Holla!

Holla!

This week has been great. We got a new investigator that could be pretty solid. She was a referral from our bishop She loves Mormons and her name is Christine. Her husband is a police officer, and she has two little boys who love me. Just thought I'd put that in there.

El Nino is awesome. I think if it rains more out little town house/ apartment is going to flood. Our zone has been helping the fire departments fill up bags with sand. It's been a lot of fun, but man I'm sore. I love the work though. It's been fun getting to work and help people.

Wasn't able to talk to Kim yet this week but I'll be seeing her tomorrow and Friday. This Sunday she went to a different ward to go to her nieces boyfriends farewell. I think this is a golden time for her, especially with what's all going on with her family.

Emilia's baptism is a week from this Saturday. I am so excited for her. Rodrigo met with the bishop and we found out that he couldn't baptize her because of some things. He was really worried that if he told her, she would be angry and wouldn't want to be baptized anymore. It was the total opposite instead. She told him that he need to buck up, fix his problems because she wants the Melchizedek priesthood in her home. I thought that was the coolest thing ever.

Mary Lou was in the hospital for the past couple of weeks. She's one of the sweet ladies from Sea Cliff who's husband was a game show host. We saw her walking down the hallway the other day, so excited to see her. She told me that she couldn't leave yet because she still had to knit me a red scarf. I was so touched and forgot the I even asked her to make me one. The other ladies all seem to be going down hill. Even Omera. It's breaking my heart that I can't do anything to help them except pray, and then I remember something that Lawrence said once about how prayer can be the strongest thing to give someone. It's given me comfort even though it can sometime be hard to see them hurt so much.

I know that this church is true with all my heart. I'm so grateful for the all the people I've met her in HB. I know that They are part of the reason why I needed to go on a mission. I've been seeing so many things that always answer why the Lord sent me here at this time. I'm so glad he did. It's changing me for the better. One "talk" I read this week (more of a story) has been the Ricarddi Letter. If you haven't read it you need to. It's changed my perspective even more since I've been out here. Sister Garcia and my new motto is "The field is white already to harvest. Not brown or yellow ready to water." I'm also thankful of those who have rejected me because it is showing me how much the Lord does love me and wants me to grow. It probably doesn't make sense right now so I invited you to read the story and then it will.

Of Atu!

Sister Stone

Sister Eliza Stone

California Long Beach Mission

6500 E. Atherton St.

Long Beach, CA  90815

This is of one of the many (and I mean many) of dogs she has. This is her youngest dog of about 5 or 6 months. It's one of those Russian dogs that hunts bears and eats meat. Still a puppy. A big puppy.
*Note from Eliza's mom: On a later reply to this email, Eliza said the woman that owns the dogs is a convert of about a year that is in their ward.