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| Hermana Meanea's Weekly "Selfie" |
On Monday night we had our Noche de Hogar with the C....... family. It was good. We read in the Book of Mormon and one of the recent convert families came so that was wonderful.
On Tuesday we walked A LOT! We went all around our area trying to find less active members that no one has seen in forever. That is a big problem with our ward. We technically have 400+ members but less than 100 attend Church. The main reason is because a ton of people will move but not tell anyone so their records just sit in our ward. That was the case with all of the people we tried. They no longer live there, but we definitely got a great workout! We also had a Noche de Hogar with the N.... family that night. It was good. They brought a non-member and we tried teaching her with the Elders that were also there. But it was pretty obvious she was just trying to discount whatever we said and didn't want to listen to us, so that was sad. But, it just isn't her time yet.
Wednesday we had District Meeting and it was really good. Us four Hermanas then went to Panera Bread to eat together, potentially one last time. It was super good and fun. That night we had a lesson with R....... D....., one of Hermana Toney's recent converts. We took a member with us and it went pretty good. We went over the 10 Commandments the member was great with talking with him and reminding him of the covenants he has made. We then had a lesson with S....... and her family. Her sister was also there and we had the N......... Family come. It went really well. We also went over the 10 Commandments with them, emphasizing the importance of going to Church. They are doing pretty good but aren't able to come to Church right now so we are working on that.
Thursday we had an appointment with Hermana M, a less active. She is a really neat lady and is only less-active because she takes care of her grand kids during the week and can only work on the weekends. We talked about Heavenly Father and she opened up to us a lot about why her family isn't coming to Church so now we can start working on them. She fed us Chilaques and eggs and they were SUPER good! We then had an appointment with R...... M...., an investigator we haven't been able to meet with in a while. It went well, we taught the first part of the Plan of Salvation. Because we are expecting Hermana Toney to leave next week, she has been having me do a lot more on the phone and in lessons. It is really hard but I know it is helping me so much. The rest of the day was spent in weekly planning.
Friday we splurged a little bit. Hermana Toney and I went to Giordano's, the go-to place for Chicago deep dish pizza. It was super good and a fun treat. We then spent the day finishing weekly planning and working on our area book.
The Saturday before transfers is a day where all missionaries treat the cell phone like a snake. Sometime during the day you receive a text saying either: "You will NOT be receiving a transfer call," or "You WILL be receiving a transfer call." But you have no idea when it is coming. We had a lesson and lunch with an active member. She made Carnitas and they were amazing. I pretty much love all of the food I have eaten here! I was basically in charge and gave the lesson. I shared Mosiah 15:10-18 and talked about it. It really well, they are so patient with me here and have no problem correcting and helping me with my Spanish! We then went tracting for a while. It was snowing and everyone thought we were crazy! We got some good potential investigators and a few doors slammed in our faces. It was great to get out and do something so missionary-ish! Finally that night we get the text and guess what it said?!?!??! "You will NOT be getting a transfer call"! We were shocked and so excited! But then, 5 minutes later we got a text saying: "you WILL be receiving a transfer call." What? We were so confused. But then another text came saying disregard
everything. Apparently both of those texts had gone to the whole mission! A while later we got another one saying, "For real: You will NOT be receiving a transfer call.". Once again we were so excited. Then, a few minutes later we got another saying: "Real deal: You WILL be receiving a transfer call". At this point we just didn't know what to think. We didn't know what was happening until 9:30 that night when one of the assistants called and told us Hermana Toney was being transferred to the Chicago 5th Ward. Her new companion is Hermana Woolf, my CCM (MTC) companion. I am getting Hermana Black and everyone says she is awesome. I am so sad to be losing my "mom" but I am also super excited for this new adventure, and really nervous too!
Sunday we had Church and M...... and I......, some of our investigators, came with their kids so that made us so happy. We then did our studies. That night we went and visited the N........., a member family that is so incredible and who we love so much. They fed us, of course, and Hermana Toney shared a little lesson about Temples because they are working on getting sealed. She then gave her one of her nametags. This is a missionary's way of saying they will stay in contact and a sign of gratitude and love. It was really sad to watch her say goodbye to them because this family is so amazing.
It was a great week because we contacted a lot and got some great lessons. I am so sad to be losing Hermana Toney but that is the mission! I know that this will be a great new adventure and I am going to grow and stretch SO much! Thank you all for your love and support in everything! I love and miss you all so much! Have a great week and have some adventures!
Eternal Love, Hermana Allyse Meanea
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| Hermana's Meanea & Toney with an investigator |
Wednesday we had District Meeting and it was really good. Us four Hermanas then went to Panera Bread to eat together, potentially one last time. It was super good and fun. That night we had a lesson with R....... D....., one of Hermana Toney's recent converts. We took a member with us and it went pretty good. We went over the 10 Commandments the member was great with talking with him and reminding him of the covenants he has made. We then had a lesson with S....... and her family. Her sister was also there and we had the N......... Family come. It went really well. We also went over the 10 Commandments with them, emphasizing the importance of going to Church. They are doing pretty good but aren't able to come to Church right now so we are working on that.
Thursday we had an appointment with Hermana M, a less active. She is a really neat lady and is only less-active because she takes care of her grand kids during the week and can only work on the weekends. We talked about Heavenly Father and she opened up to us a lot about why her family isn't coming to Church so now we can start working on them. She fed us Chilaques and eggs and they were SUPER good! We then had an appointment with R...... M...., an investigator we haven't been able to meet with in a while. It went well, we taught the first part of the Plan of Salvation. Because we are expecting Hermana Toney to leave next week, she has been having me do a lot more on the phone and in lessons. It is really hard but I know it is helping me so much. The rest of the day was spent in weekly planning.
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| REAL Chicago Deep Dish Pizza |
Friday we splurged a little bit. Hermana Toney and I went to Giordano's, the go-to place for Chicago deep dish pizza. It was super good and a fun treat. We then spent the day finishing weekly planning and working on our area book.
The Saturday before transfers is a day where all missionaries treat the cell phone like a snake. Sometime during the day you receive a text saying either: "You will NOT be receiving a transfer call," or "You WILL be receiving a transfer call." But you have no idea when it is coming. We had a lesson and lunch with an active member. She made Carnitas and they were amazing. I pretty much love all of the food I have eaten here! I was basically in charge and gave the lesson. I shared Mosiah 15:10-18 and talked about it. It really well, they are so patient with me here and have no problem correcting and helping me with my Spanish! We then went tracting for a while. It was snowing and everyone thought we were crazy! We got some good potential investigators and a few doors slammed in our faces. It was great to get out and do something so missionary-ish! Finally that night we get the text and guess what it said?!?!??! "You will NOT be getting a transfer call"! We were shocked and so excited! But then, 5 minutes later we got a text saying: "you WILL be receiving a transfer call." What? We were so confused. But then another text came saying disregard
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| Hermana Meanea's exasperation with transfer texts & calls! |
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| Hermana Toney with the kids of our investigators |
It was a great week because we contacted a lot and got some great lessons. I am so sad to be losing Hermana Toney but that is the mission! I know that this will be a great new adventure and I am going to grow and stretch SO much! Thank you all for your love and support in everything! I love and miss you all so much! Have a great week and have some adventures!
Eternal Love, Hermana Allyse Meanea
