Bueno- It's HOT, Really HOT. & What is with all the random letters, and who wrote their going to South Dakota? My skin doesn't really have a chance to stop burning. Do I have a fever? No it's just my burning flesh. Could you send me some nicer "T-Shirt" style shirts, but nicer, so I still look like a missionary. Thanks. So, we are having a blast & working hard- because there is a lot of work to be done here. Especially with the members. We pretty much are running 2 shows. Out in San Diego they do the monthly charla & it's a huge success to get people doing missionary work & for investigators to learn. So Sis. Alcantara & I decided to get them started out here. We got it approved by Pres. D and I had to type a proposal for the stake Pres. and propose it to them and they laughed in my face. It's so irritating! Members are so confused as to what missionary work is- it's not that we've been out knocking on doors all day so we're hungry! No No No. So we are proposing this idea & he laughs in my face. So I said- Well I'll get this first one up and going & you all can take over after that. So I called Pres. Pastran! He's over the charlas in SD. Well we area making it big. Pres. Pastran is going to speak- Pres. Donaldson is even coming! We are making it BIG- Hopefully the mission will just take it over. (Pres. Pastran is willing) But all of us missionaries are trying & working to pump everyone up & getting members to invite their friends. The work here will never progress if the members here don't open their eyes. The paradime has already shifted. So needless to say we have a lot of work to do.
People's spanish is even so different here- It's like I'm learning Spanish all over again.
Remind me sometime to tell you about E. Virduetta/Hna Hernandez story. Super funny
Heart/ Hna Baker
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Letter 6-15-09
Well Familia- I'm in the desert. (Calexico) with Hermana Alcantara. I never thought either of these would happen, let alone at the same time. But it's great! I love it! We are having a great time & working hard like I said in the e-mail. (Mom, print it off so Jenn or you can put it on the blog) So at transfers last Wed. we got a packet w/ our names on to do a survey. Well Sis. Nielson & Whitley were still together- on the label - I was w/ Hna Alcantara. But Pres. changed it last minute & I went w/ Sis. Nielson to the branch. Then Thursday I packed up again because I was emergency transferred to the valley w/ Hna Alcantara. Anyway it's a huge long story.... Anyway... Calexico remindes me of out West. We have lots of fields then little towns scattered about. Until you go to "downtown" it's pretty much Mexico / Asia, more Mexico. Border Patrol evrywhere. Gloves & rope hanging off the fence... It's fun- I feel like I've gone to a completly different mission. I like it.
We are pretty much white washing & starting over w/ everything. so we have a lot of fwork to do. Pres. Packer the old Mission Pres. sent the disobedient & rebellious missionaries out here. So the entire valley isn't progressing yet. Now Pres. Donaldson said he's sending the best PMG Missionaries, the ones who will get the job done. So we've got work to do. We've got a lot of ideas about this place.
Heart/ Hna Baker
We are pretty much white washing & starting over w/ everything. so we have a lot of fwork to do. Pres. Packer the old Mission Pres. sent the disobedient & rebellious missionaries out here. So the entire valley isn't progressing yet. Now Pres. Donaldson said he's sending the best PMG Missionaries, the ones who will get the job done. So we've got work to do. We've got a lot of ideas about this place.
Heart/ Hna Baker
E-mail Monday June 15th, 2009
Here's an e-mail we received from Stacie. I am going to copy and paste it, so I hope it works!
I saw cows and windmills- I went to the golden acorn casino ( to use the bathroom
and buy a gateraid) I went down to the border- Got checked by border patrol on the way to
the temple and things like that!
Well I finally got transfered---First well its a long story I first got transfered to San
Diego...working in the imperial branch (Celestial Kingdom from what other missionaries
say) with sister nielson as my companion. So I went over and started unpacking setteling
in...Then durring companion study the next day Pres. Calls and said "how did you
enjoy your stay in la rama?" i said "its been nice"..."well pack your
bags, your being emergency transfered out to the desert, your new companion is Hermana
Alcantara!!!" So I re-packed and we left. I am in Calexico in 120 degree weather no
clouds and scarsh shade:) Not joking. Its pretty much like yost. Its about 1.45hrs away
from the actual city. I live about 3 minutes away from mexicali (just over the border)
there are border patroll everywhere and along the fence there are gloves hanging off and
ropes and stuff from when people jump over. I'll write ya some pretty cool stories. Its
like a completly different mission! But I like it out here- we are pretty much white
washing because ther is no one and this is hna alcantara's 2nd transfer out here so we
both don't know anything. People don't open there doors here- because its so hotttt-they
don't want the heat to get in their house! We're trying to figure something out to trick
them.
Oh before I forget...We only get mail every other monday (because its so far from the
office) so make sure pills get here asap.But we'll still do email every week. oh and why
are they calling him "TY"? thats hmmmm weird...what does everyone think of
that?
Hna alcantara and I were actually in the mtc at the same time but she's from the
dominican republic- so she spoke spanish ya and didn't have the gastar time en the mtc
like I did. So its been a joke between us our entire missions that we would serve
together (Very unlikley to happen...because of our time) wel now look - together living
every sisters dream for the past 10years- Serving in the Desert. There are big things
happening - We've got pres.d's permission to start charlas out here ! so we have big
ideas and this transfer is going to be full of miracles. This moring we went to
salvation mountain- some dude's car broke down in the middle of no where so he decided to
build a 8 foot monument that that says "god is love"- well he went crazy and
has lived there for the past 24 years and is building this enormous mountain of stuff
like that- I took pictures so Ill send a bunch this week. It was interesting. We are
having a blast out here though working our guts out to get the area progressing and to
get the members to start doing missionary work! They think Missionary work is just
feeding us-! I would rather have a refferal!! So we are going to get this work out here
to be member driven. BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING! What name did ben and bri choose? do they
need me to write more? I can...Anyway...I have a list of stuff I could use out here:
popcycles-100,000 spf sunscreen-Popcycles-popcycles-100,000 spf
sunscreen-popcycles-100,000 spf sunscreen-
I can't thinkd of the restd so i;m going to write it in the letter.
Oh everyone thinks there is going to be a big earth quake
I saw cows and windmills- I went to the golden acorn casino ( to use the bathroom
and buy a gateraid) I went down to the border- Got checked by border patrol on the way to
the temple and things like that!
Well I finally got transfered---First well its a long story I first got transfered to San
Diego...working in the imperial branch (Celestial Kingdom from what other missionaries
say) with sister nielson as my companion. So I went over and started unpacking setteling
in...Then durring companion study the next day Pres. Calls and said "how did you
enjoy your stay in la rama?" i said "its been nice"..."well pack your
bags, your being emergency transfered out to the desert, your new companion is Hermana
Alcantara!!!" So I re-packed and we left. I am in Calexico in 120 degree weather no
clouds and scarsh shade:) Not joking. Its pretty much like yost. Its about 1.45hrs away
from the actual city. I live about 3 minutes away from mexicali (just over the border)
there are border patroll everywhere and along the fence there are gloves hanging off and
ropes and stuff from when people jump over. I'll write ya some pretty cool stories. Its
like a completly different mission! But I like it out here- we are pretty much white
washing because ther is no one and this is hna alcantara's 2nd transfer out here so we
both don't know anything. People don't open there doors here- because its so hotttt-they
don't want the heat to get in their house! We're trying to figure something out to trick
them.
Oh before I forget...We only get mail every other monday (because its so far from the
office) so make sure pills get here asap.But we'll still do email every week. oh and why
are they calling him "TY"? thats hmmmm weird...what does everyone think of
that?
Hna alcantara and I were actually in the mtc at the same time but she's from the
dominican republic- so she spoke spanish ya and didn't have the gastar time en the mtc
like I did. So its been a joke between us our entire missions that we would serve
together (Very unlikley to happen...because of our time) wel now look - together living
every sisters dream for the past 10years- Serving in the Desert. There are big things
happening - We've got pres.d's permission to start charlas out here ! so we have big
ideas and this transfer is going to be full of miracles. This moring we went to
salvation mountain- some dude's car broke down in the middle of no where so he decided to
build a 8 foot monument that that says "god is love"- well he went crazy and
has lived there for the past 24 years and is building this enormous mountain of stuff
like that- I took pictures so Ill send a bunch this week. It was interesting. We are
having a blast out here though working our guts out to get the area progressing and to
get the members to start doing missionary work! They think Missionary work is just
feeding us-! I would rather have a refferal!! So we are going to get this work out here
to be member driven. BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING! What name did ben and bri choose? do they
need me to write more? I can...Anyway...I have a list of stuff I could use out here:
popcycles-100,000 spf sunscreen-Popcycles-popcycles-100,000 spf
sunscreen-popcycles-100,000 spf sunscreen-
I can't thinkd of the restd so i;m going to write it in the letter.
Oh everyone thinks there is going to be a big earth quake
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 8, 2009
Hola Familia Mia:
Well- It's looking more and more like this is going to be my last P-day in Spring Valley. Tomorrow will be my last day- sorta bitter sweet. I love Spring Valley & Bonita 3rd, but it will be fun for a new experience & I'm ready for a change in companions, so that will be nice. I will miss Spring Valley though. Liz Walker will be bringing some boxes by soon, when she goes to her cabin. Mom she said she will call you. Spring Valley is prospering- It is all in the Lords hands. Querida Familia Mia! I am excited for the change! My companion just got an e-mail - Her sister has the swine flu! It's sorta funny. Maria & her 2 kids came to church (to the classes) on Sunday! I am so excited for them! And get this - Sams's family is taking the lessons! E. Law says they are close to getting dates. But that's basically it for now. Hna. Baker
P.S. We washed the car and the shirt is great.
P.P.S. Happy Birthday Jen & Dad
Hola Familia Mia:
Well- It's looking more and more like this is going to be my last P-day in Spring Valley. Tomorrow will be my last day- sorta bitter sweet. I love Spring Valley & Bonita 3rd, but it will be fun for a new experience & I'm ready for a change in companions, so that will be nice. I will miss Spring Valley though. Liz Walker will be bringing some boxes by soon, when she goes to her cabin. Mom she said she will call you. Spring Valley is prospering- It is all in the Lords hands. Querida Familia Mia! I am excited for the change! My companion just got an e-mail - Her sister has the swine flu! It's sorta funny. Maria & her 2 kids came to church (to the classes) on Sunday! I am so excited for them! And get this - Sams's family is taking the lessons! E. Law says they are close to getting dates. But that's basically it for now. Hna. Baker
P.S. We washed the car and the shirt is great.
P.P.S. Happy Birthday Jen & Dad
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
06-01-09
Hola Querida Famila Mìa:
Buenas Dias-Well Soley got baptized and confirmed this weekend. It was so weird-We went to the sacrament meeting in english-so weird. The dude that gave a talk-related the gospel the scotch tape, the he was telling a story and talked to his cane like it was a person in the story. I think I'll stick with Spanish.
So we had exchanges on Friday. It was really fun and refreshing. I went to Downtown and worked in La Rama Imperial. We also had interviews-Pres. asked me the dreaded question about 'time'. He said I'm going to be transfered-I told him to pray about it and I'll go and do where ever the Lord calls me to go. It's sort of a bummer that I won't be here to open the Spring Valley Branch.
We are going to start teaching Kate, Soley's sister (Soley is a triplet, her brother got baptized a while ago)but Kate wants to learn now. So that's good-we're also teaching 2 amazing families! They'll be baptized soon! On exchanges we added 8 potential investigators and got some baptismal dates-and it was really fun. So I'm excited to be able to get a new companion and a new area. There will be a lot of people surprised to see me gone, but whatever happens will be fine.
They've opened the curtain and filled the overflow ever week this transfer. It's so cool to see because when I first got here we barley (I THINK SHE MEANS BARELY, NOT BARLEY) filled the middle section in the chapel-now we don't even fit. This is such a great work!
Hna. Baker
Buenas Dias-Well Soley got baptized and confirmed this weekend. It was so weird-We went to the sacrament meeting in english-so weird. The dude that gave a talk-related the gospel the scotch tape, the he was telling a story and talked to his cane like it was a person in the story. I think I'll stick with Spanish.
So we had exchanges on Friday. It was really fun and refreshing. I went to Downtown and worked in La Rama Imperial. We also had interviews-Pres. asked me the dreaded question about 'time'. He said I'm going to be transfered-I told him to pray about it and I'll go and do where ever the Lord calls me to go. It's sort of a bummer that I won't be here to open the Spring Valley Branch.
We are going to start teaching Kate, Soley's sister (Soley is a triplet, her brother got baptized a while ago)but Kate wants to learn now. So that's good-we're also teaching 2 amazing families! They'll be baptized soon! On exchanges we added 8 potential investigators and got some baptismal dates-and it was really fun. So I'm excited to be able to get a new companion and a new area. There will be a lot of people surprised to see me gone, but whatever happens will be fine.
They've opened the curtain and filled the overflow ever week this transfer. It's so cool to see because when I first got here we barley (I THINK SHE MEANS BARELY, NOT BARLEY) filled the middle section in the chapel-now we don't even fit. This is such a great work!
Hna. Baker
5-25-09
Hello Family:
How are thou? Don't know if I told you last week. Lucia backed out of Baptism yesterday :( as a matter of fact, she asked us to not come back :(. But I got a big goblet necklace out of it!
Anyway, Soley Holt (english) is still good to go for the 30th.
We are coordinating San Diego and Tijuana Mission efforts now. Hopefully Concepción was able to make it to church down there this weekend. If not-I don't know what we're going to do with her!
I can't believe how fast this transfer went. It's already week 5!
Hope all is well, thanks for todo (EVERYTHING/ALL)
Hna. Baker
How are thou? Don't know if I told you last week. Lucia backed out of Baptism yesterday :( as a matter of fact, she asked us to not come back :(. But I got a big goblet necklace out of it!
Anyway, Soley Holt (english) is still good to go for the 30th.
We are coordinating San Diego and Tijuana Mission efforts now. Hopefully Concepción was able to make it to church down there this weekend. If not-I don't know what we're going to do with her!
I can't believe how fast this transfer went. It's already week 5!
Hope all is well, thanks for todo (EVERYTHING/ALL)
Hna. Baker
5-18-09
Querida Familia Mìa-
Well José and Isabel got baptized-It was really cool-The were so happy. And saturday we went to the temple. There were 7 members going for the first, 3 of the were less active when I got here! It was so cool! I'm not a crier-but as Ben would say-Niagra Falls Franky Angel-I guess I could say Fuentes de Niagra, Angel Frankoso. It was was really cool-words can't really describe it-it was such a treat for me-and get this-Hna Gonzalez-remember her-Me and Sis. Howarth baptized her family-she went back-it was so cool to see all these people in the temple in the temple-it truly was a little peek into the Celestial Kingdom. Everyone (well, almost everyone) was bawling!
The baptism went very well. Because José had a pacemaker put in-he couldn't do it normally because he can't pull on his left arm. So Pres. D. said (oh-he baptized them) "Well, you can lay your hands across your chest (like you are dead) Because baptism is a symbol of atonement, you know, death, burial, and the resurrection-Tons fo symbolism. It was by far the coolest! Very Powerful. They didn't quite get how cool it was. But it was awesome!
Lucia changed her mind and doesn't want to be baptized anymore-She is like an infant sometimes. Going from nice-sane-lady to a temper tantrum throwing 2 year old. So we'll talk to her again and either baptize her or drop her. She game me some pretty cool bling though.
Soley Holt is still good for the 30th on her baptism. Things are moving right along though that's for sure. But all in all-things are going well. Miracles are happening and it's a great time to be a missionary.
Enjoy the pictures
<3 Hna. Baker
Well José and Isabel got baptized-It was really cool-The were so happy. And saturday we went to the temple. There were 7 members going for the first, 3 of the were less active when I got here! It was so cool! I'm not a crier-but as Ben would say-Niagra Falls Franky Angel-I guess I could say Fuentes de Niagra, Angel Frankoso. It was was really cool-words can't really describe it-it was such a treat for me-and get this-Hna Gonzalez-remember her-Me and Sis. Howarth baptized her family-she went back-it was so cool to see all these people in the temple in the temple-it truly was a little peek into the Celestial Kingdom. Everyone (well, almost everyone) was bawling!
The baptism went very well. Because José had a pacemaker put in-he couldn't do it normally because he can't pull on his left arm. So Pres. D. said (oh-he baptized them) "Well, you can lay your hands across your chest (like you are dead) Because baptism is a symbol of atonement, you know, death, burial, and the resurrection-Tons fo symbolism. It was by far the coolest! Very Powerful. They didn't quite get how cool it was. But it was awesome!
Lucia changed her mind and doesn't want to be baptized anymore-She is like an infant sometimes. Going from nice-sane-lady to a temper tantrum throwing 2 year old. So we'll talk to her again and either baptize her or drop her. She game me some pretty cool bling though.
Soley Holt is still good for the 30th on her baptism. Things are moving right along though that's for sure. But all in all-things are going well. Miracles are happening and it's a great time to be a missionary.
Enjoy the pictures
<3 Hna. Baker
5-11-2009
Hey Family:
So I just talked to you last night (ON MOTHER'S DAY). Don't have too much to say-Thanks for the Swine Flu package. Pretty Lame/Funny. Things are good-I'll send pics next monday. Good talking to ya-Ty sounds like he's getting big.
I guess that's it really.
We went up to Coronado Island today. So not a ton. I'll write more & better next week.
<3 HNA. Baker
So I just talked to you last night (ON MOTHER'S DAY). Don't have too much to say-Thanks for the Swine Flu package. Pretty Lame/Funny. Things are good-I'll send pics next monday. Good talking to ya-Ty sounds like he's getting big.
I guess that's it really.
We went up to Coronado Island today. So not a ton. I'll write more & better next week.
<3 HNA. Baker
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