Fasting and Training

December 21, 2015

Whooooooooow!!! This week was crazy, can I just say being a sister training leader is the best and most stressful thing ever hahah. Here is a summary of my week:

We are teaching an investigator named Hector who is getting ready to be Baptized, and he is really excited. But the thing is he works Sundays and is only able to attend church the first hour, then he has to go to work. He asked his boss if he could get work off but he told him no. I then went and asked his boss if he could get the day off those Sundays and he told me no. So Hermana Garcia and I fasted for Hector, asking if God could help him get Sunday off. So last night after our fast, we went to the Boss of Hector and asked again if he could have Sunday off, and guess what? he said YES!!! It was an awesome miracle for us, I can testify that fasting does work! =D

My convert Luis received The Melchizedek Priesthood yesterday!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED =D FOR HIM!!!!! awwwww they grow up so fast!

We had the Dedication of the temple of Tijuana last week, we got to watch through transmission to the church, and Uchtdorf dedicated it! So awesome!! His Spanish is so funny, haha =D

This week I have had the chance to experience what it really means to be a sister training leader. During our studies we did not only plan for our investigators and our area, but we also plan for the sisters we train and their areas, we then work twice as hard in our area to have lots of work so we can be an example for the rest of our zone, and the missionaries we train (as well as do divisions with them and help make their areas better). Then we get back home plan and call all the sisters every night to motivate them and help solve their problems and then we finally go to bed haha, so tiring, but I love it!!! I have the chance to see so many miracles and blessings with this calling, it is the best!!!!!

I am going to try and send pictures later (haha I forgot my cord for my camera...) I hope you are all doing well!!! Please have an amazing Christmas!! Family I am super excited to talk with you guys this week, to this rest of you see you in 4 (wow time goes by so fast!) Love yah!!! =D

Once again with time...

December 14, 2015 

Hey everyone!!! So I had to do some Visa Paperwork again today, so once again I do not have a lot of time to write =( I hope you are all doing amazing!!! I am loving my area and my new calling as Sister Training Leader, and we are seeing a lot of success with the missionaries we are training!! 

I have to say that this mission is the best thing I have ever done, I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to serve here and be a instrument in God´s hands. This transfer has really opened up my eyes and has helped me see how much I have really changed. I cant really describe how I feel, there are no words for it, all I can say is that I am uncontrollably happy. I love the people here so much! I love my companion, and I love this work more than anything in this world. This Gospel has blessed my life in more ways then I have ever imagined, and watching it change the lives of others is the best feeling EVER!!!!! I invite you to share this gospel with all those around you , help your brothers and sisters receive all the amazing blessings that you are receiving. I promise you will feel a joy you have never felt before, I Love you all!!!! I pray for all of you everyday, please stay safe (especially with the snow) , Have an amazing Week!!!!!! =D

Love,

Hermana Orison

December 7th, 2015

Okay, well I don't have to much time to write today. We had transfers today, and I will be staying here in Obregon for another Transfer, whoow!!! 5 transfers here!!!!! I will have 8 months here!!!!! I am now the Sister Training Leader here!!!! =D WHooW!!! I am super excited, although I am a little sad because Hna. Puc transferred =( My daughter left me to go train!!! They grow up so fast!!! I now have a granddaughter ;) 

My new companion is Hna. Garcia, who was in the MTC With me, and is from Utah, we will be sister training leaders together, WHOOOOOOOOWWW!!!! I am super excited for this transfer!!!! =D LOVE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!

My daughter and my new companion from Utah =)

Thanksgiving??

November 30th, 2015

Buenas Tardes!!! How is everyone doing? This past week was pretty good, I did not get the chance to write a lot last week because we has a short amount of time. But all is well in Obregon =) 

Gloria and her boys are doing great! So many amazing missionaries sharing the gospel with everyone =) This week we have started sharing the video A Savior Is Born, a beautiful Christmas video! I love it! In Spanish and English haha Christmas is the best time in the world to share the Gospel =D I invite you all to check the video here: https://www.mormon.org/christmas?cid=HP_SU_11-29-2015_dMIS_fSPC_xLIDyL1-A_

Everyone has questioned me how they celebrate Thanksgiving here, and I am sad to say they do not celebrate Thanksgiving here =( haha I didn't know it was thanksgiving until we returned to the house in the night and I looked at the date in my planner, ha oh well, there is always next year =P

I love you all!!!! Have an amazing week!!! =D

The First Vision

November 16, 2015

Wow this week has been a fun one =) 

Haha, my companion and I were teaching the restoration to a new investigator and we were teaching him about Joseph Smith, and my companion right now is still learning the First Vision. When she is nervous she forgets how to say it, and restarted about 3 times. So I gave her the advice one day, to just say it and not restart (because our investigators haven't heard it before so they don't know how it goes...) During this lesson she started saying the first vision, and her face was really serious, listening to what she was saying I realized she was saying it all wrong but her face was so serious that the investigator and I believed her! Hahahah I almost bursted out laughing in the lesson.

I went to a Leadership meeting this week and I got to see everyone from my MTC District =D It was awesome to see everyone again =D

Everyone is putting up Christmas trees and freezing there butts off here, haha (its hitting the 70s and 60s, really cold, no? haha I am going to freeze to death when I get back to Utah XP) 

I have completed 13 months in my mission this week!!! ITS SO CRAZY!!!!!!! WHY IS TIME SO FAST??????? haha I still feel like I only have 6 months in my mission, these have definitely been the best 13 months of my life! I love it here!!! OBREGON!!!! Best mission in the world!!! =D

I love you all!!! Please have an awesome week!!! Oh and I have a request, will everyone please send me a motivating quote every week in your emails? Please? I am running out of quotes to tell my district haha and if you could send them in Spanish, even better =) Love yah all!!! 

Hermana Orison

It's getting cold in here!

November 9th 2015

Well, this week was pretty awesome! We had the chance to see a few miracles happen and well, it was just a fun week =)

So we ran out of contacting cards, and I asked my zone leader if he could give us a pack of contacting cards, he laughed and told me I didn't need a whole packet of contacting cards because we didn't contact that much. He told us if we contacted a 100 people this week he would give us a packet of contacting cards. (Usually all of us missionaries contact 60-75 people every week) I accepted his challenge and we ended up contacting 103 people this week! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! I want my cards!!!!!!

Luis received the Priesthood yesterday!!!! He went with us to help teach one of our investigators, and he bore his testimony amazingly!!!!! Ahhhh!!! They grow up so fast ;P

We had a zone meeting this week and Hermana Puc and I rocked the practices!!

Its finally getting a little cold here, the mornings and nights actually feel a little like Utah haha YES!!! 

Thank you to all you that wrote me, I always feel more motivated after reading all of your emails =) You guys are the best!!! Love yah all!!! Have a great week!!! =)

Love,

Hermana Orison