Yah need to pray!

October 26, 2015

AHHHHHHH!!!!! I AM ALIVE!! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!! Haha, this week has been so stressful! I think last night was the first night I have slept this entire week haha (I cant sleep with stress X/) But, everything was worth it, because our Investigator Luis was Baptized this past Saturday! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously one of the best days of my life!! We are so proud of him and the changes he has made in his life =) 

The days leading up to his Baptism were very hard, we had a lot of difficulties and many tears but we made it =D The day of the Baptism was a little stressful too haha we had a little miracle.

My companion and I went to the Church at 8:00 in the morning to fill the baptism font (because our mission leader and the elder were busy) so we turned on the water and realized the water was draining because the pump was on. So we had to go to another room to turn the pump off, but the door to this room was locked. We put the key in the lock and tried to unlock it and it would not budge, I gave it the key another turn and it broke...O,O yes it broke, right in the lock (AHHHHHH!) Luckily the part of the key that broke did not get stuck in the lock and I was able to pull it out. But it was still locked...

We quickly ran across the city to find someone else with keys to the church, we found a member from another ward with keys to the church and then we ran back to the church and tried to unlock the door again. I put the key into the door and it still would not unlock, we were a little stressed because it was an hour and a half before the baptism ,and we still hadn't started the water for the baptism font. 

I stood there trying to unlock the door for 20 minutes but it would not budge. Finally we called our district leader to ask for advice, and guess what he told us? Are you guessing? Yep, he told us to kneel down and pray first, and if that didn't work, we needed to call him again. 

Yes I know, before my mission I would have said that my district leader was crazy and for him to run  over to the church immediately, but in the mission I have realized that prayer is the first thing we have to do for any conflict. So me and my companion kneeled down on the concrete and said a prayer. When we finished the prayer I felt a lot calmer and I felt like I should try the door one more time. I put the same key into the same lock, and it clicked and the door swung open...Me and my companion were speechless. We couldn't believe that the prayer had worked. It was definitely our miracle for the day haha it was amazing!!!

I just want to say the mission is the best thing in the world and everyone needs to serve one because it is amazing!! I hope you are all doing well, and all of you that are concerned for me with the huge hurricane, please don't worry about the truth I didn't know a hurricane hit close to here until I read your letters haha, so no se preocupe!!! I LOVE YAH ALL!!! HAVE A GREAT HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

Love Hermana Orison

P.S. We got transfer calls yesterday and I will be staying here another Transfer, WHOOOOW!!! 4 Transfers in Obregon!!!! Its a dream come true!!!! =D

I think I am going to dress as a Bible Basher for Halloween...;)

1 Ano Luego

October 19th, 2015

So,... this week I completed 1 year in the mission!! I can't believe it!!! Time has flown by so fast!!! It does not feel like I have been out here for a year, It feels like just yesterday I arrived to Mexico, and didn't know any Spanish (I am now proud to say that I am speaking Spanish in my sleep haha the gift on tongues is real!!).

This has been the best and hardest year of my life! I have enjoyed every minute of it. There is nothing more beautiful then serving a mission, and having the chance to meet so many amazing people and teach them about this beautiful Gospel. I have had the chance to see so many lives change and many miracles happen, I LOVE THE MISSION!!!!

This week we had a lot of success with finding people, and we had 4 investigators come to church, as well as 4 less actives, we were so excited to see them all! I think one thing I have learned during this year is that Patience is key to success. We need to have patience and faith that God knows what He is doing. If we continue with patience, and if we give this work all we've got, God WILL bless us with more blessings then we could ever imagine. =)

I love you all!!! Continue with Patience!!! See you all in 6 months! (Well, that is if my President doesn't let me extend my mission...I think he will...so see you in another year!!! =D...jk Mom and Dad don't have a heart Attack! haha Love you!!! ;P ) 

Love,

Hermana Orison

El Hospital

August 31st

HHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! MIS AMIGOS!!!!

Ah, Well I dont know how to describe this week, it was really hard XP We had an investigator with A baptism date for the 29th but he ended up going to the Hospital the day of his Baptism because he had heart problems (Sometimes I really just want to punch Satan in the face XP) So, he didn't have his baptism =( But he is doing okay, and accepted a blessing from the Bishop (I was so excited when he got a blessing, it was an awesome experience for him =D) And he is preparing for his baptism again, whooooooow!!!!!!!!

Love you all!!! HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK!!!!!

Con mucho Amor, 

Hermana Orison

That Awkward moment when you are in the middle of a lesson and your whole book of Mormon falls apart infront of your investigator, haha Yeah I think I use it a little to much XP

El Momento incomodo cuando estas en medio de una leccion y su Libro de Mormon se desmorno enfrente de su investigador, jaja creo que lo uso mucho XP

Transfers!

     HOLA EVERYONE!!! Today has been so hectic! It is transfer day today, and guess who is Transferring???? Haha NOT ME, no my Companion Hermana Fisher is transferring to Obregon (The one place she did not want to go haha) It's crazy because all of the companionships in my district transferred, so we have a ton of new Missionaries coming in!

     My new Companion Is Hermana Sorrano, I am so excited to have another Companion that does not know very much English, I want to improve my Spanish so bad, and she is an answer to my prayer =D Right now we have Hermana Brown working with us too, for three days until her companion comes back from Obregon, so we are in a Trio right now, whoooooow!!!!!

     Have a great spring break everyone!! (Everyone in Mexico is definitely partying it up right now =P)

Photos:

Wore my shoes down! We also visited a musuem =)

Last picture with my district before Transfers

 Love Hermana Orison

Teaching and Sunday Miracles

     Wow, so I just typed a paragraph and realized it was all in Spanish haha Delete! Anyways, this week has been really hard but resulted with amazing blessings too.

 

     For one, I officially had 5 months in the mission on the 15th. (How crazy! This mission is going by way to fast! I don't know how to stop it! AH!) And we had the baptism of little Carmila, who is 8 years old. Her mom was reactivated a few months back and she asked us to help her prepare her daughter for Baptism, so we have been teaching her all the lessons this past month =)

     This week we started teaching English lessons! Whoow! They assigned me and Elder Arnold to teach them, which definitely challenges us because I only have 4 months in Mexico and he only has about a month, so our Spanish is not the best, but I decided to just teach the Class Herr Corry style, and just run around pointing at things and yelling English words, it actually worked pretty well =P 

    Sunday was a big miracle. These past few weeks we have been working reallllllly hard, teaching and finding as many people as we could. But every Sunday no one would really come to church and we were not seeing any results of our efforts. I definitely prayed a lot more this week, asking what more I could do to help this area grow, to help those people we were teaching to receive the Gospel and come to church and feel the Spirit. Behold, we were blessed with 6 investigators this Sunday! We went to pick up a family Sunday morning (who are never usually there...) and they were all waiting by the door with their books of Mormon(s) and pamphlets. I honestly almost cried in the door step because I was so happy just to see them so ready to learn. 

    I cannot tell you how blessed I feel being a missionary. I have the opportunity to visit soooo many families and help them strengthen their relationships with each other. It is just awesome to see them grow in the Gospel and apply these principles in their homes. Its the best! I love it! I have the best mission in the world!! =D

I love you all!!! Have a fantastic week!!! =D 

Love Hermana Orison