Sooo ... guess what! I got transferred to the Tongan Stake!
Yep. Samoan to Tongan. The beginning of the week was really hard because
I missed the Samoan ward and my old companions. I feel like I might
go back there one day though, so there is always hope! I have a new
AMAZING companion now, Sister Afungia is Tongan and she's from Texas. She
is one of the sweetest and kindest people I have ever met, and she's
super chill. We work really well together.
This area is different than the others I've served in
because it's sooo big! We pretty much live in our car because all our
appointments and members live so far apart. So we spend a lot of time
driving. It gets a little frustrating because we want to be talking
to people instead of being in our car all day. But we are starting
to come up with productive things to do in the car.
General Conference was amazing!!! We took our
investigator Jenlei and her fiancé Rod, who is a member. They both loved it and
after the session we were able to meet up with Elder Nash and
listen to him as he talked to a group of youth. Jenlei loved that so
much!! She said she wanted to ask him so many questions and she was even
taking notes while he was talking! On the walk back to the car she
opened up to us about her feelings towards religion and told us why she
wants to be baptized. Whenever she had seen missionaries in Guam
(where she is from), she said she always had this feeling like she was
going to be protected. Here she feels the same thing, she calls it
her blanket in the cold. But she didn't know why that feeling went away
or how she could always have it with her until the missionaries
started teaching her and she learned that it is the Holy Ghost and she
decided she needs to get baptized! Her finance Rod served a mission
and he is a big support.
Overall we had a great week! I am so grateful for a
living Prophet and Apostles who love us so much. I'm grateful for the
guidance and counsel they give us and I know our lives will be blessed
tremendously if we follow it. One of my favorite quotes came from
Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita who said
"Boys Be Ambitious For Christ!" I love that so much. What does it mean to be ambitious for Christ? To me
it means to have a good attitude about doing his work and to want to
do it FOR HIM, because of our love for HIM! Elder Nelson talked
about how joy doesn't have anything to do with the circumstances of our
lives, but our focus. I think everyday we can choose to be ambitious
for the Christ in the way we choose to see things and how we
react. If we strive our best to do what Christ would do, including
seeing all things in a positive light and with an eye of faith, then
we are being ambitious for Him. So I want to invite you all to do that
this week! Choose to be ambitious for Christ and have a positive
focus in all things. I promise if you do this you will be happier and
find more joy in your day and in your lives! 😊
I love you all so so much and I miss you!!! I hope everyone
is doing good and you all have a great week!
Love,
Sister Abby Martinez
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A bunch of our members who helped us with a training!
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| Sister Martinez & Sister Afungia |
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| Sister Martinez, Sister Afungia, Jenlie & Rod @ Oct 2016 General Conference |
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| Sister Afungia, Sister Martinez, Elder Marcus Nash |
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