Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Transfer 11 week 1 February 25, 2013
Dear Readers of The Blessing that is The California Oakland/San Francisco Mission,
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new area!!!!! So many Latinos!!!! Not that my old area didn't have tons of latinos cuz it did but this new area is jam packed with them and also so many of the active members live in our area. I just so excited to be here!!!So we were out and about talking to people and we talked to this guy named Carlos who invited us to come back and watch a video with him. So the next day we came back but he was on his way out but he did take 15 minutes out of his day to try to Bible Bash with us. I say try because I whenever he tried to say one of the doctrines we taught was incorrect I just bore testimony that it wasn't. Poor Elder Watkins just stood trying to figure what was being said as he swiftly flipped through his spanish bible that he barely understands.This past week my district leader responsibilities have been a bit different this week. Talking to Hermana Thalman (from Arizona!) and Hermana Peña is quite different then talking to Elder Sturgell and Sadler. Oh how I miss my beloved Bike Elders, oh but how I love all the extra time we save not having to pick them up and drop them off.The highlight of our week was of course seeing Alberto confirmed!!!! The kids are continuing to prepare for their baptism. And in the mean time we are on the search for more solid investigators.Well thats allI got to say form the ghetto of Oakland this week!Godspeed!Élder Luis González
Monday, February 18, 2013
Transfer 10 Week 6 February 18, 2013
Dear Queen Creekites,
Alberto was baptized yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Except there was a slight malfunction with the baptismal font and it wouldn't fill all the way. So it took me three tries to finally baptize him (he is taller than me).And afterwards the ward prepared a dinner and celebrated with him to welcome him to the ward. i keep telling Elder Watkins that this baptism just seems to easy. The whole day I was stressing out, trying to figure what I had forgotten, but it all went well.I went on exchanges with Elder Hill this week (He's from Utah) and he did the baptismal interview for Alberto during the exchange. While he did the interview I stood outside the door (so I could "stay" with my companion). I had many a people come up to me and ask me where my companion was including a handful of the VC sisters who thought I was being disobedient.On Saturday we were able to set baptismal dates with his children. So exciting!!!!Saturday night we received transfer calls. And I will be..............................(drum roll)................................................................ staying in Oakland!!!!!!!! BUT!!!! I have a slightly new area. The Oakland 6th areas use to be:Oakland 6th A, B, C, & D. A was the zone leaders, B was Elder Sturgell and Sadler, C was the assistants, and was my companion and me. The new areas are Oakland North, Central, and South. The big news is that Sisters are returning to Oakland!!!! Well its not really Oakland, they cover Berkeley and some of the really rich parts of Oakland, like Piedmont. The sisters will be Oakland North, the zone leaders will be in Oakland Central and we will get Oakland South. Our area grew. It use to be from High St(the equivalent of 44th Ave) all the way to 73rd Ave, but we consumed the Assistants area and now cover Fruitvale (the equivalent of 32nd Ave) all the way to 73rd Ave. We inherited a Latino landmine!!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!
Sincerely,Élder Luis González
Monday, February 11, 2013
Transfer 10 Week 5 February 11, 2013
Dear Queen Creekians and others who desire to learn of my mission stories,
I went on exchanges with Elder Sturgell. I don't think I have ever laughed so much on my mission. For some reason we found everything so funny.At Zone Conference the Tongans fed us!!!!! But were also spiritually fd by the Spirit. It was like a meeting just for us to receive revelation.We had a hand full of lessonas at the VC with Alberto! Who is super prepared for his baptism. It almost seems to easy...But if all goes well he should pass his interview on wednesday and be baptized Sunday.Don't have much today hence the briefness....Godspeed,Élder Luis González
Monday, February 4, 2013
Transfer 10 Week 4 February 4, 2013
Dear Persons that keeping reading my emails to see if I have survived another week in the ghettos of Oakland,
I have in fact survived another week in Oakland , and survived it pretty well. We found two families this week! We went to an appointment we had set for 8 pm last Monday. She wasn't there but her sister was and she let us right in and we were able to teach her and her family. The other family was a referral from the Visitor's Center. It was a Guatemalan family that speaks more mam than Spanish Their Spanish really isn't all that great, we have to explain things to them a couple of times before they get what we are saying and then I have to understand all their incorrectly conjugated Spanish This week we will be inviting them to be baptized. Elder Watkins and I are hoping for a miracle with these families.
We are continuing to work with Alberto! He is excited for his baptismal date of February 17! Yesterday we had a lesson with at the Visitor's Center to teach him about President Thomas S. Monson and the Book of Mormon. The Spirit was really strong as he gave us his testimony of the Book of Mormon and also of the church. I am so grateful that the Lord allows me to be His servant to share His gospel to His children. There is nothing that compares to being on the Lord's errand. Hearing somebody thank me for bringing them the gospel is so so so so much greater than anything else I have ever received. There is NOTHING I could be doing right now that is more worthwhile than preaching the gospel to the people of Oakland and inviting them to come unto Christ.
Yesterday we had a regional stake conference that was broadcast form Salt Lake to North California. Elder Perry was the presiding officer. And he talked about.....MISSIONARY WORK!
I determined to ALWAYS be a missionary. This Gospel is to great to not proclaim everyday for the rest of my life.
Sincerely,
Élder Luis González
I have in fact survived another week in Oakland , and survived it pretty well. We found two families this week! We went to an appointment we had set for 8 pm last Monday. She wasn't there but her sister was and she let us right in and we were able to teach her and her family. The other family was a referral from the Visitor's Center. It was a Guatemalan family that speaks more mam than Spanish Their Spanish really isn't all that great, we have to explain things to them a couple of times before they get what we are saying and then I have to understand all their incorrectly conjugated Spanish This week we will be inviting them to be baptized. Elder Watkins and I are hoping for a miracle with these families.
We are continuing to work with Alberto! He is excited for his baptismal date of February 17! Yesterday we had a lesson with at the Visitor's Center to teach him about President Thomas S. Monson and the Book of Mormon. The Spirit was really strong as he gave us his testimony of the Book of Mormon and also of the church. I am so grateful that the Lord allows me to be His servant to share His gospel to His children. There is nothing that compares to being on the Lord's errand. Hearing somebody thank me for bringing them the gospel is so so so so much greater than anything else I have ever received. There is NOTHING I could be doing right now that is more worthwhile than preaching the gospel to the people of Oakland and inviting them to come unto Christ.
Yesterday we had a regional stake conference that was broadcast form Salt Lake to North California. Elder Perry was the presiding officer. And he talked about.....MISSIONARY WORK!
I determined to ALWAYS be a missionary. This Gospel is to great to not proclaim everyday for the rest of my life.
Sincerely,
Élder Luis González
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