{Letter #31} "And this, this is for you;)" 🕺👨‍🎤

Well folks I was indeed incorrect. 1 transfer and I'm out of Santa Barbara. 

I'm now in the area Ventura :) with Hermana Searles! What a sweetheart! She is from Colorado and is really good at crocheting!

I was surprised to leave and definitely sad because I LOVE Santa Barbara. But I also already adore Ventura. It's a bit more city, downtown vibes than my other areas. Lots of weirdos here. Which is fun and something I enjoy. The first day I got here we went to a park and the elders called us over cause there was guy speaking spanish and they couldn't understand him. We went over and it was a homeless man who started singing to us and then preceded to start dancing as well. Then pointed directly at one of the elders and said it's para ti and went off dancing. So I love Ventura and all the people.

We have some incredible friends. We are teaching a couple families which is new for me and soo soo fun!
There is this INCREDIBLE family Lily, Emily, and Christian!!!
They are so interested in developing their relationships with God and growing closer to him right now which is pretty cool.

The ward is so precious and the members are very kind and want to help.
Anyways that's all for today I need to finish unpacking 

What is one thing, YOU can do today to act upon the words of God?
Whatever comes to your mind
I invite you to try that :)

Email me I love hearing from y'all HAVE THE BEST WEEK.

I love you! God loves you! 🫶🫵
-Hermana Goold 

 A glimpse at our family phone call this week:   Mom, Dad, Lucie, and Cam in Alpine getting ready for a big YSA dinner, me in Ventura, Adam in the car driving to the YSA dinner right after work.  

 

{Letter #30} "Estoy enamorado de ti jeje."

Hello!
What's up?? 

This week flew by
It was so good!!
Some of our progressing friends are struggling right now so we're working on supporting them and FINDING.

We've been having a hard time getting our one friend to church so yesterday we schemed and set up a lesson in a park and brought a member (the plan was to kidnap our friend and bring him to church.) But guess who didn't come to the park until hours later 😀😒

-President AND Hermana Rodriguez joined our district council last week which was fun 

-A package!! And letters (THANK YOU MOM AND EMMA) 

-THE MEMBERS HERE🥰

We had a member meal with the Obispos and heard so much chisma

-HERMANA NOHELIA I adore her she is just the cutest little grandma and she loves zumba and helping the missionaries 

-"Estoy enamorado de ti jeje." A friend confessed his love in text with a jeje at the end.

-Our super cool friend who's come to church 3x can MEET this week!!

-Fortune Friday /transfers next week ( I think I'm staying and I'll probably have a new companion but we never know)

-Were asked if we were from Switzerland 

🤍
I read this this morning in my studies
Mosiah 14
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all.


And with his stripes we are healed. He suffered for you and for me. If you feel like you have gone astray this is your reminder that God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to suffer the atonement and Jesus loves you so much that he did so willingly. It is never too late, and you cannot sink out of the reach of where Jesus Christ and his light have been :) 

Email me I love hearing from y'all HAVE THE BEST WEEK.

I love you! God loves you! 🫶🫵
-Hermana Goold

A glimpse at our family phone call this week:  (Spence at home in Alpine, Mom at home, Adam at his apartment in Provo, Cami at home in Rhode Island, Dad in his home office, me in Santa Barbara, and Emma at her apartment in Provo)

{Letter #29} "You'd be chihuahua" :(

 Hello!! How is everyone this week?? I'm still loving it here in Santa Barbara 🎅
The members are so cool and We have some pretty fun friends 

This week some highlights ✨️
-Solvang!!!! Exchanges with Sister Farnsworth!

-I guessed a random guy's name on the street and was right. MIGUEL.

-Two randos hit me on the back twice in the space of 1 hour.
-Found an awesome lady who said she'd just been praying and she knows God sent us :)
- Member meal with the sweetest Hermana
-Hike with the district
-Our new members went to the temple 🤍🤍
-Hermana Olaveson singing 🫶
-We have half a water melon in our freezer
-Climbing a tree and picking avocados 

- the worst farmers tan you've ever seen
-I found a man in spanish on english exchanges and he was really excited about church!!!
-having a friend named Candy and another named something that sounds a lot like diabetes

He hears every prayer.  And if you listen you will hear him. He loves you and he wants you to talk with him. What does it mean to you, that he has heard you prayers? 

Mosiah 3:3-4
And he said unto me: Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the glad tidings of great joy.
4 For the Lord hath heard thy prayers, and hath judged of thy righteousness, and hath sent me to declare unto thee that thou mayest rejoice; and that thou mayest declare unto thy people, that they may also be filled with joy.

That's all, it was a fun random week! I love it here! Send me updates stories or chisma! I'd love to hear from you! 

I love you! God loves you! 🫶🫵
-Hermana Goold

{Letter #28} "Don't Look. Temptation!"

 Monday- multi zone pday activity!! Was reunited with Hermana Crawford and Wimmer!!! Also our district got switched around a bit and now it's doubled in size so we have other sisters yay!!

Wednesday-met Josefina, quote of the week was from her "no mírates tentacion!"
That was after her 30 minute story about how God is real because someone gave her a truck.
 
Thursday- Went on exchanges for MLC (meeting my comp went to) with sister Anderson we double covered our areas so I went out to YSA land and also lead out my area. It was great. Had 4 conversations in spanish all by myself and they understood me 🤯

Friday- 🇺🇸🎆🇺🇸🎆🇺🇸🎆 we ate watermelon but it kind of went bad :,(
Saw fireworks!!

Saturday-Best member meal ever. At the house of Francisco!! Some very lovely Spanish music playing in the background.
We ate mole while everyone watched us eat it was wonderful

Sunday- Member meal I held a baby turtle 🐢 

We also gave our new member a giant texted quad so she can read it and she was really excited!
And we had a new friend at church HE IS SO COOL! super busy but he said he'd move his schedule around to meet 

🌄🤍
Jacob 7: 25
"Wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of theor salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies."

When we trust in God he can help us become conquerors of our enemies. No matter who or what they are! He'll be there always to help us.
Email me I love hearing from y'all HAVE THE BEST WEEK.

I love you! God loves you! 🫶🫵
-Hermana Goold