Sore Feet and Full Hearts

Hellllllo!

Well, this week wasn't too crazy exciting. I was sick for most of it, so nothing too crazy happened. I got a weird stomach thing where I was nauseous all day, everyday, for 2 weeks straight, and this last week was the worst of it. #VomitingAllNightLikeABoss #GoHardOrGoHome But, the great part is, I lost a total of 10 pounds in two weeks. #Score #GonnaGainItAllBackSuperQuick #MissionLifeIsFlufflyLife

We were able to go out a couple of times, but all of our set appointments had canceled. We're supposed to walk and talk to everyone we see for 7 and a half hours a week. Due to sickness, we only really had 2 and a quarter days to do that. So, on Saturday and Sunday we walked and talked with everyone for over 3 hours straight each day. #MissionaryFeetAreGrossBecauseOfThis #WorthIt 

We talked to some really great people though, and we hopefully have a few potential people to teach. :)

Yesterday was Mother's Day (Duh. If you forgot, you are a shame to your family. Buy your mom something nice that says "I'm sorry for my entire childhood and I will never be as amazing as you" because let's face it, all of that is true) and our ward put together this really great Mother's Day program. At the end, they had all the women ages 18 and up stand up to be recognized and receive a little treat. Sister Meza and I weren't going to stand up, but the speaker looked straight at us and said "Sister Missionaries, that means you too". So, we stood up in all of our awkward "we aren't thinking about having kids for a longgggg time because teaching the Gospel is way cooler"-ness and received a little handmade boutenier and chocolate bar. But I was thinking about it, and you know, there's SO much more to being a mother than just having biological children. I remembered all of the "mothers" in my life who encouraged me, nurtured me, kept me out of trouble as much as they could, loved me unconditionally, and absolutely mothered me. And I've just gotta say, I am SO grateful. I've met women who are true mothers who never had children of their own, and they have honestly changed my life. I am so humbled and honored to have so many incredible women care about me in my life. Another Sister Missionary, Sister Smith, who is serving somewhere in the south (forgive me, I forgot which state), sent the following quote out to everyone and I felt it should be shared with you all as well:

"To all of the mothers everywhere, past, present, or future, I say, “Thank you. Thank you for giving birth, for shaping souls, for forming character, and for demonstrating the pure love of Christ.” To Mother Eve, to Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel, to Mary of Nazareth, and to a Mother in Heaven, I say, “Thank you for your crucial role in fulfilling the purposes of eternity.” To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle—and all will—I say, “Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are. In fact, you are saviors on Mount Zion, and like the Master you follow, your love ‘never faileth.’” I can pay no higher tribute to anyone" (Behold Thy Mother, Jeffrey R. Holland, October 2013).

And ultimately, I'd love to thank my own biological mother who has put up with me for 21 years now. She has had way too many instances where it would be justifiable to kill me for my terrible terrible decisions, but instead, she still chooses to love me unconditionally and cheer me on. She is my rock, my support, and I know I can always lean upon her for strength. I love you, Mom. Happy Mother's Day. <3

Sister Meza got to skype her family yesterday for Mother's day, and it was wonderful. I would have too, but my family is currently vacationing somewhere cool, so I'll get to skype them in a couple weeks. :) It was so great to see her family and get to know them. As I was watching them, I couldn't help but get super homesick. I just wanted to be done and go home. But, I prayed for help to see me through the day and to remember why I was here. So, we threw ourselves into the work and at the end of the night, I was exhausted, but overwhelmed with just how grateful I am to be here and how much I do NOT want to go home, or really ever leave. Missionary work is the best thing in the world and I will never regret serving. I've officially been out for 6 months, so 1/3 of my mission is done. I have 12 months left, and I am SO grateful to have 12 more months of hard work and dedication, because it literally is the best thing in this world.

I love you all so much! Have a great week!

Love,

Sister Roberts

P.S. Sister Meza and I are staying together here in Corona for another transfer! Whoop whoop! Elder Whiting is now my ZONE LEADER (rad) and one of my zone leaders is now Assistant to the President! #CoronaIsAmazing

 What a girl

 When we find our pamphlets while out tracting

Our cute area

I Forgot to Title the Last Email, so I Thought I'd Make This One Super Witty, But I Failed, so Please Don't Hate Me for my Lack of Wit These Days

Hola mi amigos y amigas y familia!

Let's review this week, shall we? It's always so weird, I get started this write these letters every week, and I sit down, and go "Wait, what did I even do all week?". The days start to seriously run together. But I shall do my best. :)

Our mission gave us the backlog of the past 3 years for the referrals from Salt Lake. We have to contact all of them. So, we went to go visit this lady named Olga, and she asked us to come back tomorrow. So, we come back, not expecting much, but surprisingly, she lets us in. It's her, and her two children named Kieran and Paris. We proceed to teach a lesson, and they all really liked it! So, we picked them all up as investigators and have an appointment to go back this week.

We went on a Blitz for our area as well as Citrus Hills (another ward in our stake). It went very well! Hermana Madrid (from Peru) and I went together and walked the historic district of Corona, which is incredibly beautiful by the way. We talked to a lot of people, and only 3 of them spake English. I'm SUPER grateful Sister Madrid was there to save me. hahaha We even met a refugee from Mexico! She told us her story and I seriously teared up as my heart broke for her. Where they were living, people would come knock on there door, and the family would have to pay these people money or else they would legitamately kill the entire family. And sometimes, someone would ring the doorbell, and the family would go to answer it, and there would just be a dead body lying on the ground. That's the "light" stuff of what she told us. My heart broke for her, and she wants to learn more about the Gospel, so Spanish missionaries are heading over there soon. Regardless of political party, persuasion, or opinion, we all need to come together and do everything we can to help the refugee crisis. The church has asked SO many times now for us as members to do what we can in our communities to help our brothers and sisters around the world (regardless of nationality, origin, religious persuasion, and circumstance). Brothers and Sisters, I exhort all of you to PLEASE do what you can to help in your own sphere of influence. You don't even have to spend money. You could teach English to a local refugee, help them go shopping and understand American currency, teach them how to use local technologies, etc. Let's not forget that Christ himself was a refugee. He and his family had to flee from King Harod to escape certain death.

We also picked up another investigator named Hector! We taught him the Restoration and he really loved it. He's on date to be baptized even. :) We're super excited to see where things go with him. We also taught Karen the restoration, and she lovedddddd it. She basically cried the whole time. She has had SUCH a rough life. She has cancer, fibromyalgia, MS, and a few other things I can't remember. But her faith is so incredibly strong. She's definitely an example to me of the type of person I want to be. She's still so happy with her life and she works for Disney and loves it everyday. I'm really excited to keep teaching her (hopefully).

Transfers are this Saturday! We'll see how that goes! I could have a new companion, I could move to a different area, I could become a trainer or Sister Training Leader, or everything could stay the same. Ohhhh the possibilities. ;)

I would like to give a shoutout to my unbiological little bro, Kutter Hine! He has received his mission call, and is going to the Russia, Rustov-na-Danu mission!!!!!!!!! <3 I am SO proud of you, bud. You are going to do AMAZING things in Russia, and your life is going to change immensely on September 14th when you enter the Missionary Training Center. Be ready for the wildest most amazing roller coaster of your life. <3 I do not regret a single thing coming here and serving a mission. It is literally the best thing you will ever do. It might not be the best 2 years of your life (if it is, you need to live more), but it WILL be the best two years FOR your life. Of this, I humbly testify.

Our Zone is super fun, that's all I'm saying. Today, for Pday, we had a gigantic nerf gun war. A company came and set the whole thing up and it was probs the best time ever. Just saying.

I was reading the scriptures (as always. #MissionLife) and came across this scripture that I felt I should share with you. Not sure why, but hey, when the Spirit tells you to do something, you do it. Nephi, a prophet, asks to see and understand the vision in which his Father, Lehi, had. The angel is in the process of showing him, and asks him a question about God. Nephi replies "And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things." (1 Nephi 11:17). This verse really hit me this week. Sometimes, if all we know is that God loves His children, it's okay. You're in the same boat as Nephi, who was a prophet of God. It's okay to have questions. It's okay to not know. And it's more then okay to ask God for answers. He will answer you. It may not be the answer you want (I'm a testimony of that. Hello. This mission was NOT in my plans at all), but when you put your trust in the Lord, where He takes you is infinitely better than where you would be on your own. God loves us infinitely. No matter who you are, what choices you've made in your life, where you're from, how old you are, how imperfect you are, etc. He adores and loves you more than you can ever comprehend. If that is all you know, or even want to believe, it's more than okay. I promise. If you faith the size of a mustard seed, it's more than okay. You are TRYING. And the best thing of all, is that God is so proud of you for trying. He's cares so much more about where you are and where you are willing to go with His help, than where you have been.

I love you all so much! I hope you have a fantastic week. <3

Love, 

Sister Roberts 

 Sister Meza while we were walking

 Most delicious breakfast ever. Cantelope, plain greek yogurt, drizzle of honey, chia seeds. BAM. 

 A member took us to this super cool pizza place! They had the best quotes everywhere.

  More cool quotes.

 Our church building <3

  LOOK! I TANNED! It may have took me 6 months, but hey. I'm not an albino afterall. ;)

 One of our Zone Leaders, Elder Uasike. He takes nerf wars seriously. 

 The company put scriptures on the insides of the barriers for us! 

 Whole zone!

 Elders. Nuff' said. 

Our lunch! :) Veggie sushi for the winnnnnnn

Week 25

Hey guys!

We had Multi-zones this week! It went super well. President Mullen trained us on quite a few different things. First of all, my heart goes out to Japan and Ecuador. Sister Mullen notified us of all the natural disasters and my prayers are definitely with them. Scary times do come, but through the Savior, we can feel peace through it all.

We've gone on about a million splits this week, which means that both Sister Meza and I pick a member and that member becomes our companion for about an hour while we go visit people, thus getting twice the amount of work done. It's great! We picked up an investigator named Karen! She plays Goofy at Disneyland! Not even kidding. #CaliforniaProbs She walks around in a super hot suit and makes children happy all day long. She absolutely LOVES it. I think it would be pretty great too, till I passed out due to heat exhaustion. ;) (we all know I don't do heat) She has quite a few brain tumors, one of which is active, so her life is pretty scary right now. She was super excited to learn more and we're getting an appointment set up to see her.

We also tried to pick up another investigator, who's name is Chris... He just had his second daughter, he's about 20 years old, and he seemed super interested in the Gospel. However, he texted us and asked us if we could "chill and get some drinks ;)".... yeah..... Pretty sure he's more interested in Sister Meza than the actual gospel. #ProblemsOfHavingAnAdorableCompanion #AintNobodyGotTimeForDat #JesusOverBoys #SavingSoulsBetterThanAnythingIncludingFlirtyMen #WinkyFacesEqualCreepyIfComingFromRandomMan

On Friday, we did more service at the Thrift Store! It was pretty great. :) On Saturday, it was a world wide "Just Serve" day! So, we did FIVE hours of straight service split up between 3 different projects, which included planting a bajillion trees (still got blisters on my hands from shoveling dirt), mulching a bunch of trees, and painting the community center for a local theatre team. We were all pooped at the end of the day, but there is no feeling like serving others. It's incredibly satisfying and helps you get out of your own head. :) #BrainBreak

We taught at a baptism on Sunday. The girl baptized was Kim. She is another set of missionaries' investigator, however we taught her once a week as she came to Book of Mormon study class. We. Love. Her. It was an honor to be there for the most beautiful day of her life. We taught about the Restoration and it was INCREDIBLY spiritual. I'm am SO happy for Kim!!!!!!! <3

Well, that's all folks. Love ya. Make good decisions. Return with honor. Remember who you are. Plus all the other incredibly cheesy mormon mom goodbyes.

Love,

Sister Roberts

  Found a little piece of home at the grocery store. :) 

 More zone game fun :) #PDayIsTheBestDay

 #GentileNameForTheWin

 Multizones! 

 All the sisters! :) <3 Sister Turner, my trainer, is right below me!

 Service. Planting trees is hard. They had to call in City Workers too. XD 

 Mulch!

  Missionaries aren't allowed to use ladders.... sooo.... we improvised. 

Kims telling us about how her mom used the same towel when she was baptized into the church

I Love California. It's Official. #TraitorAndIDontEvenCare

Beautiful humans (which is all of you. FYI).

I've converted. It's official. I love California. It's so dang beautiful. And the members here are incredible. And the culture is awesome (mainly cause it's a giant melting pot of cultures and it's the BEST). It's hot, but I've gotten more used to it. I get cold super easy. XD There's SO many cool places to go, things to see, etc. And by the way, the Zone I'm in is the BEST zone ever. Oh, and Hine Family, you're gonna love this. Elder Whiting is my District Leader. I keep forgetting to tell you guys that. For the rest of you, Elder Whiting and I had never met previous to the mission, but he knows my family, we have matching bags from the MTC, we served in the same zone for 5 months in Hemet, and now, he's my District Leader. #WhitingNeedsToStopCopyingMe #Rude #JKHesASuperCoolKid #OopsMeantElder

This week has been great. :) It's been a long week, but a good one. I'm super glad it's Pday, that's all I gotta say. It's a nice little physical and mental break. :) We TWO super awesome Service Projects! The first one was at a local elementary school! We built, painted, put together, and set up a bunch of "back pack boards". These kids usually put their backpacks everywhere and it's untidy. But, now, they hang them on these super awesome boards we built. They're super long wood boards are attached to the wall, painted blue, with super cool handles/knobs all down them to hang backpacks. The handles are all different, so its really awesome and artsy looking. Second, we served at a local thrift store/food give out. The elders put together these giant baskets of food for the needy while the Sisters served in the thrift store, sorting clothes, shoes, other random things, and cleaning. We got to set out a bunch of free shoes for the homeless! I can't even tell you how much it filled my heart to serve. It's true that when you need a little bit of heart healing, the best thing to do is to turn outward to those in need and serve them, because as you give Christ like service, those little cracks in your heart are filled by the Person in which you are emulating (aka, the Savior, Jesus Christ). It's incredible and I testify that as we act the way Christ would act, think what He would think, and say what He would say, our own hearts and souls heal in ways we never thought possible. So, get out and serve! There is the AWESOME website called JustServe.org :) it has a BUNCH of community projects where you are! And if you need help with anything, you can put it on the website, and people looking to do service sign up and come volunteer! It's amazing. #TechnologyIsABlessing

We went on exchanges this week, and I was with Hermana Rassmussen in my area! Which was terrifying, because I had only been in the area for 3 weeks and knew absolutely nothing and was taking over the area for a day. So. Stressful. I can't even tell you. But, Hermana Rassmussen was the sweetest, coolest, most awesome person ever. She made me feel super comfortable and I learned so much from her! She's an awesome lady. :) Plus, we did SUPER awesome work that day. You know that feeling of exhaustion after a day of REALLY hard work? You know how satisfying and awesome it is? Yeah. #LoveIt

We had a stake missionary breakfast as well! It was at 7 am, so we had to get up at 5 to get everything ready to go. Thought I was gonna die, but it was an amazing experience. The Stake leaders were there and we got to meet them and know them. They are superrrrr awesome. The day after, we had a Stake Missionary Corelation Meeting, which means that alllll the missionaries in the stake got together with alllll the ward mission leaders, plus President Mullen, plus the Stake President, plus the rest of the Stake leadership. And we go over everythingggg. But, to make a long meeting short, the main point can be summed up in one quote from the Stake Leadership, "This zone of missionaries is the best we've ever seen. We were talking with each of you, and had an overwhelming sense of awe of how incredible and hard working you are. Amazing things are happening in Corona, and because of you Elders and Sisters, it can all be made reality. And you better tell your family and friends how amazing we think you are." So yeah. We're amazing apparently? haha But I followed instructions, so there ya go.

We hit the pavement hard this week. We've found a lot of potential investigators, talked with SO many people about the gospel, and picked up two new investigators! Their names are Louisa and Regina! They are sisters and are some of the strongest, most incredible women I've had the pleasure of meeting. They've both had such difficult lives, but instead of turning away from God and asking "why me?" they turn towards Him and ask "what can I learn from this? And what can I teach others from this?". They. Rock. Can't wait to meet with them this week. :)

Anywho, I'm out of time. I love you all so much. But as much as I love you, there's Others who love you infinitely more than I, and they're Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. They adore you, and all they want for you is happiness, both in this life and the life to come. You are Heavenly Fathers literal Spiritual son or daughter. He knows you better than you know yourself. And He loves you, and all of His children, more than you can possibly imagine. Go to Him. Run to Him. He will welcome you with arms open wide time and time again, no matter who you are or what you've done. This is my testimony.

Love, 

Sister Roberts 

 JK Rowling wrote an awesome speech at Harvard, this is the book version. Totally buying it when I get home.

 Elder Whiting and Elder Beck playing guitar. #SuperGood #PDayIsTheBest

Our zone playing a board game. It gets super heated with debate. XD I think it's called Alliance or something? Not sure. But basically it's Mafia in a card game.

I've Got Nothing Witty to Put Here This Week, Sorry.

Hola, mi amigas bonitas! (pretty sure I butchered that grammar. Oops.)

This week has been crazy! Lots of amazing things have happened, and lots of..... interesting..... things have happened. Let's start with interesting, shall we? :)

It's been "rainy" here for most of this week, so we've gotten to go tracting. FYI, I LOVE TRACTING. :) Anywho, we tracted into this one lady's house. She opens the door, we do our thing, and she starts asking us questions about what we believe. So, pretty normal ya know? Well.... then.... She goes "I'm an annointed psalmist and a born again Christian!" Which is awesome, because she was super nice to us (though, I have NO idea what an "annointed psalmist is... pretty sure we have different definitions of annointed). And she starts going on this huge lecture about Jesus Christ's real name (which in Hebrew, is Yeshua, which is correct (as far as I know, correct me if incorrect please), along with a few other ones like Yahweh) and the history of the bible (which we actually agreed mostly) and how she speaks in tongues. She then started speaking to us "in tongues". I was expecting a bunch of jumbled together nonsense, which is usually what happens when people do that with us, but she was actually speaking a language which I'm pretty sure was Hebrew. After each sentence, she'd translate for us. In "tongues", she said that Sister Meza and I were mighty servants of the Lord, that God has a wonderful and magnificent plan for our lives, and that praise be to God, along with a few other things that I didn't catch, because she was talking so fast. She then asked us a few other questions, like if we believe that Christ and God are the same person or if we believe that Christ is the literal begotten of the Father. We explained how we believe they are separate and distinct beings, and she was super happy because she believes the same thing. She also asked a few other things that I can't remember because my mind was still stuck on the whole "in tongues" thing. (By the way, LDS people generally define speaking in tongues very differently than most. We tend to think it's more of a gift to pick up and and speak languages well, thereby helping God's children to learn about Him). She was SUPER nice and I can officially check it off my bucket list to be spoken to "in tongues". ;) She also gave us her business card, and she's a traveling minister. So! That was interesting experience number one! 

Interesting experience number 2: We are teaching an investigator named Marco. :) He's awesome. He lives in the ghetto of the ghetto. We're not allowed to be there after dark, and tend not to go there often because it is pretty dangerous. But, Marco could only meet us after dark, so we had a member go with us. Her name is Sister Child and she's the sweetest. :) She was SUPER apprehensive about going to this area, but we went nonetheless. We got there, and everything was locked down around the apartment. We parked across the street, and called Marco to let us in. So, he came down, opened the locked gate, and walked us up to his apartment. His apartment complex is.... interesting. There's lots of alcohol bottles everywhere, it reeks of marijuana, and is super run down and scary with pretty scary people. I felt fine and didn't think it was a big deal, but Sister Child looked like she was gonna pass out. XD hahaha So we teach Marco and he loveddddddd it. He is a SUPER nice guy and is excited to learn more. As we walked out, he accompanied us so we would be safe, and we got in our car. Sister Child felt much better leaving than she did arriving, and she loved teaching. :) Gotta love the ghetto guys. Seriously. You find the best people there. :) (also a lot of scary ones, but eh, it's fun).

Now lets talk about the amazing! 

We had a missionary fireside last night, and President Mullen came to speak to 3 wards of members and the missionaries about missionary work. He basically called all the members to repentance, but in a nice way. ;) Most people are pretty scared of President, but he's the bestttttttt. Anyways, the fireside was AMAZING. However, President asked the missionaries, all 6 of us, to do a musical number. You alll know I can't sing well, so I was terrified. But it actually went really well! We had people come up to us after and tell us that the Spirit was definitely the strongest during the meeting when we sang and told us how good of a job we did. It was pretty great and I was honored. :)

Zoey is one of our investigators. She's 13 and LOVES the Gospel. She even bore her testimony is Sacrament meeting yesterday! She was also called as the Beehive Secretary! So, she has a calling and everything, but she isn't baptized yet. Her parents are inactive members and want her to wait until she's 18, but they're warming up, so fingers crossed it's sooner. :)

Oh, and by the way, ELDER CHRISTOFFERSEN IS COMING TO OUR MISSION TO TRAIN US!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm. So. Stoked. He's a member of the 12 Apostles, so he's like.... as far up in the church as you can get without being the actual Prophet, whom he works with all the time. We're so excited! He's coming on May 21st and the WHOLE mission is getting together to hear him speak. This is a big deal because the mission NEVER does that because there's far too many of us, but this is a pretty special occasion. :) I'm so excited. Wanna know a secret? In order to get iPads in your mission, a member of the 12 has to come visit and train you, and the apostle who usually does it is Elder Christoffersen. So there's a chance we're getting iPads. Yassssss. But it's not a guarantee by any means, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up. XD hahaha

Anyways, I've gotta go. But I want to extend a challenge to you all! I want you to share the gospel this week with one person. It doesn't have to be a big deal, it can just be an email that you send with an inspiring video, or a conversation where you share a little bit about what you believe. This work is amazing guys. And all of us are essential! So! Share!

Love you all,

Sister Roberts 

 Bike lifeeeeee.

Gang signs for the winnnnn. #California 

Graffiti everywhere. Our favorite. :)

Jumping Fences, Crashing into Bushes, and General Conference. #Corona

Hello All!

Well let me tell you. Corona is BEAUTIFUL! It's SO green and is pretty gosh darn incredible! It's a very wealthy area, so the work here is a bit.... more difficult than Hemet (the ghetto). But alas! We're hitting the pavement and planting lots of seeds. :) Corona is on a giant incline... So, we get to bike down it! It's so fun! You just sit there and got like.... way too fast. But.... we then have to bike up the hill.... anddddd we die. Not even kidding. Well, I die. Sister Meza, not so much. She's a beast. :) We're half car, half bike. It's a Ford Fusion, and it's amazinggggggggggg. Love that car. Our apartment is tiny, but SO nice. It's like.... 5 billion steps up from Hemet. Just saying. It's a 1 bedroom and is on the second floor, but hey, the dishwasher works, we have laundry facilities on our porch, a couch, fairly large closet, and white cabinets that I think are adorable. :) Bike life is.... interesting. It's definitely difficult. 1: It's WAY hot. 2: You sweat WAY TOO MUCH. 3: It's on a hill. 4: I've never been so saddle sore in my life. Not even kidding. I can't even sit very well and I have bruises all over from running into bushes and my bike malfunctioning. I went about 10 feet and the chain came off.... But on the plus side, I now know how to fix a bike chain. :) It's a super good workout too. I can feel the muscles coming in. ;) Oh, and I'm NOT getting sunburnt, so I smell like sweat and sunscreen everywhere I go..... #LoveIt

Sister Meza is my companion and she's AWESOME. She's pretty hardcore. She taught me how to jump a fence the other day. In a skirt. Yup. I can now jump fences in a skirt. #SisterMissionaryLife 

She's from Chicago! Her dad is from Ecuador! She's super artsy and creative, and she also is super hardworking and awesome. :) I'm super grateful to be her companion. :)

Tender Mercy of the Week: We were at Walmart earlier today buying groceries and other items. A lady comes up to me as we're checking out and says "I have sons on missions. I know how hard it is, so I'm going to buy your groceries today". I almost cried. Missionaries have to be superrrrr frugal because we're only given a small amount every month to cover food and necessities. She was the SWEETEST LADY EVER. <3 Super grateful! So, if you see missionaries in your area, all I ask is that you be kind and loving towards them, even if you aren't a member of the church. Our job is really hard, and all we want to do is help others. It's okay if you're not interested in the message we share, seriously. Just be kind, my friends. <3 You might make the missionaries day. We get a lot of rude people, so it's nice to see a kind person. And, if you want to do more for them, PLEASE DO! Offering them water is a huge blessing to us. If you feel like buying an icecream cone for them, go for it. It doesn't need to be a huge thing. We're immensely grateful for kind people.

If you are a member, PLEASE, do your best to work with the missionaries. I cannot tell you how important members are to this work. Go on splits with them, team ups, invite friends over for dinner with the missionaries, talk to investigators at church and make them feel comfortable. Ask the missionaries what they need, and I promise, you will be an answer to their prayers. 

General Conference was AMAZING! Oh my goodness. I loveeeeeeee it. I went in with a question that has been weighing heavily on my heart and mind for awhile. I prayed about it and pleaded for an answer. You see, I'm a super logical, scientific person. And I believe in the Gospel with all my heart. But, I cannot say I know without a shadow of a doubt that it's true, like I know the sky is blue, because there's no way to physically prove God and Christ's existence. So, that's bugged me for awhile. I prayed for guidance and inspiration to help me reconcile everything and have peace spoken to my soul. And let me tell you, it sure happened. <3 I was listening to Sister Oscarson's talk very closely. And it hit me. I felt the thought come to me that said "You don't need to know it all right now. But, you do need to believe. So, do you?". Tears came to my eyes and I knew with my whole heart that the Holy Ghost had spoken to me directly to help me overcome the question that I have. And I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I do truly believe, from the deepest part of my soul, that this work is true. That Christ is my Savior. That Heavenly Father loves me more than I can possibly fathom. That the Book of Mormon is indeed the word of God, along with the Bible. That I have the blessing and privilege of being with my family forever, as long as I live worthy of the covenants that I have made with my Father in Heaven. That Thomas S. Monson is the living prophet on earth during these latter days. And that Joseph Smith was the means in which God brought about the restoration of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ's, gospel. Are there faults and historical things to be examined? Yes. Absolutely. However, perfection is not a prerequisite for being a prophet. God works with the best He's got at the time, which are imperfect, biased, mortal men. But, He deals with it. So should we. God is infinitely patient and loving with us, and we should be with others. I can't tell you how much I love this work and how grateful I am to be here in Corona California to share with my beloved brothers and sisters that Christ is there. He always has been there. And He always will be.

I love you all so much, and I think about you everyday. My heart is so full. <3

Sister Roberts 

 Sister Meza loving the Indian Food

  Members here take us out to eat a lot! My first dinner in Corona: THAI FOOD! SO GOOD! Tofu curry. <3 

 Someone turned their entire front yard into a little train village. #Corona

 Happy P-Day Breakfast. :)

Zone Activity: Glow in the dark trash ball! SUPER FUN.

The Week of The Gift of the Holy Ghost, Elote, and Packing

Hello all!

Well.... the time has come. I'm moving from my baby area, Hemet. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm moving to Corona. As far as I've heard, it's a half bike, half car area. My new companion is going to be Sister Meza. Meanwhile, the ward I'm currently in is being split back in half. Sister Garlitz is staying here and her new companion is Sister Blanchard. Sister Moore is going to Anza to finish Sister Rodriguez's training. And two elders are coming in to our ward. So, the ghetto apartment we live in now is being given to the Elders along with bikes, and the sisters are moving to a wayyyyy nicer apartment in a different ward, and they get to keep the car. :) It's going to be interesting, but great!

Linda was confirmed yesterday and received the gift of the Holy Ghost! She is doing INCREDIBLE. The best part of being a missionary, in my opinion, is getting to see people's lives turn around and get SO much better as they lean upon Jesus Christ. It's incredibly humbling and touching. It really builds your own testimony as you teach them. It helps you remember and see first hand how the Gospel of Jesus Christ honestly, truly, saves and changes lives. <3 I'm so proud of Linda.

I said goodbye to everyone in my ward yesterday. It was SUPER hard. I have fallen in love with Valle Vista/Hemet. Even though it's ghetto and dangerous, the people are incredible. I'm looking forward to where I'm going, but it's really hard to leave this place behind. I said goodbye to the Macias family and we all cried. <3 They are AMAZING. They have come so far, and honestly, I feel like they've changed my life.

This week we picked up an awesome investigator, and almost picked up two more (we have return appointments with them and they're excited to learn more, but we didn't have an official first lesson, so it doesn't QUITE count). They're all amazing! One of them has two pet pigs and one of them is going to have piglets soon! <3 <3 <3 <3 I almost died. Seriously. The other is a family that just moved here from San Diego. They're SO awesome and are ready to learn! And Jean, the one we actually picked up, is the sweetest lady ever. <3

Well, I don't really have much more to say. Mission life is insane. It's stressful and crazy, but worth every minute of it. <3 Next time you hear from me, I'll be in Corona. I'm all packed and I'll be leaving here in a couple of hours. Sister Moore actually packed most of my stuff cause I was going insane and didn't really know how to pack all of my stuff up. I have an entire suitcase dedicated solely to my desk stuff.... yeah. Anywho...

I love you all SO much! 

Sister Roberts 

  I've been in Cali for like 5 months and still haven't taken a picture of a palm tree. Till now. This is outside our ghetto apartment. :) (that we love!)

  We track when it rains. <3 Surprisingly, I love tracting. Our adorable rainboots! 

 Shout out to my Daddy, DJ Roberts. :) (He's a legit DJ incase you didn't know. Check out Diamond Music Catering for your next event that needs a Dj. He's the best in the West!)

 This is Elote! It is AMAZING. It's Mexican corn covered in butter, mayo, Parmesan cheese, hot chili sauce, and chili powder, and lime juice. It sounds soooo weird, but trust me, it's the most amazing thing EVER.

 This is called a mangonada. It's SO GOOD. It's mango icecream, covered in this sweet/kinda spicy red sauce, with Mexican Candy. Again, sounds weird, but is incredible.

 Sister Garlitz really enjoys Elote. :) 

  Sister Moore is the one who told me about Elote. She quite enjoys it. :) 

 Close up of the top of Mangonada. It has fresh mango and tamarind candies and more sauce. :) 

The Easter Bunny (Sister Moore) came to our apartment. <3