At the beginning of my mission, I always felt like I would serve in three places: Riverside, Murrieta/Temecula area, and Hemet. ;) As the months and transfers have gone by, I've visited every zone in the mission except Hemet! Just when it seemed that would never happen... it happened. And boy what a week it was. ;)) Let me tell you about it!!
Wednesday and Thursday were awesome because we had multi-zone conferences! With half the mission each day!! "But wait Sister Goss, aren't you only technically in one half at a time?" you might ask. Well yes, you're right! Sister Noall and I got to go both days because President asked us to give a Facebook training with Elders Vance and Campbell. :) Huge blessing if you asked me; not only was it fun to give the training, and an incredibly spirit-filled meeting both days, but that means I got to see everyone in the mission once more before I come home next week. :) That is a super rare blessing. AH it was so awesome! Multi-zone conferences are some of the most spiritually-charged meetings I've ever been in. Having tons of missionaries gather together, train together, learn together, practice together, and feel the power of the work behind us is indescribable. I LOVE THIS WORK!
Friday was the day of all days! Are you ready for a story?? So our ASL district decided to film our "He Reigns" music video in Idyllwild, the mountainous area in the Hemet zone. There are 7 of us in the video, plus 3 film crew members. None of us had enough miles to all drive the 2 hour trek (which is a lot for our mission because our mission is small!), so this idea popped into my head. I immediately called President and explained the situation, to which he said "yes that is no problem at all! Way to save miles!" :D Wanna guess what the idea was? So Friday morning, all the 8 other elders pulled up in the mission 10-seater transit van, picked us up, and we road tripped up to Idyllwild together! HAHA! It was soooo fun!! :D We were gone basically all day and stopped in 7 different locations up there, filming all sorts of shots. And the video looks SO good! Make sure you see it when it goes live! :) So not only was it a crazy drive up, but I finally made it to Hemet, Idyllwild, and the famous James Burrito locations I've heard so much about. It was the best ever. :) Wooooohooooo!!
Our branch also grew this past weekend. :) We had not only one, but TWO deaf baptisms! It was so awesome!! The Spirit filled the room so much; I've never witnessed quieter baptisms, and yet they were packed with power. It was really neat to see the baptismal service and confirmation done in ASL. It was amazing. :) The work continues to move forward! Taylor, a new deaf friend, wants to be baptized at the end of March and totally loves and understands the Restoration of the gospel. Samantha is reading the Book of Mormon everyday. The members we're visiting are inviting friends over and they're asking questions and pointing out things they love about the message we share. We met a deaf woman in Walmart today, started teaching Romona from Instagram (who also loves the story of the Restoration and is so excited to read the Book of Mormon), had another referral come in from elders in Ohio, and just kept seeing the miracles pour down. They continue to come. God is so good! This is His church! I love it!!
I'll write one more weekly next week, don't worry. :) I'm not dead yet. But I truly know this work is true and I'm so grateful for the experiences I'm having and the people I'm meeting; my life is changing everyday for the better! I hope you all are continuing to do well; make time to nurture your testimonies and faith; that's the most important possession you have. Love you all so very much! Keep on keepin' on!
Love, Sister Goss
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