Moral of the story: Always be on your best behavior. You never know if an apostle of the Lord will be in the car next to you!
What an awesome week! The highlight of the week was, of course,
Elder Anderson coming! (an Apostle in the LDS church) We had a 2 hour mission conference with him, and we all
got to shake his hand. Elder Hallstrom (who spoke in conference) and Elder Wild
(the area seventy) were there also. What a blessing! Elder Anderson and Elder
Hallstrom thanked us multiple times for deciding to serve missions. They made us
missionaries feel very loved and important.
I LOVED what Elder Anderson taught us. He talked about things unseen. This
is the scripture he quoted:
2 Corinthians 4:18
18
While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are
temporal; but the things which are not seen are
eternal.
He talked about how the world (especially California) loves the seen.
Movies, music, celebrities, scandal, he told us about how Prince died and it has
been all over the news. Most of us did not know he died! The news drew a few
gasps from the audience haha...but as missionaries our job is the testify of the
unseen. We do not care about rich/poor, famous/unknown. We DO care about the
decisions between right and wrong. We care about Christ, life eternal, the
spirit, faith, resurrection, repentance. The unseen is very real.
He also urged us to believe deeply in Jesus Christ. He and Elder Hallstrom
explained that they do not just want us for 18 months or 2 years. They want us
forever. They want us to be righteous parents, co-workers, friends, and
neighbors. Elder Anderson challenged us to memorize 10 scriptures where the Lord
is speaking. He told us that in order to truly know the Savior, we must know His
words. So I am working on memorizing 10 scriptures!
Tricked you! This is me and Elder Anderson (not the apostle
Here is the funny story :) so Hermana Salazar and I left the church, where
we had the meeting, kind of late because we had to help some sisters. We were
stopped at a red light just outside the church and Hermana Salazar was wearing a
snapback hat that another missionary had given her at the meeting. Our windows
were rolled down and just as the light turns green I look over and Elder
Anderson was driving the car right next to us! I yelled, "Hermana is that Elder
Anderson???" She looked over, ripped her hat off, rolled up her window, and I
sped away. hahaha I am not sure why I drove away so quickly...I don't think he
noticed we were missionaries. Probably because my companion had a snapback on :)
I laughed and laughed and laughed. Moral of the story: Always be on your best
behavior. You never know if an apostle of the Lord will be in the car next to
you!
Random Stuff from the week
1. I totally Sherlocked my way into an apartment complex this week. I
looked at the buttons on the door, chose the buttons that looked the most worn
out, and MAGIC the door opened on my first try...#missionmiracles
2. This week was the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival! There were old Cowboys
everywhere! Mom you would have loved it :) Everyone was dressed up, they had
country music, and it smelt like BBQ. I will send some pics!
3. Elder Anderson spoke in the other valley on Sunday. He spoke in the
Spanish Stake. We were not allowed to go, but I would have loved to hear him
speak Spanish!
4. I went on an exchange with Sister Lyman from Texas. She told me I was an
"old soul" Jordan Blad will think that is funny...
5. Last night at 11:30 pm we got a phone call from some sisters in our
zone. They got a little spooked in their apartment, so they asked if they could
come stay with us. Thankfully we have 4 bunk beds in our apartment, so it worked
out. What made me laugh was that being awake at 11:30 was miserable. I was so
stinkin' tired! I was so confused when the phone starting ringing...at that
point we had only been asleep for an hour. I don't know how I stayed up so late
in college...10 is a good time to be asleep hahaa
Alright that's all folks. Shout out to Katelyn and Todd for all their hard
work and sacrifice studying at BYU. I am so proud of them! Oh and FELIZ
CUMPLEANOS to Calvin!!!
I love you Mom.
Hermana Moo
Story of my life
We found this AWESOME gellato place in town. It is gellato with a mexican twist. Hermana Salazar and I shared Horchata, Cherry Chocolate, Avocado, Queso Fresco, Chocolate Habanero. It was soooooo yummy!
They have these Cowboy walk of fame saddles all around town!
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