I got to go on exchanges in Lompoc with Hermana Monson.
We served around each other in my first area so it was fun to be with her again and catch up. We got to be on bikes so it was really fun!
Sunday we had a baptism! Maria got baptized it was awesome!
The Branch, like always, is amazing. Everyone stayed after church for her baptism and it is so great when the missionaries don't have to ask the members to talk with people we are teaching - they just do it.
After the baptism the branch put on another party with so much food! It was an amazing experience and one that I will never forget but more importantly that Maria will never forget. I feel so lucky and blessed to be a part of the missionary work here in Santa Barbara.
Sunday was also my Dad's Birthday so I got to call and talk to him and wish him a happy birthday!
Next week is General Conference which is where the prophet and apostles and other leaders of the church speak. There is a scripture I often use when we teach about prophets. This is in Jacob 4:6
"Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea"
I love that when we listen and act on the words of the prophets, the promise is that we will have unshaken faith. This Saturday and Sunday I am excited to watch conference to hear the words of the prophet and strengthen my faith.
A NOTE FROM HER MOM:
She loves getting emails. This is her address:
Email: lily.pita@missionary.org (Don't reply to this blog - it is a public site)
Her mailing address is:
Hermana Lily Pita
California Ventura Mission
3301 W Gonzales Road
Oxnard, CA 93036