Finally found the moon.

Hello Everyone!

Things are going great here in HB. If you're wondering about the title it's because not until last night were S. Garcia and I able to find the moon. It was pretty exciting! I love looking at the night sky as we proselyte. It reminds me of the short film Luke 2 (or any short film of Jesus Christ's birth) how the sky is lit up because of all the lights. You can also see the planes circling around the sky, waiting for their turn to land.

Anyway... Devina's lesson was nothing like we planes. Right as we walked in she gave us the Restoration pamphlet back right as we walked into the door. We brought the bishop's daughter with us. One thing that she couldn't get passed was Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. We told her that it was another testament of Jesus Christ and she said that it had to be from God, not Jesus Christ. She didn't like that we also talked about Joseph Smith. It had to be all about Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. I think the thing that scared me the most was how she reacted to my quad. She couldn't believe that we'd put the Book of Mormon and the Bible into "one book". She thought we were doing something sacrilegious. We tried to explain but she wouldn't hear it.

Lucky's doing great. He's always trying to find people for us. He's been going to the bishop and also to church, and is starting to read the Book of Mormon. Because of him, his brother is starting to come back as well. I finally met his dad, and that guy is amazing! He is always teaching someone, and giving out Book of Mormons. It's amazing how well everyone is in our ward. There's this elderly lady in our ward that we're always giving BOM's to her. She's 85, in a wheel chair, and has a lot of problems. She's given one to every one of her doctors, and is now trying to figure out who else to give them to. I got to meet her last night, and it was so much fun. She was bearing her testimony about how much our Heavenly Father has helped her, and then she talked about how she met her husband. I LOVED it. Wish I could go there every night.

You're never going to believe what I just found on our Family History. I was looking at Andrew Hill Burt, and I found out why they have that plaque there. That actually is the exact spot where he was shot. You should really look it up. There is so much about him, and it's so amazing. I didn't know that President John Taylor spoke at his funeral. 

We haven't really found anyone yet. Usually when we do find we have to send them to the Spanish Elders or the YSA Elders. It can be frustrating at times, but we still keep pushing along. The quote's "Have courage and be kind" and "Keep moving forward" keep playing in my head. They have started to become my new motto out on the mission.

It is so easy to find classic cars down here. The hardest thing is taking pictures of them because we're either in the car or proselyting and we can't take pictures  while doing that. I did find this though: 

Cool right! One of my favorite was this town car, about 40's, with a "Vote for Truman" sign in the back window. It seems in almost driveway there's a sports car. It seems like you're not cool unless you have one. Mostly you seem to find Mustangs. S. Garcia said that she didn't realize how many "strange" (vintage) cars there were down here till I cam along.

I'm still loving life and learning more each day. I'm so thankful to be here on a mission. I feel like I'm becoming more like Nephi everyday. I love the gospel and I know that it's strengthening me. I'm learning a lot from my comp. She is helping me and teaching me. I'm able to talk more to people on the streets and in lessons. I'm loving it more and more each day, and couldn't ask for it any other way. I've been learning that since I've been out here. I think music has helped me the most. Especially the hymn "More Holiness Give Me." How there needs to be more that I need to do to be able to be better
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​Hope you all are having an amazing time! 

 

Love,

Sister Stone

Sister Eliza Stone

California Long Beach Mission

6500 E. Atherton St.

Long Beach, CA  90815