Easter Week

*We can have sugar now because our investigators have not smoked in OVER A WEEK!!
*It turns out the Easter Bunny doesn't come to missionary apartments... but he does come to church and then the members give you the baskets. Go figure.
*We get to go to the temple tomorrow! I love the LA temple!
*We were praying about where we should go street contacting. We decided on Marigold Ave. We drove around the street to check it out and I saw this man standing outside washing his car. He looked Spanish but I just knew that he was why we were on that street. I said the prayer before we got out of the car and I prayed for the gift of tongues. We got out and headed for his home. We started talking and he explained that he didn't speak very much English. Ah, just what I was afraid of haha. So, in Spanish, I started explaining who we were and why we were there. He said that he had heard of the Mormon's and wanted to know what was different about us so I explained and we talked about some other things. We set up another time for the Spanish sisters to come by and teach him more. As we left the contact Sister Buchanan said "Wow. Where did that Spanish come from?" I know that it was Heavenly Father helping me. I didn't know many of the words that I said. I'm sure I've studied them, but this man was being prepared and needed us to talk to him and refer him to the other sisters. I am so grateful that I could be an instrument in the hands of God that day.
*Did I already tell this story? We were about to go into one of our investigators homes and we were praying in the car and this lady knocks on Sister B's window during our prayer... so she rolls it down. The lady says "did I just see you taking pictures of my car??" We of course looked so confused... because uh no we were not taking pictures of her car, bless her heart. "No we weren't talking pictures of your car..." we told her. But just in case we were she snapped a picture of OUR car and our license plate... OH California. (:
Hope y'all's Easter was fantastic!
Love, Sister *

we painted our nails!

 

6th Transfer and I'm Still in Palmdale...

Quick story that just happened. We were running late to email at the library. When we got there, there was only 1 computer available. I figured one would open up soon so Sister Buchanan started emailing. I ended up waiting for about half an hour for a computer. I was trying to place my trust in God. A man came up to me and asked me what my name was. He was from the Philippines. He seemed to be so interested in our church. He took my planner and wrote down all of his information so we could come by and visit him and his wife! I was so glad I wasn't on the computer emailing so I could meet this man! Thank you Heavenly Father for placing me in the path of thy prepared children and helping me see what I am sometimes blind to.

This was an uber frustrating week. Can't we just force people to choose the right? I get soooo mad at people's stupid decisions sometimes. Don't they want to be with God and Jesus and their families again?  I can only imagine what Heavenly Father thinks about a lot of my choices. He probably never gets mad though. I need to work on that. More patience... More patience.

Sister Starr*

Greetings from Palmdale!

Moments from the week:
*Today our zone is having a talent show. Every missionary must participate. Sister Buchanan and I are planning a stunning arrangement of chopsticks and heart&soul. Maybe I'll get a video of it.
*One day this past week I got 4 letters in 1 day! That is definitely a record for me. I would love to beat it....
*You know that your ward trusts you when your relief society president gives you the code to get into her garage/house so you can get food from her freezer to give to a family.
*Our bishop asked us to visit this family that another bishop had told him about. He didn't really know much about them and neither did we. We waited a few days because we couldn't fit it into our schedule just yet. I felt like we should go by one morning so we stopped by. We knocked and they let us in and told us that the mother, one of the people we were told to visit, had passed away the day before. Her son and his wife were taking care of her. It was such an odd situation that I've never really been in. I didn't want to feel like a burden and I couldn't exactly help but we got them in contact with the bishop and relief society president. We shared a thought about what happens after we die and how they shouldn't run faster than they have strength. They were so strong. I'm sure they were in shock. They started to cry toward the end. We hugged the wife for the longest time. Goodness it was so sad. But it was happy when we talked about all that she is doing in the spirit world and how it is a happy place. I'm glad we were there to talk to them at this tender moment in their lives. I am grateful for God allowing me to be a part of that. Go to mormon.org for answers about what happens after we die.

I LOVE YOU! - Sister Starr*

I'm still alive. Promise!

Goodness- It's been a while since I've done one of these. I'm still alive. Promise! 

Moments of the week:

*While ordering pizza the lady asks:
"what the name?"
Me: "Sister Starr"
Lady: "what?"
Me: "sisterrr starrr?"
Lady: "huh?"
Me: "S-I-S-T-E-R space S-T-A-R-R"
I am of course laughing..... because it is really ridiculous. I assured her that it wasn't fake but that I was a missionary.


*We have a investigator and her husband that are trying to overcome their addiction to tobacco. Sister Buchanan and I are trying to help them with this. The only thing that we could think to give up that would have even close to the same effect was... SUGAR. So starting Wednesday, NO SUGAR. No ice cream, chocolate, banana bread, shakes, smoothies, caramels, cookies. Yep. No sugar. You think we can do it? 

I hope everyone is doing great! California is getting beautiful! 
Welcome spring time! Have a great week. I love y'all. 

-Sister Starr*