Diary of a Mormon Missionary: March 1, 2010

Saturday, July 23, 2011

March 1, 2010

Hello family!

Thanks for telling me about the family trip! That brought back memories. I'm glad you all had fun. Clark, you'll have to let me know what you buy with that 3/4 of a sand dollar. Maybe...some sand paper? Or 3/4 of a sandwich? Probably not enough for a sandman. Or some sands of time. Those run a high price. Iloveyoualliloveyoualliloveyouall!!!!!!!!<3<3<3

This is my last week with my companion. She is done with her mission and will be going home to Samoa next Tuesday. I will probably stay here in Atwater because I don't think they would bring two new missionaries in again so soon. I am good with that. I like this area. The members are so helpful. We had 12 lessons with a member present this week. Our goal was 7.

So I had my first baptisms yesterday! We thought there was going to be 5 but 2 backed out at the last minute. They are having some family problems and don't want to be baptized anymore. We are praying for them and hope that we can help them feel ready in the future. But we still had DJ, Lilly and Arlene baptized. The Spirit was really strong at the service and they were all just glowing! They will be confirmed and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost next week which will guide and comfort them as they continue to make the right choices.

We found a new couple to teach last week. The fun part about them is they speak Portuguese. I love it. Between Spanish, English and Portuguese and with the help of the gift of tongues we can understand each other. :-)

So the retired pastor who told us he didn't want to learn more came to church yesterday. We stopped by and invited him and he said all right, he'd come. He liked it! We're hoping he'll give us another chance to teach him.

I love being a missionary because every day is like Sunday. You're completely focused on spiritual things all day every day. That was the best thing about Sundays before. Now the only difference is Sunday is the day that mail doesn't come. :-) I love it.

Sorry not much time this week. But it also hasn’t been as long since I e-mailed last so not as much to report.

Keep smiling!

Hermana Evans

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What to Expect

Hello. My name is Sarah Evans and I have recently returned from serving as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the California, Fresno mission. That includes Fresno and some of the cities and towns surrounding it. I was assigned to teach in the Spanish language. This blog is intended to be an insight into the daily life of a missionary. As a missionary we have one day per week where we send an e-mail to our family and friends telling them how we're doing, our experiences, etc.
On my mission I tried to paint a clear picture to everyone at home on what it was like to be in my shoes as a representative of Jesus Christ. I have decided to put these weekly e-mails into this blog so they can be shared more widely. I have edited the e-mails for clarity and names have been changed for privacy but nothing major has been taken out. Even though I have tried to be as clear as possible, there still might be some terms or phrases I use that those who are not members might not understand. Hopefully the context should clarify but if not, feel free to ask. Also, I am gradually posting the weekly e-mails starting at when I entered the MTC. Therefore, if you wish to read chronologically, start from the bottom post and read to the top. I would reccomend it that way so you can see how I was able to grow during my mission.
As a disclaimer, these e-mails reflect my own personal experiences, opinions and testimony and are NOT official declarations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. If you would like to know more about the church from an official source, you can go to mormon.org or lds.org.