Everyone watch general conference!!! - Yorba Linda, California

We had a miracle with finding our friend Paula this week! We finally found the neighborhood in our area that has all the people out walking in it haha so we were street contacting there, and talked to this lady for like 10 minutes, walking with her on her route. This led us about 1/2 a mile away from our car, which is where we ran into Paula! She told us she's been looking for a church to go to, and none of the ones she's been to have felt right for her. We taught her the restoration this week and it was so fire! I am so so grateful for every opportunity I get to teach recently. They don't come as often here, but it's what brings me the most joy, so I always soak it up when I get the opportunity to testify of Christ :,) 

Sister Downard and I are besties!! She's such a fire missionary already and we work so well together. We're always laughing and making things fun- this week we found a free *mini* ping pong/pool/shuffleboard/airhockey table on the side of the road, so naturally we put it in the back of our car on the way to our member dinner lol 

I'm SO pumped for general conference this week! We get to watch some of it with our friend Benson at the trailer/visitors center they have for the YL temple site. I've gotten to watch general conference at the MTC, the Mormon Battalion, a church building, and now on the dedicated ground of a new temple! So lucky to be on holy ground!! If you arent planning on watching general conference... what are you doing?? If you are watching it, make it the best general conference ever! I invite you to think of a question you want answered, and to listen & take notes on what the spirit prompts you more than what the speakers say. I know that's totally changed the way I receive revelation while listening to our inspired leaders! 

Love you all, have a fantastic week!!

 Sister Anderson 

Lots of service! 

Updates on the temple construction! Its finally above ground! 

Our new bestie Paula 

His Grace is Sufficient 🫶 - Yorba Linda, California

Highlight of my week: 

We have a member who sat down with us this week and gave us the most incredible lesson on the Atonement. He cited so many scriptures, and totally blew my mind and helped me to understand the Atonement so much deeper. 

One of my favorite things he said is that the Savior has 7 wounds, and the last is the wound in His side. He dropped some human anatomy on us that I couldn't explain well lol but basically, the fact that blood and water came from Christ's side when it was pierced on the cross means that His heart had been literally broken for us in the Garden of Gethsemane. That was the final wound He received on our behalf, and when He came to the Americas and visited the Nephites, it was the first wound He invited them to feel (3 Nephi 11:13-15). He let them all feel it, one by one, just like He had suffered for each of them one by one. 

The Savior's love for us is so much deeper than we can understand, and it extends to YOU. His grace covers it ALL. He leaves no traces, there isn't some imaginary line we have to hit before His Atonement helps us out, He covers everything. 

Heavenly Father knew I needed this experience, and I'm so grateful for all the little things that worked together for me to be there for that, because it was so impactful. God is so good to me :,)

We have so many new missionaries, so a lot of our mission is training, including me! I'm staying in Yorba Linda, and my new companion's name is Sister Downard. She's from South Carolina, and she's the sweetest ever. I'm so excited to work so hard with her this transfer, we're gonna go crazy on Yorba Linda!!

The members here are so incredible. They found out it was Sister Murri's birthday this week, and we had a constant supply of cake and ice cream all week long haha. They're gonna have to roll me home I swear. They're also such an amazing example to me of member missionary work. I love hearing their experiences of sharing what's in their hearts with others, and taking every opportunity to testify of Christ. They take opportunities to share the gospel I know I wouldn't have even seen before my mission. I'm learning so much from their example about how to be a lifelong missionary! 

We have been working hard the last couple weeks. I felt like I was kind of in a rut for a minute there, but I'm back now, and I know that giving it my all is the way this work was intended to be done. The Lord can work miracles with our willing heart and working hands!

We have some people that we're hoping to start teaching this week! Please pray for Benson, Debara, and Paul:) 

Love you all ❤️Sister Anderson 

Pictures:

Sooo much ice cream 

Building Sister Murri's new furniture right before transfers hahaha

Me + Sister Downard! 

District photoshoot by our mission presidents son 🥹🥹

New transfer, new zone🫶