Cucamonga! It's Bailey in Rancho!

I asked this kiddo to write a little longer email, and this is what we got:) Home in seven day! Hey y'all! So I will be coming home in 7 days. Words cannot describe the past 18 months. I have loved my mission and have learned so much from the people of SoCal.  Trio life Throughout my life I want to keep becoming who Christ wants me to be. I know God has a plan for me and He has provided a way for me to accomplish that. I know he has a plan for each of you as well! I know this gospel is true and that it is more than a church, it is a way of life that God desires for each of us. It provides us with true happiness and joy. I have loved teaching these amazing people about their Savior, Jesus Christ, and how with His help all your burdens can be lifted. Manuel I am excited to work hard this last week. There is so much to get done these next seven days! But I trust that it will get done in His timing. The district I love this Gospel and I love my Sav...

So a lot happened this week, we had the departing temple trip.  And I ran into Sister Vea from the Tongan ward! Miracles! We talked to Santa and he said he was going to do his best on light the world. Also we found a tire rim on the side of the road and made a wreath. Also good 'ol myrtis gave us some sweet potatoes pies and so we had to walk 4 miles in the dark with these pies cause we didn't have a car so that was fun. We also made snowflakes. Merry christmas! We will be in a trio starting Wednesday so wish us luck. -Sister Johnson 

Hey y'all  Happy Thanksgiving! This week it snowed in Hesperia, apparently for the first time in like 50 years! So that was nuts. The Walmart Crew On Thanksgiving we and sisters Eastman and Burney went to Walmart and passed out candy canes and light the world cards. There were so many people! It was great. I honestly don't know what happened this week, but it's been a long week, but a great week too, full of revelation! Hesperia Zone Today we went it a member's house, the Romeros, and they taught us how to make chaparado. Which is super good hot chocolate, so I'll be living off of that for the next century or two :). The church is true so choose the right! -me Sister Eastman and I were matching! Glenni

After a long hard process RHONDA WAS BAPTIZED!  She has been waiting to do this since 2004 and wasn't going to let anything stop her. So that was good. Now we are working on getting her to the temple. So this week we accidentally partook of the forbidden fruit. We went to this guy's house from the middle east and he gave us this fruit and right when we ate it our mouth went numb and my tongue swelled up... Sister Rasmuson and I looked at each other in a panic cause if it was happening to both of us so obviously it wasn't an allergic reaction. So if you could all Google and persimmon and let me know why that happened that'd be great. Also, we almost drank coffee! Thank you Raul and Gloria. They are this cute couple from Guatemala that speak very little English and are hard of hearing... so communication is very difficult. And they gave us coffee, we couldn't say no due to manners and they couldn't hear us. But we were able to snea...