Week 63

New Transfer :)

Hola!

New transfer! New companion! Welcome Hna Rudolph:D Hna Rudolph is from Cody, Wyoming. She is 5'7, blond, used to work at Walmart, is secretly competitive, likes turtles, her favorite colors are blue and green and she loves spicy food!!:D  she's pretty funny and knows some pretty random facts, which is awesome because I love to learn random facts. She also eats my leftovers!:D that's a first!

Transfer meeting was pretty great:) I got to see a lot of my friends and we said good bye to a really big group of missionaries and hello to some new people. We had some new Spanish elders but no Hermanas:(  

This week we went around trying to look for new investigators. We had a lot of fiding but not a whole bunch of success. We will keep trying though, we know those prepared people are out there. :D We also got to help our ward with their Father's Day activity. We helped decorate and practiced a musical number. We sang "Oh my Father" and Hna Rudolph accompanied us with her Ukulele!:D oh yeah! Back to the uke! I think this is a sign that I am meant to be a ukulele player for the rest of my life. 

This weekend we also had an amazing Stake Conference. We had Elder Wilford W Andersen come speak to us! He had given a talk last General Conference about "The Music of the Gospel". In his talk this weekend he expounded more on D&C 121:41-42. He talked about worldly power, which tends to come from someone enforcing high rank or authority by intimidation, anger, threatening, fear, embarrassment and other things. I have seen that in homes a lot on my mission; when parents want their kids to listen they get angry or threaten and then you see rebellion and fighting and then the spirit is gone and the child gets lost. Instead Elder Andersen talked about applying the gospel in our home and using the kind of power that Jesus Christ taught, "by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile". Saying "I love you" more often even if it's strange at first and just over all showing love by using those powerful love attributes. Anyways, my parents were really good that that. Specially my mom. I obeyed her because she loved me not because of fear. My home was a place where the spirit dwelt and I was able to learn to hear the music of the gospel. My daddy taught me the dance and my mom created an environment where I could listen and practice. 

I am so thankful for so many things. Specially my friends and family!:) I hope you all had a great Father's Day. This weekend I was especially thankful for my dad. What a great opportunity I had to be with him for the time we were given. This Sunday I remembered the times I was little and tired at church. When he would carry me as I slept though Sunday school. It was a strange memory I had hidden in the corners of my mind but it was a special one for a special day. 

Love, 

Hermana Orellana!

Also I have a new mission address!:D Its: 1646 Sunset Road Brentwood, TN 37027

Unless you have my actual address then you can just keep using that until they transfer me:) if you want my current address just email me. 

-flashback to when there was five of us

-the beauties #eastwood #gamble #baben

-my tall friend and I

-Hna Gambles last words... She really does love me!

-Hno Rene stole my hot sauce and made me stop eating it for a couple days... The worst diet I have ever been on!! It started Wednesday night and I only lasted till Friday night. #toobrowntocare >:D