Which leads me to say that we sang a Japanese lullaby on Saturday for a talent show that our church was doing. We did it kind of last minute too. It was quite amazing. We learned the song on the road trip that took Sharlee to the MTC. The song is called Forusato (sp.?) Anyways, we also had a girls night on Friday painting our finger nails, and toe nails while watching Pirates of the Caribbean. We, as a sisterhood love doing stuff together, and we are, and will be forever friends. I think that we have become so close because of how we grew up together. Our parents raised us, of course, and my mother always explains to us how she wants us to be friends with each other. She tells us this because she knows that if we are friends with each other than when times are hard we can rely on one another. So with this being said, I have learned from my mother that family is forever, and will be the number one thing that one takes from this life. I will leave you with this, until Shar's next letter!! -Josie
Shar's letter-
I actually might not be kidding when I say I've perfected my
knock... but luckily I am. Maybe not for long though right? From my experience
on a mission we as missionaries find entertainment in the weirdest things.
Its been an amazing week! OH! I should start with the
beginning right? Yeah I think so too. It was actually last Monday.
Unfortunately Preparation-Day isn't a full day of amazing luxury, it comes to a
quick end at 6 pm. By that time we should be out working, knocking, walking,
driving, etc. We headed out to make an appointment that the other sisters had
set up and gave us because the investigator was on our side of the town, but we
forgot the address that they gave us and couldn't find it. We felt awful but
decided that it was best to go visit a less-active. We were visiting this
less-active (a young teenage boy) we have at a very VERY poor trailer park.
Mostly Hispanics live there. (In fact pretty sure we met the only white person
just a few days ago) The thing that I don't get really is that we will see
super nice new Cameros/other fancy cars and then they live in these very run
down trailers. Its really very sad. ANYWHO! We taught Jonathan (the boy) and
then hopped into the car to again look for the missed appointment because the
sisters called us and gave us the actual address. As we were driving we get a
call. It was in Spanish so I didn't understand all of it but, It was a lady,
Lupe, calling and asking to have the lessons! She got our phone number from Jonathan!
How cool is that?! And then... well we forgot the address again. We stopped at
a house, Sister Espinosa said we would knock at this house and ask if they knew
a Robin. We said a prayer (we always say a pray before a lesson) and a lady
walked out of that house. It happened to be ROBIN!! She's golden (meaning
really accepting of the gospel). We have an appointment with her tonight so
I'll let you know how that is. But how amazing is the Lord eh?! I kind of
needed a day like that because the Sunday before we had knocked on doors and
were rejected again and again.
The next day was just another spiritual high! We taught
Pattie, (bless her heart), and she told us that she's been having doubts lately
about her decision to be baptized. We were sharing with her how there is
opposition in all things... At least we were trying to share. The phone kept
ringing (Like 3 times during that lesson) and! As I was reading about the
opposition that Joseph Smith experienced before he had the first vision. You
know that really intense scary part. (and if you don't know what I am talking
about, get a Book of Mormon, preferably from missionaries ;) and then read
Joseph Smith History and the very back). <----Thats me doing missionary work
even in this e-mail. But like I was saying before we were sharing that part,
talking about a real being from the unseen world, then we get a knock at the
door. We might have jumped. It was another interruption! Satan really didn't
want us to share that message with Pattie! But we kept going and soon the
Spirit took over and we bore testimony. I cried, Sister Espinosa cried, and
Pattie cried. Us and the Spirit: 1 Satan: Forever 0! It was a great victory! :D
Knocking on doors has become more and more easy the more I
do it!(: There was actually a day where I enjoyed it! Crazy huh? I thought so
too! But that might be because the weather was kind to us. Who knows!
On Wednesday we went to go contact Lupe, the girl in the
paragraph before that called us. She wasn't home but her son, Eduardo, was.
He's golden as well. Really open and excited to learn more! We went to visit
Eduardo the next day and to see if we could talk to Lupe this time. His little
sister answered and said he was in the shower but her mom was just over
"there" talking to some of her friends. The end of this story is that
Lupe thought we were Jehovah Witnesses and that's why she called >.< but
was still willing to listen to our message. We haven't gone back but hopefully
she's just as golden as her son.
Saturday we had a baptism of Sam, the eight year old girl I
talked about in the last email. Don't remember?... I asked her stuff dog to be
baptized. Got it now? haha It went really well! She wasn't scared at all! And
it gave our district an opportunity to ask investigators with a baptism date to
come see how it will be done! Sister Espinosa and I had one, and of course that
was Pattie. The other sisters had one and then one of the sets of elders had
one as well! It was pretty amazing! And Sam did missionary work by inviting
some family that weren't members to the baptism!(: Plus there was cake so that
was great! haha
One last story (because it really has been a great week).
Two weeks ago we talked to a man (who lives in that poor trailer park). We were
able to share a message and give him a Book of Mormon. In fact he was the man
that I gave the Spanish Book of Mormon too. The one I said like three lines to?
Well, we had been trying to get an appointment with him, (his name is Santiago
by the way) for a long time. I first thought there was potential but we would
show up and he wouldn't be home. Then on Saturday night we actually had a
lesson with him! Yeah! And then he said his wife wants to listen too so we
scheduled an appointment for next day (Sunday). That lesson was... amazing (I
use that word a lot sorry)! The spirit was so strong and both of them are
golden! The wife's name is Lupe so hopefully in the future I can help you
distinguish it from the other mentioned Lupe. Lupe (Santiago's wife) shared a
hard trial she had to go through and the spirit was so strong. She was crying
and even Santiago cried! We walked away from that lesson just skipping with
joy! (Seriously)
Overall we have had a really great week. We only taught 15
lessons (Our goal is 20 a week) but We have now 4 amazing new investigators!
The Lord really does bless us!
Okay so now I have a challenge for my family and other
members who might read. If we are asking the Lord for missionary work he really
will provide. He has placed those people around us for a reason! So watch this
video and then pray for a person you can touch this week! I will follow up with
you next week! http://bcove.me/vw9x3n2x (Just in case that link didnt work
http://www.lds.org/training/wwlt/2013/hastening/members-and-missionaries?cid=HPL2P09W02044&lang=eng)
In fact look at this website its kind of awesome! :D
Love you guys so much! Keep smiling and remember, Don't Do
Drugs and Stay Sweet!
Hermana Durfee!
Oh and Pictures! (Not much this week sorry).
Picture 1: It was a really wet day! And Pioneer Day! Look how
white I look to my companion
Picture 2: Colorado's sky really is beautiful!
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