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Hermana Walker, me Sasha
and Cristina with the Hudson River
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Hola
Familia-
This week was amazing!
We have seen a lot of success both in the people we are teaching and part
member and less active families this week! We were able to set a baptismal date
with Cristina the 16 year old daughter of a returning less active for November
10th. She's very excited for her baptismal date and receive the blessings of
the gospel.
General Conference was
also super amazing! We were able to help several people attend and receive
answers to their questions through hearing the voice of the prophet. I also was
able to receive lots of revelation both for this area and for myself. I am so
grateful to have a living day prophet and that he leads and guides us today!
I love that with every
change they make (ie ministering, 2 hour block more focuses on family) makes so
much sense and it leaves me wondering why they didn't change it even earlier!
We were taking to some members last night at dinner and they liked it because
that's exactly how this church came to be restored. Because Joseph’s parents
taught him to love God and to read the scriptures. They didn't go to church
frequently enough for him to learn all of that there. His parents are largely
to credit for him being spiritually learned enough to know to ask of God.
I loved the over
arching theme of prepare yourselves. Strengthen your family, strengthen your
flock (ward and community) strength yourself, repent and put right the things that
need to be put right. That with the announcement of 12 new temples! Makes for a
marvelous start to ushering in the second coming of the savior!
I’m not sure I had a
favorite talk but I loved elder Hollands about forgiveness and President
Nelson's about the proper name of the church. For my entire mission when
someone asks if we are the Mormons I’ll say yes we are the missionaries from
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I knew it was important for
others to know the true name of the church but yesterday just opened my eyes to
it even more. I loved that he talked about Satan wants us to take the saviors
name out of the church and that it is highly offensive to the lord when we do.
I think it was good for a lot of members (especially Latinos) to hear.
A girl in my ward is
leaving for her mission in Perú tomorrow and I have had the amazing privilege
of working with her to help her feel prepared. We took her out this week and
she was so nervous we talked a lot to her and then by yesterday she was just
super excited. As I hugged her good bye I couldn't help but feel a little
jealous. But at the same time not, I know a need to move on to the next phase
of my life but I’d also love to be back at the beginning of my mission just so
excited about everything! But Conference was good and helped me feel more peace
about coming home.
Love Hermana
Dobson
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Hermana Walker and I
and The awesome view of the Hudson River from a members apartment
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Sister Wilson and her
new companion came to the apartment on an exchange! It was fun to see and talk
to her!
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Traffic selfie. We
were stuck in traffic for 2 hours! I hate New York traffic so much!
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Sister Walker and I
at Saturday Conference. And Hermano López foto bombing in the back :)
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Sasha! A a member we
have been working with is leaving on her mission to Peru tomorrow! I'm so
excited for her!
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Okay story time. We
were walking down the street and this dog is being super hyper it jumps up on
me twice and I push it down then it goes to pee. Everything was fine. (Hermana
Walker is super afraid of dogs so she snaps a picture to share with her family
about the crazy dog that jumped on her companion). Then we continue walking and
we see this lady with a little dog walk around the corner. The dog immediately
goes after it and starts attacking the little dog. And the entire block goes
crazy! Traffic is at a complete standstill because the dogs are weaving in and
out of traffic. And the dog chases other dogs into stores someone calls the cops
and about 4 dogs run off together biting and attacking each other the whole
way. It's probably the most unsafe I've felt on my mission and I've lived in
the Bronx and Yonkers so that's saying something. But it's a funny story
now!
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