15 June 2015

I bet that made you think I was going French, huh? Well, not this transfer, but maybe another time. A ver que pasa. I'm actually staying in the same area again!!! Crazy, right? I'll be spending six months here, and maybe more depending, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was my last transfer! I love it so much! I'm glad I get another chance to help here!!! There are so many prepared people. They are amazing!!!!!! I am super determined to help them come unto Christ by being baptized. 

One of our investigators Hermano Jorge disappeared for a while, but he's back! and he said the only thing that is holding him back is a testimony about Joseph Smith. We had the super amazing lesson with him about Joseph Smith, but he is still unsure. You should definitely pray for him so he can receive his answer!! He really wants to do what is right and follow Jesus Christ. I just realllllllllly want him to be happy!!!! ahhhhhh :) once he gets his answer, BAUTISMO!!! Y el va a estar muy feliz!! Que bien, verdad?

So guess what!!!!!!!!!!!! IT has been raining A TON!!!!! LOOOOOOVE IT!!!! The weather here is crazy!!!! we have rain and then heat and then rain and then heat. Heavenly Father's really been helping me out because I've been doing super well with it. Whooooooooooo :) I can still run around. Actually I have sometimes unlimited amounts of energy. My comp thinks that I run on adrenaline. That is possible. I hope I can keep that with me forever!!!!!! Honestly being happy gives me energy. Or at least I have energy when I am happy because I am happy alllllll the time :):):) the mission is the best!!!!! (sorry I don't know if you can tell, but I am super happy today!!!!!)

ANYWAYSSSSSSSSS guess what happened!!!! Craziest story ever. Well, this happened last week, but I kind of spaced it.... some hermanas in our area got their car stolen!!!! We were all doing service together and then the hermanas went to check their car and it was GONE!!!!!! Some teenage guys stole it, so we had to call the police and get them to come. He was super funny. He took down the information and because they had tiwi (a device that won't let you go a certain speed) they were able to figure out where they were. Then the policemen went in 'hot pursuit' as he said. The boys when they saw the police they speed to about 100ish mph for like 2 miles. They rammed into two other cars (everyone was okay) stopped in the middle of the road and then booked it out. But thankfully the policeman had dogs, so they chased them down and the hermanas got basically everything back. CRAZY RIGHT?!?!?!? We were with the hermanas the whole time, and we got like every little detail. AWESOME!!!! I wish I could've been in the car chase!!!!

Also, we got to go and do service in Houston because of all the floods. I had the best time ever!!!! Service makes me sooooooooo happy :):) which is good because that's pretty much all we do!!! Serving by teaching and serving by, well, doing service! Also cool fact. I'm going to be in a Jewish Newspaper column in Houston (I have no idea what is is called, but you should try to look it up for me pretty please!!!! If you look up Mormons helping Rabbi and then my name Hermana McMullin not Kasey or Hermana Palmer's you should find it :) super random, but awesooooooome. 

Que mas................ lately we have been staying in  because my poor companions been super sick :( she's feeling better though and although we haven't been able to go out and teach, I know Heavenly Father is trying to teach me something and I need to remember that He will fill in the rest. I am definitely learning to trust in Him more :)

Guess what an Elder from my district is going home. HOW SAD!!!! He is suuuuuuch a good missionary. I've really enjoyed getting to know him. (He's the one standing by me) Then the others in our district are well in order from left to right--Hermana Hall, me, Elders Lambourne, Evans, Mota, Barlow (who is leaving our district to go to a different area) Hermanas Palmer, and Wood. I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!! Seriously having a district like I've got is such a blessing!!! They're super funny :) 

and then there's another picture that the elders decided to take.

One thing that I have been thinking and pondering a lot about is the fact that I haven't had a baptism yet. As I think about why and what I need to do to change (which is a lot because I am so not perfect) a talk that I heard at BYU came to my mind.He talked a lot about how we often won't see the fruits of our labors. I have been feeling like I have been trying to do everything possible (and of course you can always do more) but I didn't know why I haven't helped someone come unto Christ though baptism, but I realized (and from a blessing that I got) I may not see the baptism, but every word that I say and everything I try with all of my heart to do will help someone. As long as I am doing my part, they will be able to accept the gospel when the time is right for Heavenly Father. I do have faith and I know I can help these people accept the happiness that we have for them this transfer. No matter what happens, tengo la fe. Never doubt that!! If God calls me to plant, I'll plant. Once it's my time to 'reap the harvest' (as they say) I will with joy! I truly love these people and I will do all I can. I just need to accept that God's timing is different than my time. Bautismos don't count a successful missionary. It's your effort, your love for the people, and if you, yourself, are changing. 

I love this gospel. I love the joy that I get. I just want everyone to be happy and have this too. I seriously can't stop smiling. Aunque times are dificil, I know that you can still be happy and have a good attitude because God is with you :)

I LOVE YOU ALL SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!!!!!!!! I miss you tons!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) 

let me know if I can ever do anything for you all!!! I'm always praying for everyone back home!!! LOVE YOU :):):

7 June 2015

So guess what. THE MISSION IS THE BEST!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooo happy. I can't even contain it. My comp thinks I'm crazy and I'm living on adrenaline because I never run out of energy. Such a blessing because we have to keep going all day!!! Although sometimes I feel bad because I don't need time to eat or anything (like 15 minutes tops for lunch and dinner) and she'd rather take the full hour, but there are so many people to visit!!! We can't wait!!!! I'm trying to control myself though. Yep. fun stuff!

Anyways, WE HAVE SOOOOO MANY MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS!!!!! every day I am amazed at how merciful and kind Heavenly Father is. I hardly do anything and then poof MIRACLE!!!! (don't worry I don't mean it like that I just do my part and Heavenly Father fills in the rest! :))

ONE MIRACLE!!!!! We tried to go and see one of our referrals, but she wasn't there, so we just had the thought to go and knock on the trailer next to her to see if she knew her or anything. We went and a lady answered. She said she didn't, but then we just started talking. It helped that her little girl came up and talked to us. Then we started talking about the importance of families and she invited us in! We taught her the first lesson, and she told us she is going to read the Book of Mormon and pray about our message!! She said she has been searching for a church and she asked us how she could find the true church because there are so many!! She is definitely prepared! Such a miracle and blessing!

We also found 6 news this week and we are working with tons of families!!! Which is super nice because we used to only work with 20 year old men. I absolutely adore them, but it is nice being able to go inside a house :) hahahahah

One thing I have been studying a ton is conversion. There are so many people out there who have fallen away and it really just breaks my heart. This is the only way to happiness. I can't even express how important it is that we seguimos adelante. We can never be complacent with our testimonies. We have to keep working and keep trying. If we don't, well, we won't be able to have happiness and eternal families. It makes me so sad when I see people who just won't work to keep the testimony. IT IS CRITICAL!!!! Keep going forward always. I had the opportunity to bear my testimony on this for fast Sunday. Our Salvation is in OUR hands. We decided if we are going to have faith and act. It is a CHOICE. Everything hinges on our decisions and if we decide to convert ourselves to Christ.

GUESS WHAT. I find out if I'm leaving next monday!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I don't want to go!!!! but if I do, I know I need to go help others come unto Christ :) Everything will be okay if we put our trust in God. Learning that a loooooooot on my mish.

Sorry this is a little crazy and not tons of miracles, but I don't have a ton of time this week!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):) miss you!!!!!!!!!!! THE MISSION IS THE BEST!!!!!!! :)

Hermana McMullin

1 June 2015

This week let's start with some funny stories. 

One night I had to sleep on the floor and I was getting attacked by a cockroach for most of the night. That was pretty exciting. I didn't want to wake anyone up, so I just kept trying to move away from it. I thought it was pretty funny. I was laughing to myself :) hahah

Another funny story: so we have borrachos a lot (borrachos are drunk men) and they can be pretty funny as long as you don't spend a lot of time with them. Don't worry, I don't!!!! but we were trying to talk to an antiguo investigador, but she wasn't there, so I asked the two guys sitting on the porch if they knew when she would be back. One man who was suuuuuuper drunk, didn't believe we spoke spanish for a while so he was trying to do actions. Ella fue a LUNCH. (miming with eating) and so I said Ella fue a comer, verdad? He was so surprised. He told me, "Soy de Guatemala como su accento. Muy bien. (and keep in mind he is saying this while he is seriously about to pass out. I could barely stop myself from laughing) and then I told them we needed to go, but to tell Christina that we would come by another day, and the man told me. "No puedo escuchar hoy pero algun dia vas a entrar mi corazon." So basically one day I will enter his heart. How nice. We left right after that, but he was very interesting. Hopefully that doesn't freak you out mom :) I promise, we're super safe!!!!!

Want to know an amazing thing that happened!? Claro que si!!! So at church yesterday Hermano Jaime (acaba de bautizarse and the guy I found) and he asked me to go and sit by him. So I did. and he started talking to me and he just told me thanks. He said thanks for finding me. I was lost and I was drowning and you found me and saved me. He told Presidente Allred about how I found him for the first time and how he was drinking and how he found the strength to stop after I found him and then we taught him the first lesson. How amazing. Although I haven't had a 'baptism', I still am helping people change their lives and come unto Christ. and that's why I'm here. :) Jaime really helped me feel better and focus on what's truly importante!!!

We had the most amazing lesson with Hermano Jorge. We decided to have it at the church last minute because we just felt prompted. So we went and we talked to him about the interview that he is preparing for because he's really scared about that. We went over the questions, and he felt better about it, and our member, Hermano Favio bore a really strong testimony and helped calm his fears because he went through it a little bit ago! But as we went over the questions, he still said he wasn't sure about Joseph Smith. Thankfully, we had planned for this! We brought the Restoration video and we began to watch. As Joseph Smith started to go to the grove, Jorge started to cry. The Spirit was so strong. I really felt as if I could touch it! The video ended, and Jorge said he still wasn't sure. The Spirit got even stronger and I testified Joseph Smith truly was a prophet and he can know right now if he kneels down and prays. So he knelt down and prayed. After he finished he stayed kneeling and cried. His answer came undeniably strong. I have never felt the Spirit so strong in my life. We are still working with him to get his interview, but that will be an experience that he can't deny, and neither can I. It was such a miracle and blessing to see! My testimony was strengthened bastante!! 

The mission is the best!!! I absolutely love it!!!! I can't believe how much I have changed and how many miracles I've seen! Including with Spanish. Whoa. One of our recent converts, Favio told me that he was amazed that my Spanish has just taken off as soon as I finished training. Seriously, Heavenly Father has helped me so much because I could not do anything without Him!! and I needed to learn because well, I'm Senior comp, this is my area, and My comp and I haven't been out for too long. crazzzzzy. :) 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!! Have the best week ever!!!!!!

27 May 2015

Pues esta semana era poquita interesante. We are totally having a baptism this weekend though. Our investigator Jorge is praying about Jose Smith because that is the only thing holding him back. He just needs to know and then he will be able to be baptized!!! He is the coolest!!!!

Okay well anyways, I can't believe how hard it is to remember what happened this past week. I write it all in my journal, but when it comes to writing an email to y'all (see I said y'all. I am totally Texan hahahaha) I can't think of a thing!!

One super awesome miracle that happened was we had an activity with our Rama and a lot of our recent converts and investigators came! It was for el dia de las madres (Mother's day) a little late I know. But it was the best!!! The food was delicious. We had carne asada, lots of chicken, rice (obviuosly) tortillas (otra vez obviously) and other random stuff. DELICIOUS! Me encanta comida!! Es un problema. I got to go around and talk to a ton of people and get to know the members better, which was a big miracle. I needed to go and to talk to them, so they know that I really just want to help them, ya know? They're awesome. I love them all!!! Then they had a dance party. (which by the way is really hard not to dance. I miss it!!) but one of our investigators, Jorge--the same one who will be getting baptized soon!!!--got so into it! He loved it! It was awesome to see him getting along well with the ward. (pictures attached below.)

Jorge is seriously so prepared. He wants to do what's right and he really want to know which church is the true church of Jesus Christ. It's amazing to see. I really haven't done anything. Heavenly Father just blessed us to have him as an investigator. Yessssssss.

The weather has been INSANE!!!! We have had warning of flash floods and giant rainstorms. As we were driving to the temple the water was halfway up the car!! So fun :) I love it!!! It makes it very exciting to bike (since we've been biking a lot) and when we're driving too. We're super careful though. No se preocupen. 

We had an amazing temple trip!!! We got to do a session with Presidente Ashton and Sister Ashton and then have a talk with them and the temple president!! They are amazing!!! They are working so hard and you can just feel the spirit they have. I learned sooooooooo much about who we are and sacrifice and consecration. I would encourage you all to study true identity. It really changes your perspective and increases your desire to change and become what God truly has planned for you. Wow. My mind. If you need some scriptures, I can send you some to study :) ahhahaha (I'm making you be like my investigators :) ) but seriously super good.

I have come to love the scriptures and words of the prophets tons!!! All I want to study is all of that stuff. I have learned so much and I want to keep learning things of the gospel for the rest of my life. which I will. because one really good quote from last conference (I might have already shared this with you) RM doesn't mean Retired-Mormon. Yessss!!! We need to keep moving forward and keep doing what God wants us to do. He wants us to be happy, so if we do God's will, we will be happy:) 

I get to teach English class and it is the best!!!!!!! They are sooooo cool!!!! We keep getting more and more people there. It has helped us find people to teach. BLESSING!!!!

There are so many blessing and miracles from God. I can't believe how merciful He is. 

I love you all SO MUCH!!!! FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!!!! LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!!! :):):):):)

18 May 2015

Hey familia!!! so Jorge came to church!!!! We had tons of miracles this week!!! It was such a good week!!!!!

Primeramente, I think I am finally getting used to being in charge and having people's salvation on my shoulders. Thank goodness. God has seriously been helping me out with that! and I know that if I do my best, God will do the rest :) (My branch president told me that) 

This week has been super busy. We had an amazing zone conference all on the Sabbath day because that is the hardest thing to get people to do. Man. It drives me a little crazy. I will keep working and praying that it will all be okay though. A ver :) Tengo la fe! 

Okay so we have an investigator preparing for baptism and he's super cool!!! His name is Jorge and he is so prepared. I really haven't done anything. He wanted to go to church before we even invited him (we actually found him because he came to church) he comes to soccer on Friday nights, he accepted baptism, he wants to learn the commandments so he can follow them...what more can I say!? He's totally getting baptized soon!!!!! Yes!!!!!!

Hermana Judith is progressing too. She hasn't accepted a date, but she keeps saying she notices something different about us, and she knows one day she will want to be a part of the church and be baptized. I'll just keep praying for her. 

Hmmmm que mas.... I don't even know what else happened really. I just know it was a super good week. One fun thing is we have to bike a ton, like 30 miles a day. sweeeeeeeeet :) okay, that's only some days, some days its only 15. Not too bad. I'm gonna be super fit when I get home. Yes. watch out :) and I found out that apparently I bike really quick because I keep having to stop and wait for people, so we can be in sight and sound. Sometimes that is kind of frustrating. Pero no importa! 

One thing I've discovered and I'm still learning is that things won't go as planned, but if you focus on the positive it will all work out!! It's so much better if you see the good things. and if anything happens, well, I can either have a good story to learn from it. Sweeeeet! Definitely learning to trust in God :) 

Love you all so much!!! Have an amazing week!!! Let me know of anything exciting that happens!!!

11 May 2015

Hello everyone! IT WAS SOOOOOO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL :):):) I hope it was equally a pleasure for you! (said with a british accent) anyway, did you think it was funny that I wanted to end with a spiritual thought? I thought that would surprise you! but I really just wanted to say I love you and that families are FOREVER. which means you're stuck with me forever :):):):) hahahahahahahahaha, hopefully that's more of a blessing than a punishment ;) I'm funny. 

Funny story: so people freak out that I am blonde. and I am not even that blonde. but I was teaching a lesson the other day and a lady who wasn't a member started freaking out that I was speaking Spanish. She said 'wow, you can speak Spanish!? Can I record you?' she got her phone out and recorded me teaching and said yes, I love seeing a blondie speak Spanish. super funny. 

Pues, I don't have ton to say. We are working to get our investigators to church. Man, who knew that would be the hardest thing EVER! I just want them to come to church, but they are either tired or working or just don't want to. Meh. Although granted, I didn't realize how important it was, but now I do, so I'm trying to save them from the mistakes I made! We have the knowledge and we are trying to stress how important it is, pero ellos no quieren escuchar! Ay. but I'm just praying suuuper duro que they're going to have their hearts softened. Espero que sea pronto. 

Anyone who is reading this who went on a mission and has any advice for how to get people to church and understand the importance of it, lemme know :) or  let my family know and then they will tell me! (hopefully that doesn't sound too weird)

You know what is weird? Hermana Huntsman isn't my companion anymore. WHAAAAAT. Change is weird, but it's going to help both of us grow and improve ourselves. :) It's kind of exciting (and a little bit--or really--overwhelming) to be in charge because EVERYONE'S salvation is in my hands--okay our hands, but since I know the area and the people, a huge part is me. :) hahah but I know that I have God's grace and He will help me because He wants these people to have the Gospel. 

but really THE MISSION IS THE BEST!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! There are so many people and places and things and I have never been so close to the Spirit in my life. It's a super wonderful feeling. I never want to lose it :) one thing I have been thinking a lot about it perserverar hasta el fin (or in English) enduring to the end. There is a really good and blunt scripture that says if we do not endure to the end, we will not be saved. Clear and simple. We have to keep ALL the commandments for the rest of our lives and for eternity. Is it easy? No. Is it worth it? YES! 

So keep going forward! If you have the Gospel, siga adelante! (keep going forward) NEVER give up!! Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are there for you. Do the basics: read, pray, go to Church and those will give you the strength to do what God needs and wants you to do, which ultimately will lead you to happiness. :) 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!! SHARE THE GOSPEL!!!! BE MEMBER MISSIONARIES! PREPARE FOR MISSIONS NOW!! LOVE EVERYONE! :):):):)

MISS AND LOVE YOU!!!!!!

5 May 2015

So this week has not been perfect. For some weird reason, people just haven't wanted to keep their commitments! Ay. Which is SO sad because this is their salvation and the way to happiness! They can't truly have joy without the gospel. There's temporary 'happiness' of the world or we can have eternal joy now and para siempre. I think i'd choose joy pero not everyone understands it. We will keep working though! 

Life on the mission is the best. Definitely a roller coaster of emotions, but when you see people improving and changing their life for the Gospel. Whew. It's awesome! Coming unto Christ changes your life. 

MISS AND LOVE YOU!!! :)