Transfers, Trio and Trying Spanish

Hello again friends and family! Another good week in the books! Hope you all had a great one as well!! 

Wednesday: As a district we were able to go to the Ronald Reagan Library. It is a really cool museum. We walked through the Auschwitz exhibit that they have there and it was pretty cool to learn about that part of history, but so sad to hear all that the people had to endure. While there we also saw Airforce One, which was way cool. I can now say I've walked in the same space as 5 US presidents! Then we had the opportunity to eat with the Seguine family, they are the sweetest!

Thursday: Transfer day!!! Woke up bright and early(5:15) so that we could get to the meet up spot in time. Sat there for a while and helped direct everyone that was leaving, then waited longer for those that came down from the north end of the mission. I got to talk with Elder Jackson, the best MTC companion ever, that was super fun. Then we finally made it back to our area. worked real hard, didn't find much success. 

Friday: Had the opportunity to sit in on 2 of the Hermanas lessons. Understood a little bit in the first lesson, which was super sweet! But the second lesson I was completely lost, but they said he is way ready for baptism! We had a great visit with our friend Petra, she's doing really well!

Saturday: Went boothing again, we met a nice lady named Roxanne, she really wanted us to "read the Bible and find the truth" Which is something me and both my companions have done. I have truly gained a testimony of the Bible more than I ever thought I could while being a missionary! Then we had an awesome lesson with Chris. He has a sweet RC plane, and has been reading the Book of Mormon and has seen a shift in his lifestyle since! The Book of Mormon contains such an amazing power!! 

Sunday: I attended a Grace Bible church that was pretty good. There were a lot of nice people! Then we went to our church service. The talks were on the importance of weekly sacrament attendance. It was a great reminder of why we attend church(to partake of the sacrament), and the blessing that we receive as we do so worthily! We sat in on another lesson with the Hermanas and they put Erick(someone me and my comps found boothing last week) on date for Sep. 10, so pray that he can continue to prepare for that amazing day!!! 

Monday: Had an amazing District Council about how as a district we can truly become like a family. Lovingly correct each other, willingly uplift each other, and strengthen each other in times of need! Then we went fishing for our comp study. Elder McKenzie caught 2 fish and let me reel in the second one. The study part of it actually went great and we all felt the spirit teach us something!! then we were able to meet with the Hiltons. They are a great family, and they have a beautiful orchard! 

Tuesday: We had a great visit with the Weymouth's. They are a sweet old couple that have such strong testimonies of the love God has for us all, and the strength He gives us when we turn to Him! Also we got to help out at foodshare again, and brighten peoples days!! 

I love this quote from Elder Eyring: 

"Hard as we knew the test would be, we felt joy because we had confidence that we could pass it. Our confidence came from knowing that Jesus Christ would come into the world as our Savior"

This life is not always easy, the mission isn't always easy, but we can find joy becuase of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made while He was on the earth! Hope you can continue to lean on Jesus Christ and find that lasting joy!!! 

Hope you all have a great week, I'll talk to you all next week! 

Pics: 

Airforce One, Ronald Reagan, The district, One of the fish, Ice bowl we created, Comp studies