Catsitter Mod

 Hey everyone, this week I would like to claim the title, Catsitter Mod. Along with the missionary moving company that I'm starting I've also decided to take up catsitting on the side. We are babysitting our neighbor's cat while she's gone and I am happy to report that we are just as good at moving boxes as we are at catsitting. Lucy (cat) has only bitten Sister Withers once and hissed at me 3 times. I love my job, I love my life, I've found my calling. If anyone wants to make us official t-shirts I won't tell you no, but if anyone wants us to babysit their cat, I might tell you no, hahah. 

We did meet someone that liked us a little more than Lucy though this week!! His name is Eduardo and guys, he is unreal. We texted a bunch of people who had talked to missionaries in the past and Eduardo was the only one that was

like, "Ya sure, we can talk." We met the next day. He came to church with us and he is SO PREPARED. He literally lived in an apartment where he could see the San Diego temple out his window. Sneaky Heavenly Father, super not obvious. I just love being a missionary. It's the best. If any of you are thinking about going out, DO IT!!! Eduardos are waiting!!! Yay for Christ's church. 

Love,

Sister Mod

Mighty Winds, Hail, and Mighty Storms Beating Upon You

The wet Q-tip. hahaha!

This week I got another round of applause for my height, a couple more pounds added to my body (when you have a sweet Iranian lady feeding you 4 courses in 25 minutes it's only right) and a new perspective on what Helaman means when he talks about mighty winds, shafts in the whirlwind, hail and mighty storms beating upon you. In conclusion I looked like a wet Q-tip for most of the week. Shout out to VA for expounding on the scriptures for me!! Revelation!!

Revelation comes in interesting ways. Let me tell you a story that will illustrate that idea for you. On Tuesday Sister Withers and I made a goal to drink more water than we usually do (and you all know what happens when you drink more water) so at 6:15 p.m. we had a prompting to go to the church and not pee our pants. Lo and behold there was a sweet little family walking outside the building! We talked to them for a while and they said that they have lived right next to the church for years and always wanted to go inside but they've never been able to come when people were there. We ended up giving them an impromptu church tour and they loved it!! God wanted them to see the church and He did whatever it took for us to be at the building in time for them to meet us. Pay attention to those mysterious ways that the Lord might work through you:)) 

Love,

Sister Mod

The Classic "Coat!" Trick

This week we got absolutely wrecked by a sneaky Chinese lady. We were street contacting and it was kinda chilly outside (and by kinda chilly I mean not 95 degrees with 100% humidity) and we saw a lady walking to her car so we went up and started a conversation with her! We offered her a card and told her who we were. As I was holding out the card she looked at Sister Withers who wasn't wearing a jacket and said, "Oh! It's so cold! You need a coat," and then she pointed behind us and said "Coat!" So naturally we turned around expecting to see a coat but there was nothing, and when we turned back to our friend she was speed walking away from us. I was left with a card in hand and 5% less self esteem. Never fall for the classic "Coat!" trick. I promise there's not a coat, just a whole lot of disappointment. Lol, lesson learned.

Other than that contact, we had some really amazing contacts!! For some reason everyone and their dog wanted to hear about the gospel this week (as they should lol)! We taught one guy the restoration on his porch and he literally taught himself. Like I'm still kind of convinced that he was an MTC instructor checking in to see if I was still doing good because every question he had led into the next part of the restoration. For example: "There are so many churches, how do I know which one is true?" "If God reached out to His children again shouldn't there be proof?" etc. It was amazing. People are being prepared by the Lord and I am so grateful to be a missionary!!! It's remarkable. I know that this work is the Lord's and I'm grateful that He lets me be a part of it. Love you all!

Love,

Sister Mod

"It's Your Choices That Show What You Really Are"

For those of you who haven't already: retweeted 15 General Conference quotes, shared (at least) 7 posts from the General Conference Facebook page, followed 4 Instagram accounts that are all named latterdaysaintgirl and made a picture of the prophet your screen saver I'd like to caution you before you proceed. After you read this email you might have the desire to. 

Hello everyone and welcome to another missionary email talking about General Conference!!! Original? No. Important? YESSS. I am so grateful for our inspired leaders and the opportunity that we get to hear the prophet of God speak every six months! We can only hear from him twice a year but we can follow him every day in between. How blessed are we? One conference highlight for me was when Elder Uchtdorf said, " It's your choices that show what you really are, not your abilities." I know with my whole heart that that is true. As we come closer to our Heavenly Father it doesn't matter our ability, speed, or even if we can only crawl towards Him. What matters is the direction we are facing and that we are constantly making progress. He will make up the rest, He always does! That's what God said to me in conference and I'm excited to hear what he said to you!!

Someone else was pumped to hear what God said to her. Her name is Sequoia! She was sitting outside with her friends when Sister Withers and I walked by and started up a conversation with them. She told us that she had been to our church before but she stopped going because her member friend had moved. She said that she and her family had been struggling a lot and she was praying for comfort, she gave us a hug and told us that God was telling her He loves her. Don't miss the message that God's trying to get to you today:) Love you all!!

Love,

Sister Mod 

Sister Missionaries vs. The Beagle

The sisters

This week Satan came to us in the form of a beagle. Listen here. We were having a lesson with one of our friends outside at the park and he brought his dog to chill with us. All was well. Feelin' the spirit. Then the dog starts testing its boundaries. First it goes like 5 feet away, then 10, then it hides behind a bush (all on a leash mind you) then our friend Jeremiah gave us the leash. 5 seconds later the dog SPRINTS under the table and through to the other side, Sister Withers gets RKOed by the table and the dog gets out of its collar. So after 15 minutes of chasing the dog around in skirts we finally caught it and finished our lesson haha. Actually, the more that I think of it, maybe that was Heavenly Father giving us a sign that we need to work out more.. up to interpretation lol. 

After service pants pic

God is really good at giving us signs when we're looking for them. Speaking of, we had an amazing miracle of someone who was looking out for a sign from God. So last night we had 10 minutes left before we had to go inside so we were running around trying to find people to talk to and with like 2 minutes left in the night we ran into a man named Jose. We started talking to him and he explained that he had been praying to know how to get closer to Christ and he knew that us finding him was a sign that he needed to come to church. GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS. Pray He is there, speak He is listening :) You are His child, and if it matters to you it matters to Him. Love y'all!

Love,                             

Sister Mod                      

You know your ward is the best when a member randomly sends you pizza

Sunset picture

The district

So Tall, So Big!

Dynamic duo

In our area there's a place that we like to call "Little El Salvador" which can also be translated to "Everyone's Little Except Sister Mod"ador. Little El Salvador is a place where you can practice your Spanish contacting, find lots of people who will listen to you, and last but not least, feel like you're famous because everyone is taking pictures of you. (You as in me) haha! On exchanges this week we were contacting there and I started talking to a very sweet old man from Honduras. I thought he was super interested because he was smiling at me with the most excited grin but after we finished talking to him he gave me a little round of applause and said, "So tall, so big". You win some, you lose some. 

Even though he wasn't actually excited about the gospel we met someone that was this week!! We were walking down the street and someone yells "members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints right?" (haha maybe not in those exact words but you get the point). She told us how

My friend AJ who I taught in my first area :')

we gave her dad a card and she wanted to talk with us!! From the time we've met with her on Tuesday night to Friday she had read through half of 1st Nephi. I continue to be amazed by how the Lord prepares his people to receive the gospel. All that Parker needed was to see a pass along card with a picture of Jesus on it. What a little thing right? If you knew that your little effort to share the gospel would make that much of a difference, how much more motivated would you be to act? DO SOMETHING THIS WEEK! Call a friend, share a quote, invite someone to dinner, invite someone to church, etc. Pray about it and go for it because no effort is wasted while you're in the service of the Lord. :) Love you all!

Love,

Sister Mod

Also, shoutout to my sister Erin and Chad for getting married this past week!! WOOT WOOT. Yay for eternal families, am I right guys?

"Happy wedding" cake by Sister Withers

Exchanges with Sister Emch <3

Is There a God?

Good afternoon brothers and sisters,

I forgot to write a group email until like 10 minutes before pday was over, so I will use my usual weekly email template. 

- chick-fil-a count for the week: 0

- height: I had a growing pain in my knee 2 days ago #prayforsismod2k19

- animal story: one day we found a cricket in our apt and thought it was kind of sweet so we named it JJ. Then the next day we looked on our wall and thought we saw JJ but no. Nope. It was a centipede. Lesson learned. When you find a cricket in your house don't name it JJ. Just escort it out or else it will bring friends. 

MIRACLE: we started meeting with our friend Sahid!!! He is SO prepared. Literally when we were teaching him about how God's power has been restored through Joseph Smith he looked at us with such amazement and said, "I had no idea. Thank you so much for telling me sisters." His story is unreal. He grew up in a non-Christian home, but through his aunt (who is a member of our church) he developed a faith in Christ and he has been going to our church for the past couple of weeks with her. When we met Sahid we had 1 last pass along card to give out so we ran up and gave it to him. The card said "Is there a God?" and he looked at it and said, "I wake up and ask myself this question every day." GOD IS IN THE DETAILS. He knows you perfectly and if you try to listen with new ears and see with new eyes you will be able to recognize His hand divinely orchestrating every aspect of your life. I know I've seen that in mine. Love you all!! Have a good week.

Love,

Sister Mod