Front row: Natalie, Junior. Middle row: Gabriela, Hermana Munoz, Back row: Hermana Hoskins, Elder Campbell.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
First Baptism
July 11, 2009. First baptism since Tiffany arrived in Seattle. 
Front row: Natalie, Junior. Middle row: Gabriela, Hermana Munoz, Back row: Hermana Hoskins,
Front row: Natalie, Junior. Middle row: Gabriela, Hermana Munoz, Back row: Hermana Hoskins, 
July 2009 pictures
Sister Hoskins & Sister Munoz's bedroom.
The four Spanish-speaking Sister Missionaries in the Washington Seattle Mission.
Hermana Hoskins, Hermana Weston, Hermana Munoz, Hermana Williams.
The four Spanish-speaking Sister Missionaries in the Washington Seattle Mission.
Hermana Hoskins, Hermana Weston, Hermana Munoz, Hermana Williams.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
More pictures from Seattle
Tiffany thought this was interesting... She is at the Seattle Temple, and found this statue, which is also on the Salt Lake Temple grounds.
pictures from Tiffany in Seattle
These are pictures from Tiffany's memory card, dated June 27, 2009.
Hermana Munoz, (Tiffany's companion), and Tiffany.
Second Week in Seattle
I am going to pick excerpts from both her email and her letter. So, if you already got her email, there might some information that you have already heard...
"I am still trying to get the language down. I am starting to understand a little more, and I am starting to have more patience with myself. "
"We have 3 people on date for baptism. One is a mom, Gabriela and her daughter Natalie. Gabriela called and ordered a 'Finding Faith in Christ' DVD and then asked for the missionaries to come. When I got here they had been teaching her for a couple of weeks. She is amazing though. She always says 'when I get baptized I'm going to...' She knows the Book of Mormon is true and all of the laws we have taught her, she is willing to live. Her daughter is only 7 but turns 8 next Friday, so she will be able to get baptized too. She comes to all of the lessons and usually offer the opening or closing prayer. It is good. Although Gabriella needs to find another job so that she won't have to work on Sundays."
"The other person on date for baptism is a guy named Jaime (sounds like Hi-may). But he doesn't have a car and would usually get a ride with his nephew, who is in jail now because he didn't pay some traffic violation tickets. We haven't been able to meet with him again since we put him on date to be baptized. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see what will happen with that."
"This week (last Thursday) I went on splits with the other companionship of the Spanish-speaking sisters. I went with Hermana Williams and Hermana Weston cam here and spent the day working with Hermana Munoz. I was nice to talk to Hermana Williams. I guess she went through almost exactly what I have been experiencing these past two weeks. I guess every other week we have exchanges so, not this week, but next week I will go with Hermana Weston to the other area. "
"I am starting to get to know some of the people in the ward. There is one guy, who is a returned missionary, but has been less active in the church for awhile, named Memo. We taught him last Wednesday and he said that he felt the spirit for the first time in a long time. He said that he has seen how Hermana Munoz teaches and that he felt the spirit a lot from me, so he is going to trust us to teach one of his friends. He gave us the name, but not a way to get in contact with him yet, so we haven't been able to teach him. It was nice to know that even though I can't teach in Spanish very well, I still have the spirit and the spirit is able to testify through me."
"I don't know what everyone was talking about with the rain in Seattle. I has only rained about 2 times since I've gotten here." It has actually been pretty nice, except in the morning during personal study, I am always freezing."
"Next week, on Tuesday, we are going to go to the temple. I'm excited to go to the temple. But after this I'll have to wait 3 months to go again. I guess we only get to go once every 3 months."
"Every month I get $160.00 on my card - except this month I only got $60.00. It doesn't seem like very much, but it will be good to teach me how to budget better. Oh, and did I tell you that I am the driver of our companionship. So I have to learn the whole city! The car we have is a 2009 Chevy Malibu. It has horrible gas mileage - only like 16 -17 mpg. But is is nice to drive. Luckily we don't have to opay for gas out of the $160.oo they give us. But we do have to stay within our miles. For each month we get to travel 1,200 miles."
"Our mission president puts a lot of focus on teaching members to do missionary work. So we are actually supposed to teach member families throughout the week, too. We don't actually do as much tracting as I would have imagined. And the other sisters in Kent (our area is Seahurst) don't do really any tracting at all, because the members in their branch are so good at finding people for them to teach, that they are busy teaching and don't have any time to tract. When the members help, the appointments are more likely to go through and the people are more likely to keep their commitments. And when people keep their commitments, they get baptized because the Holy Ghost testifies to them. So the work in Kent is booming. Here is Seahurst, its a little harder to get help from the members - but it is possible."
"Oh, and I can't believe how much they are trying to feed me. I have a feeling I am going to gain weight here. So don't be surprised if I end up weighing 500 pounds when I get home."
"I love you all! I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon."
"I am still trying to get the language down. I am starting to understand a little more, and I am starting to have more patience with myself. "
"We have 3 people on date for baptism. One is a mom, Gabriela and her daughter Natalie. Gabriela called and ordered a 'Finding Faith in Christ' DVD and then asked for the missionaries to come. When I got here they had been teaching her for a couple of weeks. She is amazing though. She always says 'when I get baptized I'm going to...' She knows the Book of Mormon is true and all of the laws we have taught her, she is willing to live. Her daughter is only 7 but turns 8 next Friday, so she will be able to get baptized too. She comes to all of the lessons and usually offer the opening or closing prayer. It is good. Although Gabriella needs to find another job so that she won't have to work on Sundays."
"The other person on date for baptism is a guy named Jaime (sounds like Hi-may). But he doesn't have a car and would usually get a ride with his nephew, who is in jail now because he didn't pay some traffic violation tickets. We haven't been able to meet with him again since we put him on date to be baptized. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see what will happen with that."
"This week (last Thursday) I went on splits with the other companionship of the Spanish-speaking sisters. I went with Hermana Williams and Hermana Weston cam here and spent the day working with Hermana Munoz. I was nice to talk to Hermana Williams. I guess she went through almost exactly what I have been experiencing these past two weeks. I guess every other week we have exchanges so, not this week, but next week I will go with Hermana Weston to the other area. "
"I am starting to get to know some of the people in the ward. There is one guy, who is a returned missionary, but has been less active in the church for awhile, named Memo. We taught him last Wednesday and he said that he felt the spirit for the first time in a long time. He said that he has seen how Hermana Munoz teaches and that he felt the spirit a lot from me, so he is going to trust us to teach one of his friends. He gave us the name, but not a way to get in contact with him yet, so we haven't been able to teach him. It was nice to know that even though I can't teach in Spanish very well, I still have the spirit and the spirit is able to testify through me."
"I don't know what everyone was talking about with the rain in Seattle. I has only rained about 2 times since I've gotten here." It has actually been pretty nice, except in the morning during personal study, I am always freezing."
"Next week, on Tuesday, we are going to go to the temple. I'm excited to go to the temple. But after this I'll have to wait 3 months to go again. I guess we only get to go once every 3 months."
"Every month I get $160.00 on my card - except this month I only got $60.00. It doesn't seem like very much, but it will be good to teach me how to budget better. Oh, and did I tell you that I am the driver of our companionship. So I have to learn the whole city! The car we have is a 2009 Chevy Malibu. It has horrible gas mileage - only like 16 -17 mpg. But is is nice to drive. Luckily we don't have to opay for gas out of the $160.oo they give us. But we do have to stay within our miles. For each month we get to travel 1,200 miles."
"Our mission president puts a lot of focus on teaching members to do missionary work. So we are actually supposed to teach member families throughout the week, too. We don't actually do as much tracting as I would have imagined. And the other sisters in Kent (our area is Seahurst) don't do really any tracting at all, because the members in their branch are so good at finding people for them to teach, that they are busy teaching and don't have any time to tract. When the members help, the appointments are more likely to go through and the people are more likely to keep their commitments. And when people keep their commitments, they get baptized because the Holy Ghost testifies to them. So the work in Kent is booming. Here is Seahurst, its a little harder to get help from the members - but it is possible."
"Oh, and I can't believe how much they are trying to feed me. I have a feeling I am going to gain weight here. So don't be surprised if I end up weighing 500 pounds when I get home."
"I love you all! I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon."
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
1st letter from Seattle - June 16, 2009
Here are excerpts from Tiffany's first letter after arriving in Seattle:
"Well I almost made it though the interview with the Mission President without crying, but I ended up crying during the closing prayer. I am just so grateful to our Heavenly Father for the sacrifice of His Son."
"Well, I made it to Seattle. My goal of giving away a copy of the Book of Mormon before I got here didn't work. But while I was in the Seattle airport I did try twice to give a copy away - failed both time. The first time the man wasn't very interested at all about receiving a copy of the Book of Mormon. The second time the guy was really nice... but didn't want it either. So I didn't want it either. So I didn't accomplish that goal but I feel good for honestly trying."
"I found out that there are a total of 4 Spanish-speaking sisters in the whole mission, including me! So I'm sure I'll be with the same companions most of the time. It is really hard to be here without any companions - I won't get to meet my 'trainer' until about 3:00 or 4:00 and it's only 11:00 am right now. It feels so weird to just be surrounded by Elders and not have any sisters except the mission president's wife. I will be so excited to get to meet my new companion and not feel so lost. I completely understand how returned missionaries feel lost when they get back from their mission... not having a companion to be around all of the time."
"Well this letter might not be the best letter I've written. My head is kind of all over the place today. It will be nice to get settled and have some stability. On the plane ride I met a couple of Elders that are in my mission but I don't know who I will end up working with."
"I love you all! Hope all is well!"
"Well I almost made it though the interview with the Mission President without crying, but I ended up crying during the closing prayer. I am just so grateful to our Heavenly Father for the sacrifice of His Son."
"Well, I made it to Seattle. My goal of giving away a copy of the Book of Mormon before I got here didn't work. But while I was in the Seattle airport I did try twice to give a copy away - failed both time. The first time the man wasn't very interested at all about receiving a copy of the Book of Mormon. The second time the guy was really nice... but didn't want it either. So I didn't want it either. So I didn't accomplish that goal but I feel good for honestly trying."
"I found out that there are a total of 4 Spanish-speaking sisters in the whole mission, including me! So I'm sure I'll be with the same companions most of the time. It is really hard to be here without any companions - I won't get to meet my 'trainer' until about 3:00 or 4:00 and it's only 11:00 am right now. It feels so weird to just be surrounded by Elders and not have any sisters except the mission president's wife. I will be so excited to get to meet my new companion and not feel so lost. I completely understand how returned missionaries feel lost when they get back from their mission... not having a companion to be around all of the time."
"Well this letter might not be the best letter I've written. My head is kind of all over the place today. It will be nice to get settled and have some stability. On the plane ride I met a couple of Elders that are in my mission but I don't know who I will end up working with."
"I love you all! Hope all is well!"
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