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The End Of An Era (Homecoming Details At The End!) (pics)

Week 79, Transfer 12 Area: Chico Bidwell Spanish Branch Compañera: Hermana Hinton The time has come! 557 days 79 weeks 8 companions 4 áreas ...and too many amazing people and miracles to count later... Family and friends, What a joy this mission has been! To wear my Savior's name on my chest every day has been the biggest blessing I've ever received. I've had amazing companions, incredible mission leaders, and gotten to know the best people ever! I could write a novel containing each time the Lord's hand has been presented in the work and in my life, all the miracles, changed hearts I've seen, and pure joy that I've been blessed to experience, but I'll spare you from that 1000 page excerpt today and share a tidbit of what I've learned being out here. I've come to know throughout my mission that Jesus is the Christ. He died for us and rose again so that we can find light to break free from sin and hope to confront our trials. He loves us more than we ...
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BAPTISM WOOT WOOT!! (pics)

Week 78, Transfer 12 Area: Chico Bidwell Spanish Branch Compañera: Hermana Hinton Highlights!! KARINA GOT BAPTIZED!!! Got dropped by our friend Julia... please pray for her :) Had an awesome mmi where the whole family, including the kids, was genuinely engaged the ENTIRE time! And they actually liked it and learned something (all my missionary friends and parents trying to do Family Home Evenings know how big of a feat that is haha). Went to my last zone conference. One of my biggest takeaways was about the effort we put into the things we do and how the Lord loves effort. We will have a very different conversation with the Lord at the judgement bar if we sat on the couch all day and avoided making mistakes versus if we got up out of bed every morning, tripped over something every once in a while, but got back up and then extended a hand to someone else who had tripped along the way! Lots of little impressions of how I can keep the momentum from the mission going after returning home! ...
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Good Good Good!

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Week 77, Transfer 12 Area: Chico Bidwell Spanish Branch Compañera: Hermana Hinton Highlights!! KARINA AND VICTOR GOT MARRIED!!!! The wedding was Saturday and it went so well! The branch is so supportive of them and their family! Karina is getting baptized today in approximately 32 minutes and she is so excited!!! Made mole with our member Hermana Morales! Had some good lessons. Met with our newer friend Rocio and her daughter! Her daughter is so sweet and they are excited to read the kids Book of Mormon together! Please pray for our friend Julia!! She's struggling with baptism and feeling ready enough for it and is fighting with some personal issues right now. Prayers would be appreciated!! I found the coolest quote! Definitely go read the talk if you have some time!! It's called Do Things That Make a Difference by Elder M. Russell Ballard from a Young Adult Area, October 1981. "I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our life and learn how to master the...
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Miracles, Baptisms, And Short On Time Today :)

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Week 76, Transfer 12 Area: Chico Bidwell Spanish Branch Compañera: Hermana Hinton Highlights!! Andres got baptized on Saturday!! He's the 8-year-old son of a member family and is so sweet!! We were able to teach him a little bit before his baptism to fill in some gaps where his parents didn't fully know how to. It was a really cool experience! Isaiah got baptized as well!!!!! He's the 16-year-old son of a part-member family I taught when I was in Yuba City. Long story short, we stopped teaching them regularly and then our area was whitewashed. He eventually saw an ad on Instagram, got in contact with the English elders, and was baptized shortly afterwards this past Saturday! Saw so many little miracles with being in the right place at the right time. Met a guy named Jose, had a crazy theological discussion with a guy named Ryan, invited a lady named Lilia to English class, found a guy named Art who knew a member in Corning of all places, and the list goes on! Ran into our f...
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Recap Of The Past Few Weeks!

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Week 75, Transfer 12 Area: Chico Bidwell Spanish Branch Compañera: Hermana Hinton It's been a while and a lot has happened! Sorry for not sending an email in a while, thanks for your patience! I hope all is well! Let's run it. Highlights!! We have 4 friends on date, all planning to be baptized this transfer!!! They are so cool and so prepared. We've got Karina (the mom of 2 of our new members), doña Julia (Karina's soon-to-be husband's aunt), and Marlina and Mailani, 2 of the daughters of our new member Miguel! Julia gave us these EPIC T-shirts with our faces printed on them haha, and we gave her a baptismal progress chart; we met her in the Ross parking lot to exchange them. It was a few days before she came to church for the first time, and she told us she needed to go buy a dress for Sunday, so we met up before she went in. Naturally, Ross came in clutch and she's been slaying every Sunday since. And she's been participating in Relief Society at church!! ...
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