Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2014

Hey everyone! So transfers are this week...I'm nervous but excited! I am pretty sure either my companion or I will have transfers, most likely my companion, but we aren't going to know until tonight. So I will let you know next week!

I really can't believe that this transfer has already ended...this transfer has honestly been one of the hardest of my mission for many reasons. Heavenly Father has been trying me a lot, but I have felt His love and His help as well...I have no doubt that He knows what he's doing and that everything happens for a reason!

This week we found a family of 5...the parents are less active members but the kids aren't baptized(and they are all 8 or older). The mom and 2 of the kids went to church yesterday and they LOVED it :) This family has a ton of problems...but I am super excited to work with them and to help them come back to the church :)

I almost forgot that this week is Thanksgiving...Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all remember that there is so much to be grateful for, like Josh Groban says :) I don't know how I will be spending thanksgiving since its the day after transfers, but I hope you all enjoy thanksgiving dinner for me.

Have a great week!

Hermana Whittle

Hermana Whittle with an investigator-- her son, who is  a member,  is currently serving a mission. 

Hermana Whittle with a less active family they are working with. 

Hermana Whittle with a member from her ward, who just left on her mission to Mexico! Hermana Whittle is going to miss her! 

Making baleadas.

Hi Everyone!

Hi everyone!

This week was pretty normal...not many changes here. We haven't been having much success in our area but we have been searching for ways that we can find more people and work better here...this is the last week before transfers so hopefully we can do that!

Rosa and her dad Carlos decided this week that they want to go to the temple! Next week our ward is going to have a trip and they have been working this week to raise money to go! I am so excited for them and I hope they have an awesome experience! I was also super happy that Rosa received a calling yesterday as the young womens secretary! I think she was a little overwhelmed with that and her two kids but she is happy!

So on Sundays we eat with a member in our ward who is older and spends a lot of time alone since his wife works. I love being there with him because he is super funny and nice...but sometimes he cooks super weird things. Last week we ate cow tongue...it wasnt that bad but I would prefer not to eat it again haha. And guess what he gave us yesterday....cow udder. Yeah....it was super weird. Gotta love other countries...

Just one last thing...this morning I was reading in D&C 136 and I found a verse that I loved:

 31 My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the glory that I have for them, even the glory of Zion; and he that will not bear chastisement is not worthy of my kingdom.

We all have to pass through trials and hard times...but because of those things we grow and learn and we are constantly preparing ourselves to live with God again. If we can't endure, we aren't worthy of the glory and blessings that God has for us. So always remember that whatever happens, it is for a reason!

Have a great week!

Hermana Whittle

Eating with some members. 

Hi everyone!!

Well this week was pretty normal...I don't really have much to say! We had divisions with the sister training leaders this week and it went well! The hermana that was with me has been in my zone and we had already done divisions...she is awesome :) So it was good.

Rosa is doing super awesome...she is always happy and excited to go to church and activities and she really wants to go to the temple. Yesterday in church we had a lesson about missionary work and she told us that she wanted to serve a mission when her kids were older :) We also had an awesome lesson with her and her dad...her dad always goes to church and he likes it. We taught about the gospel of christ and the spirit was super strong...we were able to put a baptismal date with him for december! Hopefully everything works out well with that :)

We also had a mission activity this week in the church, but it didn't turn out so well haha...we were going to have an open house and all of the organizations were going to talk about what they do so that people could get an idea about the church....BUT nobody came haha. Only two of our investigators...we were a little bugged that nobody invited anyone, but it was still fun.

Well thats about all Ive got...I hope you are all doing well and that you have a good week!

Hermana Whittle

Happy Halloween!

Hi guys!

This week was a little weird because almost the whole week it was rainy and overcast and I was actually a little cold...it was awesome :) But despite the weather it was still a good week!

On Tuesday our mission president came to visit us in our district meeting and he talked to us about love and kindness. He asked us how the people would know that we are true disciples of Christ...like it says in the primary song ¨By this shall men know ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another¨. He just encouraged us to think about how Christ would treat people and how we should follow his example. It was good.

On Thursday we had a ward activity about family history and it was super great! They talked about what it was and then they had decorated three different rooms like the three kingdoms of glory and we got to go in and learn about and experience each one. Our recent convert Rosa went and she loved it...now she is super excited to go to the temple :)

So nobody here celebrates Halloween so we didn't do anything...but my comp and I wore orange and black. We were hoping someone would give us candy but no haha...

Well I just want to testify to you all real quick of the power of the Book of Mormon...I know that it is true and that it has the power to change lives! We taught about the BoM a lot last week and every time I could feel that it was true...I hope the people did too! But I know that if we read even just a little bit every day it can help us so much. So I hope you are all doing that!

Have a great week!

Hermana Whittle