Semana 73 - Noviembre 2015

Semana 73 - Noviembre 2015

Taco Count for the Week:  6

Total Taco Count:  689.50
Average Taco Count:  1.26/day
Time Remaining:  45.5 hours
FINAL BLOG

Well, the time has finally come.

I´m coming home.

I feel like I have been on an emotional roller coaster.

It has been a few days full of Goodbyes but I have also been able to 

see a lot of people that I have really missed.

I had the opportunity to visit a few converts today=)

One showed me her temple recommend and told me she has plans to go to celebrate her one year anniversary as a member.

It was a really special moment!

I think this past week in San Jose was one of the best of my Mission.

I am definitely coming home on a spiritual high=)

Remember little Logan and his family?

This week was their wedding and the Baptism of Silvia=)

She has waited over a year to be able to be baptized...

Being in her wedding and baptism was such a blessing=)

We had another baptism on Sunday...

Hermano Hugo has had contact with the church for a while.

His wife got baptized a long time ago.

With time her children were baptized.

But Hugo was never interested.

I still remember the first time that I went to visit... =)

I knew in the first lesson!

He fought a little fight but I never seen someone so ready to have 

the gospel in his life.

After his confirmation the Bishop asked to have an interview with him.

I wasn´t sure why but he came to talk to us after and told me that he received a calling to be Ward Secretary.

I know!! I was shocked too.

But I know he is super ready=)

Their family is already saving to go to the temple=)

After all the miracles and fun it was time to say goodbye...

It was hard leaving San Jose but the hardest part was leaving Hermana Castillo.

I have had 8 companions and I can´t even put into words how incredible each and everyone is to me=)

I think it is one of the things that I am going to miss most.

I have come to love the mission with my whole heart.

It hurts knowing that my greatest adventure is coming to an end.

But I will be eternally grateful for the opportunity I have had to come 

and serve my Lord.

When they say the in the mission the greatest convert you have will be 

yourself.

It´s so true.

I love the person that the mission has helped me become.

I love the lessons that I have learned.

Good and bad.

But more than anything... I love this Gospel.

It really is the Gospel of Jesus Christ=)

I am excited 

and nervous 

and scared 

and anxious 

and every other emotion possible.

But I have learned to trust in His plan...

So I know that everything will turn out just great=)

President just called me in for my final interview.

See you all SO soon,

One last time,

Hermana Robinson

Semana 72 - Noviembre 2015

Semana 72 - Noviembre 2015

Taco Count for the Week:  9

Total Taco Count:  683.50
Days Remaining:  9 (I know, right?!?!)

Editor's Note:  The blog has been received!  Here it is:

So last Monday after we left... we had what I can easily say was the 

BEST P-DAY EVER!!!

San Jose is so full of little treasures=)

and I have the greatest district in the whole mission!!

We were running around all week with lots of appointments!!

The investigators that we have right now are so special to me=)

It is such a blessing to be able to teach them!

Remember the little family I was telling you about last week?!

Well... we had their wedding this week=)

It was the cutest thing because we had to stop by to talk about the schedule for the wedding... it was already late so we didn´t have time to share anything.

But as we said goodbye Logan came running in with his 

little arms crossed yelling

"ORACIÓN. ORACIÓN."

He made us all go to his room and carefully put us where he wanted us.

told us to kneel...

Kneeled down next to his dad...

folded his arms again 

looked each of us in the eyes with the biggest smile I have ever seen.

Closed his eyes and said one of his sweet little prayers=)

He won´t let us leave until we have said a prayer with him!

They are both so excited for their wedding and even more excited for their baptism!!

This week we also had another activity!

I think this was the best activity I have had on my mission.

We decided to do something with all the young men and women.

Helping them get excited to go on a mission=)

YAY!!

We invited all the youth in all of San Jose.

We started out getting to know each other and watching a little video then had different activities in different parts of the chapel.

We taught 4 topics.

Listening the the Holy Ghost.

 Technology.

Law of Chastity.

Plan of Salvation.

for each topic there was a game then we had a "spiritual discussion" afterwards.

It turned out really well=)

All of the parents were blown away and all the youth have been talking about it ever since=)

Sunday was a great day too!

All of our investigators came and loved it!!=)

I am kind of nervous for this next week!

But I am determined to make it the best=)

Sending all my love,

Hermana Robinson

She DID learn to make pinatas!

Semana 71 - Noviembre 2015

Semana 71 - Noviembre 2015

Taco Count for the Week:  8

Total Tacos:  674.50

Days Remaining:  16

I am so sorry but this week is going to be super short!!!

Things have been so crazy!

I have decided that I am going to leave the area super ready for the next missionary that gets here.

So we have been running all over the place this week!!

We have so many investigators right now!

It`s the best feeling ever=)

We are teaching a family that I have just fallen in love with!

They are both super young.

They have a little boy named Logan and he is 2 years old.

One day we were teaching them and my eyes filled with tears as we sang a hymn with them...

Seeing their little family in their little house...

all huddled together over a small hymn book singing was INCREDIBLE!

Watching Logan sing his little lungs out until the very last word!

Ahhh! I`ll never forget it!

Logan and his mom came to church with us on Sunday 

and we left walking for the bus together.

We realized half way that their dog, Teddy, was following.

We were already late so we couldn`t take him back

(this is the sad part).

Where the bus crosses is highway.

Well he followed us to the highway...

We got on the bus and he tried running after us.

Well... he got ran over.

Logan kept saying that Teddy had to sleep.

It was way sad!!

But the Sunday school class was about sacrifice.

We shared the story of what happened... and the hermana shared that Teddy was her sacrifice to go to church.

But that she was okay.

She knew she needed to be there.

We also had an activity with the ward about service!

We took food to families in need =)

I love getting the ward together and doing service!!!!

Oh, and I had a nice glory moment.

My zone leaders called me and asked if I would sing a solo in the activity.

I laughed and told them they were CRAZY!!

They sat on the phone trying to convince me for awhile and read 

the parable of the talents.

They totally roped me into it.

And I said yes.

I sang A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief...

Hahaha I know.

Okay I gotta run!!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Two more weeks!

Can you believe it!?!

Me neither.

Hermana Robinson

Semana 70 - Noviembre 2015

Semana 70 - Noviembre 2015

Taco Count for the Week:  6

Total Taco Count:  666.50

Days Remaining:  21

(Editor's Note:  Paige is heartbroken to have lost her camera 

along with all the pictures of her mission that she didn't send home. 

 As a result, for the few remaining weeks the pictures will be sparse 

but the memories will be plentiful.)

WOW another week come and gone...

I think this week flew by faster than any other week in my entire mission!

But it was definitely a great week=)

Thursday I went up to La Paz for a Leadership Conference with President!

His conferences are always SO powerful.

I got to see a lot of friends from the mission too=)

At the end of the conference he invited all of the missionaries that will be finishing their missions to share the "last testimony."

My heart sank the moment the words left his mouth.

A few Elders shared their testimony and then it was my turn.

I honestly can´t describe what I felt.

It´s a whirlwind of emotions...

But more than anything I am just so happy that I came.

 It´s as simple as that.

My testimony really has grown so much!

And I love the person that the mission has helped me become=)

Earlier this week we had a lesson that I will never forget.

 It was one of the most spiritual and loving moments I have had.

It was with a family here that I have a special connection with.

The lesson was going well then it fell when all the family started getting there.

We said the closing prayer and invited the oldest brother to say it.

He had never talked with us before...

But the moment he got there he reminded me so much of brother, Alec.

We taught him how to pray and the whole family joined us

(there were about 13 of us).

The prayer was kind of irreverent and people were laughing.

But he said a great prayer. =)

But it was what happened after.

The spirit came out of nowhere.

Within two seconds every single one of us were in tears.

There wasn´t a single person there that couldn´t feel it.

I shared a personal experience with them and invited them to call the rest 

of the family.

To tell everyone to come over!

So that they could say family prayer.

They all nodded their heads and agreed it was something they needed to do.

In fact, it was something they had never done.

That night they had everyone come over.

They all knelt.

And they said their first family prayer.

The next day as they shared their experience about how they felt,

I began thinking about the little things in the gospel.

Like family prayer, scripture study, going to church and much more.

That sometimes we see it as a hassle and don´t feel the need 

or the desire to do it.

But seeing so many families that don´t even know that these blessings exist.

That are completely unaware of how easy it is 

to feel comfort from our Lord, 

just by saying a prayer.

It has helped me feel grateful for the simple truths we have in the gospel.

We should trust in the promised blessings the Lord gives us 

for living 

and loving 

His gospel.

It made me miss my family and the opportunity to say family prayer 

with them again.

So I invite all of you to do whatever you can to get the family together and to say your family prayer=)

Read your scriptures together!

And enjoy the little blessings=)

Love you all=)

Hermana Robinson