{Letter #48} "I say we run" 🚶‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

December 15, 2025

This week was one for the books

We started off strong by sprinting down the streets of the city in pitch black because we left late and were going to be late to English class. 

We did indeed arrive 10 mins late and out of breath. (Try sprinting .5 mile in doc Martin's and a dress down to your feet) 

Later in the week we had lessons with our lovely friends:  Alma, Jaime, Luis, Ricardo, and Ariel.

We had a wonderful walk day (parked our car and didn't drive all day) 

Got offered to ride on motorcycles on the walk home! (We unfortunately had to decline)
Had exchanges with Sister Callister in the English area (I'm learning Spanish and English)
Heart attacked the other Hermana's door for one of their birthdays

Got gifted:   
Agua chilies
Street corn
Chitimoya
All in the same day by our incredible friends

One of our friends accepted a Baptismal date for January!! We had a lesson with him the next day and we were going to teach him the word of wisdom, but he nearly passed out in the parking lot before we could start the lesson. [he is okay 👍] 

This quote by C.S Lewis was brought up in a mission meeting recently but is also from an incredible talk "We are all his Children" by Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier. I LOVE this quote. 

"It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. … There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.”

Email me about something you're learning or about a funny story or anything else :)
I love hearing from y'all HAVE THE BEST WEEK.

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

A glimpse at our very silly family phone call this week:   (Me in Ventura, Mom and Dad at home, Spence at home, Adam in Provo)  

{Letter #41} "We are not fretting."

Good morning 🌄

Exchanges with Hermana Olaveson
Santa Paula is iconic. We had a lesson with a few super awesome friends.

Went to a birthday party for Alan!!  (more pics below)

We watched conference with Alma and her family and Eliecer! It was so fun.

All in spanish...so If I mention something that you didn't hear, I probably didn't hear it either.

Learned a missionary skill I have-
RECYCLING 👩‍🌾
let me explain
So basically here in Cali people dig through trash to find recyclable things. And then they like recycle them and make money 💰

Now that's got nothing to do with me and that's got nothing to do with missionary work right?
False
For those of you who don't know I quite enjoy using plastic water bottles (fun fact) and generally have a small collection of said plastic water bottles somewhere in my near vicinity.
This week I've found a great joy in contacting through stopping the people digging through trash and offering them my plastic water bottles! Great fun. Would reccomend.

Weird random and good highlights
-pug puppies
- hiking with friends
- Made the worst pumpkin bread one has ever consumed (didn't have sugar) ever but fed it to other missionaries anyway
-I was famous for a prayer
- I got lost in a members yard and they laughed at me
-I gave a talk at church and I didn't want to cry after
- Our dear friend Enrique bought us jello because he said said I looked mad at him.
- ELIECER
-a man painted us a picture of Jesus because he always sees us walking around the area pic below it's so cool 

Something I loved from conference is that we always have a choice how we react. I don't remember who said it but we don't get to choose what happens in our lives or what others do. But we can always choose how we react and to be peacemakers. It makes me think of this scripture which I adore.

" Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you."

Choose God in each circumstance and he will fight for us.

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


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

A glimpse of our family phone call this week:  {Cam & Luce in RI, Mom at home, Me in Ventura, Adam on his way to a date, Spence at home, Emma in RI}

{Letter #39} " I would only go to church to find a wife."

What a good week. Send me your updates
This week In a nutshell 

-We had zone conference 

I got to go on exchanges with Hermana Barton again and we had some wonderful lessons in her area

Neither of us can drive because she is from Australia and I have seizures(in case ya didn't know) so we did in fact walk all day which was so fun. 

Eliecer is on track to be baptized !!! We had a couple great lessons with him He came to church in a WHITE BUTTON UP SHIRT 😇

Had the craziest member meal of my life details for another time ( don't fret slightly more tears of laughter than tears of sorrow were shed )

Got bashed in like 3 lessons in one day 

Hermana Searle got sent veggie juice

We filmed a Facebook ad for the church look out for me on the church's website. 

Sorry for the crazy email but I LOVE Y'ALL 😁
A talk called "Through God's Eyes"  by Elder Renlund.
I now realize that in the Church, to effectively serve others we must see them through a parent’s eyes, through Heavenly Father’s eyes. Only then can we begin to comprehend the true worth of a soul. Only then can we sense the love that Heavenly Father has for all of His children. Only then can we sense the Savior’s caring concern for them. We cannot completely fulfill our covenant obligation to mourn with those who mourn and comfort those who stand in need of comfort unless we see them through God’s eyes. This expanded perspective will open our hearts to the disappointments, fears, and heartaches of eithers.


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:  {Me in Ventura, Mom very late at night in Lisbon, Portugal, Spence at home, Adam on BYU campus}

 

{Letter #38} "What did you say?? " 🥲

 This week was lovely a wee but chaotic pero se la vie (such is life, make it french idk how to spell)

Some quick highlights cause I once again have failed to have the desire to write an email BUT
THIS WEEK WHEEEEE-
-Had exchanges with hermana Barton [from Australia] She taught us some cool sayings and did agree to say "no" for us. She is the CUTEST ever.
 
-Eliecer accepted a Baptismal date!!!!!we are sups excited for him
 
-had interviews woot woot 

-have zone conference tomorrow 

- getting better at basketball:) 

-lunch with Cinthia again 

-Incredible lessons with friends new and more progressing
 
-Sat in sap almost ruined pants did ruin a libro (🫠)

- had a lesson/dinner at an english members home and realized it was my friend's grandparents (shoutout Hermana Brown) 

God's love is unchanging. We can not earn his love or dismiss it. But. Is there something you could do today feel that love he has for you? 

Here are some ideas that help me to feel more of my Heavenly fathers love for me

-Prayer
-the scriptures
- nature
-good music
- the temple
-the church
- exercise
-painting

I want to invite you to make some time for him today and I promise you'll hear him. 

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 call this week:  {Me in Ventura, Mom getting ready to feed 50 YSAs for dinner, Ems in RI, Dad helping Mom get ready for dinner, Adam in Provo, Cam in RI}

{Letter #32} "Usted es la señorita?"

Good week!

We were one of 6 companionships that  got emergency evacuated for a night for the Tsunami in Australia {it was actually an earthquake in Russia that triggered the tsunami warnings} and slept on the floor of other sisters apartment for a night. 

Went on trio splits for a day for MLC with Hermana McVey

Met some cool people

Here are some highlights-
Carlos! I saw him biking and yelled at him and had a quick super quick convo but then he had to go. I was sad because he was so cool but then later that night we got a random call answered it, guess who it was CARLOS (They'd stopped teaching him months ago with out much contact)
He called us and set up a time to meet :) insane I'm so excited 

-We had some good lessons with some cool friends! 

-VICTOR {from Oxnard} got in touch and is doing great😭🤍 

-Had a rando on the street ask us to read scriptures with them. SO COOL. 

-LESSON with Sergio HE'S #INCREDIBLE 

God's plan is better! He wants your joy and he really knows how to help to get there. I love this video because it reminds me that we can't always see the whole picture but God has a great plan for us and it includes joy that exceeds any amount of pain we've experience. It's about 3 mins I'd highly recommend!

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/inspirational-messages/2012-01-014-the-will-of-god?lang=eng

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:  me in Ventura, Mom at home, Emma at home in Provo, Dad out on a walk, Adam driving to pick up Emma, Spence driving home from work.