Monday, December 14, 2015

LAST WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My last week in the mission field was a week of miracles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it so much!!!!

Monica. So we were out walking on Tuesday. I felt inspired to go down a street, we contacted 2 very not interested people. Then out of nowhere this girl came up to us and said,"Sisters! I have been looking for y'all! My family was taught in North Las Vegas, and we moved here, and don't know where the church is." It was such a cool miracle! We got a return appointment, and she was super excited!!!!

Jaime and family. We street contacted a guy on Thursday before correlation. He didn't seem super interested. So anyway, later that night we got a call. It was Jaime, he said,"Sisters. My family and I have been praying for a church. When you stopped me in the street I didn't even realize that you were an answer to my prayer. Please come by my home on Saturday, and we would like the information to come to church." Then guess what!!!!!!!!!! They showed up to church on Sunday! They really liked it! It was so amazing!

Juan. We were in a sketchy part of our area. The guy was outside and smoking. He started crying and told us that he wanted to stop smoking. I testified that Christ could help him overcome his addiction, I taught him about the word of wisdom. At the end of the lesson he leaned in and kissed me on the cheek...(I put hand-sanitizer on my cheek afterwards..... hahaha)

Enrique. We came out of a lesson at 8:50pm. As we were walking to our car, something caught my eye. I turned around a little bit, and then I saw a guy waving at us. I started talking to him (more like yelling back and forth) and walking toward him. He invited us right in!!!! It was such a cool miracle. We set an appointment for the next day!

Church was amazing this week!!!!! We sang a special musical number, and it was awesome! Plus when I gave my testimony the 1st councilor (Gonzalez bestie) cried. I loved my time in Montebello!!!!!!!! It is such an amazing ward. I have felt so much love here, and I have seen so many miracles.

Villalobos quote of the week: "Hermano what position do you play in soccer?" "Water boy...."

We were served alcohol at dinner this week.......That was fun..... #wordofwisdomfail

We had a super busy week!!!!!!!!!! It was crazy! Also my bestie Espinosa is literally sitting right behind me right now! I love her!

I can't believe my mission has come to an end. It has been the hardest and best 18 months of my life thus far. I am so grateful for all the amazing people who have come into my life! I have learned to become more like Christ these past few months, and how to go with the flow. :) I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ!!!

Quiero compartir mi testimonio de que Nuestro Padre Celestial nos ama! El nos conoce, y que el tiene un plan por nosotros! Estoy agradecida por Jesucristo! El es mi Salvador y Redentor! No quiero escirbir mas, pero, voy a compartirlo cuando regreso a casa! Les quiero muchisimo!!!!!!!!!!

<3 Hermana Cordova

The elders bought me a pinata!!!!!!!!!! I love them!

Monday, December 7, 2015

Ending the Mission with a BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot even believe it! I only have one more full week of being a missionary!!!! I am mentally and spiritually not prepared. We have been so busy this past week that I haven't had time to do anything other than work!!!! It has been awesome! For the first time in forever, we found 7 new investigators!!!!! It was the most boss thing ever!!! We found some really elect people, and they were so willing to listen to our message!

Hugo told us about his wild past, and how one of his friends mom had an ice cream truck. Hugo and his friend played Pink Floyd, and some hard rock band, while selling ice cream. I just about died laughing, because Stark and I had just talked about what music we would play if we drove an ice cream truck. My answer was hipster music, and then all the hipsters would be lured out of their hipster lairs...Hahaha.

One of our new investigators is a waitress that I met last transfer at the Pupusa Loca!!! It was so cool, because I totally recognized her!!

I watched HGTV at the Doctors office on Wednesday......I have to be very careful to not get sucked into the Property Brothers show when I get home.....

"The Bishop is the prophet".-False doctrine Oscar "Just like the brother said, the bishop has the priesthood just like the prophet. He receives revelation for the ward, and the prophet receives revelation for the world." Oh man.....Members...

"Lucifer era bien guapo"-Random lady in a street contact. I was just like.....uhhhh. what.

I called David Archuleta, David Enchillada......I was sleep deprived.

We almost got to teach Lazaro the candy man! He has a candy shop in his garage. The hot Cheetos were very tempting, but I stayed strong, and didn't buy any.

Cindy Machado got her mission call! I totally crossed the line to go see her open it!!!! She is going to Portugal!!! I am so excited for her! She is going to rock mission life! Her mom made Atole, and Quesadilla Salvadorean! My two favorite foods!!! I was so happy to be able to spend that special moment with a family that I have gotten so close to!

"So you're a coconut. You look brown, but you are actually white on the inside"-Jaime (Less active). This was the first time I've been called a coconut.

Stark got chased by a vicious rat dog. I thought she was going to die. Hahahaha.

We saw a lot of miracles this week! We worked hard, stayed focused, and Heavenly Father let us find people to teach! It has been a blast! Crazy busy, but amazing!!!!

Today our district got to go to Nellis Air Force Base! It was so cool! We got tons of pictures, I'll put them in the email!!!! I love my mission, I have met so many amazing people! Tomorrow I get to go through the temple with my alta vista bestie Jessica! I can't wait! This is the perfect way to end my mission! Who know what will happen this week! I believe in miracles, and I believe in the power of God to change lives! I cannot wait!

Also check out the christmas.mormon.org website, it is adorable!!!

I love y'all see ya soon!!!!

<3 Hermana Cordova