Hello Everybody! This week was busy, busy, busy! The 2nd week in the transfer always has a lot of conferences and everything, but it's all good because I learn a lot. :o) Monday = Free Smoothies, Tuesday = Leadership Council. We talked a lot about goals and working for love instead of numbers.
We discussed a parable that I really liked, and I'm going to tell (the super short version): "The Parable of the Oranges." There was once a young man who started working for a company at a starting level job, but he longed for more. He wanted a promotedion and to be a supervisor. For 5 years he worked many, long hours so his boys could see that he was a hard worker. Finally, a position opened up, but another employee who had only been with the company for 6 months ended up getting the promotion. The young man was very mad and went to see his boss to complain. When he asked his boss why he hadn't gotten the promotion, his boss told him he'd explain, but first he needed the young man to run an errand for him. The boss told him that he needed to buy some oranges because the boss' wife wanted them. He accepted and went to buy some oranges. When he came back the boss asked the young man what type of oranges he had bought. He said he wasn't sure, but they were oranges for sure. The boss asked him how much it had cost. Again, the young man wasn't sure, but passed over the receipt and the change.
The boss then asked him to take a seat and called in the employee who had gotten the promotion. He asked for the same thing... to get oranges for his wife. The employee left and when he returned, the boss asked him what type of oranges he had bought. "Well," he said "There were many types, Naval, Valencia, Mandarin , and many more. I remembered that you wanted them for your wife so I called her. She told me she was going to make juice for a party. So, I asked a store worker which one was best for orange juice. I was told that the Valencia is very sweet and juicy so that's the one I bought." The boss then asked him how much it cost him. "Well," he said, "That was another problem. I called your wife again and asked her how many people she was expecting for the party. She said 20 and then I asked the store worker again how many oranges I would need for OJ for 20 people. He told me 35, now normally the oranges cost 75 cents each, but I asked if they would give me a discount for buying in bulk and they did! They cost only 50 cents each. I already dropped off the oranges with your wife and she was very pleased. Here's your receipt and change." The boss dismissed his employee and turned to the young man. The man only said, "I understand" and slowly walked back to his desk. I loved this parable. It shows us so much about initiative and working for the objective instead of working to complete a task.
On Wednesday, we had a normal day, but we also got to help a less active family use foam poster board to make reminders to pray every day, read the scriptures and go to church. It was fun!
On Thursday, we were informed, like 2 seconds before we needed to be there, that we would be having interviews with President George. I love interviews though, because basically the whole zone chills out at the mission home, waits for their turn, and Hermana George usually makes food. We finished the brownies in the fridge, so she helped us make more. :o) For lunch we ate pozole (traditional soap) with pozol (traditional drink). Plus we taught Abril a marathon lesson to get her ready for her baptism. My family sent me a care package with two sets of Easter Resurrection Eggs that my mom made to donate to the Primary. They were so excited to have them, so they can reuse them every year. There was also an egg dying kit, Girl Scout Cookies, and other fun goodies. We also stopped by Wal-mart to buy donuts for the zone, but when we got to the register, we found out that we had no money. Oops!
On Friday we had to pass by for the donuts, and it made us late (oops again) to Zone Conference. Afterwards we had Abril's interview. Whoo!! Saturday=Baptism! :o) Everything went well! Hermana Arellano and I sang, "He Sent His Son" for the special number. Then we went out and bought eggs, because we dyed Easter Eggs. Hermana Arellano thought I was a little crazy, honestly but she helped. We didn't hard boil them though and handled them verrry carefully. :o)
On Sunday we went to church, and I thought none of our investigators were going to come. So I prayed for a miracle, and God gave us one! Plus it turned out that Abril's sister doesn't have records of her baptism either, so we have to baptize her again as well. Abril was confirmed, and at night we went out with the Dominguez's to visit around. It was a successful week. :o) I hope you all had a great Easter.
Con amor, Hermana Dangl
We discussed a parable that I really liked, and I'm going to tell (the super short version): "The Parable of the Oranges." There was once a young man who started working for a company at a starting level job, but he longed for more. He wanted a promotedion and to be a supervisor. For 5 years he worked many, long hours so his boys could see that he was a hard worker. Finally, a position opened up, but another employee who had only been with the company for 6 months ended up getting the promotion. The young man was very mad and went to see his boss to complain. When he asked his boss why he hadn't gotten the promotion, his boss told him he'd explain, but first he needed the young man to run an errand for him. The boss told him that he needed to buy some oranges because the boss' wife wanted them. He accepted and went to buy some oranges. When he came back the boss asked the young man what type of oranges he had bought. He said he wasn't sure, but they were oranges for sure. The boss asked him how much it had cost. Again, the young man wasn't sure, but passed over the receipt and the change.
The boss then asked him to take a seat and called in the employee who had gotten the promotion. He asked for the same thing... to get oranges for his wife. The employee left and when he returned, the boss asked him what type of oranges he had bought. "Well," he said "There were many types, Naval, Valencia, Mandarin , and many more. I remembered that you wanted them for your wife so I called her. She told me she was going to make juice for a party. So, I asked a store worker which one was best for orange juice. I was told that the Valencia is very sweet and juicy so that's the one I bought." The boss then asked him how much it cost him. "Well," he said, "That was another problem. I called your wife again and asked her how many people she was expecting for the party. She said 20 and then I asked the store worker again how many oranges I would need for OJ for 20 people. He told me 35, now normally the oranges cost 75 cents each, but I asked if they would give me a discount for buying in bulk and they did! They cost only 50 cents each. I already dropped off the oranges with your wife and she was very pleased. Here's your receipt and change." The boss dismissed his employee and turned to the young man. The man only said, "I understand" and slowly walked back to his desk. I loved this parable. It shows us so much about initiative and working for the objective instead of working to complete a task.
On Wednesday, we had a normal day, but we also got to help a less active family use foam poster board to make reminders to pray every day, read the scriptures and go to church. It was fun!
On Thursday, we were informed, like 2 seconds before we needed to be there, that we would be having interviews with President George. I love interviews though, because basically the whole zone chills out at the mission home, waits for their turn, and Hermana George usually makes food. We finished the brownies in the fridge, so she helped us make more. :o) For lunch we ate pozole (traditional soap) with pozol (traditional drink). Plus we taught Abril a marathon lesson to get her ready for her baptism. My family sent me a care package with two sets of Easter Resurrection Eggs that my mom made to donate to the Primary. They were so excited to have them, so they can reuse them every year. There was also an egg dying kit, Girl Scout Cookies, and other fun goodies. We also stopped by Wal-mart to buy donuts for the zone, but when we got to the register, we found out that we had no money. Oops!
On Friday we had to pass by for the donuts, and it made us late (oops again) to Zone Conference. Afterwards we had Abril's interview. Whoo!! Saturday=Baptism! :o) Everything went well! Hermana Arellano and I sang, "He Sent His Son" for the special number. Then we went out and bought eggs, because we dyed Easter Eggs. Hermana Arellano thought I was a little crazy, honestly but she helped. We didn't hard boil them though and handled them verrry carefully. :o)
On Sunday we went to church, and I thought none of our investigators were going to come. So I prayed for a miracle, and God gave us one! Plus it turned out that Abril's sister doesn't have records of her baptism either, so we have to baptize her again as well. Abril was confirmed, and at night we went out with the Dominguez's to visit around. It was a successful week. :o) I hope you all had a great Easter.
Con amor, Hermana Dangl
Hermana Dangl's Easter Egg
They dyed 30 eggs very carefully that were NOT hard boiled and we were successful.
Hermana Dangl & Arellano at Leadership Council
Hermana Dangl with missionaries from Ecuador.
The Tuxtla Temple with the sunset!
Pozole!!
Zona Mactumatza
Hermana Nelson, my MTC Companion, and Hermana Dangl
Baptism of Abril
Loca = Crazy
Loquisima = Super Crazy & Desperada = Desperate
This was on the Mission President's Facebook page. "In our meetings we practice leading the music. The members think these missionaries know everything. This is a way to teach them to lead music." He posted a video of them leading all together, it was so fun to see Katelynne (far left with her companion). They also recited 4 things in unison: Doctrine and Covenants Section 4, the missionary purpose, the area vision, area promise, and Bruce R McConkie's "Missionary Commission."
La comisión misional
Soy llamado por Dios. Mi autoridad es
superior a la de los reyes de la tierra. Por revelacion he sido seleccionado
como representante personal del Señor Jesucristo. El es mi Maestro y el me ha
escogido para que lo represente. Para ponerme en su lugar, decir y hacer lo
que el mismo diria y haria si el estuviera administrando a las mismas personas
aquienes me ha enviado. Mi voz es su voz, sus actos son mis actos. Y su
doctrina es mi doctrina. Mi comision es hacer lo que el quiere que se haga para
decir lo que el quiere que sea dicho. Para ser un
testigo moderno en palabra y hecho de la divinidad de su gran y maravillosa
obra de los ultimos dias.
I found a great website with Spanish materials to make the Resurrection Eggs.
The care package the family sent Hermana Dangl.
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