Semana 24 - Deciembre 2014

Semana 24 - Deciembre 2014

Taco Count:  6

Total Taco Count:  242

FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!

Editor's Note:  Paige wasn't able to download pics the last couple 

of weeks but has made up for it this week!  

Yay!

She did not, however, have time for a blog.  Limited computer time.  

So this week will be all (almost) pictures.

Paige did have this to say about this picture:

"This pictures cracks me up!! These are from the games that we played 

for Christmas... I got paired with the Sister that played 

American football before her mission.  

Let`s just say... My competitive side came out. 

I wish I had pictures or everything that happened afterwards! =) it was hysterical."

A quick editor's story:  When Paige was about three-years-old 

she came in the house and announced, very matter-of-factly, that she

knew Jesus loved her.  As pleased as Dale and I were 

to hear her declaration we were curious as to what prompted it.

She pointed out the sunset.  It was pink.  

If any of you knew Paige as a little girl you know how much 

she LOVED the color pink.  Obsessively so.  

She told us that she knew Jesus loved her because he made the 

sky pink just for her.

To this day I can't see a sunset without remembering.

Yes, Jesus loves Paige very much!

Jesus loves us all very much!

Let's remember that this time of year and throughout the year to come.  

Paige wants me to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Semana 23 - Deciembre 2014

Semana 23 - Deciembre 2014

Taco Count for the Week:  0 

Total Taco Count:  236

This week is going to be short and sweet=)

Both my companion and I ended out super sick this week... 

Being sick is the wooorst!

We got some rare virus in our blood? I´m honestly still confused 

as to what it exactly is!

BUT, our zone leaders came to give us a blessing one day. 

After the blessing I felt so much better... Not physically, but mentally=)

Missionary work this time of year is just about the greatest thing EVER!!!

President invited us to do something specail for the holiday season!

As missionaries we organized a FLASH MOB! 

Okay, it wasn´t entirely a flash mob... but we all gathered in 

the mall to sing hymns and put something 

special together for Christmas=)

I also sang a duet with another sister.....

I know what you´re thinking

Since when do I sing, no?

President insisted and I couldn´t say no! 

Hahaha 

There is a back story to this one.

Anyway!

We all started singing and be fore we knew everyone in the mall 

came to watch and they all had their cameras out=)

Look for it on YouTube. I'm sure someone put something somewhere! Haha

I gave a talk in church! Super last minute! Those are the best=)

The bishop announced from the pulpit.. "We will now hear from Sister Robinson"

Then just went and sat down=)

It turned out really well though!

We had transfers this week and nothing changed with us=)=)

But today has been soooo long!

We were up until about one helping one Sister get to the airport and then bring her companion with us.

Then we had to get up at 4 to go and pick up her new companion.

Then off to the offices to go pick up another Sister.

I feel like I have been running around all day long!

Well I told you it would be short and sweet=) haha

Forgive me, pretty sure my mind's not all here right now!

Hope you all have a wonderful week=)

Someone go to see the lights at temple square and send me pictures, eh?=)

Love you all!!!

Hermana Robinson

Semana 22 Deciembre 2014

Semana 22 - Deciembre 2014

Taco Count for the Week:  5

Total Taco Count 236

Just yesterday I was writing in my journal about how this week has 

been a week of miracles=)

So here it is...

My Week of Miracles

Miracle no. 1

Before I left Mazatlan, before I knew I would be switching areas I was 

fasting for one of our investigators.

I´m not sure if you remember the story of Bigotes?

Well it´s him=)

We had already taught him ALL the lessons,

 he was coming to church regularly,

he believed EVERYTHING we were teaching him,

but he... "hadn´t received his answer"

and he didn´t want to be baptized until he had 

received his answer.

I was fasting with him to help him receive his answer.

When I left, he was out of town and I was never able to stop by 

to see what happened.

This past week after planning, H. Ruiz sent me a message 

telling me that he had received his answer and that his baptism is this Friday! I immediately broke into tears!=)

Miracle no. 2

We received a new rule as Sisters in the mission that we can´t 

contact anyone of the opposite sex.

President told us that he was impressed to put this new rule with 

us and promised us that it would help us find the families that 

are searching for the gospel in their life.

The next day we had the ENTIRE day booked solid!!!

We went to the first lesson... nobody.

The second... nobody.

The third...

the fourth...

the fifth...

NOBODY!!

We passed by all the houses of members all of the future investigators.

NO.BOD.YYYY!

We were walking in circles.

With our luck, the only people that were in the streets were men!

We couldn`t even contact!

So we started walking... haha

We finally ran into someone and introduced ourselves.

She wanted absolutely nothing to do with us!

Almost in desperation I asked if she knew anyone else that we 

could share this message with.

She pointed at a door and told us to go visit them.

I asked if she knew what their name was...

She had no idea hahaha

We passed by anyway!

A women answered the door and once again we introduced 

ourselves and asked if we could share something with her.

She was hesitant at first but invited us in to sit down.

We started to talk to her husband as she got us a glass of water.

One by one each of her kids came and joined us.

A complete family ready and anxious to listen to our message!

The lesson that we had with this family is by far the most spiritual 

lesson I have had in my entire mission!

Every single one of us were in tears! 

The spirit was there the second we walked through the door, 

and I know that it stayed with them even until after we left. =)

Miracle no. 3

We have been working with a young family that has wanted 

to go to the temple.

They have spent so much time passing through so many 

different struggles!

Just a few weeks ago the mom broke down to us, 

explaining how she just wanted to go to the temple... that it 

was something good!!! She didn´t understand how a 

goal so good could be so hard to accomplish.

Last Sunday she called to see if we could pass by.

When we got there she was jumping around the house telling us that 

they were going to the temple this weekend!=)

We got a call from her everyday with a new question=) haha

The whole ward went to the temple this weekend and we didn´t 

see them until Sunday at church.

When they walked in and sat down... The ENTIRE chapel was filled with the spirit!

Husband, Wife, and their one-year-old little baby.

They were glowing the whole day=)

Hermana Iniestra and I turned to each other when we both saw them... 

both of us in tears!

She bore her testimony and expressed the love and joy that 

she was able to feel in house of the Lord.

Despite all the challenges that she went through she knew it was all 

part of the plan=)

I have learned more than anything this week that 

this is the work of the LORD!!!

it´s in HIS time frame.

It´s something so simple, yet I seem to forget it every so often.

Sometimes the answers don´t come when we want them to, and certainly not when we expect them to! But they always come=) 

He has a plan.  

We are His children. 

We aren´t just walking...

We´re walking with purpose.

Put your faith in Him.

I love you all=)

Hermana Robinson 

Semana 21 - Deciembre 2014

Semana 21 - Deciembre 2014
Taco Count for the Week:  15
Total Taco Count:  231

I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving this week=)

Everyone is putting up their lights and Christmas trees!!

I still have the hardest time wrapping my head around the idea that it`s 

already Christmas...

I´m blaming it on the weather.

I made the mistake of mentioning that I know how to cook Turkey.

Bishop is planning on me cooking the ward Christmas dinner..... for about 300!!!!

Do you realize how many turkeys that is?!

There has been a lot of excitement in the mission with the new 

HE IS THE GIFT.

It puts a whole new spin on things but we have already seen 

such success from it=)

Make sure you all share the video!

And check out YouTube this Sunday!! It`s gonna be AWESOME=)=)

So we had Jezabel's baptism this week=)=)

The whole entire thing was a surprise!!

Even though we put everything together last minute it 

turned out AMAZING!!

Her boyfriend is a member, and they are already planning their wedding and preparing to go to the temple=)

YAYYY!!!!!

We also fasted with one of our investigators! =) She works 

every single day from 6 in the morning to 11 at night.

She needs more time to take care of her two little boys and 

more than anything she wants to be able to go to church on Sunday!

She was so excited when we taught her about fasting.

We told he we could all fast together, and she jumped asking if we could start right then!!

After we finished the fast she invited us to go get tacos with her=)

We just got back a little while ago from the zoo!!!=)

President invited me a couple weeks back when I first got to Culiacan.

We spent most of the time contacting and teaching! 

than looking at the animals.

It's always interesting with President there! 

This week was filled with so many ups and downs!

I have been so blessed in my mission so far because everyone has been so receptive!

I have never actually had someone say NO.

Believe me, I have no idea how that´s possible.

We had one day where every single person we talked to said NO... 

Doors slammed. Letting dogs loose to chase us.  One lady actually started shooing us away with a broom!

I went from all YES's to hard NO´s!! 

There wasn´t much to do but laugh brush it off and move on!

Missionary work isn`t easy. It kicks ya in the butt.

But...it´s the greatest work there is=)

Do what you can to participate!! Share the gospel!!=)

I need to run... but I love you all=)

con amor,

Hermana Robinson

Semana 20 - Noviembre 2014

Semana 20

Taco Count for the Week:  6

Total Taco Count:  216

Editor's Note (from Paige's mom):  Due to vacation schedule 

I won't be able to post Paige's blog again until 

mid-December.  So sorry!

So I never officially introduced all of you to my new companion=)

Her name is Hermana Iniestra, she is from D.F. just like Hermana Ramirez!

I am convinced the Lord really wants me to embrace the Mexican culture=)

We have the same amount of time in the mission which is really cool, because she has the same desire to work super hard just like I do!=)

I get lucky with my comps=)  

aaaaaand....

IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK!!!

wahoo=)=)

We out with a family from the ward for sushi=)

Everyone here is convinced I am about to finish my mission...

instead of asking how long I have in the mission they ask if I will be home for Christmas!

It`s good and it`s bad.

A lot of people ask me if I am from Mexico.

I don`t even respond... I just point at my face

Apparently I talk like I am from the south. =)

More or less just because I know so many slangs words!

But I don`t have my thick american accent anymore!=)

This week was full of ups and downs. We contacted like craaaaazy!!

As a result we have a lot of promising future investigators=)

We had our big multizone conference!

President and Hermana Velez are so incredible!! I seriously 

can`t even say it enough.

We received such revelation during this conference!

President is coming with us to visit our investigators this week and to 

see how we are working!

It`s totally nerve racking and exciting at the same time=)

The elders in our ward had a baptism this week.

I can honestly say that I never ever thought I would witness a baptism like this in my life.

it was so so so hard to watch!

I have such a testimony of baptism, the importance, the SIGNIFICANCE, what it actually means!

I sat in the back crying to myself, as my heart was  soften as the Lord was helping me realize the potential that my investigators have... the IMPORTANCE of the message that I am sharing EVERY day!

It`s through the little every day actions that we recieve the greatest blessings the Lord has in store for us.

Remember the words of President Monson:

"Decisions Determine Destiny"

I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

con amor,

Hermana Robinson

Semana 19, Noviembre 2014

Semana 19 - Noviembre 2014

Taco count for the week:  4

Total taco Count:  210

My first week in Culiacán=)

It´s been a jam-packed week full of lots of miracles!

I honestly can´t even tell you how different Culiacán is from Mazatlán...

I went from sitting in dirt teaching lessons, picking weeds out of my hair, plugging my nose in the street because of all the garbage... etc.

 Don´t get me wrong, I LOOOVE Mazatlán! There will always be a special place in my heart for that City.

BUT.

Culiacán is TOTALLY different! The houses are huge and super nice! 

I almost feel guilty sitting on the pure white couches.

The biggest surprise to me were the members! The ward is GIANT!!! 

The chapel is even bigger!

My whole area are little gated private communities, super high security.  

We have to basically pass an interview every time we enter!

I wanted to meet the members in the area...

So we passed by to meet everyone. We were with one family and 

he was explaining to me how much he loves to help the missionaries!

He has 4 different chauffeur, whenever we or one of our 

investigators needs a ride

they´ll be there!!

Uhhhh...... OKAY!

I was so overwhelmed with love for these people yesterday during the Sacrament meeting!

I can see how blessed each family is...

yet at the same time they are the most loving and generous people 

I have ever met.

The ward is working so hard to do their part and more than anything 

show their support in missionary work!

I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be here!

the standard is about 20x´s higher here...

The members expect the best=)

for that...

I am being pushed in so many new ways and have learned so much 

in just one week!!=)

Friday morning we got a call from one of the members, he had set a 

lesson up for us=)

During the ENTIRE lesson, from the moment we sat down to 

the moment we said goodbye, the spirit was ridiculous! 

Everything that we taught was completely inspired!

We invited him to be baptized...

He accepted=)

After that I turned and took one glance at my compy and back 

to him and invited him to be baptized on the 29th...

of this month.

When I said that my companion glanced over at me like I was crazy! Haha

The rule in the mission is that investigators need to have attended 

Sacrament Meeting five times.

That obviously isn´t possible.

My absolute favorite thing about the mission is being able to rely 

completely on the Lord.

When the Holy Ghost tells me EXACTLY what I need to do and when 

I need to do it!

I know this is the work of the Lord=)

I love you all so much and you are all in my prayers=)

Romans 1:9

con amor,

Hermana Robinson