Sister Amber Callister - Arizona Tempe Mission

Hello friends and family! It has been such an amazing week full of crazy stories and cool experiences. I definitely can't share them all because this email would be WAY too long but here are a few! We had zone conference this week and they talked all about how important it is to remember your purpose. Teach off your purpose. Don't become stagnant. And to learn how to stand independent. It was such a good refresher and boost for the start of the week. Wednesday we had exchanges so I was out with the Hermanas in Guadalupe all day! I realized very quickly my 5 years of Spanish I understood 60-70% of everything that was said that day but could do little communicating back. So I learned how to pray in Spanish and have started to read the Book of Mormon in Spanish! I've also already memorized the missionary purpose and first vision. Also may have emailed President how much I loved learning and teaching in Spanish... so we will see where that goes!  Si...

Hello Friends and Family! What a week it has been! Comparatively to the first week, it has just flown by. Sister Snelgrove and I have focused a lot of our efforts on building relationships with the members. So this week has consisted of a lot of stopping by members' houses, volunteering to help with service opportunities, and getting members excited about fellowshipping people we are teaching. While those numbers are few, we have still focused on knocking doors and street contacting but haven't found any success yet. It is okay though, we are staying strong and putting our faith in God.  There are no really crazy stories this week so I apologize for the shorter email! But there were many little miracles, I'll share one. :)  My very first day in Arizona Sister Snelgrove and I went out contacting in an apartment complex. We stopped a few people to talk to them about the reality of having an eternal family and part of the Plan of Salvation. No one seemed too inte...