Hastening of the Work!
This week has been so busy!
There have been 2 marathons that cut right through our area so we have had to take the long way around on the freeway :) There was also the Thai new year which shut down part of town. I just love LA! haha
This week we have set 2 baptismal dates!
"R" is getting baptized this Sunday!! :) The parents divorce papers are final now so she doesn't need her dad's signature. She is so excited! When we asked her how she felt about being baptized she said "I really want to be a Mormon" it was so cute! When we asked her what she thought it would feel like to have the Holy Ghost she paused for a really long time and then said "I think it would be like walking on rainbows". She is so smart and has such a desire to learn, it really is incredible for someone her age. She has great questions and is reading the Book of Mormon. She is growing so much! I'm really excited for her baptism this Sunday. She and her mom "P" are already sharing the Gospel and being great missionaries! It is so awesome!
"J" is excited to be baptized when she gets back from El Salvador on the 27th. We already have the program ready. She is going to be a super strong member! Most people already think she is a member.
Abuelita is doing great. She is planning on being baptized on the 27th with her daughter "J" if her health allows. We are praying really hard for her to be well enough. Please pray for her legs.
We had exchanges this week with our sister training leaders. Even though we are in the same ward and meet every week, when you actually get to meet the people it is a totally different experience!
Also this Saturday Elder Beecher and Elder Arambula told us that one of their investigators needed us to stop by her store so we did and she told us she wanted to be baptized, and asked when the next service was. Through both of these experiences I learned that by helping other missionaries we are all in this together. This is the Lord's work and we just have to be willing to open our mouths and share it.
Also can I ask a favor?? Can everyone please pray that we will be able to find a family of 4 from El Salvador who are ready to be baptized. We have been looking for them all week and a couple of times we have come close but we haven't found them just yet.
I hope everyone got to watch General Conference. It was so good! If you didn't please go back and watch it or read the Ensign. The words of the prophets are so powerful!
I love you all so much! Thank you for your love and examples. Have a great week!
Love, Hermana Montgomery
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
3 MONTHS and LOVIN' it!
WOW THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY BUSY!!!
I will start of with a miracle. Last monday was nuts. We ended up taking an emergency trip to Santa Monica that took almost all day so we didn't have time to go grocery shopping and we were pretty low on food. And to top it off we had NO dinner appointments. We were in a pickle!! But we knew that because we had done service, the Lord would provide for us. And as we were making calls people just started inviting us to dinner. And the ward had to 2 parties with a lot of food so we were able to eat there. So we were super taken care of and we were so grateful!
Also one of the senior couples in the mission just went home and they live about 10 minutes from Sheila's (my aunts) house. They are so sweet. They are the Kelly's. They live on the opposite side of the freeway. I am definitely visiting them when I get home.
This week we got to go to the temple. It is so beautiful!! I loved it even more because as I walked around I was like oh I cleaned that, Oh I vacuumed here, I hung that chandelier. The session was so great and I learned so much. I get to go again this month because my companion is going home.
We also went twice to a salad restaurant in the Westfield mall. The owners are members so all missionaries eat free. It is so delicious!! I have never been so full off of salad in my life!! They are super nice people and the mall is so fancy. They have underground parking and a valet system....
We had another earthquake this week. Friday night, we were walking up to our apartment and as we got to the top of the stairs the whole building started swaying back and forth. It lasted a good 15 seconds. I like the swaying ones better than the shaking ones. Since then our emergency kits have been updated and we have had to review safety and emergency procedures.
This weekend was full of activities. Friday night we had a party for one of the members 50th birthday. It was so fun and a lot of our investigators came. They had entertainment dances during dinner and a singer from Mexico came. We left before the real party started though...
Then Saturday we had the Women's broadcast and so we had to go into another town to watch it. It was so good! I especially loved the videos and the music! It made me so excited to watch General Conference. Afterward we came back for an elder's despedida (farewell). It is something the ward does its really cool. So instead of doing a farewell talk Sunday, they do it Saturday and the missionary gets to chose who speaks and its all about them and then afterwards there is food. It is a really good idea. At first I thought it was a little silly but now I see that it is a good idea.
We are in the process of finding new investigators. But our goal for this transfer is to work with the members. We are teaching a lady and she will be baptized after she gets back from El Salvador. Also her mom is supposed to be getting baptized the 6th but she will probably want to wait until her daughters get back from El Salvador. We don't know for sure, we are going to visit her today and find out.
I hope everyone is super excited for General Conference!! I promise that if you go with questions in mind and have faith that they will be answered, they will be. I know that we have living prophets today who receive revelation from God for our day. I know that Jesus Christ lives and that he is our Savior and Redeemer. I know that if we let Him, He can become our best friend, closest ally, and our anchor in times of trial. I know that Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us and that He has a perfect plan for us. I know that the true church has been restored on the Earth today. I love you all so much and know that good things are coming your way. Invite a friend to watch conference, who knows you might get your own baptism!!
I love you all! Have a great week!
Hermana Montgomery
I will start of with a miracle. Last monday was nuts. We ended up taking an emergency trip to Santa Monica that took almost all day so we didn't have time to go grocery shopping and we were pretty low on food. And to top it off we had NO dinner appointments. We were in a pickle!! But we knew that because we had done service, the Lord would provide for us. And as we were making calls people just started inviting us to dinner. And the ward had to 2 parties with a lot of food so we were able to eat there. So we were super taken care of and we were so grateful!
Also one of the senior couples in the mission just went home and they live about 10 minutes from Sheila's (my aunts) house. They are so sweet. They are the Kelly's. They live on the opposite side of the freeway. I am definitely visiting them when I get home.
This week we got to go to the temple. It is so beautiful!! I loved it even more because as I walked around I was like oh I cleaned that, Oh I vacuumed here, I hung that chandelier. The session was so great and I learned so much. I get to go again this month because my companion is going home.
We also went twice to a salad restaurant in the Westfield mall. The owners are members so all missionaries eat free. It is so delicious!! I have never been so full off of salad in my life!! They are super nice people and the mall is so fancy. They have underground parking and a valet system....
We had another earthquake this week. Friday night, we were walking up to our apartment and as we got to the top of the stairs the whole building started swaying back and forth. It lasted a good 15 seconds. I like the swaying ones better than the shaking ones. Since then our emergency kits have been updated and we have had to review safety and emergency procedures.
This weekend was full of activities. Friday night we had a party for one of the members 50th birthday. It was so fun and a lot of our investigators came. They had entertainment dances during dinner and a singer from Mexico came. We left before the real party started though...
Then Saturday we had the Women's broadcast and so we had to go into another town to watch it. It was so good! I especially loved the videos and the music! It made me so excited to watch General Conference. Afterward we came back for an elder's despedida (farewell). It is something the ward does its really cool. So instead of doing a farewell talk Sunday, they do it Saturday and the missionary gets to chose who speaks and its all about them and then afterwards there is food. It is a really good idea. At first I thought it was a little silly but now I see that it is a good idea.
We are in the process of finding new investigators. But our goal for this transfer is to work with the members. We are teaching a lady and she will be baptized after she gets back from El Salvador. Also her mom is supposed to be getting baptized the 6th but she will probably want to wait until her daughters get back from El Salvador. We don't know for sure, we are going to visit her today and find out.
I hope everyone is super excited for General Conference!! I promise that if you go with questions in mind and have faith that they will be answered, they will be. I know that we have living prophets today who receive revelation from God for our day. I know that Jesus Christ lives and that he is our Savior and Redeemer. I know that if we let Him, He can become our best friend, closest ally, and our anchor in times of trial. I know that Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us and that He has a perfect plan for us. I know that the true church has been restored on the Earth today. I love you all so much and know that good things are coming your way. Invite a friend to watch conference, who knows you might get your own baptism!!
I love you all! Have a great week!
Hermana Montgomery
Week of March 24th
This week has been interesting for sure....But I'll just focus on the good parts. Our investigator was confirmed yesterday. She looked so pretty! It was one of the prettiest blessings I have ever heard! Afterward Bishop Nunez was introducing her to the ward and asked for a sustaining vote. And she gave two thumbs up with the biggest smile on her face! It was the cutest thing ever!! She told us later that she wasn't sure why she did it, she was just so happy!
Another miracle happened this week. We received a referral a few weeks ago from one of the members and we have "broken in" to her complex a few times but she wasn't there. But this time she was and we got to go in and talk to her. She is 49 and has been doing dialysis for 2 years. I think she also has some sort of cancer or leukemia. She is super sweet and we told her we would bring a lot of members to meet her and she got really excited!
The next miracle: One of our investigator's daughter's has stopped listening to us after her dad talked her out of it. It was super sad and it made our visits over there a little awkward. But we just kept going. But last night when we went by it came up. We asked if she would still like to learn and she said yes!! We were so excited. She is so cute! Then she went to her room for a while and so we needed to leave so we said a prayer with her mom and as we were saying amen and she walks out and says "Oh I missed it!" We are super excited to start teaching her again!
Next miracle: We found a family on the street one day so we talked to them and they were super interested and even wanted to feed us dinner!! But sadly they are english speaking so we gave them over to the elders. On Friday we drove down the street and the dad was walking the dog and asked why we haven't come over. So last night we decided we would go visit and then make the transition. But when we showed up the elders were there!! So we taught with them and it was really awesome! They are such a great family!!
BUT THE GREATEST MIRACLE THIS WEEK: So we decided to visit another one of our investigators again. We went to her house and she wasn't there so we called her. She told us that her live-in boyfriend had left her and she needed help changing the locks. I was so excited!!! She has been investigating the church for like 7 months now but couldn't get baptized. But now she could! We finally got someone to help her with the locks after we tried and failed.
Then we had a relief society activity and we had invited abuelita but she said she couldn't come. So we were at the church and to our surprise I looked up abuelita and her friend (the one in the above story) were walking through the door! I almost cried!! Long story short she wanted to be baptized that night or the next day but we told her next Sunday and she agreed that would give her time to invite friends and family and for us to take care of all the paperwork and interviews. We are just so excited!! She is so great! We are hoping that they both be baptized next Sunday!! :)
Other than that we have just been trying to find new investigators and its hard work. But we have decided the best way is through members. So all you at home- help the missionaries out!! :)
Things are going good and we have a busy week ahead. We are doing a temple session Wednesday and have interview with President Weidman on Thursday. And we have a baptism to plan for :)
Here is some fun facts about my area:
Papusas(sorry I spelled it wrong)- its like a corn tortilla with meat and sauce in the middle and then you put this cabbage stuff on top and salsa. They come from El Salvador. They are so good!! This week we also had Chi. Its a drink made of the cha-cha-cha-chai plant. It's super good! Also a El Salvador recipe. Most of the ward is either from El Salvador, Guatemala, A few from Equador, a couple from Peru and Honduras, and only a handful from Mexico.
The majority of my area is like driving in downtown Twin Falls. Lots of little houses and lots of apartment buildings. But finding a parking space is like finding a needle in a haystack. Nearly impossible especially in the evenings.
This picture is of the granddaughters of a recent convert. The younger one reminds me of my cousin Gabby--They are sooo cute!
Here is a picture of my district:
I hope everything is going great at home and I love you all so much! Thank you for your prayers :)
Love, Hermana Montgomery
Another miracle happened this week. We received a referral a few weeks ago from one of the members and we have "broken in" to her complex a few times but she wasn't there. But this time she was and we got to go in and talk to her. She is 49 and has been doing dialysis for 2 years. I think she also has some sort of cancer or leukemia. She is super sweet and we told her we would bring a lot of members to meet her and she got really excited!
The next miracle: One of our investigator's daughter's has stopped listening to us after her dad talked her out of it. It was super sad and it made our visits over there a little awkward. But we just kept going. But last night when we went by it came up. We asked if she would still like to learn and she said yes!! We were so excited. She is so cute! Then she went to her room for a while and so we needed to leave so we said a prayer with her mom and as we were saying amen and she walks out and says "Oh I missed it!" We are super excited to start teaching her again!
Next miracle: We found a family on the street one day so we talked to them and they were super interested and even wanted to feed us dinner!! But sadly they are english speaking so we gave them over to the elders. On Friday we drove down the street and the dad was walking the dog and asked why we haven't come over. So last night we decided we would go visit and then make the transition. But when we showed up the elders were there!! So we taught with them and it was really awesome! They are such a great family!!
BUT THE GREATEST MIRACLE THIS WEEK: So we decided to visit another one of our investigators again. We went to her house and she wasn't there so we called her. She told us that her live-in boyfriend had left her and she needed help changing the locks. I was so excited!!! She has been investigating the church for like 7 months now but couldn't get baptized. But now she could! We finally got someone to help her with the locks after we tried and failed.
Then we had a relief society activity and we had invited abuelita but she said she couldn't come. So we were at the church and to our surprise I looked up abuelita and her friend (the one in the above story) were walking through the door! I almost cried!! Long story short she wanted to be baptized that night or the next day but we told her next Sunday and she agreed that would give her time to invite friends and family and for us to take care of all the paperwork and interviews. We are just so excited!! She is so great! We are hoping that they both be baptized next Sunday!! :)
Other than that we have just been trying to find new investigators and its hard work. But we have decided the best way is through members. So all you at home- help the missionaries out!! :)
Things are going good and we have a busy week ahead. We are doing a temple session Wednesday and have interview with President Weidman on Thursday. And we have a baptism to plan for :)
Here is some fun facts about my area:
Papusas(sorry I spelled it wrong)- its like a corn tortilla with meat and sauce in the middle and then you put this cabbage stuff on top and salsa. They come from El Salvador. They are so good!! This week we also had Chi. Its a drink made of the cha-cha-cha-chai plant. It's super good! Also a El Salvador recipe. Most of the ward is either from El Salvador, Guatemala, A few from Equador, a couple from Peru and Honduras, and only a handful from Mexico.
The majority of my area is like driving in downtown Twin Falls. Lots of little houses and lots of apartment buildings. But finding a parking space is like finding a needle in a haystack. Nearly impossible especially in the evenings.
This picture is of the granddaughters of a recent convert. The younger one reminds me of my cousin Gabby--They are sooo cute!
This picture is the group from this weeks baptism! So exciting!
Here is a picture of my district:
I hope everything is going great at home and I love you all so much! Thank you for your prayers :)
Love, Hermana Montgomery
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Such a busy week! :)
Hello Everyone!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
This week was so busy!! So I'm going to try and get in as much as I can! Here we go....
This week was so good! We had a baptism and it was amazing! The lady's two daughters came and the spirit was so strong. She bore her testimony and it was so good!
Update on one of our investigators: She is still reading the Book of Mormon but doesn't want to get baptized because her dad was not happy about it. I think she is really scared and intimidated by him. But we went over for her birthday and it was really good.
Update on Abuelita: She hasn't been doing well this week. She has been feeling very sick and we haven't had much time to visit her because we were out of the area a lot but this week we are going full force back to her.
Update on the one of our families: We dropped them about a week ago and on our way to coordination meeting Sister S. called us crying and said that they were going to loose their house. She was so upset and so we said we would try to help her out but we didn't make any promises. We talked to Bishop Nunez and he said to invite the family to church and he would talk to them afterward to see if there was something he could do help. At first they said they would come but when we called Saturday night they said they wouldn't come because they were too shy. So we are going to visit them tonight and they have to be out of their house by Wednesday so we will see what happens there.
The area is going well and I love the ward members here. They are so great!! I love the young people of this ward and their desire to help the missionaries! It's so great. They contact us and ask if they can come with us. The work really is hastening here. It's going to be a little strange this week because we sort of have to start over again and find some more investigators. But I'm excited.
We have had some miracles on the street. We found a family for the English Elders and we found one lady for our area. We have a ton of formers and potentials to work with so I have no doubt that we will be able to find new investigators.
This week we had such a good sister training. We were asked to study Psalms 23. I have learned so much from it. It was such a great conference and it was nice to just have it be sisters. I encourage all of you to study Psalms 23.
This week I also got to do temple service. It was also so amazing! I loved being in the temple. It was so beautiful and huge!!! I cleaned the plants in the garden room. We cleaned each plant one leaf at a time. Then I got to help hang one of the chandeliers. It was so pretty. I learned so much from the workers that was in charge of the chandeliers. There were some water spots on the crystals and we had to clean everyone individually because he said the Lord walks through here and he notices every little detail and we don't want to disappoint him. Then we vacuumed each chair and the floor and washed each chair. We vacuumed the hallways and cleaned more plants. It was so beautiful in there. I also met one of Kristina Nye's friends from BYU-I (Zach who married Kambrie Neild's roomate and he came on a camping trip here). I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to be inside of the Lord's house.
We also had a carne asada party at a family in our ward's house as kind of a farewell to half our district. It was so good. All the missionaries and the ward missionaries were there. We ate and had birthday cake for Elder Casco. Then a few of us were asked to bear our testimonies and I was one of them. It was the best night we have had so far it was so good to all be together and relax a little.
So update on foods I like: PAPSAS, avocado, and orange/mandarins...yes you read that right!! Something is wrong with me....haha
Also there was an earthquake this morning. It caught me in the middle of my prayer and was super scary but nothing bad happened but I was definitely awake!
I survived transfer and will be here with Sister Monroy for another transfer. This is her last transfer before she goes home. In mission terms: I'm killing her and she will die here. Missionaries talk really weird....
I just want to tell you all that specific prayers work. I said two this week and they were answered perfectly!! It was so cool. One was that Sister P would arrive by 4:07 and she arrived exactly at 4:07! And then I prayed that a girl would call us back by the time we made it to her intersection and that she could come with us and she called us back and could come! It was so cool!
Anyways I don't have anymore time but I love you all!! Have a great week!
Hermana Montgomery
This week was so busy!! So I'm going to try and get in as much as I can! Here we go....
This week was so good! We had a baptism and it was amazing! The lady's two daughters came and the spirit was so strong. She bore her testimony and it was so good!
Update on one of our investigators: She is still reading the Book of Mormon but doesn't want to get baptized because her dad was not happy about it. I think she is really scared and intimidated by him. But we went over for her birthday and it was really good.
Update on Abuelita: She hasn't been doing well this week. She has been feeling very sick and we haven't had much time to visit her because we were out of the area a lot but this week we are going full force back to her.
Update on the one of our families: We dropped them about a week ago and on our way to coordination meeting Sister S. called us crying and said that they were going to loose their house. She was so upset and so we said we would try to help her out but we didn't make any promises. We talked to Bishop Nunez and he said to invite the family to church and he would talk to them afterward to see if there was something he could do help. At first they said they would come but when we called Saturday night they said they wouldn't come because they were too shy. So we are going to visit them tonight and they have to be out of their house by Wednesday so we will see what happens there.
The area is going well and I love the ward members here. They are so great!! I love the young people of this ward and their desire to help the missionaries! It's so great. They contact us and ask if they can come with us. The work really is hastening here. It's going to be a little strange this week because we sort of have to start over again and find some more investigators. But I'm excited.
We have had some miracles on the street. We found a family for the English Elders and we found one lady for our area. We have a ton of formers and potentials to work with so I have no doubt that we will be able to find new investigators.
This week we had such a good sister training. We were asked to study Psalms 23. I have learned so much from it. It was such a great conference and it was nice to just have it be sisters. I encourage all of you to study Psalms 23.
This week I also got to do temple service. It was also so amazing! I loved being in the temple. It was so beautiful and huge!!! I cleaned the plants in the garden room. We cleaned each plant one leaf at a time. Then I got to help hang one of the chandeliers. It was so pretty. I learned so much from the workers that was in charge of the chandeliers. There were some water spots on the crystals and we had to clean everyone individually because he said the Lord walks through here and he notices every little detail and we don't want to disappoint him. Then we vacuumed each chair and the floor and washed each chair. We vacuumed the hallways and cleaned more plants. It was so beautiful in there. I also met one of Kristina Nye's friends from BYU-I (Zach who married Kambrie Neild's roomate and he came on a camping trip here). I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to be inside of the Lord's house.
We also had a carne asada party at a family in our ward's house as kind of a farewell to half our district. It was so good. All the missionaries and the ward missionaries were there. We ate and had birthday cake for Elder Casco. Then a few of us were asked to bear our testimonies and I was one of them. It was the best night we have had so far it was so good to all be together and relax a little.
So update on foods I like: PAPSAS, avocado, and orange/mandarins...yes you read that right!! Something is wrong with me....haha
Also there was an earthquake this morning. It caught me in the middle of my prayer and was super scary but nothing bad happened but I was definitely awake!
I survived transfer and will be here with Sister Monroy for another transfer. This is her last transfer before she goes home. In mission terms: I'm killing her and she will die here. Missionaries talk really weird....
I just want to tell you all that specific prayers work. I said two this week and they were answered perfectly!! It was so cool. One was that Sister P would arrive by 4:07 and she arrived exactly at 4:07! And then I prayed that a girl would call us back by the time we made it to her intersection and that she could come with us and she called us back and could come! It was so cool!
Anyways I don't have anymore time but I love you all!! Have a great week!
Hermana Montgomery
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
I'M MELTING........
Hello everyone :)
This week we will start out with the work update:
We have had some miracles in our area this week. I'll start with Abuelita. She came to church! She is 78 years old and has a lot of health problems that have prevented her from coming to church and being baptized. But she has talked to her doctors and the said that what she has is not contagious and she is ready to be baptized.
Also, our mother and daughter duo agreed to be baptized and we were so excited! We were having two lessons a day with them. One in the afternoon for the daughter and then one in the evening for both of them. Everything was going great, she was praying, reading, coming to church, but then came the time to have her dad sign the consent form. Long story short-he filled her with a lot of doubts and now she doesn't want to be baptized. It's super sad but I feel she will come around shortly. The mom still has a lot of questions about what her ex-husband had told her but we talked about them and she is still excited to be baptized. She has her interview on Wednesday and baptism on Sunday. Her daughter is going to be there and maybe that will help her want to be baptized as well.
We also had one less active family at and church and one other less active at church this week. It was really awesome. We have also met a lot of people on the street and have return appointments with them so that is really exciting. The ward is great and so helpful to the missionaries. We have had 11 member present lessons! It is so awesome to have members who are willing to help!
Hopefully next week I will have some baptism pictures :)
OK SOMETHING FUN!! Look for me on Google street view. On the corner of Lexington and Wilton. It was like a week ago but maybe you will see me.
The elders were making fun of me the other day when they were handing out mail. They saw my package with flowers on it and they were like "Greenie mail, that will stop" and handed me the package. I just laughed.
This week has been alright and transfers are coming up next week. We will find out this week if we are getting the boot or not.
Thanks for everything! I hope you all have a good week!!!
Love, Hermana Montgomery
This week we will start out with the work update:
We have had some miracles in our area this week. I'll start with Abuelita. She came to church! She is 78 years old and has a lot of health problems that have prevented her from coming to church and being baptized. But she has talked to her doctors and the said that what she has is not contagious and she is ready to be baptized.
Also, our mother and daughter duo agreed to be baptized and we were so excited! We were having two lessons a day with them. One in the afternoon for the daughter and then one in the evening for both of them. Everything was going great, she was praying, reading, coming to church, but then came the time to have her dad sign the consent form. Long story short-he filled her with a lot of doubts and now she doesn't want to be baptized. It's super sad but I feel she will come around shortly. The mom still has a lot of questions about what her ex-husband had told her but we talked about them and she is still excited to be baptized. She has her interview on Wednesday and baptism on Sunday. Her daughter is going to be there and maybe that will help her want to be baptized as well.
We also had one less active family at and church and one other less active at church this week. It was really awesome. We have also met a lot of people on the street and have return appointments with them so that is really exciting. The ward is great and so helpful to the missionaries. We have had 11 member present lessons! It is so awesome to have members who are willing to help!
Hopefully next week I will have some baptism pictures :)
OK SOMETHING FUN!! Look for me on Google street view. On the corner of Lexington and Wilton. It was like a week ago but maybe you will see me.
The elders were making fun of me the other day when they were handing out mail. They saw my package with flowers on it and they were like "Greenie mail, that will stop" and handed me the package. I just laughed.
This week has been alright and transfers are coming up next week. We will find out this week if we are getting the boot or not.
Thanks for everything! I hope you all have a good week!!!
Love, Hermana Montgomery
DOWN CAME THE RAIN AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT!!!
DOWN CAME THE RAIN AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT!!!
I have never seen this much rain!! It is constant downpour!! For hours and hours on end. I took some videos of it but it doesn't do it justice. It is incredible!! But the people here have been fasting and praying for it so hey I guess you can't have everything. haha But I had to burst out my big coat because I was freezing. I'm getting so weak!! Mexico and California have ruined me. haha Good thing we have a really good heater!
This week was great I had my two month anniversary and I got to see all my friends the day before. Everyone is doing great and it was so nice to catch up and share stories! I miss them all so much and it was good to see them. We learned how to better improve our studies but we are doing so great in that area but it was just awesome to help each other out. During one part they kept all the new missionaries together and took the trainers to another room. It was so nice :) That is when the stories all got told I could relax and be myself a little. It was great. President Weidman is so great and is so inspired.
So update on the work:
This week has been pretty good. The rain did not slow us down and other people in the rain appreciated our enthusiasm and dedication. We had great success in street contacting and found several new potentials. We changed the way that we did the contacting. We started putting the message of Christ first and then the English cards second. It was amazing to see how much more people were willing to open up to us. It was really neat.
This week we also did a mini exchange with the sister trainers. I was originally going to go with Sister Phillips but because of the weather we had to change and I was given charge over my area. I was so amazed with what I was able to do and my confidence became so much stronger. My crutch was gone and I had to step up. I really loved it so much. It gave me more confidence in my ability as a missionary. We had many good experiences and were able to discuss different ideas on how to do things. We did get a little lost but we met awesome people on the way.
So the night of exchanges we went to visit one of our investigators and talked about inviting her daughter to be baptized. It worked out perfectly. She said that she would like to be baptized with her mom on the 16th and so we are going to start teaching her. They both came to church yesterday. We are so excited that they are going to be baptized together!!
Abuelita went back to the hospital and when we went to visit her she was gone. She was discharged and called a taxi haha. We went to visit her and we also talked to the bishop and he said that she can be baptized whenever she wanted. It was such a relief to us! I have come to really appreciate the bishop this week. He has really us out this week and been a great example. One of our investigators is sadly leaving us this Thursday :( He is going to El Salvador for a month to visit his dying mother. We told him how to find missionaries there and hopefully when he gets back he will have the desire to be baptized.
This week we also talked with a lot of less actives and had some breakthroughs with them so now we know how to help them. I have learned that the mission is not about teaching but about helping people see the bigger picture. Helping them realize the importance of keeping their covenants. Helping them feel the love of Jesus Christ. We are in this life to help one another. How great is that responsibility. I hope you all find at least 3 ways to help someone this week.
I love you all so much and thank you for the emails :) Thank you for your prayers! Share your testimonies and read the scriptures. You will be blessed :) Have a great week!
Love, Hermana Montgomery
I have never seen this much rain!! It is constant downpour!! For hours and hours on end. I took some videos of it but it doesn't do it justice. It is incredible!! But the people here have been fasting and praying for it so hey I guess you can't have everything. haha But I had to burst out my big coat because I was freezing. I'm getting so weak!! Mexico and California have ruined me. haha Good thing we have a really good heater!
This week was great I had my two month anniversary and I got to see all my friends the day before. Everyone is doing great and it was so nice to catch up and share stories! I miss them all so much and it was good to see them. We learned how to better improve our studies but we are doing so great in that area but it was just awesome to help each other out. During one part they kept all the new missionaries together and took the trainers to another room. It was so nice :) That is when the stories all got told I could relax and be myself a little. It was great. President Weidman is so great and is so inspired.
So update on the work:
This week has been pretty good. The rain did not slow us down and other people in the rain appreciated our enthusiasm and dedication. We had great success in street contacting and found several new potentials. We changed the way that we did the contacting. We started putting the message of Christ first and then the English cards second. It was amazing to see how much more people were willing to open up to us. It was really neat.
This week we also did a mini exchange with the sister trainers. I was originally going to go with Sister Phillips but because of the weather we had to change and I was given charge over my area. I was so amazed with what I was able to do and my confidence became so much stronger. My crutch was gone and I had to step up. I really loved it so much. It gave me more confidence in my ability as a missionary. We had many good experiences and were able to discuss different ideas on how to do things. We did get a little lost but we met awesome people on the way.
So the night of exchanges we went to visit one of our investigators and talked about inviting her daughter to be baptized. It worked out perfectly. She said that she would like to be baptized with her mom on the 16th and so we are going to start teaching her. They both came to church yesterday. We are so excited that they are going to be baptized together!!
Abuelita went back to the hospital and when we went to visit her she was gone. She was discharged and called a taxi haha. We went to visit her and we also talked to the bishop and he said that she can be baptized whenever she wanted. It was such a relief to us! I have come to really appreciate the bishop this week. He has really us out this week and been a great example. One of our investigators is sadly leaving us this Thursday :( He is going to El Salvador for a month to visit his dying mother. We told him how to find missionaries there and hopefully when he gets back he will have the desire to be baptized.
This week we also talked with a lot of less actives and had some breakthroughs with them so now we know how to help them. I have learned that the mission is not about teaching but about helping people see the bigger picture. Helping them realize the importance of keeping their covenants. Helping them feel the love of Jesus Christ. We are in this life to help one another. How great is that responsibility. I hope you all find at least 3 ways to help someone this week.
I love you all so much and thank you for the emails :) Thank you for your prayers! Share your testimonies and read the scriptures. You will be blessed :) Have a great week!
Love, Hermana Montgomery
Saturday, March 1, 2014
The Work is GREAT!!
Hello everyone!! :)
Sorry I didn't get the chance to write last week. There is just not enough time in an hour!
So a little catch up on last week. We had zone conference and it was absolutely incredible!! Heavenly Father really does answer prayers and really does give us revelation. I got to do a role-play with Pres. Weidman as my companion and it was so awesome. He is so amazing and so is his wife. I love them so much!! Both my companion and I got blessings that week and they were awesome. Mine talked about her and hers talked about me. It was really cool. We met some really awesome new people and the work is going great. There is a family we are trying to work with and they have 3 kids under the age of 12 and it was so cute. I made a deal with the two younger ones that if they helped me with Spanish, I would help them with English. When the little girl said the opening prayer she prayed that I would get good at Spanish. Then in the closing prayer the little boy prayed that I would be able to talk to them in perfect Spanish and that they could learn English. It was so cute!!
This week has been so good! We took two trips to the visitors center. The first trip was with an investigator. We have been struggling with him a little. He had a baptism date and then told us he wasn't ready and not to force him. So we thought the best way to help him was take him to the visitors center to clarify the difference between a chapel, temple, and visitor center. It was a very good tour and on the way home he informed us that he is leaving for El Salvador in 2 weeks. We are not really sure what to do but we will figure it out in the Lord's time.
We started working with one of investigator's daughter and on Friday we took them to the Visitors Center and it was amazing!! We talked a lot about the temple and what goes on there and I really think it helped her to see the bigger picture. She accepted to be baptized March 16th. After she said yes she said "all I wanted was to have my girls there to support me." Everything from the role play we did up until that moment rushed through my mind. It is so incredible how revelation works! After she accepted and her daughter agreed to be there and was happy for her we went into the Christus and looked into the windows in silence for a good amount of time. Eventually she just started sobbing. Then after lot of tears she asked if she could offer a prayer and she did and it was such a touching and spiritual moment.
These week we have also had some really good experiences street contacting. We have met 3 new people who look like they will soon be investigators. It's so awesome how when we open our mouths the words are there and people are willing and ready to listen.
Overall it has been a very good week. I feel like I have made a break through here in the ward and I am starting to feel accepted. People are actually excited to see me and talk to me. Church was much more enjoyable and we had 5 people come! One of them moved out of our area but we would call her. Then she just dropped us and we haven't heard anything for 2 weeks and then she just showed up at the church and stayed for Sacrament meeting and we gave her the Book of Mormon that she had come to get. It just built my testimony that when we are obedient, the Lord blesses us.
Let me tell you about a miracle.
The elders found a place that would let them do their laundry for free. They told us to check it out so we went and talked to the owner and he was so cool!!! He gave us a giftcard with $100 dollars for all of the missionaries to share to do their laundry. It is such a huge blessing and the owner is so nice to us and all the workers treat us so nice. It is a brand new business and it is so fancy compared to the other laundry mats we were going to.
Thank you Galvez family for the package. I loved it!!
This week I have training again which is awesome because I get to see all my elders from the CCM and it is the day before our two month mark. That's so crazy!! Time is going so fast. I'm having a great time here and things are going awesome!!
This cute little abuelita reminds me so much of Grandma Montgomery. She is 79 and she wants to get baptized so bad but has to wait for her leg to heal first. She is awesome! We go over at least 4 times a week and sing hymns to her and read the Book of Mormon with her!
I hope everything is going good and that all is well.
Love you all!!
Hermana Montgomery
Sorry I didn't get the chance to write last week. There is just not enough time in an hour!
So a little catch up on last week. We had zone conference and it was absolutely incredible!! Heavenly Father really does answer prayers and really does give us revelation. I got to do a role-play with Pres. Weidman as my companion and it was so awesome. He is so amazing and so is his wife. I love them so much!! Both my companion and I got blessings that week and they were awesome. Mine talked about her and hers talked about me. It was really cool. We met some really awesome new people and the work is going great. There is a family we are trying to work with and they have 3 kids under the age of 12 and it was so cute. I made a deal with the two younger ones that if they helped me with Spanish, I would help them with English. When the little girl said the opening prayer she prayed that I would get good at Spanish. Then in the closing prayer the little boy prayed that I would be able to talk to them in perfect Spanish and that they could learn English. It was so cute!!
This week has been so good! We took two trips to the visitors center. The first trip was with an investigator. We have been struggling with him a little. He had a baptism date and then told us he wasn't ready and not to force him. So we thought the best way to help him was take him to the visitors center to clarify the difference between a chapel, temple, and visitor center. It was a very good tour and on the way home he informed us that he is leaving for El Salvador in 2 weeks. We are not really sure what to do but we will figure it out in the Lord's time.
We started working with one of investigator's daughter and on Friday we took them to the Visitors Center and it was amazing!! We talked a lot about the temple and what goes on there and I really think it helped her to see the bigger picture. She accepted to be baptized March 16th. After she said yes she said "all I wanted was to have my girls there to support me." Everything from the role play we did up until that moment rushed through my mind. It is so incredible how revelation works! After she accepted and her daughter agreed to be there and was happy for her we went into the Christus and looked into the windows in silence for a good amount of time. Eventually she just started sobbing. Then after lot of tears she asked if she could offer a prayer and she did and it was such a touching and spiritual moment.
These week we have also had some really good experiences street contacting. We have met 3 new people who look like they will soon be investigators. It's so awesome how when we open our mouths the words are there and people are willing and ready to listen.
Overall it has been a very good week. I feel like I have made a break through here in the ward and I am starting to feel accepted. People are actually excited to see me and talk to me. Church was much more enjoyable and we had 5 people come! One of them moved out of our area but we would call her. Then she just dropped us and we haven't heard anything for 2 weeks and then she just showed up at the church and stayed for Sacrament meeting and we gave her the Book of Mormon that she had come to get. It just built my testimony that when we are obedient, the Lord blesses us.
Let me tell you about a miracle.
The elders found a place that would let them do their laundry for free. They told us to check it out so we went and talked to the owner and he was so cool!!! He gave us a giftcard with $100 dollars for all of the missionaries to share to do their laundry. It is such a huge blessing and the owner is so nice to us and all the workers treat us so nice. It is a brand new business and it is so fancy compared to the other laundry mats we were going to.
Thank you Galvez family for the package. I loved it!!
This week I have training again which is awesome because I get to see all my elders from the CCM and it is the day before our two month mark. That's so crazy!! Time is going so fast. I'm having a great time here and things are going awesome!!
This cute little abuelita reminds me so much of Grandma Montgomery. She is 79 and she wants to get baptized so bad but has to wait for her leg to heal first. She is awesome! We go over at least 4 times a week and sing hymns to her and read the Book of Mormon with her!
Me driving my new car!! Crazy California driver now! :)
I hope everything is going good and that all is well.
Love you all!!
Hermana Montgomery
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