Monday, October 5, 2015

Roll Tide

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From: Saryn Moline <saryn.moline@myldsmail.net>
Date: Monday, October 5, 2015
Subject: Roll Tide!
To: Lauralea Moline <lauralea.m@gmail.com>, Timothy Moline <timmoline@gmail.com>

 3594 Chasewood Dr. Apt #4 Huntsville, AL 35805

That is my current address!! 

I love Alabama!!! IM HERE!! And somehow still alive.  I have yet to be around a ton of true southerners because I have been around alot of Hispanics but  ROLL TIDE is still a thing among them haha. Thank you all for your emails! I got on and had 39 unread emails...whattt i am so loved thank you!! 

Welp! Real quick ill give you the scoop on my companion and area!! I kinda forgot what I told you on Wednesday.  My trainer is Hermana Ontiveros! She is from Seattle Washington (howfreakincool)  and is the oldest of 6! Her parents are not active and kinda comes from a broken home.  She doesn't talk about it much but she just started becoming active about a year and a half before she left on her mission.  She made some major changes then and has just been growing ever since. She has been out almost a year this month! I have alot to learn from her.  

So our area is Huntsville!! We are serving in the Spanish branch.  In our church building there are 3 wards, The Sparkman Ward (English, with English Elders) Capshaw Ward (English, with English Sisters) and The Spanish Branch (Spanish, with me, Ontiveros, Hermana Johnson and Acosta, and Elders Aido and Smith) So in one single Branch we have 6 missionaries.  Crazy!! Sister Ontiveros and I got double transferred in this area, meaning that originally there was only a Sister set of missionaries and Elder set.  So we are brand new! Ontiveros knows nothing about the area so we have been hanging around our Sisters, Hermana Johnson and Acosta to get aquanted with the area and people.  I have yet to meet alot of people in the branch. But I have met the President, President Lopez who we are going to have dinner tonight with! 

We are in a car share with the Sisters but we live on the other side of the town so sometimes we just spend the night at Hermana Johnson and Acostas to save miles haha especially since it was General Conference this weekend!  This area is pretty ghetto.  There are alot of Hispanics!! and since we have no investigators, Hermana Ontiveros and I have been tracting ALOT.  Just finding people and talking to more. It has been draining but this is the only way we can find the elect people that have been prepared by the Lord to hear the good word of Jesus Christ and His restored gospel!!!!  I am so blessed to have been born into a Spanish branch too! This is my companions first Spanish area so we are working and learning together!! 

GENERAL CONFERENCE!! What a blessing.  I so needed to hear the many wonderful talks that were given! All the missionaries that are in our building came to the Church building (about 5 minutes away from our apartment) along with some members and recent converts.  It was truly wonderful to hear what they had to say.  And yes I did pay attention and saw Elder Devon Durant speak!!! I told everyone around me that I know him!!  His talk was one of my favorites.  I have made it a goal to ponderize a verse a week.  My verse this week is Alma 5:26. "And now behold I say unto you my bretheren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?"  

I love that scripture!! I found it in personal study a few nights ago. I hope I can always remember the song of redeeming love!!!!!! Another thing I loved about Conference was "The Lack of spiritual habits hinder you from blessings and miracles"  I forgot who said it but it really brought to mind how important it is to pray to our HF in earnest, solemn prayer and feast upon the word of God everyday.  Surround yourself with good influences and seek opportunities to serve others and God. I could go on and on and on about Conference!! 

Recently we just met Fernando,  Fernando is such a special man! He is from Mexico but went to Arizona for work and was having family troubles when the sister missionaries found him and started teaching him.  When suddenly he had to move to Houston Texas for work.  Just two weeks into living there he was baptized and then was immediately sent to Huntsville for work.  He has been here for a little less than 3 weeks and has been in constant contact with the sisters here.  He has that wonderful recent convert spirit about him and wants to share it and learn as much as he can.  The sisters here have started teaching his Uncle who travels with him and continue to teach him about the restoration.  I cant wait to continue to teach him and whatnot!! 

Huntsville is the promised land!! I know I am supposed to be here for a reason with Hermana Ontiveros.  We have alot of work to do here but I am so excited to see the miracles and wonderful blessing to come!!!!!!! 

I know this gospel is true, I have such a testimony of the Spirit!! I love to feel it and I just want everyone to feel of it and the Saviors love for them!!..

Unfortunately no pics today because I am a ditz and left my camera at the apartment.  BUT next week there will be plenty! 

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.  Your support and love keeps me going! The Lord is my light and salvation, whom then shall i fear????

Molinesrockmissionariesrule. HUNTSVILLE IS COOOOLLLL

Hermana Moline

p.s. some of my fav one liners from conference:
"He freely gives us His love, so I must freely give mine"

"In any moment of temptation, may we remember our mothers as well as our Savior"  (I LOVE THIS ONE MOM)

"Happy day, All is well!"  
"Let us Choose the light of our Savior"
"Believe in God, Believe in Yourself, you're doing better than you think you are."
"I am weak but thou art strong"
"The Lord cares about our direction not our speed"
"Gird up your loins! Our God will never us forsake!"
"Both Positive and Negative things work together for our Good"
"True disciples of Christ represent the Lord even when it is not convenient. And desire others to follow, not just inspire."



These are ugly but some are good!! The last picture is one of all the Hermanas in the Mission.  Not sisters but Spanish sisters! Benioni and I are the top left. My companion is not the one on my right but the next one! 

The first one is of me and Hermana Johnson.  She is from Pleasant Grove Utah and has been in Huntsville branch for  one transfer and has been out for almost a year.  She has spent alot of time in Spanish branches on her mish, unlike Hermana Onitveros, and is sooo goood at Spanish.  I want to be at her level when I am almost a year out!
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