Hello familia,
Again, not much time to write. All is well.
Alrighty so this week was pretty goooood. Christmas lights are really fun! We're getting about 5000 visitors in a night this week, so there's lots of work to be done. I've seen some cool miracles in how the Lord works and prepares people to come into the VC. One thing was cool...this past Saturday I set a goal for 4 top boxes that night. It was like the last hour, and I had only gotten 1. I was out on the front steps, and I was a little nervous it would be totally dead. But then, in like the last 40 minutes of the night...I got those 3 more top boxes! It was cool how the Lord provided those people that were prepared, and when that happens its only like a matter of seconds before they agree to meet with missionaries. One had met with missionaries before but had moved to a different area. One lady was awesome, and was talking about how important it was to teach her son that they could always be together forever, so I just testified of eternal families and she was great. It's really fun at night, because it's just talking to tons and tons of people, just for like a matter of minutes. It's cool to see how you can improve over time, as all the sisters do. It's also cool because we're with different companions each night, so you learn from each of them.
I had one cool experience in the VC. I don't know if you remember back a few months ago that there was a lady that came into the VC, and had had this crazy miracle in the temple, adn told me about it, and I ended up calling/confirming her daughter? Anyways, so her and I have kept in touch a little bit since then, and she came back in this past week with her family! Including her less active daughter that she had been praying about in the temple that day. So the lady gave me this printed up story of that day, and how much her experience in the temple/VC meant so much to her, and that was really nice of her. They were so sweet. And her less active daughter then referred her nonmember father! Who i'm going to call up. So I took them through God's plan and it was all really good. That was really cool, because it's not too often that you get to see the fruits of your efforts/ the full circle here in the VC.
Que mas...also, the BAEZ FAMILY all came to church this past week! All 6 of them! Sitting on the pew together, it was a great sight. And we had a really good christmas program, the Choro Hispano that's from the area came and sang (made me think of what you've told me about the tujunga ward choir :) ), and I think they really liked the program...the members were really nice. You can read the update of the investigators below. It's tough, because this past week there's some days when we've had only like an hour in the area, because both Sis Holladay and I have been sick and they want us to rest so we don't miss Christmas lights. Christmas lights is so fun, but it does weird things to your area haha.
I had an experience I won't soon forget this past Friday. So, Thursday night...I kind of had a break down. It seems like every VC sister has a break down during Christmas lights, just because it's so stressful to manage it, and there's so many things you have to let go of. Anyways, so I had a breakdown, after we had been sleeping off our colds and our bites and all of that. (Good news...they came in today to treat for the bugs, so hopefully this will be the last of them...we think they might be spiders now, who even knows!) Anyways, so I had a breakdown. And basically, I had just been winding myself up a whole lot this past transfer, to the point where I just wasn't finding joy in the work, and I felt like I was losing my personality. Who knows, it's so hard to balance...and I think it's something that will continue to be a really hard balance for me. I think I've mentioned before, that just the hardest thing for me this transfer has been to figure out how to balance stress, and also how to combat guilt...I was told that on missions you feel guilty a lot, and that has definitely been the case for me....and it's impossible to work and to focus on others when I feel guilty myself. So, anyways...I had a big breakdown over all that. Oh, sister missionaries :) I love it, you would never hear an elder writing home about having a breakdown for feeling guilty. Well, maybe you would. Anyways, so, moral of the story...the next day we had a temple trip, and I just LOVE the temple. I am so grateful for it. I felt so so so much better afterwards, so much more myself. The temple is such a powerful place, just the peace that you find in there and after you go there can't be mistaken for anything else. Anyways, so then later that afternoon, I asked Elder White for a blessing... because he kind of empathizes with the situation, as he kind of went through similar anxiety-type of things when he was a stake president. Anyways, so we talked all about it, and then he gave me this incredible blessing. In it, it was really interesting...he actually pronounced me clean, using the same power that's found in the Sacrament, from the Atonement. Anyways, who even knows the details of all of that...but all I know is that it WORKS. Afterwards, I felt such a load off of my back. It was crazy. The temple and blessing helped me so much, I felt like an entirely new person afterwards. So there you have it...I have such a testimony of the temple and the priesthood. All I could think about was just how much POWER each of them has...something that can only be found in Christ's church. And all I could think about was just how much I've gotten to the point where it's like my #1 desire is just to feel the Spirit, and to feel it working thruogh me. It's all I want! It's all I want for Christmas! Hahaha. Anyways, so yes...that is my sappy sister-missionary experience of the week, your fair dose of Sister Fors for ya. But yeah, so if any of you have any insights on just like guilt, and daily repentance, the Atonement, anything, life, just let me know...because I think it could help out. I trust your opinions!
Alright, well we gotta go. Thanks for everythign. I love you all and I'm so grateful for your examples. Merry Christmas! Safe travels! See you in less than a week! Love, Hermana Fors
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