SO.. well this was another week, and i totally got to talk to my family, which was awesome!! it is such a blessing to be able to talk to the fam, to get filled with some family joy to get on to another 6 months of missionary week. but it really is helpful, the mission is trying and its always good to get some extra support out here. ha, Well the FLU has passed here at least the scares of here, don't know if its calmed down in the rest of Mexico or the world, but we had church and the kids are finally back in school, good stuff. We are aloud to work like normal missionaries. One funny thing actually was that i heard that Ties are prohibited in Mexico city right now, because you touch them all the times with your hands wipe things on em and whatnot, so the missionaries are going around with out them, haha, that would be funny sight. Today we went bowling and i broke a hundred for the first time in like 6 years. good stuff ha. But the best part is we have a baptism coming up this Saturday! we would have done it last week, but since we didn't have church the last week we had to postpone it, but its awesome because with him, his whole family will be members, his wife and daughters baptized a year ago. Good stuff! Hes a good guy and has a firm testimony of the gospel, he always said he would be baptized when he knew it was true, and now he does! We had a lot of good prospects and all had committed to be at church, but they didn't show up, so this week we´ll have to get some good visits and get them animated about the church. Not much else, besides I'm dying of sweat every morning all day and every night, but that's the good life right! Well until next week i suppose, i love you all, and hope everything is going well
Elder Redfern
She wrote this right before she found out her Visa came thru...leaves wed at noon!! FINALLY!!
Hola familia y amigos!Yes, I am still here in the GREAT CCM. It has been yet another awesome week filled with much growth and refining. One of my teachers said to me the other day "the mtc may be the hardest thing for you in your whole mission..." If she is right I am going to have an EASY one. Granted it has been trying but I have LOVED it. I feel like a NEW women. The women my Heavenly Father wants me to be.On Tuesday M. Russel Ballard came! At first the Elders and I were sitting about 10 rows back when I saw an open seat front row and center. Now, they don't tell you whether an apostle is coming or not but the feeling is DEF in the air. So I asked the main usher if I could sit up in front. He went to check came back pointed at me right as everyone was standing because and apostle had just walked in. I didn't even see who it was at first because I was climbing through everyone (I was right in the center). I got to the front row and sat as I looked up and saw Elder Ballard 10 feet in front of me! What a blessing, His wife smiled and I pretending like I was super well mannered as I sat and stared at Elder Ballard :) Now, I had a companion who talks with apostles on a daily basis so for her it is normal to be that close to an apostle but for me it was totally out of the ordinary and truly amazing. When he was done he sat down, looked at me and smiled, the tears just flowed from my eyes. I am so grateful for our Apostles and Prophet. What a blessing we have to hear from messenger's of God!Bueno, now for some REAL embarrassing news... Every week here at the MTC we are suppose to prepare a talk (in spanish) and just maybe you will get called on to speak, but you don't find out till 30 sec before!They called on me last time so I really didn't think it will happen especially since I was suppose to be gone...I even said I would say the prayer so it was an option for me to get called. When I was suppose to get the prayer he called up the Hermana next to me. I should've have known what he was doing but I wasn't paying attention and when it came time for someone to come and give a talk he called on me!!! I had NOTHING prepared! Hermana Copier one of the new sisters gave me hers, but when I got up to share it I couldn't read it. Finally I just closed the book and apologized for not being prepared in Spanish and in the English quoted "if you are prepared ye shall on fear" everyone laughed and I closed with my testimony and walked off the stage TOTALLY embarrassed. What a lesson to be learned! I will NEVER not be prepared again!OH and on a REALLY AWESOME note...one of my investigators that I talk to on the phone went to church all by himself! I am calling the mission home in NY today to see why no one has contacted him, I have sent his info twice to the missionaries!!Family and friends...I love you so much. Thank you for you support. I am not kidding when I say that I have completely changed. I have really found the women my Heavenly Father wants me to be. I hope that you all know how much God loves you. REMEMBER who you are and why you are here. Serve and you will find happiness!
LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Hermana Redfern
SO.. well this was another week, and i totally got to talk to my family, which was awesome!! it is such a blessing to be able to talk to the fam, to get filled with some family joy to get on to another 6 months of missionary week. but it really is helpful, the mission is trying and its always good to get some extra support out here. ha, Well the FLU has passed here at least the scares of here, don't know if its calmed down in the rest of Mexico or the world, but we had church and the kids are finally back in school, good stuff. We are aloud to work like normal missionaries. One funny thing actually was that i heard that Ties are prohibited in Mexico city right now, because you touch them all the times with your hands wipe things on em and whatnot, so the missionaries are going around with out them, haha, that would be funny sight. Today we went bowling and i broke a hundred for the first time in like 6 years. good stuff ha. But the best part is we have a baptism coming up this Saturday! we would have done it last week, but since we didn't have church the last week we had to postpone it, but its awesome because with him, his whole family will be members, his wife and daughters baptized a year ago. Good stuff! Hes a good guy and has a firm testimony of the gospel, he always said he would be baptized when he knew it was true, and now he does! We had a lot of good prospects and all had committed to be at church, but they didn't show up, so this week we´ll have to get some good visits and get them animated about the church. Not much else, besides I'm dying of sweat every morning all day and every night, but that's the good life right! Well until next week i suppose, i love you all, and hope everything is going well
She wrote this right before she found out her Visa came thru...leaves wed at noon!! FINALLY!!
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