The Best Week EVER

Hey Guys!!!! 

This past week has been amazing. First off, we got our car taken away so a companionship in Hemet could use it for the week since they blew up their car. Sister Meza and I thought "Well. There goes our numbers and everything for this week. Awesome". But!!! We were super diligent, walked everywhereeeee, and have had the best numbers we've had since I cam to Corona! How amazing is that? We picked up THREE new investigators! They're all AMAZING! And we have super high hopes for them. I don't have a ton of time left, so I'll tell you all about them next week. 

On Saturday, we got to meet.... drum roll please..... ELDER CHRISTOFFERSEN!!!! I cannot tell you how amazing that meeting was. I got to shake his hand and everything. ;) But that wasn't even the amazing part. The Spirit there was INSANE. Sister Mullen announced that an Octet would be preforming for President Mullen a song called Faith in Every Footstep. Little did he know that on the second verse, the ENTIRE MISSION (so about 200 missionaries) would stand up and join. She's been preparing us since JANUARY to do this. The goal was to make President Mullen cry. And let me just say.... we slammed the goal out of the park. :) We then got to hear from 3 Quorm of the 70's members and then Elder Christoffersen. He only spoke for about 3 minutes, then opened it up for anyone to ask anything. So, we all did. Some of the questions were... interesting. Others were amazingly spiritual. My favorite quotes are as follows:

"Q: How can we tell people that families are going to be together forever if some members of the family choose to reject the Gospel?

A: God will not force families to be together. However, He WILL put everything in this life all together for us. All the hangups, loose strings, doubts, fears, etc will all be resolved. We all will have the greatest degree of happiness for us. And we NEED to act as if every member of our family will be with us forever. We cannot choose, decide, or judge anyone. That is not our job. That is God's. Trust and pray that they will return. Trust in Christ. Don't EVER doubt the promises of the Grace of Jesus Christ."

"Don't be offended if you ask God in sincere faith for something and you get a no. You are not the first to get a no. Remember, Christ did as well in the Garden of Gethsemane."

"The only thing that limits our blessings is our own preparation."

"Thy will be done. You cannot demand of God. You CAN say 'I'm ready and I'm willing'. And as you are true to the Gospel and the covenants you have made, the answers and deepest desires of your your heart will flow into your life".

"These things that are in your heart, these deep, aching, desires, God sees them. He knows them. And they WILL come. Stay steadfast. Stay in the old ship Zion". 

"When it comes to our missions and our lives, the Lord may say 'Well done. Now, you're done'. And your time will be over. Give this mission and your life your all. You never know when it may be over". 

Elder Christoffersen is amazing and I'm so grateful I was able to learn from him. 

Today, we get to go to the temple! Ahh! So excited! The temple is like Disney Land for missionaries, except better. <3 

Okay, I'm super out of time. Here's a quote from my friend Sister Smith's email that I thought I would share with you all. :) "Sir Isaac Newton is reported to have said, "In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence."  The thumb alone!  Then think about the fact that the earth departs from its orbit of the sun by only one-ninth of an inch every 18 miles. If, instead, it changed by one-tenth of an inch every 18 miles, we would all freeze to death. If it changed by one-eighth of an inch, we would all be incinerated.  How cool is that?!"

God is real my friends. And he loves each and every one of us. <3 

Love,

Sister Roberts

 It's summer my friends.... #InlandEmpireProbs

 Yep, we're in Corona.

When you run out of food in your apartment, you get desperate, find random things in your panty, and throw it together. Like this. Ramen noodles, no spice packet, Cajun seasoning, sriaracha, lime juice, egg, tomato. Actually, it was divine. not even kidding.

 Elder Christoffersen meeting! All my fave sisters. :) (Yes, I did dye my hair blonde. Sister Meza did it.)

skyping with mi familia!