happy new year!

Happy New year everyone!

Christmas was so good out here! Probably the warmest one I've ever had! I also missed my family more that I ever have. Some of the members of our ward helped us feel a little more at home though, so that was good. Christmas eve we went to a family gathering that a member of the ward has every year, with tons of great mexican food and a lot of great people! Christmas morning we went have church bright and early at 8:30 and then we opened stockings and gifts with Sister Thomson and her mother in law, and spent most of the day taking it easy. I called home and talked to my family, loved that! and then we had dinner with our bishop, played games with a couple of his kids, and watched newly learned magic tricks by another of his children, and that was a lot of fun! Yesterday (P-day) we went shopping with the sisters in Loomis 3rd, and out to lunch, and then helped a woman in our ward wrap christmas gifts for her children! Today we are going over there for dinner, for their "second Christmas" and I am stoked! It has been a great opportunity to talk to people about Chirst at the Christmas season! The work is different this time of year but good! I hope everyone had a merry Christmas, and has a Happy New year!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!!!

I can't believe it is less than a week to Christmas! December has gone so fast! We had the ward Christmas party this last week, and that was a lot of fun, it was really cute! and we had a potential investigator there, and a referal from our bishop came, so that was good! right now is a good time to get out and talk to a lot of peopel, but not a very good time for making set appointments with most of them. I am enjoying the mild weathered December, even if I do miss the snow a little bit. :) This week is crazy, with all of the things the mission has planned, and staying busy with the members, service, and visiting people! We also have Santa run on Friday, and today is a half P-day so we have no time! Chirstmas eve we have been invited to a big party for dinner, with Mexican food, and to the Bishops for dessert! Both families will have people there that they want us to meet and get to know a little, so it should be fun! Christmas morning we have sacrament meeting from 8:30-9:30 and then we have the day to make bread, call home, write letters, and relax a little, we might get together with our zone or district too. And we are invited to bishops for dinner that night. and I think we will go visit some of those that have invited us to stop by. Tomorrow we have exchanges for the second time. So I will go out to Auburn and spend most of a day there. Last time I went out there, I got a headach becasue of the roads or something, but it was no good, so I hope that doesn't happen this time!

I hope all is well, and everyone is happy!

Love you all!

Sister Lisa Garfield

NEW INVESTIGATOR!!!!!

WE HAVE A NEW INVESTIGATOR!!!!! Her name is Deeanna. A ward member invited her over for dinner, and we went to the night of nativities afterward, and she told us a lot about what is going on in her life, and she is going through some hard stuff. But she agreed to have us over to talk with her some more and share a lesson. I am so excited! The ward members keep giving us food. We went to a member's house on Sunday and we picked some grapefruit and oranges and mandarins off of thier trees,and got a tour of their orchard. That was really cool! I love all of the fruit here! And we got some homemade bread from another member... it was so good! We have a bunch of invites for Christmas eve, and Christmas day, so that should be fun, and it will be good to have some time to relax. :D Today we went shopping with the sisters serving in the Loomis 3rd ward, and we had a lot of fun! I love it out here, but I miss all of the Utah Christmas things, light temple square and the festival of trees, not to mention everyone from home. Love you all, and Miss you! Happy holidays!

 

Sister Lisa Garfield

DECEMBER!!!!

DECEMBER!!!!

I cannot believe it is December already! It is starting to feel a little like Chirstmas, which is great ! The house we are staying in is all decorated, lights on the house and everything! The leaves have almost all fallen off the trees, (which from what I hear means it is Christmas season), and we have done some raking for people out here. I went last week on exchanges for my first time, we went to Auburn, which isn't very far away, but is very different. We will be doing exchanges again this Thurs. and I will be going out there again. Things are great out here, the weather is beautiful, and we are listening to Christmas music now! Oh! We even have a Christmas tree in our room! Last week we had Trainer Trainie Training, which was good, and we got to see President, meet his wife, and I got to see some of my MTC dist. which was good. Things are about to get normal as far as schedule, but not for long, because them we will have Chirstmas. What an odd time to be coming out. But I love it! Love you all!

 

Sister Lisa Garfield

p.s. We don't yet know what Lisa's mailing address is but as soon as we do it will be posted. Thanks to everyone out there for your love and support of Lisa.   -a note from her sister :-)   

sunny california

Hello Family and friends,

I am now in sunny Callifornia! well Callifornia at least. :) My first area is Loomis 1st ward, in the Lincoln Stake. And my Trainer is Sister Mitchell. I love the area so far, the ward is great, and the people are so good! I am trying to get used to everyone having dogs, and cats, because that is new for me. The weather has been good, chilly some days, but overall nice. Thanksgiving was really good! one of the ward members, a single woman with no children at home, had us over for a huge dinner. It was so so good! and then we were sent home with the leftovers, which we barely have the room to keep becasue we are fed all the time! My first sunday here was great! I really like it out here! I hope everything is great at home! Love you all! 

personal message from Lisa

Hello all, 

Happy Tuesday! I feel like I have been here for ages, but it hasn't even been quite two weeks. Weird. I will be leaving the MTC next Tuseday morning, and I am so excited to get into the field! I will miss my zone here though, we have a really great group! I feel like I have learned a lot here, but I am sure there will be a lot to learn in CA. :) but I love it! and I miss you! Hope everything is great!

 

Love,

Sister Lisa Garfield

Lisa in the MTC

Hello everybody! We have started this web log to document and keep everyone posted on Sister Lisa Ann Garfield's Roseville, California mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Lisa entered the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo,Utah on Wednesday November 2nd just ONE day after her 22nd birthday!  We received our first update yesterday and we're happy to hear that Lisa is LOVING her time at the MTC.  She is adjusting well to having a companion by her side at all times and says that her district family is amazing, she already feels so close to them. She was sure to mention that the food is good and that she has alot to learn before she is completely comfortable with teaching.  We (her family and friends) are so proud of her for choosing to serve a mission.  Please follow Lisa here on BLOGGER and offer your LOVE, SUPPORT and COMMENTS!  You can write to Sister Garfield directly at;                                                                                              SISTER LISA ANN GARFIELD
MTC Mailbox #152
CA-ROS 1122
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo,UT 84604
Her estimated departure date from the MTC is  November 22