It's a Quick One!

Quick update this week!
A past companion and I became Visitor Center Trainers which pretty much means we're just the VC director's secretaries. But we're happy to have the opportunity to serve the visitors center and the sisters there! :)


In other news, after a series of events, I will be spending almost all of the rest of the transfer in the Spanish program with some Hermanas that need some extra hands in their area.  They're baptizing like mad and so with my very broken Spanish, I'm happy to help!

Love you all!

~Sister Galli

Video Week Again!

For lack of time and motivation to type up a group email, here's a video of me. Enjoy!

To summarize the video (for the sake of the book):
- Not a lot going on in her area
-Doing a lot of tracting (knocking on doors)
-Yesterday they had a 'Why I Believe' fireside at the Visitor's Center, which usually consists of recent converts giving the opening and closing prayers, and a couple more sharing a brief testimony. Then there is usually a main speaker who is a well-known and possibly famous member of the church. She said Mario (her most recent baptism) was one of the people who bore his testimony and it was great. (I'll include a video down below for those of you who are interested.)
- She said they will be knocking more doors this week and they have the faith to find, they just need to find.
-Zone Conference is this week and they have interviews with the Mission President, so maybe she will have something interesting to talk about next week.

Epitome of our area

Boredom leads to creativity

Mario's testimony, Part One

Mario's testimony, Part Two

Another Day of the Grind

With this last transfer, our area got split in half and it was unfortunately not split evenly. We got the half with the mansions and mile-long driveways. It's beautiful and we never feel unsafe, but it makes slim pickings for missionary work.

But back in January, Elder Ballard gave an apostolic promise to our our mission that if we talked to 20 non-members a day, we would always have somebody to teach. So we've been putting that to the test.

This last Monday evening and Thursday evening, we did indeed find three new people to teach! 

This week has strengthened my testimony of living prophets and that their words are inspired. Not only that, but God can and will fulfill their words.  God isn't kidding when He says "prove me now herewith."

This week has been a lot of finding and and lot of Tracting, but it's been a lot of faithfully pushing through!

Hope you all have a great week!

~Sister Galli

Temple flowers

Video: Normal Maryland sounds

Baptism Number 4! 🎉

What an uneventful week leading up to an incredibly eventful weekend!

On Saturday, we were able to arrange so that all 7 sisters that helped teach Mario (back in Ft. Meade) could go to his baptism!  Sister Hadley and I swapped companions and we took the trek up to Ft. Meade Saturday evening.  After that it was a party. Once at the chapel, we began by taking pictures and smashing wine and other alcohol-containing bottles of Mario's in the parking lot (the video is included). Then the normal baptismal events took place.  All the sisters who taught him had a part in the program. Two giving the opening and closing prayers, three singing a musical number, and myself, I gave a talk on the Holy Ghost.  Apparently while Mario and the sisters were making the program a few weeks ago, he thought it'd be fun to hear a talk from me because, when I was his missionary, we would always have super deep discussions.  So I felt very honored :) The ordinance went smoothly with Elder Spencer getting it all right on the first try (always a win). After getting all dried off and changed, Mario came back into the room and bore a powerful testimony that everyone knew he believed with all his heart. When the program was finished, everyone gathered to the parking lot for cookies, noise makers, and poppers because Mario wanted it to be a celebration. He also had dinner catered for his family and his missionaries of authentic Greek food that we ate in the gym. All-in-all and 110.9 miles later, it was one of the best days on the mission and a day I'll never forget.

Some days are freaking hard, but it's days like Saturday that make it all worth it.

~Sister Galli

Sisters Galli, Hadley, Hampshire, Greenhalgh, Lemperle, Rawlins and Bingham
at Mario's baptism

Each of these sisters played a part in Mario's conversion

Helping Mario get rid of his alcohol stash

Finding friends while tracting

District activity last week
Sand volleyball, frisbee golf, and lunch

Sister Galli and Sister Yang will be together for another transfer (6 weeks)