Hola Mamita y
familia! Happy Late Easter!
Yes, I loved the
pictures J my family is just so beautiful, it's hard to
fathom. I did get the package (yesterday), thank you!! Although to be honest,
I'm not going to be able to eat it all before I go home, so I'll probably just
leave it for Hermana Williams and her next companion. Thank you though! And I
loved the card J it was very fitting because we see
rabbits on a daily basis here in Murrieta. I also got a letter from Aunt Noel,
which was very sweet! My family is just so wonderful.
Yes, the
conferences were wonderful as well. Elder Ballard and Elder Maynes were
coming down for some sort of combined Priesthood training with the leaders in
the six stakes of the mission. While they were down here, they so lovingly met
with us as missionaries altogether in Escondido. Elder Ballard also went
to Temecula to speak on Sunday morning, while Elder Maynes came to
Murrieta. I guess the other stakes got gipped ;) That's why we had another
stake conference so soon, by the way. It wasn't really a "stake conference",
but I guess more of an after-Priesthood Leadership conference sort of
thing...I'm not really sure. Pres. Kendrick and Sister Kendrick also came to
speak at our stake conference as well as the Temple Pres. and Matron of the San
Diego temple, so along with our Stake Pres. speaking, it was a pretty wonderful
conference.
Of course Saturday was
wonderful too. Elder Ballard was gracious enough to shake all of our hands and
then enlightened us on how to continue forward in the work. He was impressed by
our mission and the goals we have been achieving, so he mostly just
focused on how we can keep it up and keep pressing forward and how if we want
to help more people be baptized, we need to talk to more people. Everything was
really wonderful. Due to time, I can just tell you more when I see you.
Hmm, what else did
you ask? Oh yes, today is normal, only I'll be packing instead of the normal
letter-writting and cleaning and what-not, but I would do that just like any
other transfer. I started the other night, so I don't have too much to worry
about. Tonight we have some normal appointments. In the morning, we'll do some
studies, have breakfast with Pres. Del Gaiso and his family, and then teach
English class like normal. After that we'll probably just double-check the
apartment and finalize everything to go, and meet up with Ana (and maybe Daisy)
to head down to Vista.
Hermana Inman and I
are in charge of the departing missionary special musical number, so we'll be
going a little early. After transfer meeting, we'll head back to Carlsbad and
sleep at the mission home. In the morning we'll head to the temple (and the
Mormon Battalion if we have time) and then off to the airport. I really don't
have plans for when I get back, except for what you've told me that I'll be
doing with you and the fam ;) I would like to get a job super soon though, and
was thinking of Gymboree again. It's all the way in Salt Lake Valley
though. How do you think Jodi and Michael would feel about me
staying at their place de vez en cuando and helping with the baby?...
if it works out better that way. Anyway, I'm not too worried about it. I'll
figure it out when I get there.
We've been working
hard this week, with few immediate results, but still feeling good about
working hard. We actually have received several referrals and found new, and
ran into some old, Potentials, all of which we have appointments set up for
next week, so that's exciting for Hermana Williams and comp. I still feel like
I'm going to be here...so it's kind of weird.
We found a new
investigator Flor this week, she is Colombiana and pretty great. I'll be
excited to hear how it keeps progressing with her. We went by to see some other
investigators the other day and they "broke up with us" because we
had a "toxic relationship", ha-ha it was actually pretty funny. They
pretty much know that the gospel is true, but they have too many other
obstacles right now in their life and too many other concerns to be ready to
move forward, so we left very understanding, and with much peace. I'm so
grateful that as I said my parting words to them, I felt the Spirit testify of
the truthfulness of what I was saying, and I know they felt it too. They became
very solemn and reverent as I spoke and the husband said "I hope that's
true. I hope I'm wrong and all of what you're saying is true." I know
they'll accept the gospel some day, but not every one's time is right now, and
that's okay too.
I'm so grateful for
the truthfulness of the gospel in my life. I'm also so grateful for temples and
I am so very excited to go when I get home! I plan on going every day for the
first week when I get home, just FYI. I'll have to do something to keep me busy
Well, I guess I'll
see you soon....Love you, love you!
Hermana Alyssa
Nicole Escalante
P.s. Hermana
Sheffield is soooo sad that I'm leaving, she's probably more sad about it than
you are excited about me coming, ha-ha. Poor thing. Good thing she lives in
Lindon and is coming home this summer J
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