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| I will meet my goal! |
So, I'm emailing pretty
late today and sooooo much has happened! I need to write in my journal
more often! Well, Sister Calton and I met every single goal set for our
zone last week! (yaaaaaaaaay!) Inspired goals are amazing! When you have
faith and you act on that faith, the Lord will help you achieve the
things He asks you to do! I know now what Nephi is talking about in 1
Nephi 3! Well, because we met all our goals we got more miles (which we
don't use since our car is still in the shop) AND we got to have an
adventure day!!!!!! It was so awesome! We met up with one of
our recent converts! She is outstanding! She is 19 and the only member
in her family! Her faith is overwhelming! She went with us into St.
Louis for the day and we went to the St. Louis Science center and we
also went to the St Louis zoo!!!!! The saint Louis Zoo is supposed to be
the best in America and it was free! It was so much fun! I got a T-shirt with penguins on it! I bought Gma and Gpa a magnet for
their fridge! I need their address so I can send it to them. We had a
blast! It was so weird to be wearing a T-shirt and jeans! Just like the
old days! But the most amazing part about Monday was walking through the zoo and having families walk by us and say, "HEY! How's it going
sisters!" or HEEEEY SISTERS! and to have small kids give us high fives
as we walk by. Missionary work is so important and it is sweeping the
world! Parents are preparing their children to be missionaries by making
us their heroes and teaching them that being a missionary is very
important! I am proud to be someone parents teach their kids to be like.
I love being a missionary! I don't mean to sound big headed or
anything, but missionary work is awesome! We went to lunch after the
science museum and we talked with a family sitting close by. They were
members and they were eating with their kids. As they were leaving the dad, stopped by and grabbed the check
sitting on our table. We tried to stop him but he insisted and said,
"It's ok sisters. I'm teaching my kids." That really struck me. By
taking care of us and helping us, he was teaching his kids how important
missionaries are and instilling a fire in them to one day be
missionaries themselves! Well I hope I meet them again someday. They are
in my mission so fingers crossed! 
Well, We didn't get to e-mail yesterday because we had
exchanges. That's when the Sister Training Leaders (STLs) switch
companions with Sister Calton and I. So I got to drive yesterday and
this morning! It was awesome to be able to drive again! I really missed
it! So I went with Sister Minyard while Sister Calton stayed here in Washington with sister Errington. I was in Fenton for the day yesterday
and I learned a lot. She taught me a lot being an experienced missionary
and all. It was very weird being in a new place with a new companion.
It felt like leaving home again!!!! I was so excited to come back home
to Washington and Sister Calton! But guess what I saw yesterday in
Fenton! I saw a Waffle House!!! ha ha made me laugh! It was so nice to
come back today! I feel at home again and I really missed sister Calton!
I just love her so much!
Well, our friend and his daughter are not interested in
learning anymore right now. We went over for our appointment and
basically, we were really only able to offer him to read the BofM and
find out the truth for himself. It was a good learning experience. But no matter how we tried we always seemed to end back up on
some very off subjects. But Heavenly Father prepares His children to receive His word. Maybe someday in the future.
But we are teaching a new family, I think I told you
about them. This one guy we ran into had received the Book of Mormon 3
years ago on the bus in St. Louis from some elders and has been
wondering ever since. His sister was interested too! She was talking to
her mom on the phone just the night before about wanting to find a
religion when we knocked on her door the next day and they were both
home and let us in. I know nothing happens for a coincidence. When
sister Calton and I do what's right, we seem to run into a lot of
"coincidences" ha ha! Well, him and his sister both came to church this
past Sunday and she brought one of her 3 kids. He's 11 so he went to
primary while we went to Sunday school. The elders were teaching about
the priesthood in gospel principles. I was nervous since we had really
only taught them the restoration, but it went SOOOOO great! They seemed
to understand it and they really loved the equality in our church. They
loved the fact that men and women work together and that neither is
greater than the other! She is a lot like me! Pretty hard headed! ha ha!
She really liked that the priesthood is held by men, but used to bless
everyone! It really made sense to her the way it makes sense to me. We
get a long pretty well. She reminds me of you mom! ha ha! And, the men
in the class were very supportive also. They talked a lot about the role
of the woman being so important and that we are like puzzle pieces! You
can't complete the picture without one or the other! We are a family
unit! She loved that! and so did he, he liked that the priesthood isn't
used for money or for social status! It's not an occupation! It is a
blessing and must be used with love and care, just as Christ used it. He
really admired that, he was so excited that he leaned over to me and
said, "I am coming to church next week too!" ha ha it was awesome! When
we went to visit them last, he told us he had stayed up til 4 that
moring reading! He's not a great reader so he was only in Nephi chapter 7
but he was sooooo proud and excited! So were we! I can't wait to keep
visiting them!
How is my brother, Elder Martinez? I think
about him a lot and keep his picture in my scriptures. When I sit down
for a lesson I often imagine him there with me, sister Calton and the Savior all teaching together. Like Chewey and Han Solo, or Sam and
Frodo, I am proud to be on the same team as him! ha ha Elder and Sister
Martinez! Funny how things turn out sometimes!
Well, I love you. You and the rest of the family truly
walk with me here in Missouri. I imagine the things Rachel would say
when the cops pull up behind us and make sure we aren't selling
anything. I imagine what Mel would do and say meeting all the dogs here
in the area. I imagine Poo walking the streets with me, trudging through
snow and sharing the gospel. I imagine you and Dad walking on either
side of me with Sister Calton and I following in the Savior's footsteps,
keeping me aware of my surroundings, keeping me warm, and pushing me to
keep going and celebrating with sis Calton and I when good things
happen. I am so proud of my family and of who they made me out to be and
I am so thankful for this opportunity to learn, grow and become strong
in the gospel by helping others get there too. Keep doing good! Sister
Calton told me something the other day that made me smile. She said, "We
leave our families for 18 months, so others can be with theirs for
eternity."
Forever is ours through our savior Jesus Christ. I love
this gospel, I love my family, I love my friends and everything the
Lord has blessed me with.
Forever,
Sister Martinez
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