Well.........

Well so something I learned is that Las Vegas, Nevada means The Meadows, Snowfall. Nevada means snowfall in spanish...go figure. That does not describe where we are from, and you know what it also doesnt describe? Bakersfield......and guess who will be living in Bakersfield as of tomorrow?? ME! Hahah Im moving to Bakersfield...my area is the little farm towns of Arvin and Lamount. Hahaha. BACK TO MEXICO. Also Mom you said something about going to Oxnard for the beach...did you forget that Ive been living in Newbury park CA for the last 6 weeks?? Haha. Thats ok if you forgot.


ANYWAY. So yeah Im going to Bakersfield and my new companions name is Hermana Randall and she is only one transfer younger than me...ya younger...Im back up training her and will be the senior companion so I will be driving. Weirddddd. Hna Burch will be getting a brand new missionary. I guess Arvin and Lamont is straight up Mexico and the only grocery store is a "Vallarta"....spanish store and the closest normal store is a Walmart 30 min away. Hahaha. Its going to be so different than Newbury park and Im so sad to leave all of my investigators and to leave the members...but Bring on Bakersfield in July!!!!! Seriously its going to be such an awesome adventure.


Mom, Im sorry to hear that you arent feeling very well Majorase! (Get better!) Tell Uncle Don and the rest of the fam bam and I say hello and am doing really well.


My mind is blank....well I was worried about leaving one of our investigators because one is super solid and one is struggling...and I just wanted to help. They both have baptismal dates but its hard when one of the people in the marriage are progessing slower than the other. Anyway...so in the last couple of days he has really opened up and started showing a budding testimony of the gospel. Its wonderful and gives me so much peace in leaving. God has been so merciful to me in the last few days preparing me to leave...obviously I only found out this morning that Im leaving but I can look back now and see...Ive been able to have sweet experiences with people and the members.


One cool experience I had was we were driving out to Thousand Oaks and the first thing we had to do was knock and I was not feeling well (ive been a little sick) and I was just thinking, " I have no idea how Im going to do this"....so I was worrying about that but right before we went out I said a little prayer, stepped out of the car and was ready to go. I know that prayer really works and Heavenly Father listens to even the most smallest prayers, like I know that I was just a little sick but I really felt like I needed divine help and He gave it to me.


Ok so I dont remember much other things that I wanted to say...my mind is going around around and around in circles...


OHHH ...ok so i got your package THANK YOU SO MUCH...I also got your package a while ago with CDS...thank you for that too...we have been enjoying them! You guys are the best and I love the color of the cardigan.


Ok so I guess Ill tell you about something me and my companion have talked about...so here the spanish people are spread out so we really have come up with a little system to find them and these are some of the things..


1. if its july and you have christmas lights up..we will knock on your door
2. if you have carpet in your front lawn....we will knock on your door
3. if you have anything of the "Virgen" on your house car painted on your garage doorr ext....we will knock on your door
4. if you have a messy rose garden....we will knock on your door
5. if you have a mop propped outside your front door (dead give away)...we will knock on your door
6. if you have little knickknacks all over your front lawn...we will knock on your door
7. if you have any other holiday items outside...we will knock on your door


Hahaha unfortunately these are also things that are common with old people and red necks haha.


Mariah...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I want to know exactly what you did! Just play it by ear and have fun!


I would like some pictures...that would be great. Also...one day it would be cool if you could maybe buy these CDs for me? Marcela Gandara Abel Zauala they are spanish christian artists..ill send you more info next week or ...later IDK. You can buy it on Amazon.


ANYWAY I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! I will write again next week in BAKERSFIELD!

YOU GUYS ARE amazing. The gospel is true!
On July 9 2011 I had my chance to be saved.....we were talking to this man about our faith in jesus christ and it was beautiful...and then...he got all serious and read us a scripture in Romans and and he told us that we need to say this certain prayer and raise our hand to the heavens and confess jesus as our savior and then he asked me to do it....and i was like No...sorry we believe that we should confess jesus as our savior by our actions.....well he was not please and he told me that i needed to remember this date and that it was my chance to confess jesus as my savior and be saved....haha. oh man.