Hi Guys!!!
That's a wierd word to say, we're really not allowed to say it here, everyone has to be either Elder or Sister. So I made it to California alive! I was the ONLY one out of our missionary group who wasn't sitting by missionaries, and I ended up by a nonmember couple from Texas. I was just like, I KNEW this would happen! So I talked to them for a while and offered them a Book of Mormon, but they said that they already had one from a friend who lived in Utah or something like that. They were really nice though, it was a good experience. So we got here to California and were whisked off to the mission home, which is beautiful. Everything is really pretty here. Santa Rosa doesn't even look like a big city, it is literally a forest. Anyway, when we got there Sister Alba (the president's wife) was just like, sit down, take a nap, relax, we're making you a super delicious lunch. And then we got to sleep in a Hampton Inn for the night, so the first day was pretty much awesome :). I've been assigned to the Dixon area. It's a cute little town with lots of parks and is almost completely residential areas. Everyone is super sweet, but there are a lot of spanish speaking people here, so I'm trying to pick up on the language (I was not blessed with the gift of toungues). We have tons of potential ivestigators, 2 investigators with baptismal dates, and 3 who are close. Everyone is willing to talk to us and give us their numbers, even if they don't want to! The ward is incredible here, they are really into missionary work and are always willing to go out with the missionaries, and a different family feeds us dinner every night. We like to tease that Dixon is going to be translated soon because the people here are so righteous and have such strong testimonies! I think Heavenly Father knew that I needed a lower stress area for my first transfer, and Dixon is awesome! My companion is really sweet, her name is Sister Hamilton. She has about 5 months left in the field, and is a seasoned trainer (she's been a trainer every transfer since she was done training!!). She's been in this area for about 4 months, so she knows everyone and is super on top of things, which I really needed. There are only 4 missionaries in this area, us and the hermanas. We all live in the same apartment so I've been trying to get the hermanas to teach me a little spanish :) I have learned exactly 1 sentence, "Somos Missionaras de la iglesia de Jesus Christo, de los santos, de las ultimas dias". I'm pretty much pro now :). Since I've been here we've picked up a new investigator and a lot of potentials, and I gave out my first Book of Mormon a couple of days ago. We work a lot with bringing less active people back to the church, there are so many less actives in California! almost 70% of members in most places! I really miss home a lot, but being on a mission has been a good experience for me. All of the missionaries in my zone are really fun and all of the people that I've met have been very sweet (except for this one guy that pretty much slammed his door in our faces, but that was only once, I think I can handle that!)
Love everyone lots! Tell everyone hi for me. I can't wait to hear back from everyone!
Love,
Sister Lesser
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