3rd week Oklahoma.....Missions are hard

oi!

This week:


Pretty crazy!! Lots to do. We did some teaching (we mostly work with in-actives because finding spanish investigators here is not easy at all) so we trying to make
friends give us referrals.  We had zone conference, learned a lot, and so much that I
don't remember it all..

After ZC we got to go to baptisms for the youth! That was so fun! So
cool because I got to go into the temple! Its the smallest temple I've seen, but so pretty

I went on exchanges and spoke english for a day. 
It was really really cool to understand what people
were saying. I helped explain a bit more of the temple to a lady in english
and she understood me! Weird to have people know what i am saying haha! 
That night we had chilli and corn bread and it was the spiciest meal I've
eaten so far!

Then Friday we had DM and tried to go see some of our less actives. We went to
teach a members wife because she's a non member but we keep missing them. 

Friday night was FIESTA Night! basically spanish culture night with all
food and dancing. It was awesome!

More teaching, our investigator pool is very small right now, but we will
find more....... its a challenge we can get Over!

Spiritual:

There is a Mormon message video about a mom who never completes her list and
ends up doing many other things. Sometimes what you have planned for your day,
the Lord does not have planned for you. Thursday, our tire popped, so
we were thrown way off schedule, and had to cancel most of our apt, with 
investigators, as frustrating as it was, we got to meet with a member and
help them out because they were having a hard day. So remember what you
plan is not what the lord has planned for you!

assignment: watch the MM video: true christianity and You Never Know

Love y'all hope all is well

-hermanita

PS .....  We have been at activities mostly, theres not many people in the branch, but we get feed 5/7 a week so that is good! I finally had real spanish food friday! There was some really good stuff! And then stuff i was to scared of to try haha! ill send you my camera card when I fill it, its got lots of videos and pictures, so one day! hows conner? little bum didn't email me! hows your friends? how are my missionary friends? OH ps get on my Facebook and accept the friend requests!

Week 8 of mission and Week 2 in Oklahoma

hey yall! so week numero 2, still goin good! Just a lot of door knocking, and a lot of visiting people, we stay pretty busy! They still call me little monkey cause of my spanish.. But so far most of them have said it is mejor than last week! so that is good..

People are funny, they get really excited when we give them a LDM and then the next visit they give it back and look at us like we are demons from a bad place and they pray for us when we walk out the door... Kinda sad how good satan is at his job. Give someone a light match and he will blow it out so fast! So we've had some hard things this week, but also so great milagros! 

We had 8 inactives at church!  That was good, y un  investagdor, y lots of just good old people. 

The work is good, not too many Beans in our bean soup of teaching, but we will find them! the bean bean language is comin, (I am actually allowed to say that) poco a poco. 

My comp is great! This week we actually have a ton going on so It should be good! 

Reading Assignment: "Hope Ya Know we Had A Hard time" y " there are no true endings only everlasting beginings"

Well kiddos I still love it here and im doing great! I love my bike! it is the greatest bike in the entire world! I try to do all sorts of ticks, but i am in a skirt...I've got the bunny hop solid with a good 5 inches. and hna. Meldrum laughs at me cause I take that thing on any hill I see! I love my bike! 

The one thing I have really learned so far is that THIS GOSPEL IS SO TRUE! its not just about the church, ya its a religion, but it is so  much more than that! it is EVERYTHING. I am getting married to a captain Moroni, because he is the greatest. if everyone had his faith, HELL would be shaken. So be like Captain Moroni, and have Captain Moroni friends. 

Funny Thing this week: we have been attacked by Bugs, Snakes, and Dogs. Creatures hate us. There was a bug as big as my face in our apartment, and because I hate bugs, we called the elders to come kill it.. But they wouldnt so HNA. Meldrum grew a backbone because I do not when it comes to bugs. (anything else I am good) and she got ride of it while I hid in the office. 

But I saved her from the snake that was chasing her! So cool beans!

Spiritual: Went to an INactive member, she Told us " I am going to be better right now, because I know heavenly father wants me to pray and talk to him, I know he wants me to go to church and keep the comitments I made with him." We didnt even have to say anything she just told us "I have so much faith and now I just need to act on it" so that was AMAZING

OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY game day is crazy, 1000 of cars parked in everyones drive way, so crazy! but funny!

Things happen here that I cant explain. we had 8 Menos activos at church, that was incredible, and I have made friendships here with people who are WoNDERFUL. ******** is my favorite (he is a downsyndrom kid in our branch) he is my best friend and best teacher. That kid is perfect and I love him. 

Hope all is well and I hope your weeks are as good as mine! much love!

- Hermana Snowden

Hola familia, Estoy en Norman Ok, cinco minutos de University de Oklahoma, en el mismo ciudad.

my dirección es 1230 Creekside dr. #307 norman, OK 73071 if y'all want to send me letters

So first week here! 

Pretty Crazy getting here, the bus driver from mexico ran every red light and even passed a cop car who had his lights on, but there are no rules in Mexico!! I guess it didn't even matter, except I was terrified for my vida.

Got to the airport at 3am, flight left at 6 am, landed in OKC at noon and went straight into tracking! Pretty scary but it was good! We made 3 appointments all in Spanish,  that was cool! My mission pres is the bees knees, a way cool guy! Slept at the mission home, and met my trainer the next day! Hna. Meldrum. She is the blond version of Mckelle Shaw so we get along pretty dang good haha!

Im actually at OU emailing, I live 5 minutes from the school, my blood will now bleed crimson, born in norman, I have to be an O fan the rest of my life haha

We've got our apartment to our self. Then we go and teach our investigators and I just love them! HNA.Meldrum's bike needs a new tire, so hopefully today we will fix that, We have met TONZ of members all the kids speak english but the adults mostly only speak spanish (at least to me haha)

It's really nice here! Super pretty! Jeeps, Trucks and Cameros those are literally the only 3 cars here and Im not kidding. Perfct place for me haha! I  miss my Jeep how is he? still alive?

We have a car and a bike, cause our area is the WHOLE STAKE thats like 40 minutes in every direction, so we have both. My bike is amazing and I want to ride it, but my comps bike has a flat tire hopefully we can fix today… I want to take my bike home though its that awesome. Perfect mountain biking bike! I've never had my own new bike! (besides the crusier) so its nice to have a brand spankin new pretty one I love it! And it actually works hahaha!

But life is good, I can for sure already tell God puts people in your life. We went tracking and had no idea where to go when we looked up a door was wide open.  This Puerto Rico lady let us in with out even knocking, and so we prayed with her gave her a book of mormon, and she said "I already know this book is true" I was like… what…? seriously? but mission work is NOT that easy, so of course she was sick and couldn't come to church with us, but we will get her next week :) 

Food I've eaten pizza almost every night and I am going to get FAT here… Im sad.. haha but it shall be good, Sunday I had a good Oklahoma meal chicken, potatoes, home made bread and a yummy fruit tart thingy! Foods been good so far, kinda sick of pizza though… 

Reading assignment: read your Pat. Blessing, IT IS INCREDIBLE and if you don't have one read Alma 32

Well I love y'all, and I really LOVE the people here!! Never thought I could love people so MUCH and I honestly have met the best people!

Para siempre Dios Este Con Vos!

Sidney's Mission Goals and off to Oklahoma!!

Bet yall are sick of me already this week!

Last week here was good, Kinda useless we didint do much, so but it was good, learned some spanish. talked about things we would and want to do on our mission, watched good videos, I finnished the BOM in 4 weeks that was cool, Started the bible, wow this thing is hard to read im only on pg 50 and have like 1000000000 more pages.. but im going to bible belt so i better read it!

The poeple in my district are making bets on how fast I will end up buying cowgirl boots... So make your bets people...

reading assignmet: didnt have time to find one.. so Read a Talk from Elder Ballard

See ya'll in Oklahoma!  Follow the commandments because they will bring happiness, they are not to limit you, but to make you the happiest, kindest loving(est) person. They are there to protect us and make us good people. The priesthood is great and such a powerful thing we are lucky to be given! Its real. it is the power of God and I am so grateful I have a wonderful family who grew up with that incredible power! love you all! here from ya'll back in the states!

Para siempre Dios Este Con Vos

Three days later we got this!!

Hello fam! i made it! I knocked doors right when I got here made 3 appiontments for tomorow in spanish its great love yall!!


I made a list of mission goals but kept it at home so here is my new one, things I want to do on my mission.

-understand the scriptures more
-grow closer to God
-Learn to love all people
-Learn to understand peoples feelings
-Be happy for others
-Learn how I receive Revelation
-Learn how to really apply repentance in my life everyday.
-Learn to REALLY open up and share my experiences
-Learn español fluently
-how to be someones "rock"
-Learn to be loving and kind towards others
-learn to keep my self and others positive in CRAP situations
-See others as God sees them, in a loving child like way.

I really love my mission so much, I have never been home sick here honestly, I think mostly cause I know there is nothing in Utah for me right now so I hope none of

you are worried for me, I am doing great, But ready to leave, Im so excited to become a real missionary! the ones kids sing songs about! haha Im stoked to be in OKC but scared to be a real missionary at the same time.. LOVE YOU ALL! have a great week!