Hola Everyone!!
I have no idea where to begin! So much has happened
this week that I don't know if I'll have time to give too many details.
I'm officially not serving in Paso Robles anymore. :( I really miss
it and definitely want to go back to visit. I'm in Moorpark and
training!
On Monday, we did a lot to get me ready to leave, but time
ran out so fast. We ended up going to the Foltz for dinner and spent a
good three hours with them eating, teaching, and saying goodbyes. Towards
the end of the night I realized that I have my very first and very last meal in
Paso with them. When I go back to visit, they're the first people I'm
going to see. They're like a third set of grandparents. Hermana
Romero and I didn't want to ever leave and when I had to finally tell Brother
Foltz that I wasn't going to be there for his baptism (which he's super stoked
about!), HE almost started crying. He was really confused about why I
couldn't come up for it, but in the end he did. We also commit Jane to be
baptized and have the courage to tell her dad that she was going to be. I
told her the story of Esther and how she had to have courage to tell the king
about her people. She is so precious and loves the gospel. We
couldn't get Sister Foltz to commit to baptism yet, but Brother Foltz told us
that he'd work on her! :)
On Tuesday, we had transfer meeting. Hermana Romero
and I had to get up at 4:30 so we could be at the training meeting at
8:45. It was rough. Neither of us really wanted to talk about what
was going to happen in a few hours. All in all, I'm now companions with
Hermana Smith! She's from Vermont and is also 19! She is super
excited to be here in the field and was excited to get away from the MTC even
though she still misses her MTC district! (We're the same that way!)
We're really similar and I hope that we'll get to find even more similarities
in the following weeks. We're serving in Moorpark 1st Ward and we love
it! The ward is really supportive and our apartment is super nice!
Members used to actually live in it!
I saw Elder James (Lance) at transfer meeting and we chatted
for a few minutes. It's still kind of weird that one of my FHE brothers
in serving the same mission as me!
Although the members are really supportive her, the other
people in the area aren't quite the same. This is a pretty ritzy area
compared to Paso and there's a lot of money. Don't get me wrong, there
are a lot of friendly people, but they're not as humble as the people in
Paso. A lot of them are set in their ways and don't really want to
change. A lot of people won't even open their door to tell us they're not
interested. They'll just yell through the door. :( It's okay
though! We have positive attitudes and three people with baptismal
dates. We've only met one of them so far because one of them is in China
right now and the other just got back in town. I really hope that the
work will continue to roll forward and we'll see even more progress.
Thanks for all the love and support! I'll give more details
next week!
Con amor,
Hermana Halliday
The Foltz'
The Grovers'
My Homemade Plan of Salvation!
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