BUENOS DIAS

HOLAAA!!!

Fue una BUENA SEMANA! We had some awesome experiences. We had TWO investigators at church!! It was extremely exciting. One of our investigators brought a friend to learn about the church to our english class and THEN that friend referred us to someone else!!! Pretty exciting to see the Gospel moving forward. Nothing is really new here sorry this will be a boring letter. Our investigator that we were hoping would get baptized ... didn't. Satan works on people SO hard when they have a baptismal date set. Its sad and frustrating but we are doing our best. Transfers are coming up this week so we are bumming about that, we don't know what is going to happen. Hopefully everything just stays the same for another transfer.

The other morning we had an appt with someone, so as we were locking our bikes someone opened the door. then they closed it and wouldn't answer when we knocked... classic haha

We taught a very very sweet lesson to 2 homeless ladies Priscilla and Wanda. I just love them. Hopefully we can find them again though because they are homeless and their phone just got shut off randomly so I don't know about that.

I love love love how humble being a missionary makes you. Seriously to be successful we can't have any pride. It is hard at times so hard, but I am growing in ways I never even imagined. It is incredible. I feel so blessed to be here and to have the opportunity to let the Lord shape me and allow me to grow into the person he needs me to be. I know this Church is true. I love it. I love the Book of Mormon. I feel so incredibly blessed to be a missionary, how did I get so lucky to serve in the most beautiful place in the world?!

Les amo muchisimo!!!

Hermana Fischetti

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Family!!!

WOW THIS WEEK WAS CRAZYYY!! But the best ever. First on Tuesday at our English class a boy we met on the street once showed up and he said I want to learn more and one day I want to be a missionary! Miracle! So we are teaching him english and teaching him the Gospel. Very exciting. On Friday we went on exchanges so I was with Sister Wood all day! She is a STELLAR missionary and we had a ton of fun together. That day we went to an investigators house named Carolina, we thought she was rock solid until she yells at us No esta no esta! Which means she is not here and we asked her when we could come back and she said Nunca (never) so... she dropped us haha. We also think she has multiple personalities. Yeah she is interesting. We might try again to see if we can get a good personality haha.

On Wednesday we had district meeting and we were all telling embarrassing stories about being a missionary. Elder Pese is from Tonga and he is really funny. So I guess last week they taught a lesson to an investigator and her whole family was there, and Elder Pese told this elaborate story about how he ran away from home and then he came back and went on a mission Prodigal son stuff. And the whole family was crying and they walk out of the appointment and he turns to Elder Lovo and says I made that whole story up, Christ taught in parables right? HAHAHHAHA so funny.

Saturday was the best day EVER! Oh my gosh!!! we spent ALL day decorating the building because no one from the ward really volunteered. But we had 3 awesome ladies from the relief society that just hit it out of the park. So grateful for their help. One is named Sister Stainbrook she is our mom here in Seaside and she reminds me of Mom so I just love her! It was gorgeous seriously the gym is so ugly but it ended up being magical. We did floral arrangements and everything, pictures to follow. It was an incredible day. So hopefully Ricardo will be baptized this week now! I can't even explain how everything came together. You could tell the Lord was behind us because of how everything turned out. As missionaries we are so blessed.

Yesterday one of the recent converts was supposed to speak... Well we tried to help him with his talk but he disappeared. Literally wouldn't answer his phone or anything. So 15 minutes before the meeting started I was asked to speak AH! But it ended up great. I love Alma 17:2-3. It was a really awesome experience to just be able to teach with the Spirit. Being a missionary is the greatest thing on earth!

Love you all so much!

Hermana Fischetti

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TWO MONTHS?!

HELLLOOO!!!!

This week has been interesting to say the least! First our bikes broke so we were on foot for a few days. That was a joke. We had a day where no one let us actually into their homes BUT we still taught 7 lessons! It was because that night was a night of miracles. We were at the church building teaching english and a 13 yr old girl walked up to the church and said hey I want to know more! So we are now teaching her. AND 2 of the teachers for english class are from the army base Fort Ord and they both want to learn more! One is in love with the Book of Mormon and is so so solid. We are excited about him but will probably transfer him over to the singles ward elders. Which is great we love to support and help other companionships. We taught 34 lessons this week AND we are on bikes... so yeah Seaside sisters are pretty much best in the mission. We have a WEDDDING!!! Saturday is the big day and we are so so excited. Then a week later the man who is getting married will be baptized!!! AHHHHH we are so  SO SO SO excited. The missionaries have been working with them for over a year so this is a huge deal. We have been teaching a lot but as always its hard for people to keep commitments but nonetheless the work is moving forward. One of our investigators danced for us this week and sang oh gosh he is hilarious. Another one of our investigators we passed over to the elders because he is a little crazy. He has severe PTSD so he is interesting. He wants to get an Angel Moroni tattoo and he just says lots of strange things. We will see what happens... Yesterday we threw a linger longer with root beer floats at the ward and EVERYONE came and us and the elders had 6 investigators there!! We were pumped. Super successful and lots of great fellowshipping happening. Our elders are SUPER solid here so we work a lot with them, it is awesome.

What I am realizing about missions is that at times its hard, but you just learn to be uncomfortable. And once you learn to be uncomfortable everything is comfortable. Sometimes days are just exhausting or my companions are driving me nuts but then we see the tender mercies of the Lord in this work and everything is just beautiful. I love being on a mission. It is already changing me so much and I have only been out 2 months! I feel so lucky so so lucky to be serving here. It is the perfect place. I know that I am here on the Lord's errand and that Christ is at the head of this Church. We are all so blessed.

Love you all so much!
Sister Fischetti

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4th of July ...

HOLA FAMILIA Y AMIGOS!!!

The mission is great. It really is. Even at times when it is discouraging I love it. I am learning and growing so so much.

Tuesday was seriously a day of miracles. A woman that is less active but her boyfriend wants to get baptized (they live together) they decided to get married!! So we are now officially wedding planners and 3 weeks to plan it! great right?! Also on Tuesday someone literally knocked at our door saying they want to get baptized. It was ironic because the night before we were saying we would work so hard that people would be lining up at our door waiting for us to get up! And he really did. He is an interesting guy hopefully he will get baptized in a few weeks. We are teaching a few families but our biggest work is with less actives. It is great. We have a man in our ward named Roque. He is the best, he always comes with us to lessons and we all ride our bikes together it is so fun I will send a picture soon. Best buds. Also a hermano in our ward comes along with us too Hermano Lopez he is funny. One of our appts fell through when he was with and he was just grabbing people off the street to hear a five minute lesson from us. It was hysterical. He is solid.

 Exact obedience brings miracles.

Then the rest of the week was pretty slow because of fourth of July. We had a great great great BBQ and taught a few ppl from the army. Fort Ord is in our ward so most people are here to learn languages before they get their assignments. It is interesting and also very cool. We also met a LOT of intoxicated people this week so that was interesting haha

Learning the conversion stories of our members is one of my favorite parts of the mission. It is seriously amazing. The worst part of the mission is when we are at church and waiting for people to come and no one does... it is hard. But we are doing our very best and trying to figure out the most effective way to BAPTIZE SEASIDE! haha It is great though.

My testimony is growing so so strong and I just love this area and the people here. I love the culture, it is so incredibly different than anything I have experienced but it is such a blessing.

I love you all so very much and I hope you can feel the Lords love everyday. Because He is there listening and trying to help us, we just have to let Him. I love this work, but the missionaries need help! So get working hard!

Hermana Fischetti

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HIIII!!!! I AM IN MONTEREY CALIFORNIA ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WHOLE WORLD! Man I love being on a mission the field is so so much better than the MTC I love it!

I am on a bike so everyone start laughing now. Just imagine me on a bike with a skirt going up literal mountains everyday. It is so hard and so so tiring but I do love it. We get the opportunity to meet so so many new people and the exercise always keeps me positive and smiling. Also an added bonus is already I lost all the weight I gained in the MTC! Yay!

So yeah so far it has been really really incredible here. I have 2 companions Sister Christensen and Sister Jensen. Jensen is waiting on her visa for brazil so she is learning Spanish and Portugese! I am constantly in awe of her. I love speaking Spanish even though I am not very good at it, being able to share the Gospel with people in their native language is one of the greatest blessings I can even imagine. There is a Spirit in it that I never even thought possible. We have had many incredible experiences already. A lot of our time is spent building up the area strengthening less actives and also contacting on the streets.

We taught an incredible lesson to a woman last night you could just see the glow in her eyes that she wanted this Gospel. She committed to be baptized so hopefully we can help her get there! Although everyone commits to baptism and then hide from us when we visit them hahah it is okay though. Sometimes the days are hard and frustrating biking all around and no one is home but man is it great.

We had an awesome lesson last night with a family- the husband is probably one of the strongest Latino members in the ward but his wife is totally inactive. He just opened up to us and we were all crying and the Spirit was so strong. Miracles can and will happen I just know. I shared Dads conversion story and I just started crying. I am so incredibly grateful that Dad is a member of the Church. That we can have this great joy together and be sealed in the temple for time and all eternity. There is nothing else on this earth I can ask for more. I love this work so so much. We are so blessed.

One funny thing while we were contacting on Fri. we started talking to this lady and she was like oh ladies come into my club! It was hysterical we went in and she showed up around explained the history which I think is non existent b/c the building looked brand new and would not let us get a word in. It was SO random and so funny and it kind of reminded of some of the ladies at WCC. haha.

Anyways I LOVE THIS CHURCH! I love this Gospel. I am so incredibly grateful to be on a mission it is the greatest thing on earth. The work is hastening so GET TO WORK. Help the missionaries.

Love you all to the moon and back

Hermana Fischetti

My new address (send letters :) !!! )

Sister Fischetti

1280 Soto St
Seaside CA 93955

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The MTC in Photos - It was a great week!

Birthday Love!

 Celebrating MTC Style

Yorktown Ward Represents!

Adios MTC!

Another day another dollar...

 

This week was great! Especially because it was MY BIRTHDAY 22 years old. Lots of great cards and packages thank you everyone! I had a really fun day. All of the elders wrote me cards which was nice, sisters gave me lots of candy and then an elder from Brazil sang Taylor Swifts 22 to me. It was fun. And it was Sunday which is like the best day of the week so it was a win win all around! Besides that nothing really new here Spanish is hard but coming along as always. Last night Piggott and I were in the choir again at the MTC it was so funny though because we were in the back so naturally we were joking around not taking it too seriously but all the girls around us were death glaring us, then the conducter said something about like mezzoforte or something idk? anyways then i was like ohhhh is that what these fs are on the page and everyone around us just busted up laughing it was so funny. maybe you had to be there idk.

 

Oh last night someone named Robert C. Gay came and spoke to us I am almost positive he used to live in the Newtown ward and then he was a mission pres in Africa is this true? Anyways he gave an amazing talk and we all loved it.

 

Yesterday we spoke with a girl on skype from SPAIN! She was so cool. Anyways she is preparing for her mission and stuff so we were talking about our missions and stuff it was really fun. We do it to mostly practice our Spanish which is helpful. Anyways, I started bearing my testimony and then I said Yo amo mi mission. And all of the sudden it clicked in my head I love my mission! I love it so much I almost started crying! My heart was just so full, I am so grateful to have this experience and to grow and learn in way I never have before. It has truly been incredible and I am only one month + one week in! Can't wait to see what the field holds. Another cool experience I had this week was in class the other day our teacher was talking to us about focusing on our missions and giving the will to the Lord. We have been reading the 4th missionary as a district so giving my will to the Lord has been on my mind a lot. Especially because it has been really hard for me to forget about what is going on at home or with friends or whatever. Anyways we read in Romans 8 which is one of my favorite chapters of scripture I forget what verses but the ones about hope really hit me. The future is going to happen no matter what, whatever is going to be fulfilled will be fulfilled and I just need to foucs on right now. I don't need to worry about my future job or school or anything I just need to focus on being a good missionary and doing the Lords work and everything will work out! It was just really helpful for me.

 

Nothing else to exciting has really been happening. Just finishing up our last week at the MTC and then off to California!!!! I can't wait! I especially can't wait to baptize Mark Zuckerberg!! Jk jk

 

Also there is a worldwide broadcast for the Church on Sunday night 4pm my time, EVERYONE should watch it!! It is being broadcast from the Marriott center so I will be there! It is going to be an awesome meeting the 12 and the First Presidency will be there it is going to be very exciting and maybe you will get to see me on TV :)

 

Yo se que este iglesia es verdadera.

 

Adios! Con todo mi amor y mi corazon

 

Hermana Fischetti

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