{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 

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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 #26} "I sat in the box of the dirty laundry." 🙄

Good week!! A ton of lessons fell through but we met a ton of cool people so no se preocupe!!

😚English EXCHANGES with Sis.Workman-- she's so fun!! Had lessons and a member meal in English. Twas fun, we saw the beach.. :)

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🥳went to QUINCENERA kind of on accident. But it was so cool. It was a girl in our ward named Liz; she was so pretty. 

😀I gave a talk. In Spanish. Two times. The first was interesting. The second time I scrapped my notes and it went a little better

👋My brother's roommate, Ty,  was in my branch, which was shocking but so fun.. 

😇💙went to a baptism for the Elders' friend he's so cool. Got hugged by the brand new member in the hallway on accident. 

🌊also my friend Antony in Oxnard got baptized. I'm so happy for him :))))

I love this area it is so pretty. Come visit Santa Barbara some time!!

This is what I gave my talk about this week! Trusting in God- and not relying in the things of the world. It's something I've had a hard time with doing. The world offers a lot, but I've also found as I'm seeking to follow Christ and his example, I find what I'm looking for. 

"Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God. Amen."   (2nd Nephi 4:35) 

I love you all!I hope you're doing well!!! Email me I would love to hear from you :)

God loves you! 🫶🫵
-Hermana Goold