Mon, Apr 13, 2015 ~The Sky is Bigger in Canada~

Hola everyone,

WOW! It has been a crazy full week in Canada! There is always so much to do, and never enough time. But I'm so grateful to be part of this amazing work and share my testimony every single day. People reject me all the time, but all is well because I know that I am sharing the most important message that these people will ever hear. I wish more people would take the time to listen. Haha this week has definitely been a week full of laughter. I love both of my companions so much. They are incredible missionaries and have such powerful testimonies. One of the best parts of being in the trio is the constant laughter!! Haha, we always laugh when Hermana Cobb pulls a pepper out of her purse or when we hear the crunch of a cucumber from the back seat...we like to call these moments "Cobb probs". Haha...and they happen on a daily basis. Haha and for Hermana Johnson...she is obsessed with cats. Why?  I have no idea. But she is pro at making cat noises. Our new favorite thing to do is sing some gospel raps as we are tracting. Haha...yesterday we were doing a nice harmony while knocking on a door. She took a long time to answer the door so we had lots of time to come up with a sweet rap. It went something like, "hey hey hey (all in different pitches) so you should be baptized. this is the truth. your family can be forever so you should be baptized baptized baptized).  Right as we finished the lady opened the door. Hermana Cobb and I looked at each other and lost it. We could not pull ourselves together. So Hermana Cobb had to dismiss herself while I tried my best to testify with Hermana Johson.Canada has the MOST amazing sky ever. It's huge and this week it hasn't been cloudy so it looks like it goes on forever! Golden hour reflecting over the docks, mountains, and trees is amazing!! Oh and Dad, I get to see Whistler (ski resort) lit up on the mountain every night on our drive home! Pretty sweet!!

So yeah, there have been so many miracles this week. One night we were supposed to have two lessons with investigators, but both of them fell through. So we decided to go tracting. We were diligent and tried to find those people on our records without numbers. We went to this place looking for Sara, but Hermana Cobb remembered a different family that spoke Spanish in that same area so we gave it a shot. His name is Guerralla from El Salvador and he really wasn't interested at first, but as we all bore testimony we could feel the Spirit so strong. We were praying our little heart out that his heart would change. It was amazing, we did see his heart change instantly. He began to cry and opened up to us. I have never witnessed anyone being so overcome by the Spirit. He said, "I can't talk right now...I don't know why." We will hopefully visit him this next week. The Spirit really can change the hardest of hearts. Another cool story happened when we were finding. We always pray so hard to find Latinos because there is hardly any in Canada...at least that we know of. But we tracted into a family this week ....a mom and 3 kids! Her name is Ana and she is so sweet! I'm so excited to get to meet with them again! She was so excited when she found out that there was church in her language!

So basically Hermana Cobb is a poet. Here are a few things she has said this week. "This life is the climax of our eternity." and "When it comes to dreams...just go for it. You might not get to your dream, but the journey along the way will become the dream." So good. It's all about living for right now...enjoying every moment...loving each day..and embracing every adventure! 

Hermana HoT, Hermana Cobb, Hermana Johnson

My absolute favorite moment happened when we were contacting at Surrey Central. We were about to cross the road when a homeless lady caught my attention. I felt prompted to go and talk to her. So Hermana Johnson and I taught her about the Book of Mormon and she was so happy to learn about it. Haha...she definitely wasn't all the way there, but she was so excited to have the FULL truth and some new friends. So now I have a new friend named Shelly. Before we left, we asked if we could say a prayer with her. Haha, she hurried and got on her knees and held out her hands. So there we were on our knees holding hands with a homeless lady in Surrey Central. During my prayer, I said "please bless Shelly" and then she interrupted my prayer and said, "and bless sister Johnson and Sister....HERMANA???? WHAT'S THAT???" Haha in a whisper I told her it was Spanish for Sister and then she was like, "Oh Spanish....do you know what buenas tardes means??" Haha yeah "good afternoon" then I continued on "please bless Shelly..." Haha. Then after that we were talking to someone else a little ways away from Shelly. But as soon as she noticed we were talking to someone else she yells, "Listen to them!!! It's true!!!". Haha so funny. 

Another funny moment was when we knocked on a random door and this man in short shorts and a long stringy, white beard answers the door. Before we had he chance to say anything he was like, "uhhh...I don't think I'm interested." We didn't know what to say. I can just picture all of us standing there with huge grins on our faces in disbelief that someone rejected us before we stated our purpose. The only thing that came out was a little laugh "he he" from Hermana Cobb before he closed the door. I died. It was so funny.  

A really special moment for me this week was when I finally got the courage to talk to people at Surrey Central all by myself. It was so crazy and hard. There was one girl that really wanted to have an argument with me. It's in those moments when they are teaching you more than you are teaching them that you have to walk away. I just bore my testimony of truth and said have a nice day. But no worries...that didn't get me down. I walked to this man and tried talking to him, but he was deaf and couldn't talk or anything. So I pulled out a picture of Jesus and pointed to mormon.org on the back of the card. He was so thrilled that someone paid attention to him and cared enough to put in the effort to talk to him. It was so cool. 

My first time in the Latino ward was a success!! I can't really understand all that much, but the people are so loving and have such strong testimonies! It is a huge ward!!! And the members that we have been able to visit are always so loving. They think it's insulting if you don't take anything to eat while you are there so we always get really yummy food. Oh my goodness...and no one can say my name. So I am now officially Hermana Hot. I should order a name tag with my new name. They think it's so funny that my last name is "caliente" or "hot" in Spanish. 

The most important lesson I have learned this week is that faith is an action word. If you have faith in God..it's not enough just to say so. You must show it. I have to show that I am dedicated to this work and willing to talk to everyone. The moments that I show my faith, the Lord blesses us so much! He gives us opportunities to teach and testify. My favorite thing to tell people is that they need to try finding out if this gospel is true for themselves. I'm not here to convince them what to believe, but to share what I know is true. It is there job...and your job...to find out for yourself if this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Show your faith, show your desire to learn more, and to find truth, and God WILL let you know that it's true. I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Love, Hermana HoT

Mon, Apr 6, 2015 So this is what they call Canada??

Hey everyone!!!

Wow it has been such a crazy week!! I left the MTC on the 1st and arrived in Canada just a few short hours later!!! It was so hard for me to leave the MTC and leave my companion when we were assigned new companions, but I know the Lord is always with me! He is my #1 companion and as long as I have Him, it will all work out!!

They day we got here, I was running on like 3 hours of sleep and we were up for literally like 24 hours. We had lots of meetings and new people to meet, but it was all so good!! I was grateful when our meetings ended early and we were able to go to the hotel. The next day we were assigned our new companion...and for me it is companions. I get to be in a trio while being trained...it's kind of a crazy experience! My companions are Hermana Johnson who just got transferred over from english to spanish, but she is already pro because she lived in latin america for her childhood, and then my other companion is Hermana Cobb. 

So I will give you the run-down of my new companions!!!

Hermana Johnson- She is super hipster and loves to buy EVERYTHING at the D.I. She is such a great sister missionary and works so hard. She has been her for a 13 months and is my trainer. Oh and she is obsessed with golden hour. 

Hermana Cobb- Has only been her 6 weeks longer than me. She is OBSESSED with health. Like...all the sudden you'll look over and she is eating a whole cucumber like a carrot. What?? haha...I think she has the produce aisle in her purse!

Apartment view in Richmond. It's a tad chilly here...but not too bad!!

Wow, so being in the mission field is so so different from the MTC! I'm so grateful for this time to finally put all of my knowledge and experiences to the test! First of all, it is so scary to talk to people on the streets. Haha...and I don't get to use my Spanish skills so much on the streets because everyone speaks Chinese or english. Aw well...at least I am in a Spanish ward. Oh that reminds me...I'll tell you where I am serving! I am serving in the Surrey south area. Right now we are kind of homeless though because we're looking for an apartment in surrey but only have an apartment in richmond right. So LOTS of driving!! Haha Hermana Johnson the other day told someone on the street that we were homeless...haha we had to clarify for the man that we were not homeless, but he seemed hesitant after that to be talking to hobo missionaries!!;) Haha. Oh and Hermana Wilson is serving in Vancouver..she is also in a trio!

So neat experience happened while we were tracting the other day, HErmana Cobb had the impression that we should stop by this blue house on the corner before we leave. So we did, and we met this amazing girl named Kayla! She seemed so interested in the gospel, her best friends were LDS and she definitely seemed like she wanted to learn more!! She is such a miracle! I know that God definitely leads this work. It is all up to Him and His timing! It's crazy to be relying so much on the Lord, but it brings such comfort to know He will never let me down!

I was able to meet the ward on Sunday when we watched general conference at the church. They are such loving people and so welcoming. I love them all so much already! Haha..so we watched general conference in Spanish...so um...I didn't understand a lot! But what was neat was that I could definitely tell when the Spirit was present! So amazing!

I just want you all to know that I truly do have a testimony of this work. This is the restored gospel on the earth today..it will give you direction, purpose, and meaning in your life. Let God in your life..let Him be your best friend. I know He will never let you down! I just want to share a quick experience I had in the MTC before I left. I was studying Jospeh Smith history and his testimony and praying that I would gain a stronger testimony about Joseph Smith so I would be ready for the field. So that I would know for sure that what I'm teaching is truth. I went through my whole last week waiting for an answer from God. Then on my last day, my teacher shared the experience of the 1st vision he had with an investigator and as he shared the first vision with us, I felt the Spirit so strong. I know for myself that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, I know that He saw God and Jesus Christ. I invite all of you to take the time to read the first vision and ask God if this is truth. I know that if you do this will real intent and a sincere heart...it will change your life. You will know that it is true! God will always answer you! Love you all!

Love, Hermana Hoth

Wed, Apr 1, 2015 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!! Caw, Caw

Hermana Hoth with President & Sister Burt

Hermana Hoth with her new companions & her mission president and his wife ~Sister Burt, Hermana Cobb, Hermana Hoth, Hermana Johnson (trainer), President Burt~

April 1st was Emily's travel day--no foolin'! She had to wake up at 2 a.m. Then they caught the bus at 3 a.m. The bus took them to the frontrunner station and then they rode that into Salt Lake (North Temple) where they caught TRAX to get to the airport.  Emily had all of her Spanish books in her carry on shoulder bag and it was really, really heavy. Then with her other two big suitcases to manage that weren't wheeling very well (probably way overloaded, actually 45 and 52 pounds so not too bad, but for a tiny thing like Em??, well . . . ) - YIKES - she said it was quite a struggle!! YES, she was able to call us from the airport! It was so awesome to hear her voice! We could tell she was exhausted.  She told us some of the First Vision in Spanish--she sounded good to us! Bueno! Emily said that when they left the MTC on the bus, that her and Sister Wilson looked at each other and said, we don't even know how to speak Spanish what are we doing?? She will really miss serving with Hermana Wilson--they have become really good friends which is such a blessing.  We are thinking they will probably end up serving together again at some time though since there are very few sisters who speak Spanish in the mission! One of the Assistants to the President (who happened to have just served with Elder Kitchen who is in our ward) called us Wednesday night to let us know she arrived safely and all was well.  He said President and Sister Burt already really love her! (Of course, right!!) Last night we received an email from President Burt which included these pictures. 

Fri, Mar 27, 2015 "Bear their journeyings without murmurings." -1Ne 17:2

Hola mi familia y amigos,

Hermana Hoth & Hermana Wilson (Friends/companions Forever!!!)

Hermana Emily Hoth at the World Map! (Yep, that's where I'm going!)

Em's District (Elders & Hermana Otte, Hermana Atendido, Hermana Hoth, Hermana Wilson)

So first off, the pic that I sent last week with Hermana Wilson and me standing in front of that painting is like famous now. What? Haha, we sent it to the MTC President and his wife, and now every time they see us they get so excited. Haha. Hermana Wilson's parents know the daughter of the painter, Greg Olsen, so they sent it to her. Greg said that it blew him away and he couldn't believe that we completed his vision. Way cool. It's crazy how much we look like the sisters in the painting.

Hermana Kendra Wilson & Hermana Emily Hoth in front of blossoming tress at the MTC

One of my favorite parts of this week was our Monday lesson with our "investigator" Areli. She has been progressing so much. Her favorite thing is feeling the Spirit when we visit with her, so she has been very accepting of following the Word of Wisdom and the law of chastity because when we follow those things we can have the Spirit in a greater abundance in our lives. In this particular lesson, we asked her if she had prayed specifically to see of Joseph Smith was truly a prophet of God. She hadn't, so we invited her to pray with us right there and ask God. After her sweet, humble prayer, we sat there for a bit, not saying anything. The Spirit in the room was so strong. Hermana Wilson and I just felt an overwhelming feeling of peace and hope. We knew that Areli could feel the Spirit too. She told us that she knew that Joseph was a prophet. We asked her to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized into His only true church on the earth. In Spanish it is, "Seguira el ejemplo de Jesu Cristo al ser bautizada por alguin que posea la autoridad del saucerdocio de Dios?"  She has agreed to be baptized on April 14th. It's so great that after baptism, she will be able to have the Holy Ghost with her at all times. This was such a special moment for me and my companion, we felt such joy for Areli.

So this week has been such a trial and a blessing for me. It's so hard to have my companion be sister training leader because all of the sisters come to her when they need to talk and then I'm just kinda out of the loop. A few days this week, I've really had a hard time comparing myself to my companion and other missionaries and complaining about it too. I prayed through those hard times that I would be able to feel good and just worry about being my best. After I prayed, I was going to bed then I heard Hermana Wilson say "Hermana Hoth, are you okay?". I said yeah...but she knew something was up. She was able to say to me exactly what I needed to hear. I'm so grateful that the Lord works through other people to meet our needs. My heart was softened after that and all is well again!!

Elder Barry (our favorite Elder) & Sister Missionaries

We had a cool, almost real life experience, the other day. We were just sitting outside studying, when one of the employees came up and started talking to us. It was way fun to get to know her and basically hear her life story. Hermana Wilson and I were able to share a little message with her. I told her how important the work of a missionary is whether they are planting seeds of the gospel or harvesting. Then she said, "It's always important when it comes to Jesus." That was so neat. I love testifying of our Savior, Jesus Christ, everyday. I can't think of anything else I would rather be doing.

Our District's Spirit Animals

We have loved getting to know the new district. All of them are way cool. We all have so much fun together...it's so great when you can share the gospel with your friends everyday! Haha after zone prayer every night, we always shake hands and say beunas noches. But our new, faviortie thing to do is give all the elders the dead fish handshake. It's so funny to see them freak out!
Haha...Elder Barry and Elder Tarone challenged Hermana wilson and me to a basketball game during our gym time. Since I'm basically the worst at basketball, it's a good thing sisters are only allowed to guard sisters. I was on Elder Barry's and Elder Johnson's team....we creamed. I mean...we would have creamed if we were allowed to keep points. They don't want things getting too competitive around here!;) Haha after that, Elder Tarone was making fun of Elder Barry saying something like "Elder Barry is the worst at basketball." Elder Barry's comeback was, "Get my name out of your mouth!!!" Hahaha. So funny.

Traffic Duty/ Welcoming Crew

So our teacher Hermano Ralphs shows us a video EVERY DAY. It kinda gets old...and he always says that it's his "favorite" video. How could every church video be your favorite? Anyways, one time he was coming into class and said that we are going to start with....Hermana Wilson turns to me and says "20 bucks its a video" and then I turn to her "20 bucks it's his favorite." We both won that bet.

Oh..we got to do traffic again this week when the new missionaries arrived. It was so cool...I got to see Kelsey Rounds right when she got dropped off. She gave me a huge hug! And I've also seen Sabrina Trimble...she just got here this week too. Aren't those bright yellow vests saweet??
So last funny story (well at least I think it's funny). Every night this week, Hermana Atendido has a MAJOR problem with snoring. It drives me crazy...it's been a rough week. Haha sometimes I wake her up and tell her to stop, but that never works. So one early morning I was going to wake her up, but getting out of my bed, I got a bloody nose. Haha I came back and told her that when I was trying to wake her up she punched me. Haha, she totally believed it and felt super bad. I was pretty convincing...but don't worry...I told her eventually that it wasn't her fault. But the snoring needs to stop!;)

MTC District

Well, I will leave you all with a scripture I found this week that sums up my feelings perfectly. It is found in 1Ne 8:12. This verse is talking about the prophet Lehi and his vision of the tree of life. The fruit on the tree is the pure love of Christ. It says, "And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that is was desirable above all other fruit." Throughout my life and especially on my mission now, I have felt the pure love of Christ. The love that He has individually for me and for others. Because of Christ, we can overcome any challenge that we face in life. Because of Christ, we can find peace and joy in each moment. Because of Christ, we can be forgiven and feel clean. I challenge all of you to come to know your Savior, Jesus Christ, more and better this week. I am who I am because of Christ. I know He loves each of you...please partake of the pure love of Christ and find your purpose through Him. Love you all.
Love, Hermana Hoth

MTC District

MTC District & Teacher Hermano Ralphs holding sign (he served in Arizona)

MTC District & Teacher Hermana Estrada in the middle (she served in Chicago)

Hermana Wilson & Hermana Hoth

Brother and Sister Price

Emily is taking a little bit of her Dad's mission (Taiwan) and her Mom's mission (Iowa) with her wherever she goes :)

Fri, Mar 20, 2015 1 whole month...what?

Hola everyone!

I can't believe I've been out here for 1 whole month. It's gone by so fast and I'm so sad that I only have 17 months lefts of this amazing adventure. But! Exciting news...today I got my travel plans for April 1st. I leave the MTC like at 3:30 am and then our flight from SLC leaves at 8:30. We arrive in Seattle at 9:34 and then our flight out of there is at 11:10. We will arrive in Vancouver, Canada at 12:08 pm on April 1st. Crazy, I can't believe it!! I get to travel with my companion which is a prayer answered because I would be scared to travel alone. I also get to travel with 5 other missionaries!! Wow, it's so crazy that I have less than 2 weeks in the MTC.

MTC District . . . what?

Elder, Elder, Elder Tyler Stevenson (one of Em's good friends he's going to Taiwan), Hermana Hoth, & Hermana Wilson

Elders & Hermana Wilson & Hermana Hoth 

So this week has been pretty great...of course! How could it not be great when I'm constantly thinking about the Lord and this amazing work!! We got a new district this week. It has 3 elders and 4 sisters. They are all so great! On Wednesday, when they arrived I was able to direct the traffic as the new missionaries were being dropped off. It was so fun to see all of the brand new missionaries, but it was hard to see them say goodbye to their families. So crazy. It was sad for me to watch their families all crying when their missionary was out of sight. Way cool story...I got to see my friend J.D. Thorne get dropped off. I was able to talk to his family after for a while so that was sweet. Haha, St. Patrick's Day was way fun. All of us got packages from our families and now our room is filled to the brim with green candy. Haha, it was so great to hear from the fam too. Haha...Harrison...you totally look like Nick Jonas. Harrison..I guess you're pretty cool...don't get too cool though!;) And so funny...in my package, my mom sent pics of the time I dressed up as a bald eagle to summon my eagle powers for student council posters. Haha...she also photo-shopped a sweet pic of my comp as a Timone from lion king...we died laughing. So funny. Oh my heavens, speaking of our "spirit animals". my teacher was writing some vocab on the board and she wrote eagle. My district was laughing so hard. So now whenever they see me they call me aguila and say "caaaa". Wow. 

Hermana Wilson has perfected her duck noise...she scares everyone when she does it. So so funny. And Elder Barry has perfected his sloth noise and crawl. I think I have the weirdest district ever...:)

Oh I forgot to tell you...Elder Cook came last week. Yeah...he is so cool. He talked about the process of assigning missions. He told us that there are 3 main things that they focus on when assigning calls. They receive inspiration for which mission presidents the missionary would work best with, or what people need them the most, or which language they need to learn. Both him and his wife spoke. They are amazing...it was great to hear from an apostle of God. 

Hermana Hoth, Hermana Wilson, & Elders at Provo Temple

So we have a new investigator, Marianela. We got to teach her over Skype so that was a neat experience. Then we had 2 lessons with Mercedes this week. The 1st one was not so great and it was hard to feel the Spirit throughout the whole thing. I was so discouraged after that. But Hermana Wilson took a chance and decided not to write a lesson plan out and just let the Spirit guide for the 2nd lesson, and the Spirit was there the whole time. She kept saying how beautiful the lesson was. It was about baptism and becoming clean again. She thought that baptism cost moneybecause it does in the Catholic church, but we explained to her that it is a free gift from God. She loved that. We also shared Moroni 8:3 and told her that it reminded us of her. We as missionaries are constantly praying for our investigators and  family and companions. I think one of the reasons why we feel so close to God while we are on our missions is because we are constantly talking to Him. If any of you feel like you don't have a good relationship or any relationship with God, I hope that all of you will take the time to talk to Him through prayer. I know He wants to hear from you; He loves you. Don't forget that prayer is a 2 way communication and He will speak to you through your feelings and thoughts. 

There have been a few moments this week that both Hermana Wilson and I have just broke down. It's so stressful here and I'm constantly reminded of my weaknesses. The hardest thing is taking care of Hermana Garcia. She was in the older district and she is supposed to be in Cali right now, but the night before she left she had to have an emergency back surgery. So not only are we constantly busy with our own schedule, but now we have to take care of another person. But through many prayers, the Lord has softened my heart. Now, I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve already. 

Emily & Kiana

So...I got to see my best friend ever last week! While we were walking to the temple, Kiana was on her way back to her apartment! So cool. 

Elder Barry came up with our new district saying..."Necesita Jesus"....or "you need Jesus". Haha...he goes around saying that to everyone. 

Haha so funny story. The other day we were practicing rolling our "r's" and one elder in our district, Elder Hirschi was trying his hardest but all he made was a hissing noise while looking like a helpless otter. He said, "wow, that's a struggle." Then his comp, Elder Armstrong said, "What? Your face?" It was so funny....Elder Armstrong was like "That's not what I meant". Haha. 


There have been protesters outside the MTC yesterday and today. I don't understand why people would waste their time tearing others down. My teacher came into class last night saying that they called her "a deceiver and that she was leading us down to Hell". She told us that she knows this church is absolutely true. She wouldn't have served for 18 months and continue to serve by teaching new missionaries if it wasn't. I want to add my testimony to hers. I absolutely know that this church is true. I have felt the Spirit so many times throughout my life. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that he truly did see God and Jesus Christ. He restored this church. We have all the truth of the gospel on the earth today because of him. I would not give up 18 months of my life if I did not know for a surety that this church is true. 

I hope all of you are having great lives. And keeping it real. Thanks for everything! Love you all!  Love, Hermana Hoth

Brother & Sister Price, Hermanas Wilson & Hoth

Oh my goodness! It's a perfect match :)

Fri, Mar 13, 2015 The gospel is everything.

 

So . . . funny thing is we have this pic of Emily in the Moon's Eagle Costume (thanks for reminding me Barbara Moon)!! She used this poster when she ran for WAMA (Women and Men Association) at Mountain Crest High school.  No wonder she won that election. she really does have Eagle Powers! :)#spiritanimal #baldeagle#summonyoureaglepowers

Hey ya'll,

Oh man, I can't believe I hit my half way point in the MTC. It's crazy how fast everything has gone so far!! I'm still loving it here! My zone is amazing and my companion is amazing!! Over this week we've gotten really close. There have been lots of problems and issues back home for a few people in my zone. Some of which include having friends pass away, someone's mom has cancer, and another missionary's parents separated. These missionaries have really been struggling, and it's so hard to watch all of them go through what they're going through. However, I know that the Lord is so aware of them. He knows where they need to be. It's actually amazing that they get to be here in the MTC where the Spirit is always so strong. With the Lord, we can get through any problem, any trial, and any heartache! 

This week we have learned about the importance of the Book of Mormon in people's conversions! If people come to know that the Book of Mormon is true, then the rest is simple. If the Book of Mormon is true, then Joseph Smith is a true prophet, the priesthood authority is now on the earth, we can all receive the knowledge, ordinances, and covenants that make it possible for us to return to live with our Heavenly Father again. This is the exact message that I've been trying to teach my 3 investigators, Mercedes, Areli, and Marcos. They always are saying how hard their lives are. And that's exactly why I'm a missionary. Because life is hard. It's hard for everyone. Everyone goes through struggles, but I know this book will help. It will give you the strength you need to overcome any challenge. I promise that if you make time for the Book of Mormon and God in your life, you will be changed. You will see God's hand in your life!

Haha, so anyway, our favorite Elder has been giving everyone Spirit animals this week. What a weirdo. Ha so Hermana Wilson is a Mir cat, Atendido is a wolf..of course, Otte is an owl, Elder Barry is a sloth, and I'm a bald eagle?? What?? That was so offensive...do I look like a bald eagle? What a punk!;)

Hermana Wilson and I had to clean the bathrooms...otra vez. OTRA VEZ. Haha, what is this? 

Oh, so Hermana Wilson and I had amazing experiences with TRC this week. TRC investigators and the ones that really might be investigators...they're not our teachers at all. But TRC on Tuesday was with members. It's so fun when they're members because then we can just share testimonies! So before hand we planned to share just a little bit about the Plan of Salvation in our lessons with them. We wanted to go over our life on earth and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. So our first investigator was Hermana Taylor.. We really got to know her and her life story at first, she is so cute. She took up most of our time just telling stories, so at the end I just flipped through the pamphlet and saw the song "I am a Child of God" on one of the pages so I had her read it. She became really emotional. She said that she remembered her and her twin sister singing that just knowing that God was HER father and that He would lead her and guide her. I had no idea that that quote would even make a difference, but the Spirit knew. The Spirit knew she needed that memory at that moment. Our next investigator was Hermano Rascon. Toward the end of that lesson I had the impression to tell my conversion story which was how I gained a testimony. I told him that when my grandma died I had little faith, but through much prayer and studying I found hope and I found God. He then opened up to us and shared a similar story of how he gained his testimony when his best friends died. He remembered just looking to the heavens and knowing there is something more. The spirit was so strong in both lessons. I testify that that the Spirit knows us. God knows us. He has a plan for us. Come unto Him and find purpose and hope. 

So yeah, no funny stories this week, pero this week was a great time to grow spiritually. I love you all and hope all is great in your lives!! Thanks for all of the support and prayers!! 

Love, 

Hermana Hoth
#thebookistrue #baldeagle