here we used the bikes for like twenty minutes before we went in ans I kept laughing at myself because I could not believe that I was here, on a bike, in a skirt, with a helmet on. If there was any pride left in me it is definitely gone now.
Windcrest is a fairly big area. A lot of nice houses ( that remind me of being back east) and there are a lot of really poor areas too. The weather here is just as cold as i was in Austin so no change there. I'm looking forward to being here and I finally get to go to the temple once a transfer!
I'll try to write more next week but before I forget my new address is 6700 N Vandiver #905 san Antonio, Tx 78029
Love you,
Sister Green
this past transfer week has gone by fast. Sister John and I have been seperated and we're no longer serving in the Austin area. We are both serving in San Antonio. I'm in a place called Windcrest. There's a big map of San Antonio in our apartment and we only live few miles aways from where I went to school and where I used to live when I was here. even though were really close it's just outside of our area which is sad but I'm still happy to be here.
My new companions name is Sister Boyd. She's from Highland, UT and Nana is friends with her mother so I knew about her before we met.She also went to school with Uncle Matt and they were friends in Junior High...small world. She's really sweet and she's been in this her first area, for three transfers so i'm learning a lot from her.
Our area is shared with Elders so we have a car share with them as well. This means that we're on bikes for half of the week when we don't have the car. i was actually excited when i learned we were going to be on the bikes because it is really good excercise. My first night here we used the bikes for like twenty minutes before we went in ans I kept laughing at myself because I could not believe that I was here, on a bike, in a skirt, with a helmet on. If there was any pride left in me it is definitely gone now.
Windcrest is a fairly big area. A lot of nice houses ( that remind me of being back east) and there are a lot of really poor areas too. The weather here is just as cold as i was in Austin so no change there. I'm looking forward to being here and I finally get to go to the temple once a transfer!
I'll try to write more next week but before I forget my new address is 6700 N Vandiver #905 san Antonio, Tx 78029
Love you,
Sister Green
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy Transfers Indeed!
Hello,
New Years was fun and can you believe that it SNOWED here? It actually snowed Christmas Eve but I forgot to tell you guys about it.
The past week has gone well, like most weeks. For New Years we worked until about 7 and we went to a members house with a few other companionships of missionaries and played games for a little bit. Good times:)
Sister John and I got a "special" call from our Mission President yesterday morning telling us that we would be "doubled-out" and Elders will be taking our place in Leander. I don't know where I'm going yet or who my new companion will be and I won't find out until Thursday and neither does Sister John but our President told her that there is a new area that'll be opened up for Sisters and Sister John is going to be doubled-in....very fascinating! I'm really excited to see where I end up and who I end up with.
Packing is no bueno because I don't like packing but everything else is really good... Because we have two new missionaries coming in at the same time we have a lot to do and a lot of information we need to leave them about the area. I'm kind of glad we only have a little room and a bathroom instead of an entire apartment for transfers like this because there's a lot of cleaning involved too!
Sister John is really sad to leave. I'm going to miss Leander too and we've been blessed with a lot of wonderful people who are interested in learning more about the gospel and it's difficult to leave them but the Elders that come here will be great.
Sorry for this length again. Hopefully by next week things will be a little more settled and I'll have more to say!
Love you all,
Sister Green
New Years was fun and can you believe that it SNOWED here? It actually snowed Christmas Eve but I forgot to tell you guys about it.
The past week has gone well, like most weeks. For New Years we worked until about 7 and we went to a members house with a few other companionships of missionaries and played games for a little bit. Good times:)
Sister John and I got a "special" call from our Mission President yesterday morning telling us that we would be "doubled-out" and Elders will be taking our place in Leander. I don't know where I'm going yet or who my new companion will be and I won't find out until Thursday and neither does Sister John but our President told her that there is a new area that'll be opened up for Sisters and Sister John is going to be doubled-in....very fascinating! I'm really excited to see where I end up and who I end up with.
Packing is no bueno because I don't like packing but everything else is really good... Because we have two new missionaries coming in at the same time we have a lot to do and a lot of information we need to leave them about the area. I'm kind of glad we only have a little room and a bathroom instead of an entire apartment for transfers like this because there's a lot of cleaning involved too!
Sister John is really sad to leave. I'm going to miss Leander too and we've been blessed with a lot of wonderful people who are interested in learning more about the gospel and it's difficult to leave them but the Elders that come here will be great.
Sorry for this length again. Hopefully by next week things will be a little more settled and I'll have more to say!
Love you all,
Sister Green
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