Everything and everyone is kicking into the swing of Christmas. Amazing things are happening here in Rancho as well. Sister Huntington and I had a car Monday - Thursday and it was amazing! We got to visit soooo many less actives that the ward had no idea even existed! It was so nice. We got to meet amazing women and share the beautiful message of Jesus Christ their Savior, with them. I love serving around Christmas time, it has been wonderful.
We got 3 new investigators this week! It is amazing how the Lord places people in our path who are soooo ready and prepared.
On Saturday, we went to go visit a less active that we have been trying to visit ever since I got to the area. She finally answered so we set up an appointment with her. We planned to share with her the new Savior is Born video. When we showed up a man named D answered the door who was one of her closest friends. We sat down and started to get to know him while we were waiting for S. He said how he has been looking for a church and needs help with his addiction to alcohol. SOOO we ended up teaching him about the Restoration! He wants to learn more so we are teaching him again this Thursday and he said he wants to come to church! Amazing!
Later that day we went to contact a refferral. We went up to the house and they ended up being a chinese family who speak VERY little english. Their 11 year old daughter speaks english and was translating the whole time. They want to learn about Jesus and the Book the Mormon so we have a lesson with them TONIGHT. Luckily Sister K, in our ward is from Taiwan and speaks Mandrain so we are going to have her translate! It will be so awesome. (We did ask the President if there were any Madrian speaking missionaries in our mission and he said there is one and they already have 114 refferrals in Chino...What!.) So yeah we are going to to teach them the best we can, because there is only ONE mandrian speaking missionary in the entire mission.
On Thursday, We had a ton of lessons and they all went great, on our way to lunch we felt prompted to go visit our good friend K. She is a less active who converted ten years ago. I have probably talked about her before. She is one of the first people I met when I came out here.
I love her to death! Anyways she is going through a really hard time and tends to turn to not good things when she is stressed. We went over there and she had been drinking and smoking. She felt so bad and the amazing thing about K is that she wants to change!!!!!!!! But because of the terrible situation she is in right now it is so dang hard for her and she doesn't think she is strong enough. BUT after our little visit with her, she agreed to let me dump out all her alcohol and take her pack of cigs. K is one of the sweetest women I have ever met and her testimony of the church is so strong. This is just a pure example of how ugly the world is and how EASY it is to slip.
Our Carillo Family is doing great. Our investigators. They are still on the road to Baptism on January 2! We are excited and just love them. They came to the Christmas party on Friday and just loved it and the ward is so amazing at helping everyone feel so loved and welcomed! The ward really ends up making the biggest difference!!!
Friday, was our ward Christmas Party and we helped decorate and do the food and everything along with all our business with teaching and everything. WE WERE DANG BUSY THIS WEEK!
BUT AMAZING MIRACLES JUST KEEP HAPPENING!!
One of our investigators named J was getting the lessons in Septmeber but we haven't seen him since. He just fell of the face of the earth. We call and text him and take visits to his house every week but were never successful. ANYWAYS we were making calls to invite him to the ward Christmas party and J ANSWERED! We invited him and he totally showed up to the party. It was amazing. Straight up miracle! AND He said that he wants to start lessons this week again.
FUNNY STORY NOW: J showed up like half way through the party. He didn't know where we (the missionaries) were and so our Relief Society president got on the microphone and was like "sisters you have someone looking for you out in the hall" So we both got up and ran out and it was J! I was so happy to see him that I GAVE HIM A BIG HUGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I realized "NO SISTER HOLT YOU ARE A MISSIONARY. YOU CANT HUG MALES!" But my happiness and joy just took over and I didn't even think about! So when he was leaving the party he totally hugged both of us. So that might have to be our first lesson with him.... ;)
#lawofchastity. JUST KIDDDDING!!!!!!!
This week has been so busy, so hard, so fun, and so rewarding.
I am learning so much and really having to stretch myself. I talk and sit with homeless people, I used to just pass by them. I didn't ever really see them. They have some of the best personalities! I love being a missionary and being about HIS business to help others and make people smile.
Service is truly the best medicine.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers! I love this gospel and I am so ever grateful for my Savior and my Heavenly Father and HIS
perfect plan for us!
Have Courage and Be Kind,
Sister Holt
Pic of my Humble Abode and my District
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