HI everyone!
Well I hope that everyone had a great Christmas! Because I did! It was different not being home with the family but then again I have another family here in Texas!
This week has been kinda slow because of the Holidays! But we got to meet with some of our investigators. Last night we met with the Haranda Family. The father has a Catholic background and so does the wife, but the wife gets that this is the only true church on the earth. While Hno. Haranada doesnt quite believe us yet. He wants the whole eternal family but not the whole he was not baptized in the correct church. Therefore, he needs to get rebaptized in the correct church but Hna Haranada believes that we do. We are going to see them on Wednesday night and we told them that they just have to pray to know if our church is right or it is not. Then again, they need to start coming to church! Hno Haranda works on Sunday. That is their biggest challenge.
Well, Noe is back and we have an appointment to come and teach him tomorrow. The Bishop set a baptismal date for this Saturday. So Noe has a 3rd baptismal date and I pray that he goes though with it. So please pray for Noe that he can get baptized this weekend.
Well, I hope that everyone had a great week!!!!
I love you all,
Hermana Beetso!
Quote of the Week
Hermana Christensen: “Our average MPH has gone up to 13mph.”
Hermana Beetso: “I guess we are speed demons now”
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
¡Feliz Navidad!
HI Everyone!!!!
Well, i'm excited that Christmas is this week! I got band from the Mall!!! CRAZY! Well, more like the elders before me, would always go to the mall and it ruined it for the rest of us. But whatever! I shouldn't be going to the mall because I'm a poor missionary.
We had a baptismal date with Noe, but he wanted the Bishop to baptized him. But bishop left for Mexico and won't be back to after Christmas, so we had to postpone the date. And when we were going to make another date with him, he left for New Mexico to spend Christmas with his aunt. BLAH! All Ya'll know that I love New Mexico, but not when an investigator leaves for New Mexico. BLAH BLAH BLAH! Anyways, so we have to wait for him to come back to set another date. BLAH.
We found another lady name Yari. Yari speaks both English and Spanish. She took the lessons before in McAllen, Texas (in English). But she didn't like it because she was attending an English ward, which are usually large. She wants a small ward, the Spanish Ward is perfect because its not that big. She hasn't been home for the Holidays, but she said we could come visits her tomorrow, I think she will get baptized. She has a good foundation about the church.
Another family we visit is the Haranda family. There is the dad, mom, son, and daughter. They were taught by the Elders before and know we are teaching them. We reviewed the first lesson, God is our loving heavenly father, Prophets, the gospel of Jesus Christ, The Great Apostasy, and Joseph Smith. They had a good foundation of the first couple principles but they love the Joesph Smith story. It seems like they have a testimony of Joseph Smith and the importance of Joesph Smith. The problem that they have is that they cant come to church because Hno Haranada has to work on Sundays and he cant get the day off. But he is going to ask if he can get some time off on Sundays. Again, he doesn't have papers.
We found another lady namd Percilla. She has two kids and an “Esposo” (“Husband” aka boyfriend) and she said that she doesn't want us to change her religion. However, she does keep us inviting us back to her house. She loves our company. But what she doesn't know is that our doctrine is the only taught in our church. Her sister died a while ago, but she thinks her sister is going to hell, until we taught her the plan of salvation. She has more hope for life.
This week, our focus is on finding people and seeing if we can help them progress.
Well everyone, I hope that you remember the REAL meaning of Christmas and that only though the birth and sacrifice of Jesus Christ we have the ability to return back to live with our Heavenly Father along as we do the 5 step to return
1.Faith
2.Repentence
3.Baptism with the Authority from God
4.The Gift of the Holy Ghost
5.Endure to the End
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week and Christmas!!! :D
Quote of the Week:
David: Well, I'm going to go. I need to find attention
(FYI David is a return missionary)
Hermana Beetso
Well, i'm excited that Christmas is this week! I got band from the Mall!!! CRAZY! Well, more like the elders before me, would always go to the mall and it ruined it for the rest of us. But whatever! I shouldn't be going to the mall because I'm a poor missionary.
We had a baptismal date with Noe, but he wanted the Bishop to baptized him. But bishop left for Mexico and won't be back to after Christmas, so we had to postpone the date. And when we were going to make another date with him, he left for New Mexico to spend Christmas with his aunt. BLAH! All Ya'll know that I love New Mexico, but not when an investigator leaves for New Mexico. BLAH BLAH BLAH! Anyways, so we have to wait for him to come back to set another date. BLAH.
We found another lady name Yari. Yari speaks both English and Spanish. She took the lessons before in McAllen, Texas (in English). But she didn't like it because she was attending an English ward, which are usually large. She wants a small ward, the Spanish Ward is perfect because its not that big. She hasn't been home for the Holidays, but she said we could come visits her tomorrow, I think she will get baptized. She has a good foundation about the church.
Another family we visit is the Haranda family. There is the dad, mom, son, and daughter. They were taught by the Elders before and know we are teaching them. We reviewed the first lesson, God is our loving heavenly father, Prophets, the gospel of Jesus Christ, The Great Apostasy, and Joseph Smith. They had a good foundation of the first couple principles but they love the Joesph Smith story. It seems like they have a testimony of Joseph Smith and the importance of Joesph Smith. The problem that they have is that they cant come to church because Hno Haranada has to work on Sundays and he cant get the day off. But he is going to ask if he can get some time off on Sundays. Again, he doesn't have papers.
We found another lady namd Percilla. She has two kids and an “Esposo” (“Husband” aka boyfriend) and she said that she doesn't want us to change her religion. However, she does keep us inviting us back to her house. She loves our company. But what she doesn't know is that our doctrine is the only taught in our church. Her sister died a while ago, but she thinks her sister is going to hell, until we taught her the plan of salvation. She has more hope for life.
This week, our focus is on finding people and seeing if we can help them progress.
Well everyone, I hope that you remember the REAL meaning of Christmas and that only though the birth and sacrifice of Jesus Christ we have the ability to return back to live with our Heavenly Father along as we do the 5 step to return
1.Faith
2.Repentence
3.Baptism with the Authority from God
4.The Gift of the Holy Ghost
5.Endure to the End
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week and Christmas!!! :D
Quote of the Week:
David: Well, I'm going to go. I need to find attention
(FYI David is a return missionary)
Hermana Beetso
Monday, December 14, 2009
H1N1
Hi everyone!
Well this week hasn't been very productive. I got the swine flu, so that means I wasn't able to find/teach people for about 3 days. I know where everything is at my new apartment! I have a new companion, her name is Hna Christensen and she is a pilot! She is from Utah! And she is amazing, all my companions are amazing but I like her more just because she is a pilot, and after the mission she is going to pick me up in phoenix and we are going to Vegas!
Anyways, we have really no one to teach but Noe. Noe is 19 years old and he wants to go on a mission and has a baptismal date for Nov 19! We have an investigator who is getting baptized this weekend! Which I'm so excited for! In my new branch, we have 5 people getting baptized this weekend! Its a very exciting time for the Spanish Ward.
Well, there is really nothing much to report on because we are whitewashing an area. Which means we have no one to teach, just Noe. We have a lot of people we need to find a teach, but I know its going to be hard, but it i'snt impossible.
Well, everyone, remember Christmas is coming up and I have no Christmas Gifts! I love you all!!!
Hermana Beetso
Well this week hasn't been very productive. I got the swine flu, so that means I wasn't able to find/teach people for about 3 days. I know where everything is at my new apartment! I have a new companion, her name is Hna Christensen and she is a pilot! She is from Utah! And she is amazing, all my companions are amazing but I like her more just because she is a pilot, and after the mission she is going to pick me up in phoenix and we are going to Vegas!
Anyways, we have really no one to teach but Noe. Noe is 19 years old and he wants to go on a mission and has a baptismal date for Nov 19! We have an investigator who is getting baptized this weekend! Which I'm so excited for! In my new branch, we have 5 people getting baptized this weekend! Its a very exciting time for the Spanish Ward.
Well, there is really nothing much to report on because we are whitewashing an area. Which means we have no one to teach, just Noe. We have a lot of people we need to find a teach, but I know its going to be hard, but it i'snt impossible.
Well, everyone, remember Christmas is coming up and I have no Christmas Gifts! I love you all!!!
Hermana Beetso
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Elder Groten:)
It all started like any other day... The time was 10:15 AM and Clarence wasn't out of bed yet. We were suppose to be leaving at 10:00 AM. Clarence still had a list of things to get done and there he was dreaming:)
However, he managed to roll out of bed and it all began...
First Mel went outside and dusted all the snow from the night before off the car, they came to Provo just in time for all the snow!
Clarence decided that it was time he started acting like an Elder, he started meeting the local people of Utah. He began his missionary work at P.F. Chang's right after lunch!
We then ventured off to the mall. After a couple hours of searching we finally found the perfect suit!
In fact, he knew he looked so good that he had to take a picture of himself!
When the snow finally melted later on in that day we were able to see the parking job that Mel had actually done;)
Finally our day ended with a trip to the "Missionary Mall" and dinner at In-n-Out Burger. I had no idea how long it would take Clarence to get a few simple things left on his list. (Kami I don't know how you deal with him! jk)
The next day came, the BIG day was finally here! Clarence got ready to go to the MTC! He was finally packed and ready to serve the Lord for the next two years! He looked very sharp in his carefully picked out suit and tie. However we had some time to kill before we could go to drop him off at the curve.
So we ventured off across the street to the Provo Temple. The water was frozen and everything was covered in a blanket of snow. However we were fortunate enough that it was a clear day with a high of 18 degrees!
We finally made it to the Mission Training Center!
The Elders were eager and ready to help!
Elder Clarnce A. Groten is now safely in the MTC!
We wish you the best of luck in Honduras! We all love you! Return With Honor!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
I'M MOVING!
Dear Everyone!
Well I’m leaving the great area of Plano, Texas! I was sad but then I know that I am wanted somewhere else. Hermana Richardson is staying here in Plano and she is training a brand new sister missionary. She is arriving today in Texas, so tomorrow she is going to be picking her up and taking her back to Plano. As for me, I have no idea where I am going. So, it is such a great surprise! Yah!!!
Sadly, Jo did not come to church yesterday. He said he was getting a new car but he didn’t get it so that’s why he didn’t come. But we are going to visit him tonight and set a baptismal date with him. Jo needs to get baptized and I think he knows that he also needs to get baptized too. We were teaching him on Saturday and we were going over the 5 steps that we need to do to get back to the presence of God.
1. Faith in Jesus Christ
2. Repentance
3. Baptism (With the Authority)
4. The Gift of the Holy Ghost
5. Endure to the End
When we got to the part about Baptism, he was like so does that mean I have to get baptized? And Hermana Richardson was like, “What do you think?” and Jo was like I was baptized when I was a baby. I felt so bad because we didn’t have much time to go over authority and how no other church has the authority to baptize people in the name of Jesus Christ. So, we have an appointment with Jo tonight and we will review authority and set a baptismal date. I’m so excited for Jo!!
Well this week we only had one person come to sacrament meeting, and his name is Juan and we found him tracking. He is a very intelligent man, and he is studying to be a preacher or minister. So we taught him about God is our loving Heavenly Father, and about prophets and he gets it. We didn’t have to share anything new, because he knew it all. But what got him interested was Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. We invited him to church and he couldn’t come to the Spanish Branch so we took him to the English Ward at 9am. When we got to his house he was dressed up like any other ward member. He had a tie, brown shirt, black pants. I mean he was ready and I think he loved it! We didn’t have much time to talk to him because he had to leave right after sacrament meeting to get to work. So Sister Richardson has an appointment with Juan this Tuesday night. Im excited to see what come out. I mean if he can grasp the concept of a modern day prophet, he would have no problem joining the church.
This week we found 5 new investigators, 4 of them live in the same apartment. Their names are Maria, Abel, Manuel, and Joaquin. Joaquin is a tree cutter and he was working at the LDS church building before we had a meeting. The Elders talked to him and gave us his information. So we took a sister from the English ward (she served her mission in Paraguay, I think). Then it was just 5 people then slowly and slowly more people came in. By the end of the night there was over 15 people in a small apartment! They were all dressed very nicely, with ties and nice shirts. And on top of that they had scripture cases!!!! I thought only Mormons had scripture cases. So we had to leave because we had another appointment!! We were so disappointed that we had to leave, so we made another appointment and invited the Zone Leaders to come. We were expecting just as many people, so we wanted to be well armed! One Elder described it as a Bible Study and to be careful because some religions like to bash. But when we came back the next night, there were only 4 people. I was kinda disappointed but then it was good, because it filtered out the people. I mean these people really do have potential to become members because they truly want to know to God.
So Gordon B. Hinckely said, “We need some young women [to go on missions]. They perform a remarkable work. They can get into homes where the elders can’t.” and this quote is so true, I found out this week. Hna Richardson and I were trying to find this family that kinda ditched us, so as we were walking we found this man, John, and he was just sitting outside smoking. Then we started to talk to him and he seemed very open to us. We talked to him for about 30mins just answering all the questions he has, so then he gave us his house number and we said we would come back later. We come to find out that he disappeared! He was one of the English Elders somewhat investigator! We found someone! Then the elders came with us to visit John and John just totally gave the elders the cold shoulder and would like only talk to us. So sister really can get into doors that elders can’t!
Well everyone I hope that all ya’ll have a great week!
Love Always,
Hermana Tiana Beetso
Quote of the Week:
Hermana Beetso: I just lost my scriptures! Is this how you feel when you lose a child?
Hermana Richardson: I don’t think it is quite the same feeling.
Hermana Beetso
Well I’m leaving the great area of Plano, Texas! I was sad but then I know that I am wanted somewhere else. Hermana Richardson is staying here in Plano and she is training a brand new sister missionary. She is arriving today in Texas, so tomorrow she is going to be picking her up and taking her back to Plano. As for me, I have no idea where I am going. So, it is such a great surprise! Yah!!!
Sadly, Jo did not come to church yesterday. He said he was getting a new car but he didn’t get it so that’s why he didn’t come. But we are going to visit him tonight and set a baptismal date with him. Jo needs to get baptized and I think he knows that he also needs to get baptized too. We were teaching him on Saturday and we were going over the 5 steps that we need to do to get back to the presence of God.
1. Faith in Jesus Christ
2. Repentance
3. Baptism (With the Authority)
4. The Gift of the Holy Ghost
5. Endure to the End
When we got to the part about Baptism, he was like so does that mean I have to get baptized? And Hermana Richardson was like, “What do you think?” and Jo was like I was baptized when I was a baby. I felt so bad because we didn’t have much time to go over authority and how no other church has the authority to baptize people in the name of Jesus Christ. So, we have an appointment with Jo tonight and we will review authority and set a baptismal date. I’m so excited for Jo!!
Well this week we only had one person come to sacrament meeting, and his name is Juan and we found him tracking. He is a very intelligent man, and he is studying to be a preacher or minister. So we taught him about God is our loving Heavenly Father, and about prophets and he gets it. We didn’t have to share anything new, because he knew it all. But what got him interested was Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. We invited him to church and he couldn’t come to the Spanish Branch so we took him to the English Ward at 9am. When we got to his house he was dressed up like any other ward member. He had a tie, brown shirt, black pants. I mean he was ready and I think he loved it! We didn’t have much time to talk to him because he had to leave right after sacrament meeting to get to work. So Sister Richardson has an appointment with Juan this Tuesday night. Im excited to see what come out. I mean if he can grasp the concept of a modern day prophet, he would have no problem joining the church.
This week we found 5 new investigators, 4 of them live in the same apartment. Their names are Maria, Abel, Manuel, and Joaquin. Joaquin is a tree cutter and he was working at the LDS church building before we had a meeting. The Elders talked to him and gave us his information. So we took a sister from the English ward (she served her mission in Paraguay, I think). Then it was just 5 people then slowly and slowly more people came in. By the end of the night there was over 15 people in a small apartment! They were all dressed very nicely, with ties and nice shirts. And on top of that they had scripture cases!!!! I thought only Mormons had scripture cases. So we had to leave because we had another appointment!! We were so disappointed that we had to leave, so we made another appointment and invited the Zone Leaders to come. We were expecting just as many people, so we wanted to be well armed! One Elder described it as a Bible Study and to be careful because some religions like to bash. But when we came back the next night, there were only 4 people. I was kinda disappointed but then it was good, because it filtered out the people. I mean these people really do have potential to become members because they truly want to know to God.
So Gordon B. Hinckely said, “We need some young women [to go on missions]. They perform a remarkable work. They can get into homes where the elders can’t.” and this quote is so true, I found out this week. Hna Richardson and I were trying to find this family that kinda ditched us, so as we were walking we found this man, John, and he was just sitting outside smoking. Then we started to talk to him and he seemed very open to us. We talked to him for about 30mins just answering all the questions he has, so then he gave us his house number and we said we would come back later. We come to find out that he disappeared! He was one of the English Elders somewhat investigator! We found someone! Then the elders came with us to visit John and John just totally gave the elders the cold shoulder and would like only talk to us. So sister really can get into doors that elders can’t!
Well everyone I hope that all ya’ll have a great week!
Love Always,
Hermana Tiana Beetso
Quote of the Week:
Hermana Beetso: I just lost my scriptures! Is this how you feel when you lose a child?
Hermana Richardson: I don’t think it is quite the same feeling.
Hermana Beetso
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
¡Felices Fiestas!
HI everyone!
How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Mine was great! The people in this area love sister missionaries because Hermana Richardson and I got invited to at least 4 Thanksgiving dinners. It was sad that we had to decline most of them because we had to do some missionary work. We ended up going to two Thanksgiving dinners. One was with an English Family, they are the Batemans. I was afraid that I was going to eat some werid food because Traditional Hispanics don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Hermana Richardson was saying how last year she ate Turkey, but everything else wasn’t traditional American Thanksgiving Food. So, since we ate with an English Family, we didn’t have anything funny to eat. But the only thing that was missing was frybread. But oh well.
Then we went to the Spanish Branch’s Thanksigivng dinner. Not many people came but one of our investigators came with her 6 year old daughter. Chelli came! I was so excited! She got to meet the ward members and interact with them. She really enjoyed herself! And her daughter was shy at first but then she started to play games with the other kids! I think that Chelli loves our church! She said she would come to church this past Sunday. (More on that a little later).
This week was hard, we didn’t get to see as many people as we usually do because I got sick. The mission president’s wife had to tell me I have a cold. So, I said I have a TON of Faith that I would get better, but I wasn’t willing to take medicine or sleep. Finally, we took one day off…kinda. And I slept and I felt like 99% better than I did. So being sick kinda took its told. I heard that Hermana Sholete, another sister missionary, would not stop to take a break. Sister Smith (the mission president wife) said she probably had the swine flu, but it was really just a really bad Cold. So Hermana Richardson kinda made me sleep and take medicine so it would get so bad.
So, this week was really slow because 1. I was sick, 2. Thanksgiving holidays. No one was home or they didn’t want to meet with us because they had family over. BLAH!!!
On Saturday night, we got invited to a wedding! It is one of the Elders’ investigators who got married. They have three children together, the wife is a member but the husband isn’t. So they got married the he got baptized, yesterday! So that means in one year, they can get married in the Temple! (HINT MOM AND DAD). So that’s pretty exciting!
So my Sunday, it was probably the worst Sunday on the mission. Jo didn’t come to church or Cheill! I was so disappointed! We saw Jo three hours before church and he said that he was coming! AH!!! I can’t believe he didn’t come! We were expecting him; I hope that some REAL emergency came up. So that just means Hermana Richardson and I am going to stand on his door step, again, so that he will come to church. Next time I see Jo I am going to “Slap Him Holy” And that’s the say way with Cheill!!!! But I wont slap her Holy. AH!!
Well, I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday weekend!!!
Love Always,
Hermana Tiana Beetso
Quote of the Week:|
Sister Beetso: "Do you know if Brother Kerr do you have to work on Black Friday at WalMart?
Sister Richardson: "He does have to work but in the afternoon. He doesnt have to be apart of the maddness."
Brother Kerr: "Since this area is more rich, they tend to be more humane."
Hermana Beetso
How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Mine was great! The people in this area love sister missionaries because Hermana Richardson and I got invited to at least 4 Thanksgiving dinners. It was sad that we had to decline most of them because we had to do some missionary work. We ended up going to two Thanksgiving dinners. One was with an English Family, they are the Batemans. I was afraid that I was going to eat some werid food because Traditional Hispanics don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Hermana Richardson was saying how last year she ate Turkey, but everything else wasn’t traditional American Thanksgiving Food. So, since we ate with an English Family, we didn’t have anything funny to eat. But the only thing that was missing was frybread. But oh well.
Then we went to the Spanish Branch’s Thanksigivng dinner. Not many people came but one of our investigators came with her 6 year old daughter. Chelli came! I was so excited! She got to meet the ward members and interact with them. She really enjoyed herself! And her daughter was shy at first but then she started to play games with the other kids! I think that Chelli loves our church! She said she would come to church this past Sunday. (More on that a little later).
This week was hard, we didn’t get to see as many people as we usually do because I got sick. The mission president’s wife had to tell me I have a cold. So, I said I have a TON of Faith that I would get better, but I wasn’t willing to take medicine or sleep. Finally, we took one day off…kinda. And I slept and I felt like 99% better than I did. So being sick kinda took its told. I heard that Hermana Sholete, another sister missionary, would not stop to take a break. Sister Smith (the mission president wife) said she probably had the swine flu, but it was really just a really bad Cold. So Hermana Richardson kinda made me sleep and take medicine so it would get so bad.
So, this week was really slow because 1. I was sick, 2. Thanksgiving holidays. No one was home or they didn’t want to meet with us because they had family over. BLAH!!!
On Saturday night, we got invited to a wedding! It is one of the Elders’ investigators who got married. They have three children together, the wife is a member but the husband isn’t. So they got married the he got baptized, yesterday! So that means in one year, they can get married in the Temple! (HINT MOM AND DAD). So that’s pretty exciting!
So my Sunday, it was probably the worst Sunday on the mission. Jo didn’t come to church or Cheill! I was so disappointed! We saw Jo three hours before church and he said that he was coming! AH!!! I can’t believe he didn’t come! We were expecting him; I hope that some REAL emergency came up. So that just means Hermana Richardson and I am going to stand on his door step, again, so that he will come to church. Next time I see Jo I am going to “Slap Him Holy” And that’s the say way with Cheill!!!! But I wont slap her Holy. AH!!
Well, I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday weekend!!!
Love Always,
Hermana Tiana Beetso
Quote of the Week:|
Sister Beetso: "Do you know if Brother Kerr do you have to work on Black Friday at WalMart?
Sister Richardson: "He does have to work but in the afternoon. He doesnt have to be apart of the maddness."
Brother Kerr: "Since this area is more rich, they tend to be more humane."
Hermana Beetso
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