Leave it all out on the court!
Hello everyone! So sorry that President Henderson spilt the beans a little bit but yes I am getting transferred! I did not want to believe it but I knew it was happening! I will be serving in Rio Vista. It is a small town. It is in the Fairfield zone (where I started my mission) and I went there on my first exchange. It will be fun to go back to close to where I started my mission. I will be serving with Hermana Ellsworth. She has been out one transfer less than me (so she goes home soon too). I have exchanged with her a few times and she is so sweet! I am so excited to serve with her. Rio Vista has an English ward and then kind of a Spanish group. I love newer areas so it will be great.
I am sad to be leaving Santa Rosa. It has been a magical ride here! This last week has been INCREDIBLE! I feel like I have given it my all and that I can truly say that I am leaving this area better than I found it!
So the events of this week.......
-Monday we taught Sergio and he just soaked everything up!
-Tuesday we had an amazing zone meeting all about the things that we learned at camp! We tried to make it special because camp was so special to us. So we put the tables in a big circle, drew a big mural of Redwoods on the chalkboard, brought a sleeping bag and propped it up the corner of the room, had a picture of the sacred grove on the door, went on a walk to our own sacred grove in a park and we watched the movie The Butterfly Circus (that President Alba showed us at camp). It was awesome and everyone loved it!
-We taught a young couple Nejamin and Gabriella that the English Elders gave to us! They are awesome and we had a great first lesson!
-We were able to help some of the Spanish elders teach one of their less active families that have been struggling and it was so much fun.
-We did some exploring in Sebastopol and ended up at Bodega Bay (which is in our area) and it was beautiful. We had a photo shoot there for a second.
-We tried to teach an awesome lesson to Marta but instead her grandson threw a hot wheels car at my forehead. It hurt super bad and for the sake of the child's life we left shortly after that!
-We taught an amazing lady named Griselda who we found last transfer but have never had the chance to teach. She is a stay at home mom and so sweet. She wanted us to teach her children how to pray. It was such an amazing experience the spirit was so so strong!
- Luis Maldonado (one of my favorite members of all time) is not moving for his work and he came to church yesterday!
These are the highlights but as always every day has its little miracles!
Also for those who were worried last week I am happy and I know that I have done all that I could and I can't let Satan tell me I am discouraged. I am determined to work harder than ever and leave all that I have out on the court.
I am excited for these next six weeks! They are going to be the best EVER! Rio Vista is not going to know what hit them.
I hope you all have a great week! Thank you for your support!
Love you all!
Hermana Hillary
Here is another great video! ENJOY!
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