This week was kinda crazy. So I told you about the man that
we put on date, but this week we dropped him and we will try teaching him again
in a few weeks. He is such a sweet man and wants to learn more about the
gospel, but he is really busy right now and isn't prioritizing the gospel in
his life, so we are going to cancel his baptismal date for right now and
hopefully reschedule it in the coming weeks when he is more dedicated. However,
we put two different people on date this week, so all in all we have 2
scheduled baptisms and 1 cancelled. The two people that we put on date are both
so nice and they have really been working to know if this gospel is true. One
of them is a Tongan man who just married into a huge Tongan family that is all
members of the church. They love him and they know that becoming a member of
this church is a personal decision that they want him to make on his own, so
they are just being really supportive and always reminding him that it is his
choice. We can't force people to believe the gospel and his family really
understands that, so they are a huge blessing in lessons! I don't know if I'll
get to be here for any of these baptisms, but I really hope that I will! I'll
find out on Saturday if I'm going to a new area because as of now I still have
no visa and they don't have an idea of when I will have a visa, so I'm just
focusing really hard on the work here. Plus I love it here, so I know it's
going to be extremely hard to leave and once I have my visa as excited as I'll
be, I will also be so sad to leave everyone here.
The ward here in Pittsburg is so sweet, and they haven't had the best relationship with a lot of the previous missionaries here, but ever since my trio got here we have been working hard and building their trust and they are finally opening up to us and recognizing that we are here to help and serve them and their neighbors. Also, they have recently started feeding us a ton and they have been feeding us a lot of really exotic food (mainly Filipino food because of Sister Liquiran). So basically I'm no longer a picky eater because once you have eaten yam ice cream with beans and jello there really is no where else to go.
We went on exchanges again this week too! Because we are in a trio, we get to go on exchanges 3 times rather than the regular 2. So, Hermana Bravo came back into our area again and we had another great day. Hermana Bravo is super sweet! She is from Columbia and is here in the Spanish program. It's so nice when we go on exchanges because we live in a diverse area, so most of the time we try our best to tell the Spanish speakers who we are and give them the number of the missionaries who speak Spanish. However when we are on exchanges and we have Hermana Bravo it works out so well because she can have a perfect conversation with them in Spanish and then we can nod our heads in agreement to what she is saying. Basically, exchanges are wonderful and we love the Spanish speaking sisters!
This week wasn't super eventful, but it was still wonderful! I love the people here, and I especially love the work that I'm doing. Every day is just another testament to me of how true this gospel is, and how grateful I am to be a member of this church. I love watching this gospel change people's lives and I love seeing how all of the people and experiences here are changing my life. This truly is a great work, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. I love you all and I'm so grateful for everything you are all doing for me! I hope you have a great week!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Love,
Soeur Connery
The ward here in Pittsburg is so sweet, and they haven't had the best relationship with a lot of the previous missionaries here, but ever since my trio got here we have been working hard and building their trust and they are finally opening up to us and recognizing that we are here to help and serve them and their neighbors. Also, they have recently started feeding us a ton and they have been feeding us a lot of really exotic food (mainly Filipino food because of Sister Liquiran). So basically I'm no longer a picky eater because once you have eaten yam ice cream with beans and jello there really is no where else to go.
We went on exchanges again this week too! Because we are in a trio, we get to go on exchanges 3 times rather than the regular 2. So, Hermana Bravo came back into our area again and we had another great day. Hermana Bravo is super sweet! She is from Columbia and is here in the Spanish program. It's so nice when we go on exchanges because we live in a diverse area, so most of the time we try our best to tell the Spanish speakers who we are and give them the number of the missionaries who speak Spanish. However when we are on exchanges and we have Hermana Bravo it works out so well because she can have a perfect conversation with them in Spanish and then we can nod our heads in agreement to what she is saying. Basically, exchanges are wonderful and we love the Spanish speaking sisters!
This week wasn't super eventful, but it was still wonderful! I love the people here, and I especially love the work that I'm doing. Every day is just another testament to me of how true this gospel is, and how grateful I am to be a member of this church. I love watching this gospel change people's lives and I love seeing how all of the people and experiences here are changing my life. This truly is a great work, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. I love you all and I'm so grateful for everything you are all doing for me! I hope you have a great week!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Love,
Soeur Connery
OH and P.S. I got In-N-Out this week so I was a pretty
satisfied missionary
This is what arrived at my office this morning - I thought they were so darling I had to share!
The Oakland/San Francisco Mission is enjoying your amazing missionaries!
Sister Baker
Mission Secretary
The Oakland/San Francisco Mission is enjoying your amazing missionaries!
Sister Baker
Mission Secretary
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