4/1/13

La Pascua

Easter!

 

Hello everyone and welcome to April. That all came by really fast. I'm so excited because that means that general conference is coming up!

Honestly I can't even remember this week it was so full and busy...but guess what?!?! We actually moved and we have beds!!! It was like christmas. Seriously I love our new apartment!!!!!!! I couldn't stop smiling. We can feel the spirit so much more and it's quite. I'll send pictures of it next time. We like in the exact same building just in a different apt. so it's

 

6835 Laurel Cyn. #306

North hollywood, CA

91321

 

I am so grateful to know that Christ lived a life in a way that I know if I do my best to follow in His footsteps, I will be happy. I know that because he broke the bands of death, I am able to live again in a PERFECT and resurrected body...ad guess what? So can all the people on earth. I know that this is the true church and that Christ leads his church through a Profeta and apostles today. Yesterday I read in "Jesus the Christ" the chapter about when He resurrected. Wow that was powerful and I looked at things like I had never seen them before.  I know that we all fail every day at something because we aren't perfect people, but I can be happy knowing that I can always try harder the next day. I have the faith that God will always forgive us and still love us no matter what we do. It does matter though everything we do here because either we pay for our our sins after this life if we don't repent, or Christ will if we do. To imagine that my Brother died for me is a miracle. That's pure love. I think about my sibilings and think, would I die for them? Would they die for me? No doubt me parents would, but that must be such a great love that He has for us.

 

 

I had a dream that I was hugging you dad this week. :-) It was really warm and comforting.

 

 

I really like 1 thes. 2 

 

VANESSA GARRETT (sara's sister) GOT HER MISSION CALL TO ECUADOR!!!!!!!

her twin sister VAL is going to ARGENTINA!!!!! (where her mom served a mission)

 

I wish you all a happy week.

3/26/2013

...dun dun dun...

So I'm not trio training! but I'm still training hna Sanders because her visa didn't come.

 

okay so I was supposed to write an email right now...but then wrote some other things and didn't get to this...but here are the pictures that didn't go through.

 

I'm all in white because at the activity on Sunday, WE did the plan of salvation. EAch room was a different part of the plan. I sang with 7 elders all dressed in white. WE were the angels sings some really neat songs. Pres. McConkie would have even loved singing in it! :-)

 

Those two elders are from ecuador and me.so we took an oreo picture! hahaha

 

From my old area 2 of my investigators are getting baptized next weekend!!!!!! Hno Paez and Yancy!!! I couldn't be happier. Hna Redondo is holding down the fort up there like I knew she would. She is trio training. AH! haha okay super sad I can't go to the baptism, but it's okay they did it!!!!!! Seriously so happy!

 

The napkin was a funny story....but you just have to guess.

 

I love you all more than you love me :-)

 

3/25/13

15 of the 25 missionaries coming today are sisters!

Oh yes!! Things are great because even more sisters are coming out to help forward the Lords work...and faster :-) That's how it's done. Kidding, but really. I'm super estoked! This is going to be short because we have to go bike around to find an apartment to move into tomorrow. Yeah I know right. I live almost in the "armpit" of the mission but not quite. Haha anyway, I love it and here we go. I'll probably write a long one tomorrow. To make up the time which he said was fine to do.

 

But just so you know, we are waiting for training calls. I could be training 2 at once....but I don't think so. I could be higley's comp again is both of our trainees get their visas mid transfer. Sorry this is all very confusing to explain.

 

Either way I love you all and hope you are happy. Good to know I got readmitted to byui though haha. great. I love

 

DyC 112:10. Try it.

1Ne16:1-4

 

Everything is crazy here....yet it's never been more exciting!

 

I'll tell you about hna redondo tomorrow she came down for exchanges with Zepeda and I got to see her!!

 

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUAH!

Hna Arguello

 

Fotos we were all in my apt and I realized I had been comps with every one there so we took a picture...minus the picture taker...how was higley's trainee

 

3/18/13

I got another splinter

HIYA!

 

Door shouldn't be made out of wood....or that gated metal stuff you know. HAHA. Well though there are pros and cons to knocking, the pros outweigh the cons by a long shot, and it's AWESOME.

 

Here's what President had to say if you care to read.

Dear Sisters and Elders of the Great California San Fernando Mission,

It has been so good to visit with many of you during interviews last week! I can’t wait to visit with the rest of you this week. I really enjoy spending a few moments with each one of you. These are the first interviews that we have had since Elder Don R. Clarke visited our mission. I have been so impressed as I have listened to the five goals that each of you wrote on the index cards and how working towards those goals has influenced your missions. I would say that the one thing that has impressed me most during these interviews is how much many of you have progressed. It has been so wonderful to see the progress that you are experiencing and how your faith is growing. I have also enjoyed hearing how many of you are truly developing a “Love to Find” as you love the people more and more. Thank you for all your efforts and dedication to be exceptional missionaries. I know the Lord is blessing you greatly and I can see it as we talk during the interviews.

I think it so important that we become exceptional missionaries now. While there are many reasons, including most importantly our purpose to bring souls unto Christ, another reason has to do with impacts from hastening the work. As the number of missionaries in our great mission continues to grow, we have a great need for exceptional trainers. This upcoming transfer we will have 25 new missionaries – 5 English speaking sisters, 7 Spanish speaking sisters, 10 English speaking elders and 3 Spanish speaking elders – two sisters from temple square, and I have not heard yet from the missionary department about missionaries waiting for visas! This is on top of the 26 of you that were asked to train last transfer! The Lord is truly hastening His work! So the need for exceptional trainer is great and many of you will be asked to train. Please prepare yourselves and pray for the new missionaries and for those who will be asked to train that we may all become truly exceptional missionaries who love the people!

I do love each and every one of you! I am grateful for your faithful service, your dedicated obedience and your love of the people. I know that the Lord will bless us all as we work together to help hasten His work in bringing souls unto Christ.

We love you all very much and pray daily for your safety and success,

President and Sister Hall 

 

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I don't know what's happening yet if hna sanders will have her visa, but we'll see.

 

Oh parents, did you get hna Zepeda's letter? it was like in jan for new years of something...?

 

I've had so many spiritual experiences this week and I can't fit it all in here, but know that if we really want spiritualy experiences, all we have to do is ask for them. I they are the spiritual experiences that I will always remember in my life...rather than the birthday's or the swim meets or soccer games. Natural I remember some, but it is the spiritual lessons you never forget.

 

LOVE THIS TALK. Here's a quote:

 

"If we sincerely desire and strive to measure up to the high expectations of our Heavenly Father, He will ensure that we receive all the help we need, whether it be comforting, strengthening, or chastening. If we are open to it, needed correction will come in many forms and from many sources. It may come in the course of our prayers as God speaks to our mind and heart through the Holy Ghost (see D&C 8:2). It may come in the form of prayers that are answered no or differently than we had expected. Chastening may come as we study the scriptures and are reminded of deficiencies, disobedience, or simply matters neglected. It is a diligent, devoted effort on our part that calls forth this empowering and enabling grace, an effort that certainly includes submission to God’s chastening hand and sincere, unqualified repentance. Let us pray for His love-inspired correction."

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/as-many-as-i-love-i-rebuke-and-chasten?lang=eng&query="if+we+sincerely+desire+and+strive+to+measure"

 

Last week we had exchanges, which was inspired, and president's interveiws. It's been a week to truly remember.

 

May God bless you all.

Love,

Hna Arguello

3/11/13

Let the rain fall down and make me crash...

...okay well I didn't crash, but almost.

 

Hello and welcome to a happy email!

 

It's been raining a lot this past week and let's just say it's hard to see when it's like that. I seriously still think about Daniel McConkie every time it rains. I think I said that a year ago too. Haha see! Anyway, Things are great here on "Pixie"...that's my purple bike that elder Gomm is letting my use. Holy Hannah I'm going to remember that bike forever. I'll send some photos :-)

 

So we can now email for as long of time as we want president just told us on friday! That means I can actually write you back to your emails! hahaha! So I'll take my time now :-) Not break a sweat jjajajajajaja

 

Alright so what I learned about the whole new mission thing. There will me 600 missionaries within the 3 missions. The new Bakerfield mission will have their new mission president announced soon, so be aware :-) Seriously the work is exploding here. Is that a good word to use? I wonder....the work is progressing rapidly....maybe that's better. Either way you know what I mean. It's so exciting, I get all antsy talking about it.

 

Elder Holland said that the greatest convert that should come out of the mission is the one that goes home, that's me. I should be converted the most when I get homw. There is a large percentage..I can't remember like 60? I don't know that go back from their missions and fall away from the church. That can't and won't be me. I can't believe everything I ddin't get before the mission. I want to come home and teach all the youth what I know. I wish I would have known...but that's what God wanted me on my mission. God knows what's best for us and He knew that when I went on my mission, my life would be changed forever because I would apply all that I have learn after the mission. I don't want to be one of the missionaries that comee back and don't read the scriptures or put God first. I get it even better know and I'm grateful God allowed me to be more fully converted. The Book of Mormon changes hearts, and I read that knowing that God will fulfill His promises.

 

The following mormon messages  I love:

http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#power-of-god

 

http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#mountains-to-climb

 

http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#the-will-of-god

 

Please watch them :-)

 

Did you know that we are IN the Second Coming already? I didn't actually realize that till this week. As I was tlaking to hna higley and allred and Sanders, they we telling us (since they just came from the MTC) that Elder Holland had said that. He also said that all the prophets in the scriptures knew they were going to fail, all those missionaries knew they were going to fail too, because they knew the apostasia was going to happen. Their only HOPE was this generation. He said that the missionaries of today are fulfilled those prophesies. I am someone's HOPE. We are the generation that will not fail. He said he doesn't know what we did in the pre-earth life or what we have done here on earth to be privilaged to serve as His representative, but we have been called and choosen to do His Work in His way. That IMPACTED me so much. I got chills as they were sharing that with me. There was more, but I'll save it for later.

 

Jacob 4:4-6 love.

 

WE have president interviews tomorrow! I'm excited! Let's see how it goes.

Love,

Hna Arguello

 

fotos: we went on a hike last monday, bad group zone pic but that's okay (Our Zone leaders are laying down), peace and a helmet,  My bici "Pixie", The Peace Crew haha (hna Sanders, me, hna higley, y hna Allred)

 

3/4/13 - From Erica

SOOOO,

 

I just read how they are changing our mission and everything and I'm going crazy....but it's a great crazy so don't worry about me. Haha who knows what will happen but I hope you take time to look at the map...because basically you'll see that my whole mission is gone except a little piece. There is so much work in that little area and I think that's why they did that. Wow it's simply amazing everything that is happeneing and that I'm even a part of it. I feel so greteful to be part of this work!!! I wish everyone could come on a mission!

 

"Ye shall seek me and find me when ye shall search me with all your heart." I love this scripture! Seriously, we are the one that choose how close we are to God. We should ask ourselves if we really do believe in God and why.

 

 

Read this talk it's amazing.

"He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked.What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us.^9"

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/the-love-of-god?lang=eng&query="The+love+of+God"+uchtdorf

 

This week we found another person that wants to get baptized! It was amazing because at the door he said he had his church ect, and no he didn't want it. The spirit kept pushing me to keep trying. I did. WE finally got an appt with him. Then when we finally got to teach him, he understood. We we just have to see if he has more faith in God or man. His pastor friend could discourage him, but if we all just ask God, he'll tell us the truth.

 

Parent's I'm sending a box of book home, please put it in football's room. gracias!

 

I realized that a lot of people have such a fear or responsibility and they need to stop! haha let's have more faith, take on more responsibility and watch as God blessed us for our efforts. We just have to do our best. I know that as memebers of Christ's church we have something that will help others come closer to God yet we fail to share it with others. It's our responsibility and I'm happy to serve the Lord. God is so merciful to have allowed me to come and experience everything that he wants me too.

 

I pray you all have missionary experiences and "open your mouth" so that he can fill it with His word.

 

I love you all so much and so does God. Trust him.

 

Love,

Hna Arguello

 

PICTURES: creepy ice cream truck. So hna redondo the hna I just trained is next to me in the middle. Hna Sanders, the hna I'm training now is on my other side. (Bitter sweet) We are with the other hnas at city walk.

3/4/13 - Mission President Email

They are spliting our mission!!!!!!!!! I might get changed to a different mission and mission president if I get transfered up there! HOly cow things are CRAZY here!!

CHRIST is COMING!!!!! Check out the map.

 

READ bellow to understand more...it's President Hall email!!

Dear Sisters and Elders of the Great California San Fernando Mission,

In late December 1832 and early January 1833, a revelation was given through the Prophet Joseph Smith at Kirtland, Ohio. This revelation was given after high priests at a conference prayed “separately and vocally to the Lord to reveal his will unto us concerning the upbuilding of Zion.” We have that revelation recorded today in D&C 88. Two verses of this great revelation, which Joseph Smith called the “‘olive leaf’ … plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace to us,” have great meaning to me today. You have heard me speak of this great prophesy being fulfilled today throughout the world, and specifically, in our Great California San Fernando mission:

“Behold, and lo, I will take care of your flocks, and will raise up elders and send unto them. Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.” (D&C 88:72-73)

Last week, the Church announced that some of the 347 existing missions will be divided to form an additional 58 missions, bringing total number of missions throughout the world to 405. What a great hastening of the work this will be, especially in the areas where the new missions have been created.

Among the 58 new missions, three were announced in California – Bakersfield, Irvine, and Rancho Cucamonga. The creation of the Bakersfield mission is evidence of the great hastening of the work that the Lord is preparing for our mission.

The new California Bakersfield mission will be created from the California Ventura and the Great California San Fernando missions. Specifically, the three Bakersfield stakes (Bakersfield, Bakersfield East and Bakersfield South) will be combined with the four northern stakes from our mission (Palmdale, Lancaster, Lancaster East and Ridgecrest) to form the new Bakersfield mission.

The Great California San Fernando Mission will reorganized to include the six remaining stakes – Canoga Park, Granada Hills, North Hollywood, San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Valencia. I will send out an e-mail to your myldsmail accounts with a map of the current and new mission boundaries.

I have felt a great hastening of the work in this area with President Monson’s announcement of the lower age for missionary service. However, now with the creation of a new mission, even more missionaries will be sent to this area! The hastening will be accelerating at an even greater pace! The Lord is certainly raising up elders and sending them to us!

For some of you, this may be the first that you have heard of our mission being divided and a new mission being created and I am sure you have some questions about what will happen. Let me address the highlights.

The new Bakersfield mission will go into effect July 1, 2013. All the missionaries that will be serving in the Palmdale, Lancaster, East Lancaster and Ridgecrest zones on July 1st will be reassigned to serve in the new Bakersfield mission at that time.

I know that this may cause a bit of anxiety for some of you, especially around transfer times, but I want you to know that I will continue to seek inspiration and revelation from the Lord regarding transfers. Just as we Find by the Spirit in this great mission, I assure you that transfers are also done by the Spirit of revelation and prophesy. I will continue to fast and go to the temple as I finalize the transfers every six weeks. I commit to you that I will be obedient and will follow the Lord’s will as I make changes to assignments so you can know with certainty that they are the Lord’s will for you.

This is the Lord’s work and he is involved in the very details. I have witnessed too many miracles in my life to believe otherwise. We may not have known that a new mission would be created in Bakersfield when we received our calls, but the Lord did. He knew that some of you would serve in both the San Fernando and the Bakersfield missions. As a matter of fact, the Lord specifically called some of you to San Fernando so you would be able to serve in both missions.

How humbling it is to me to see such a prophesy fulfilled so completely in our day. The Lord is truly hastening his work in a marvelous manner. I want you to know that I know that this is the Lord’s work. He is in the very details. This is His Church and Kingdom on the Earth and nothing will stop this work from progressing. I know this Church is true. I really do.

With much love and the tender feelings of a parent,

President and Sister Hall