Another Richard!

                                               

Alright I'll just get this thing over with because I really am just not feeling in the emailing mood today. No offense. 

This week was a lot like last week, which means it was good! And we had a ton of success! In fact that Richard (lakers) guy came to church again! And came to Chris and Jake's baptism!...... oh ya! Chris and Jake got baptized! That was fun yesterday :) also their little sister Miriam got her baby blessing and name yesterday. It was so nice to see a family be united like that, making important covenants with God. 

We had a miracle this week! .... another Richard actually. 

We just got a text Thursday night, and he said he had a friend who gave him our number and he wanted to look for a church he would be comfortable with, so we invited him that night to tour our building and he is getting baptized on the 31st now! So excited for him. We might refer him to the Singles ward but because his friend is in our Ward, we think he will stay. 

So back to Richard lakers. It's been a roller coaster with him really but in a good way! He accepted to be baptized on the 7th of January! And then he invited his friend to our next lesson and she said she also wanted to be baptized then! But she is out of our area a bit :/ but still! It was such a cool experience. Fireworks were literally shooting out of my head because he has made such a complete turn around in just one week! Can't wait to see how much more this guy can progress. 

If y'all haven't heard about what is "Lighting the World" this Christmas season, go to https://www.mormon.org/

Or search the hashtag #LIGHTtheWORLD 

There have been so many lights in my life which have led me here, and now I see that light in each person I see.

I love y'all 

Sister Plumb

Nihao Thanksgiving                                                     11/28/16

Man oh man I hope y'all had a full thanksgiving. Gobble till you

wobble am I right?

Thanksgiving was good and all but I am getting sick of left overs. We

literally get left overs after every dinner any way. We don't even

have to shop any more! It's a great thing :) but I have never been

given so much food in my life!

It's been a really interesting week where things that we weren't

planning on happening happened. Like for example Richard. Ok so there

are two Richards. There is this one Richard who always wears a lakers

jersey (that's Richard lakers) and then the other is normal Richard.

So we met normal Richard and he was super awesome, knew about Joseph

Smith and all so we set a time to meet with him Tuesday. Well Tuesday

comes around and we have two Richards saved in our phone and so we are

texting both Richards because we couldn't remember which one it was.

It turned out in the end when we were planning on seeing normal

Richard we ended up at Richard lakers house. Oh man did we have a good

laugh, but Richard lakers came to church! And he wasn't wearing his

lakers jersey! And he said he was going to join our church! But then

we got a call Sunday night that his friend has a church and that he is

going to give it to Richard lakers when he dies so Richard lakers said

he won't come to our church anymore..... it's been a whip lash of a

week you could say.

Speaking of whip lashes. There was also a guy named Jeremy we had a

good chat with because we almost got ran over by a car together. Great

bonding experience. He talked our ear off about some strange things

and while we were looking a ways a way we found our old investigator

dukes! Dukes is the best! He said he will be baptized so that's chill.

Neil, our amazing recent convert who wants to serve a mission, is

already serving a mission. He brought 3 of his friends to church to

hear him talk. HIS TALK WAS SO GOOD. He gave it in Chinese than in

English. And he did very well. We are now going to have English

classes with him and his friends! Yep. I'm starting English classes

where ever I go.

Oh my goodness this is such a long email and I haven't even gotten to

my 6 meal thanksgiving. Yes ok we really only had 4 meals I guess. We

had two full on thanksgiving lunches with two different people, and

then dodged the thanksgiving dinner the Korean Ward was having and then

had steak at Jesamyn’s house with her non-member family. Aw man it

was..... filling. Yes. And so was this email.

For some spiritual nourishment I just want all y'all to know that when

things don't work out the way you planned them it is always for a

reason. There are so many instances were we complain because things

didn't go our way, but instead what I learned this week is to always

appreciate the moments that don't work out because that's where God is

leading you the most, and quite literally showing you were to go. It

can be hard, and very humbling, but that's all it takes to receive the

promised blessings that he gives.

I love you all,

Sister Plumb

I am grateful for biking

Hey everyone,                                                    11/21/16

Wow I am beat. It has been a super productive week. We got 11 new investigators this week, but I'm not counting ;) I can not believe how ready so many people are to hear the gospel. It just astounds me every time, and even more is that I have the amazing opportunity to teach them. Its a great responsibility.

This week Sister Zollinger and I biked and biked and biked and biked, and hiked! lol we have an investigator who lives at the top of a hill, but its a good time because its a good view, and because Bobby and Vinny are really interested in the gospel! Some of their family members got baptized a while a go and Bobby has come to church a couple times now which was good, but he said it was mainly for the organ. We will see where it goes though! 

Chris and Jake, the two brothers we have been teaching are doing splendid! They also live up a hill. Jake is 8 and Chris is 10 and they want to be baptized on the same day. Even though it can be a challenge to teach them, they want to learn and that is the first step in receiving Gods blessings.

We found a ton more people this week, so now we hope we can get them all to progress and come to church. Sister Zollinger and I gave talks last week along with the Elders, so it was a great missionary meeting. I'm trying to learn more and more that missionary work is not just for missionaries but for members also. Just because we leave our missions doesnt mean the work ends. Some things might be different but the work, and the reward is the same.

I'm grateful to be a missionary at this time and I am grateful for so many of the Lords blessings that literally carried Sister Zollinger and I through this week. I know that without Him we wouldnt be able to have a full knowledge or understanding of why things are the way they are and that, for me, makes all the difference.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Rowland Heights Area

                                       Sister Zollinger and I eating crab!

Sister Briscoe, Glendora companion, and David who joined the church after quitting smoking for 50 years!  David is truly an amazing individual!

I finally got your package Mom! And the cookies were still amazing and delicious!

Hope

Hello and Good Afternoon,

Well y'all it's another week. Whether good or bad things happened to

you this week. It's another week and the world keeps spinning.

We've been meeting a lot of people this week, and I love them all so

much. Even that guy who decided to fight with us because I wouldn't

give him my first name, I love him too. You know I figure that people

are a little on edge now a days and are feeling a bit hopeless. Yet I

don't feel the same. Ether 12:4 "Wherefore, whoso believeth in God

might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the

right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the

souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always

abounding in good works, being led to glorify God."

I love this scripture from the Book of Mormon because it lays out

perfectly all we have to do to be hopeful and how that can help us.

All it takes is a belief in God. When we believe in God we trust that

someone is there; that He is looking out for us and that He knows what

will happen and why. When all other judgements are unjust His are

just. When no one can show mercy or empathy He gave His son for us to

understand us. That is perfect love. This belief can grow in all of

us, which than can lead us to put a smile on our face with no fear in

our hearts because we know and are sure that in the end we will be

alright, and that everything will be ok.

We are finding people daily who are taking our message and using it in

their lives. We met a wonderful girl named Andrea who we gave a church

tour to, and we are excited for jake and his brother Chris to be

baptized on the same date together in December. We were talking with

one of our investigators Sarah, who is from sierre leone and she was

going to be baptized at the end of December but as we talked about it

we felt impressed to give her a date closer to Christmas. She said

that she never thought about it till then but it felt right because

her birthday is on the 23 and she would be re born again :) I love

her.

Also! Funny story. We moved apartments this week, and our first day

there, sister z and I were planning, and we heard someone outside our

door so we open it and a random Chinese lady was walking in our

bedroom! She looked as startled as we were to see her! We asked her if

she needed some help, but she quickly ran down the stairs and out the

door!! It was the funniest thing haha so now we know that just because

we live in a nicer area than before we still have to lock our door,

because you never know when a Chinese lady could walk into your house.

Thank you all for your prayers and support.

Love,

Sister Plumb