Week 34

My First Missed Transfer

We got transfer calls Sunday morning and Hermana Eastwood and I get to stay together for another transfer!! Whoo!! We prayed so much about this. I am tired of having to always to go transfer meeting. I told the Ward Mission Leader that I have had to switch companions every transfer after my trainer and he asked me if it was because I bullied them...:(

Hermana Eastwood and I will have spent three months together, Thanksgiving and Christmas!

It is also currently 34 degrees here in Murfreesboro Tennessee and apparently it snowed this morning but then it also rained so it got washed away. It will be a very cold week and lucky us we have our bikes this week:P

We had some awesome miracles this week! We had Zone meeting last Saturday and we made a goal to have 80 member presents as a whole Zone in one week. This morning we got a call and we reached 100 member presents! Hermana Eastwood and I contributed to that 8 member presents! How crazy! Our average a week is around 2. I have no idea how it happened other than with lots of prayers. This is truly a miracle. 

On Saturday we had our Branch turkey dinner party:) We had two investigators come Freddy and Neemias! We ate some good food and the branch got to socialize with them and made them feel welcomed and then... They came to church the next day:D Sadly they both have to go down to Florida to work till Christmas but hopefully they will continue to read the Book of Mormon as they promised and we will be able to pick them right up when they come back. 

I have been thinking a lot about authority lately and I read this scripture this morning "And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron" (Hebrews 5:4). Literally no man can do anything in His name save he is called of God. Why then do some speak as if they had authority. Its confusing, I know, and no matter how much evidence I put in front of someone it doesn't matter because they have to have a sincere desire to ask God. 

Well this is all. I might have to get to all my personal email a little later because we have to run and buy the groceries. I do want to give a shout of to my girl Prachi! It's her Birthday today:) I sure love you Prachi! My life would be utterly boring and uninteresting without you<3 I hope they shower you with lots of love on your day!

Love, Hermana Orellana

PS: About the pictures.. No its not coffee its white chocolate hot chocolate with caramel and a cake pop!

PPS that light post was the wackiest thing I have seen all week!