tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51316913131290958742024-03-05T04:03:36.131-08:00Sister Skidmore's SacramentoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-53715589033112108042014-12-07T09:12:00.000-08:002014-12-07T09:17:39.908-08:00comin' home. is this real? <br />
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said goodbye to hermana sheffer and hermana cuesta at the mission office, the leaving missionaries tried tirelessly to get all of our luggage to weigh under the allowed limit, and off we went to the Sacramento temple, one last time as full-time missionaries. checking every few minutes to make sure that shiny black tag that carries the name of our Savior is still there (: <br />
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an awesome member volunteered to let us crash in her house so all the sisters were together! the Sister hosting us expected us to be up late... nahhh hahaha we were all SO BEAT!<br />
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said a prayer of gratitude before hopping into bed, head hit the pillow.<br />
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and then... <br />
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it happened...<br />
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alarm goes off, 6AM.<br />
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today is the day.... <br />
before I gave my mind time to catch up with what was happening we were already there. <br />
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Sacramento Airport<br />
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gave a big ol' hug to President and Sister Jardine and they sent us off, up the elevator and back to the world to hit the ground running.<br />
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the missionaries that headed home through the Salt Lake airport all got off the plane together, and we said a prayer. one more time as California Sacramento Missionaries.<br />
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(I had a long layover in Salt Lake to see my brothers and my bestfriend!)<br />
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and off we went. almost running! haha<br />
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AND THERE THEY WERE<br />
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7 hours, and another air plane later - around midnight, finally in my mothers arms (:<br />
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so... finish line, right?<br />
nah, not even close (:<br />
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que siempre tengan adventuras de fe y amor!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hermana Skidmore </span><br />
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Hola! </div>
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The final email to the Skid Squad from Hermana Skidmore..... BUM BUM BUM...</div>
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I could not have asked for a better week to finish out my service as a full time missionary!!!<br />
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GUESS WHAT!?</div>
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Hermana
Cuesta is coming up to follow up train Hermana Sheffer! YAYAYAYA my
babies together! :) you'll get to meet them both! Hermana Hurley is the
new Sister Training Leader and she is staying with Hermana Porter. and
me.....</div>
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I don't know how to feel... I'm basically numb inside.. haha that's reassuring, right!? Like is it really almost over? </div>
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This
week we had our ward Thanksgiving party and it was a hit!!!!! I love
the spanish people so much. I adore this ward. I love being a
missionary. I can't wait to see you all dance with all of them:) hahah </div>
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Bxxxxx
is doing great! We are going with her tonight to visit her daughter, it's been a rough road for them so it's a big step for her
to be reaching out to her instead of turning her back. She is truly
feeling the Spirit of Christ and changing. You will get to meet her, too
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One of the goals I made for me as a missionary was to experience indescribable joy....</div>
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It's
funny because now I find it really hard to describe how I'm feeling.. I
AM SO HAPPY! (between the sperts of denial and numbness :)) hahah </div>
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I
know that God lives and loves us because he allowed me to be a
missionary. I know that He lives because He placed all of these amazing
people in my life. I know that prayer is a privilege that we have to
communicate with the greatest being in all the universe whenever we want
because he is literally our Father. I know that He's listening because
when I take the time to wait after the "Amen." I can feel it. and when I
rise from my knees, I know without a doubt that everything is going to
be okay.</div>
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On my mission I've learned that life
is about JOY! That's my fav word in Spanish "GOZO!" but we have to make
that decision ourselves. I know that obedience and repentance are the
keys to happiness. That you can't help but smile when you have felt the
forgiveness of God, and His angels cheering you on.... helping you to
become a better person, every. single. day. </div>
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It
has been such a privilege to go out into the hardcore streets of
Sacramento every day, approach total strangers and ask them about....
not just another important thing we should be aware of but rather THE
most important thing in eternity - Our Savior Jesus Christ. To look them
in the eyeballs, heart to heart, face to face and know that when I say
"I promise you, everything is going to be okay." I'm not lying. Our
Savior suffered for us, so that through obedience and trying our best,
we can be found worthy to make it back to our Father in Heaven. IMAGINE
THE JOY THEN! haha See Enos 1;27 in the Book of Mormon. Baptism is the
door to returning to that celestial happiness. That has been my focus
for the last 18 months. "You're gonna make it! and we're going to help
you!" There is so much to be happy about!</div>
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The
Atonement has been performed, we never have to go it alone. I know
because I have felt His strength and guidance, not only the last 18
months, but my entire life... I knew that when I prayed when I was 6 to
find that fish book that I'd lost, I knew I would find it. He's just
waiting for us to ask for His help :) </div>
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Serious shout out to all of you for your love and support. You are what makes all of this possible. </div>
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My
name is Hermana Skidmore, I'm a Mormon, I am a Spanish speaking
missionary in the California Sacramento Mission, and I will never be the
same :) </div>
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Nos vemos pronto, les quiero con todo mi corazon,</div>
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pics from last few days :) </div>
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our district on my/hermana gomez's last sunday! we sang in sacrament meeting and we coordinated, red/white/gray outfits... mom would be so proud! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-59719219383851223262014-12-07T08:37:00.000-08:002014-12-07T08:37:33.278-08:00no lo puedo creer!<span style="font-size: small;">hey fam!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">we're not going to talk about how much time I have left :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">moving on... hahaha </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">THIS WEEK WAS AMAZING!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Listen to this... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Her name is Bxxx, her husbands name is Jxxx Lxxx, her daughters name is Jxxx, 2 sons named axxxx and Jxxxx. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A
loooong time ago, Hna Sierra and I were contacting in the apartment
complex that is right across from the church and visited more than once
daily by Mormon missionaries that speak all languages, we met a girl
name Jxxx, had a nice convo, and asked her if any of her neighbors
speak spanish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Well, my family speaks spanish..." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">K, great! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We went back with Hna Sheffer and met Jxx Lxx! Super cool guy! We talked about prayer, and the Restoration of the Gospel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Sounds interesting... it's different... I like different..I need different..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Days
passed and we tried to get ahold of him agian... nothing... and every
time we knocked on the door, his wife told us "NO ESTA AHORRITA!"
(he's not here right now) and not answer the door, tell us she's from
another religion... ya know.. the norm haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This
past monday - the english elders (our faithful Zone Leaders) were
chased down by a spanish woman... She wanted us to call her. Okay cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before
the appointment that the Elders had scheduled for the next day... She
calls us..Are you coming? I think I can count on one hand the number of
times an investigator has called me to follow up and make sure I'm
going to be there for the appointment hahah...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We get there.. we're looking around the apartments for her number... All of a sudden it clicks... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">OH MY GOSH IT'S HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bxxxxx.
She's amazing and I give her serious props for being so humble and
seeking us out after totally rejecting us haha. Basically some things
happened in her church... and she's looking for a good Church in which
to raise her kids! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's the kicker all you members out there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
reason she sought us out...and not anyone else.. she has 2 Mormon
friends that are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints - and she wants what they have, she mentioned how their kids
interact, the respect they have in their families... everything.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">AND NOW THEY'RE ALL ON DATE TO BE BAPTIZED ON DECEMBER 6TH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
Elders had a baptism on Saturday, they came - Bxxxxx went up front with
all the kids to see the actual ordinance. We were all a little nervous
about asking them to be baptized... but the Spirit's like DO IT! And
Bxxxxx just nodded and with a hopeful sounds in her voice said...
"Okay." like she knows it's going to take work, and change. but that it
is the best thing for her family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They all
came to church on Sunday :) Except for Jxxx Lxxx because he had to work.
THEY LOVED IT! She told the kids they were going to a party hahah
they'll get em! Let's be honest, Primary is a party... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">MXXXXX
ALSO CAME TO CHURCH!!!!! He is an investigator that we've had to take
really slow, baby steps with... AND HE CAME!! He completely missed
Spanish Church but that's okay! haha we went to English and he was so
nervous around all the people he was like sweating but so happy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We
went with him.. missed the sacrament AGAIN.. so we had to go to Tongan
Sacrament meeting to get the bread and water, no complaints here - I'm
convinced there will be a tongan choir that welcomes the Savior when he
comes again. Celestial status. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This week we've
been focusing a lot on the little things, how to get the most out of
prayer, and scripture study, and going to church. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Taking
plenty of time to pray, have a list of things so that you don't forget,
or read your scriptures with a question, put one that inspires you as
the background on your phone. I invite you to think of something to do
to help you to feel the Spirit even more during the little things :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I promise you that you'll be happier, it's inevitable. When we feel closer to God, we are happier :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">LES QUIERO MUCHO!!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">siempre habra milagros esperando. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hermana Skidmore</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> service in the park! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-29624819126832743522014-12-07T08:27:00.002-08:002014-12-07T08:27:39.320-08:00FIDEL SE BAUTIZOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!AHHHHHH<br /><br />BEST WEEK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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<b>Tuesday - </b>My
last Mission Leadership Council... because it only happens once a month
:( It was the most powerful meeting I have ever been privileged to be a
part of. We talked about change, in ourselves, in life, in general.
Through humility and obedience, we can accept the will of God in our
lives and more fully understand the Atonement of Jesus Christ in order
to change. Something that really hit me - If you think that there is
something about you can never change (character wise) you are denying
the power of the Atonement. It is there for us to learn, to change, to
become better and not only once a week, not only once a day, but to ask
for forgiveness through prayer every single time we mess up and then
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again in the spirit world, you will be enthralled with those whom with
you will associate. You will ask someone in which period they lived and
you might hear, "I was with Moses when he parted the Red Sea," or ," I
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you are standing there in amazement, someone will turn to you and ask,
"Which of the prophets time did you live in?" When you say "Thomas S.
Monson's" a hush will fall over every hall and corridor in heaven and
all in attendance will bow at your presence. You were held back 6000
years because you were the most talented, the most obedient, the most
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know that Jesus Christ leads His true church today through a living
prophet, and what a great honor we have to live up to that potential we
knew we had in the pre-existence. What an adventure to discover what we
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had my final interview with President Jardine... I had done really
good, hadn't cried yet.. because I have been sick this week, my face was
already leaking so I tried my best to keep my eyeballs from giving in
to peer pressure from my other orifices... ew. sorry. </div>
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another time ;) After the interview I was crying and Sister Jardine
just hugged me and said.. "your mom will be SO happy to see you..."
haha. AHH TIME FLIES SO FAST! I've said so many times this week "I feel
like I'm dreaming..." and that might be partly thanks to my good friend,
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house alarms randomly wouldn't stop, the police showed up, and then as
soon as we got to the meat of the lesson... families are ordained of
God... no sexual relations outside of marriage... Jxx (the baby) FALLS
OF THE COUCH and does a head stand before falling flat on his back
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right now, the elders are having a discussion about who would win in a fight out of all the missionaries.. so far I'm ranking pretty good hahahahah makin my parents proud ;) </div>
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<span class="s1">Tuesday night, 10PM;</span></div>
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<span class="s1">WE GOT ANOTHER MISSIONARYY!!! APT #66 keeps on growing! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">and get this... here's the kicker....</span></div>
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<span class="s1">IT'S LEILANI GOMEZ!!! She is from the Monte Vista ward that i served in in Tracy! She is AMAZING!!! She has served a longer mission than me because she has gone out with the missionaries like every day since she was baptized 2 years ago!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It's a dream come true. Me and Shefskies (hna Sheffer) are loving our lives!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our whole apartment is like a family! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I can't really remember a lot about what happened this week - honestly everything is starting to blur.. like I feel like I'm dreaming 24/7 it's going so fast.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I made it through 2 full REM cycles last night! AND Hna Gomez (Leilani.. which is so hard to get used to calling her Hermana) is a Vegan! It's like living with mom again! Everything organic and healthy.. Aint no body got money for that so I'm still livin off of apple-like pears and wheat bread HOLLER - don't worry mom, Halloween is coming up and there will be plenty of candy corn to fill me up (shout out to Hna Thomas! love dat candy kernnn!:))</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Speaking of Halloween;</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Funny story; Graciela came! She was a cat haha i'll send pictures and Jay and Alex her kids were there, too! PEROOOOO (but) they partied so hard with our ward... They weren't able to get to bed early enough to come to church hahahaah.... aya la vida.. those Mormons ;) This week we were able to have THE most spiritual lesson with Graciela. We watched the Restoration Video about how Jesus Christ restored His church through Joseph Smith and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. I was praying the whole time that the kids wouldn't scream and THEY DIDN'T! In between breast feeding and talking, we helped her to understand that a false prophet could not have written a true book - and we know the Book of Mormon is true, I know the Book of Mormon is true, because it has helped me to not only know about but know personally my Savior Jesus Christ. Pray, ask. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">She said she would, just like Joseph Smith did, read, and pick a specific time and place to pray out loud and ask God if these things are true.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Elizabeth (12 year old miracle girl) was able to come to church! The young women loaded her up with personal progress books and all kinds of girly things.. you know how the young women do haha. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">This week I've been thinking a lot about Faith... we run into a lot of people every day that say they have faith in Jesus Christ - which is AWESOME! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">To me personally, Faith is an action word. It means progress... Faith means that we believe that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, by believing that we can change and improve ourselves, and asking for His divine assistance, that we WILL be changed.. we TRY so that, with confidence y mas que nada joy, we will realize that all the positive changes we have made, have lead us back to His presence. </span></div>
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<span class="s2"><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/approaching-the-throne-of-god-with-confidence?lang=eng">https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/approaching-the-throne-of-god-with-confidence?lang=eng</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">It's hard to think about the end.. really... like my heart hurts but then I get excited to see you.. it's a roller coaster. I haven't cried yet.. so I'm waiting for that P-Day when I just explode on some poor elder that says "SO HNA SKIDMORE HOW FAR AWAY IS THAT PLANE?" hahaha </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Soy milk is just milk introducing itself in Spanish hahahaah VEGAN AND A SPANISH JOKE IN ONEE!!!! </span></div>
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As I finish up (ugh it hurts my heart to type those words) and prepare to accept the title of an "RM--a.k.a. Returned Missionary," I have a small request given in the commitment pattern I have learned on my mission. </div>
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<b>I TESTIFY</b> that you are amazing people who will, under the influence of the Spirit, think of something awesome and inspiring in order to fulfill the following: </div>
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<b>WILL YOU </b>write me a letter, doesn't matter how long, of something you've learned in the last year about your faith? It can be a quote that impacted you, a gospel doctrine that's helped you, an experience that made you believe in God, ANYTHING. Send it to me before I end my mission, as a final spiritual boost...</div>
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<b>AND I PROMISE YOU</b> that you will be blessed with the opportunity to reflect on how your testimony has grown this year and how the Lord has answered your prayers through small and simple means. </div>
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I am so grateful for all of you and for your support. Please don't feel like this has to be a huge project! Anything, no matter how long, will be amazing!<b> Please try to send it within the next 2 weeks because I only have 4 weeks left and I have no idea how long mail takes :( </b></div>
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Les agradezco con todo mi corazon,</div>
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I thought it was nutso a few weeks ago.. the craziness continues!</div>
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WE MOVED IN WITH ANOTHER COMPANIONSHIP OF HERMANAS!</div>
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It. is. the best thing. EVER. It's unfair how much fun we're having.</div>
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Just this week, they got their car illegally towed out of the parking spot we thought was ours...we blew a few fuses with our hair dryers.. and there were more elders in our apartment than should ever be allowed in a sisters apartment... which is none. </div>
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They were helping us move furniture and put stuff together so don't worry we weren't breaking any rules haha. If the door was ever accidently shut - we all just looked at eachother super awkwardly...opened the door, and Elder Poulton would yell to the outside "Spirit, come back!" </div>
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We've been running around like chickens missing their nuggets all week trying to get organized, trying to help all the hermanas that are shot-gunning (opening a new area) and so Hna Skidmore just had faith that everything would be okay.. some how, some way. </div>
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Move over family, we gotta make room for these people in mi corazon, you can share the left ventrile... because Leilani still has her spot taking up the whole right ventricle.. just like she does with sides of the bed - CAN I GET A "HEARD THAT" ? haha that dog... is she still alive?! </div>
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FIDEL IS GETTING BAPTIZED - THAT'S RIGHT! He moved back into our mission to ELK GROVE AND Obipo Galvez, Diana y Angel Ochoa, and I are all going to see him on SATURDAY AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I'm gonna cry so bad!!!</div>
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We went to see her yesterday - She has two little boys that we entertained with Wizard of Oz stickers and notecards & she accepted a BAPTISMAL DATE OF NOV 1st!!!! She really wants to make sure she knows about the church and I'm like GIRL WE GOT YOU! In a much more dignified way, of course. haha. She's also from El Salvador!!!!! WOOOOO. Also, Hna Sheff had her first, latino woman breast feeding in front of you experience, I almost died laughing hahah she told me "I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK!" hahahahah </div>
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this week everyone and their neighbor (literally) has wanted to plan a family home evening - noche de hogar en espanol! It's amazing - our members are on the ball, referring people like crazy and sacrament meeting was nice and full yesterday - i had a huge smile plastered on my face like a proud mom - our (not so) little Barrio Rio Tierra is growing!!!!</div>
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WE WENT TO DO BAPTISMS FOR THE DEAD WITH ANGELES! There's a new rule in the mission that we're allowed to go with our recent converts to do their first baptisms for the dead as one of our visits to the temple. it was so special. Angeles was SO excited and I had to translate everything for her :) i love it! She had to roll up the little legs of her white jumpsuit and when she came out of the changing stall aftewards she looked like an emporer penguin with her red hair standing up all crazy and a pure joy like little kid just went potty for the first time kind of smile just pure happiness and pride :) that's the only way I can think to describe it hahahaah. </div>
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We found a woman this week and her name is Lurdez, we found her tracting and it turns out she already has a Book of Mormon! Her boss is a mormon and then she cleans the house of a Mormon family and the dad of the family gave her the Book of Mormon for Christmas! She is interested in coming to church! Ah miracles!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-21441347911985769112014-09-15T04:29:00.000-07:002014-09-15T04:29:33.218-07:00muy ocupadas!<div class="p1">
We have been so busy lately! So many great things on the calendar here in North Sac. Gosh, I love this area so much!!!! We are still working on helping our fellow hermano y hermanas out there to accept the invitation to come nearer to Christ through baptism - but heyyyy salvation isn't cheap (just ask Jeffery R. Holland ;) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-26960058442275634782014-08-28T11:24:00.000-07:002014-08-28T11:24:33.123-07:00GRAN CAMBIOS!<div class="p1">
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It's transfers - HERMANA SKIDMORE IS GOING TO TRAIN FOR HER LAST 2 TRANSFERS! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-85291341261500560242014-08-28T11:19:00.000-07:002014-08-28T11:19:53.587-07:00bien hecho, muchachito!<div class="p1">
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MI BARBA TIENE 3 PELOS - 3 PELOS TIENE MI BARBA! SI NO TUVIERA 3 PELOS, PUES NO SERIA MI BARBA!</div>
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HE GOT BAPTIZED AND SO DID J.J ARIAS (13 year old that I taught while in Tracy!) Gordo Gomez, 18 year old of the Gomez family, got to baptize his Grandpa (Suegro!) and J.J's Dad, Juan (Recent Convert) got to baptize J.J.!</div>
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FELIZ CUMPLEANOS PAPACITA (not an actual word, but you don't know that ;)) AND FELIZ ANIVERSARIO - Mumsie and Popsicle. love you both so much!!! have the fiesta you want and deserve! </div>
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"Hello this is Sister Skidmore from the Sacramento Mission!"</div>
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alright so the mission is not doin such a hot job of helping us not be trunky.. as like a last hoorah we all get to go to the old gold mine and hunt for gold.. it's like a giant trunky group because everyone knows you're going because you're going home! haha </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-85526257888686101302014-07-07T09:03:00.001-07:002014-07-07T09:03:58.261-07:00wuv is what bwings us togefer today<div class="p1">
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remember the woman I told you about last week? the one who has the friend from West Sac that has been taking her to church? </div>
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we went down to meet her.. and we've taught her.. and SHE'S GETTING BAPTIZED THIS SATURDAY AT 6PM! tell everyone you know! ... but she probably already has :) haha </div>
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She listens to President Monson's talks as she walks to the church for our appointments. She loves the empasis on the family and the law of Chastity. </div>
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We took her to an english baptism last night and I translated for her :) it's like english people.. BREATH.. so I can catch up haha. She understood everything and felt the Spirit! There was a man in the Air Force from the english ward that gave a talk and so I talked to him afterwards. Angeles saw me talking to him and even though she doesn't speak english she's like:</div>
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Then Hna Pitcher translated for her. She just thanked him for his service, invited him to her baptism, and told him to be safe.</div>
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Nos vamos a sentar con los chicos!!! (We're going to sit with the boys!!!) she's shrieked like a 12 yeear old girl haha</div>
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then in the parking lot - "Fotos!" she loves a good selfie :) hahah </div>
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Angeles is so special. She has an immense capacity to love. Something that I've really learned from the Spanish people:</div>
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You can't assume that people know that you love them, you have to tell them. Before I came on my mission, I wasn't like a super touchy... love expressing kind of person.. I mean I was.. but not nearly as much as I am now. I honestly didn't know it was possible to love people this much. I adore the Spanish people of Sacramento California. and I'm learning to love everyone, better. </div>
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The phrase "What would Jesus do?" has become a real slogan in my noggin. I think about that all the time. He knows all of our experiences perfectly.. he can empathize with everyone.. He isn't biased... He is perfectly humble, and knows when to listen and when to speak. And teaches us that the former is the most important. Listen. Listen good. </div>
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I love this quote from Our Search for Happiness by M. Russell Ballard:</div>
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<b>"...That's the way it is when Jesus Christ become a reality in your life. It sin't that He somehow make you do things that you wouldn't do otherwise. Rather, you find yourself wanting to do what He would do and respond as He would respond in an effort to bring your life into harmony with His. ANd an interesting thing happens whenever you attempt to place your feet in Christ's footsteps. If you really concentrate on trying to walk the way He walked, loving caring, serving, and obeying each step of the way, one day you'll look up and discover that His path has lead you directly to the throne of God. For that is and ever has been His great purpose and mission: to lead us to our Heavenly Father so we can dwell with Him in His heavenly home." </b></div>
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Amen, hermanos. Amen. Angeles always says this and she goes 'Amen.. it means "yeah i agree!" haha</div>
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ALSO this week we had the "until we meet again" conference with President and Sister Lewis because.. today is their last day as our Mission President couple.. bleh. During the meeting I'm like "come on Hermana Skidmore - cry! squeeze out some tears! Let's go! Show some emotion onion boy!" yeah.. nothing.. I'm really excited for them. I am so grateful for their service but I also know how much they love their family - mainly their grandchildren - shout out to grandma candy! :) haha. </div>
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AND we were all allowed to hug them! the sister misisonaries are always allowed to hug Sister Lewis and we're not supposed to hug men...just yeah. keep your space, hombres! but we got to give President a hug! I was really nervous I was going to mess up... haha.</div>
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Everyone was telling them like "I love you... thank you..." as they were hugging them...</div>
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My words of advice as I hugged President Lewis.. my last words to my beloved mission president...</div>
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"President, I think it's time you take Sister Lewis out on a nice date!" </div>
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I love you all. so much. </div>
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I know this Gospel is true. I know God lives. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-74530956610741521072014-07-07T09:02:00.004-07:002014-07-07T09:02:58.249-07:00highs & lows - gotta blow my nose. touch your bottom.<div class="p1">
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Okay so I have been sick for a while.. like a few weeks ago.. I was snoring like Dad in the long lost pink chair and I thought it was allergies.. I finally kicked it and then... My companion got it! haha In spanish they call it "la gripa" it's like a cold basically.. A COLD IN 111 degree weather. stop. the irony...</div>
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So basically, Hermana Pitcher has been real sick.. in fact, we were on our way to exchanges and after enjoying a nice Wendy's frosty, I look over at her (i drive now so I can get to know the area) and she's just silent... </div>
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"Hermana, you're not going to throw up are you..?"</div>
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We finally get to our destination and we're cleaning up just laughing at how pathetic, sick, and sleep deprived we are (don't worry mom, I'm exaggerating to make this more interesting ;)) and the other Hermanas come out of their house.</div>
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We were definitely compensated for our lack of coherency and overdosage of cold medicine because the miracles haven't stopped!</div>
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Lore - remember the investigator I wrote a short blurb about last week? We found her a week ago just walking through her parking lot, she came to a baptism, came to church, and then they were going to come to this marriage class (wooo!) that the ward was hosting, but they got caught in a puddle and had to go home because all the kids were mojados (soaked) haha SATAN! BUT! She came to Church again this week with her nieta and loved it. </div>
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Backstory: On exchanges, I was in our area with Hna Naatjes and we went to have a lesson with Lore and her husband Felix, at the end of the lesson, Lore told me that she's leaving on a Vacation to Mexico to visit her son (who she's trying to marry us off to ;)).. She won't be back till August and she leaves on Thursday.. I told her she was breaking my heart... She has been so prepared to hear the restored Gospel.. So after Sacrament meeting on Sunday:</div>
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It was.. wow. We were all just standing there watching her cry so I pushed Felix by the shoulder and pointed to her like "hug her ya dummy!" success :) </div>
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This week I've learned a lot about the Spirit, the gift we recieve by hands on our head and a being given a blessings. It is the greatest gift that God could give us, the companionship of the Spirit to always keep us on the right path. It's just like getting to know a new friend, we have to ask questions, pay attention, and listen really carefully in order to notice the small promptings, I've been trying to do so as I teach, sometimes we think things, or thoughts pop into our head for a reason.</div>
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I love this Gospel. I love our Savior. Even though things are really hard sometimes, we feel like life has beaten us up pretty good, don't lose hope. </div>
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Watch this video and cry :) it's the cutest thing - old people!!!</div>
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Don't forget how much I love you, and how much God loves you, too.</div>
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"Cari, as representatives of Jesus Christ, we pray about you and we think about you and we want to help you to be able to keep all of the commandments and clear the lines of communication between you and your Heavenly Father even more, so that you can recognize the answer to your prayers."</div>
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This is Cari's reason. She wants to know if the Church is true, if the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored by a prophet, if the Book of Mormon is the Word of God. She wants a better life for her family. and just like the scripture says, "these things shall be made known unto you." </div>
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We also added a new investigator Lore! I'm running out of time but we met her in a parking lot, then she brought her whole family to the baptism on Saturday adn came to church on Sunday, she's the cutest, shortest mexican I've ever seen but she's amzing!!! </div>
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We added a Spainard this week! His name is Ferran and he's straight from Barcelona. They speak spanish with a lisp there. so I'm like uhh... flash back to training when i didn't understand anything haha. He's so great! He's the neighbor of the Salinas family that got sealed last week! Ferran came to church and really liked it! He looks like a normal white guy dad-type.. trippy! I have giant eyes whenever he's talking to me because he looks like he should speak english! haha. He's learning english so he really respects that we learned spanish. </div>
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Cari and her family were not able to come to church this week because Cari had a bad reaction to some medicine. The elders went with us yesterday to give her a blessing and it was so powerful. The priesthood that they hold, the same authority that Jesus used to heal the sick is on the Earth today. and worthy men use it to bless the lives of others. They placed their hands on her head and it was like WOOSH, the Spirit filled the room. a feeling of the love that our Heavenly Father has for Cari. gosh I love being a missionary. </div>
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Yeah so transfers! We're staying! I am so unbelievably elated about it. Gosh I love being a missionary. It's funny this week I've really been thinking about improvement.. how we know what we should do but sometimes we still mess up and I'm like "whyyyy hermana skidmore!? have you learned nothing!?" I'm so grateful for a patient Heavenly Father that sees our potential when we just don't. I've realized that if we think we've "arrived" if we think we've got it under control.. we're wrong.. haha it is a process of constant improvement. It takes a lot of humility and determination. and reconition of how much we depend on our Savior as our example and our Redeemer. that He was willing to go through all that he went through for each and every one of us. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-74822574716485556472014-05-27T11:26:00.001-07:002014-05-27T11:26:23.830-07:00Helmet Hair and Eternal Salvation<div class="p1">
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GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT!?</div>
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We are teaching 2 families and they BOTH came to church!!!!! Yesss! </div>
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La Familia Paredes - we found them last Sunday tracting and talking to everyone, right when they opened the door and they were all standing there like picture perfect, we knew they were special, they're so funny and their daughter looks like a white girl, blonde hair blue eyes but she speaks spanish like the mexican that she is haha. MAN DON't Mess with my mind! - Dad what movie? She's 10 and hilarious. we're talking about the Gospel and it's like SQUIRREL - I want to learn to play the piano! haha </div>
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La Famila de Cari, Jose Luis, natalie, and Sophie - Came to church again! We had a break through with Cari this week and she told us all about her life. It's amazing the things that people have been through... and they turn things around and work really really hard for a better life. She said that her kids are her motivation for everything. We explained that everything we've experienced has been experience before by our Savior Jesus Christ, he understands, and through baptism we can be completely clean. It's the greatest miracle of all to see God change a heart. </div>
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-Spanish people have their front door mats backwards</div>
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- On exchanges, someone tried to convince us that Jesus wasn't perfect.</div>
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- After 9PM if I'm really tired - I start to talk like Kronk from Emporers new groove, </div>
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- People still talk to us on biking days, THE GOSPEL IS SO TRUE. </div>
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Fam bam, I know that these things are true. We have seen so many miracles as we put our missionaries first, we haven't been in our own area very much but we trust that as long as everyone else is doing OK, things will fall into place so that we're okay, too. Our Heavenly Father is so aware of us. He love you so much. The Atonement is a big thing that covers all of humanity, but it is also the thing that is so individual. </div>
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I love being a missionary. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02925302200789889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131691313129095874.post-62754437410835621992014-05-27T11:22:00.003-07:002014-05-27T23:43:06.460-07:00Alright Stop, Gird up your loins and Listen<div class="p1">
HERE WE GOOOOOO!!!</div>
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BEST WEEK OF OUR LIVES!!!!!</div>
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This will be fast, hermanos y hermanas but here we go! </div>
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Jorge (george) got baptized. He did. Yes. Dominic held him under the water extra long just to make sure all the dirty was out of him haha. They had this negotiation about how long Dom was going to hold him under. BUT GUYS! It's about following the example of Jesus Christ!... Boys.. haha. </div>
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Jorge was a lost kid. He's 19. Wasn't doing much with his life. Didn't know what to do, where to look, never been religious. But his Uncle (hermano salinas in our ward) was looking to reach out to someone. He remembered that his brother had a girlfriend.. and that they had a son.. but had never heard anything else about them. To facebook! They found each other and Jorge's mom expressed that Jorge needed some change. He started visiting the Salinas home and noticed something was different. Something felt different.</div>
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He started hanging out there more and more. They said, "Okay, but if you're here, you abide by our rules, and we go to church on sundays." Jorge agreed to go.. but said "Don't even think about converting me. I'm not into all this God stuff but I'll go.."</div>
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4 weeks later we get a call. It's hermano Salinas.. "Hermanas, que se tiene que hacer para bautizarse?" </div>
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Jorge.</div>
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He's amazing. We asked him why he wanted to be baptized he said "it feels right. I want to be clean. I want to be right with God. Ever since I've started all this, things are working out. I feel happier. I'm happier than I've ever been and I actually have a relationship with God. I want to get rid of my past and start over. I want to be clean. I want to really understand what my brother Jesus Christ did for me." </div>
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So fam bam. He's a miracle. 4 weeks. </div>
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I know that the gospel is a feeling. That we say.. "I know" when we bear our testimonies but the reason that we know is because we've FELT. I'm not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because my parents told me it was true, I'm a member because I've felt it. I've felt the familiar feeling of my heavenly home as I've gathered with my family to pray for rain, or a job, or a test. I've felt that feeling as we all go to Church together. I've felt that it's true when our world explodes, nothing goes right, but we still laugh at family dinner. I've felt that feeling when I've fallen to my knees in my room alone at night because I just don't know what to do anymore and I don't know where to turn. I've felt that feeling as I've become more and more dependent on my Savior because I know that He understands. </div>
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I know because I've felt. and Jorge does too. He knows the basics of the Church. but it's the feeling se llama El Espiritu Santo that is the reason he decided to change his life. </div>
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I love you all so much. I love being a missionary. I love my Savior and I love this Gospel. I know it's true. I know this is the true church. I know it. I know it. I know it. </div>
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