No Time!

We have been sooo busy! 

I went on an exchange with Sister Poulson in Westlake YSA (the area I

was trained in)!

My companion went through the temple in Frezno...no I didn't get to go with :(

We had MLC!

We had CDC and I gave a discussion/role play on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

We had a Plan of Salvation lesson with our friend Zach! 

Our friend Nahum is doing great!

Ruben is on date for the 5th of December! He's full of faith! 

A member made us Japanese curry!

Funny story: So. . . For the past 2 weeks weeks that I've been in Ventura we've had a spider living right above our doorway, and finally Sister Dahl and I decided to name her, and when we found out she was a black widow, of course we called her Natasha. Well, Natasha started out pretty small, but over the past week she's gotten HUGE! And since she's nocturnal, every night when we came home, she'd be out on her web, and she got the the point where she wasn't scared of us. So we decided it was time to take action . . . We called the Zone Leaders that live in our complex, and told them to come kill Natasha. Fast forward a bit, and now she's dead :( as sad as it is, I'm not scared to walk in the door now!  haha!

Time is FLYING! I love my mission! 

 

Loving Life

    

Change is good...but I will always miss the people I served with in Fillmore! I love that place! 

My new area is the Ventura side of the Camarillo YSA ward. I served here over a year ago with Sister Turner just on the Oxnard/Camarillo side! It is such a great ward and it's YSA! I love YSA work! 

Our people are incredible! We are teaching the most elect humans on the planet! 

Nahum (pronounced Na-oom) is 19 years old from Ventura. He is literally flying through the lessons! We had three this week! He loves the Gospel and Jesus Christ. The only thing holding him back from baptism is that he is afraid of what his family will think. Pray for Nahum to have courage and for his family to be supportive!

Ruben is a guy I FOUND with my companions in Fillmore! We passed him off to the YSA ward about a month ago! Now I get to teach him! He is also flying through the lessons and through the Book of Mormon. He's already in Alma chapter 5! He is so humble and prepared for the Gospel! 

Zach just turned 21 yesterday! We brought him some cookies and a card. We have met with him twice this week and just started the Plan of Salvation with him! He is full of good questions and is very open to learning. His family is very against the Church, but he says he wants to find out for himself if it's true! 

This is already so long, but I'll tell you about one more person...my companion! Her name is Sister Dahl and she is from Utah (somewhere between SLC and Provo). She played volleyball and is super chill! We are having a blast and getting the work done too! 

Last transfer = best transfer! I'm excited to learn from these people and serve them! I love my mission!

Sister Marissa Hadden 

Pictures: goodbye to Fillmore friends, Tessa got me a pomegranate, Nahum with Sister Dahl Tessa and I...not that you can really see what he looks like! LOL!

Trunky Transfer

This week has been great! We had a spooky Halloween...not really. We stayed in our apartments and cleaned out our clothes! It was so fun though! My companions are the best and we had a party! 

We did some super fun service pruning olive trees. I was literally a laborer in the vineyard! I got a ton of little cuts and scrapes and some gnarly blisters from the hard work, but it felt great! 

Venice is doing so great! She wants to "live for God and not for the world". She calls us sometimes when she is feeling overwhelmed or tempted, just to get back on track! She has a real desire to do and be better. 

Transfer News: 

I am being transferred to Ventura YSA (which is and area in the Camarillo YSA ward). I served in that ward over a year ago and loved it. It is one of the only places I would be kind of okay leaving Fillmore for.

My new companion's name is Sister Dahl. She is sooo cool. I've met her a few times. Her original assignment was Japan. 

I am sooo sooo sad to be leaving Fillmore. It has become a home away from home. I LOVE the people here, and will miss them with all my heart! I have made so many friends and memories here. 

Sister Stock will be staying here and training a new missionary! She has grown so much and I'm so proud of her! I wouldn't trust this area to anyone else! 

Sister Olson is going to be opening a new area in Ventura with a sister named Sister Hansen. 

I am going to MISS THESE TWO!! 

Pictures: RIP the Trio, an olive tree, our friend Melissa (who we had to stop teaching), last district excersise=frisbee, the Halloween fits