Ebbert, Alia

Hey y'all! This was a great week. I am DEAD tired though. We did a lot and saw some CRAZY miracles, including teaching our friend Paulino and helping him set a goal for when he wants to be baptized!! He has the BEST questions and a deep hunger to know and understand more.  We had zone conference and we learned about repentance. Guys, repentance is such a gift. It's so sad to know that there are people out there who don't know that they can leave their past behind and move forward as better people.  The gospel of Jesus Christ really brings a fulness of joy! Trust me, I've seen it work for me and tons of other people I've taught.  Also, we picked a lot of citrus this week. Arizona's specialty. Sorry I have NO pictures from this week.  Until next time, Hermana Ebbert 

This week our awesome friend Flor got baptized! She was so excited and invited tons of her friends. She was radiating after she came up out of the water. I could feel the spirit tell me that what she was doing and the way she was doing it was right! We also went on a hike to South Mountain and it was beautiful. Our district is awesome and we had lots of fun.  Also one of our friends who commited to be baptized on a certain date decided that now wasn't the time for us to be teaching her because of how busy she was with work. Then less than 24 hours later we met with someobe who told us they wanted to be baptized in February! Miracles are out there and people are seeking God. Until next time, Hermana Ebbert

Hey guys! Believe me, chandler is the best place to be right now. My new companion (Hermana Christensen) and I are seeing so many miracles every day and it's amazing!! I got to play a musical number at the monthly New Convert Devotional. It was beautiful and the two sisters that sang did a great job. The spirit was so strong, as usual! We had an awesome service project at the church with the youth, making tons of breakfast burritos at 6:30 in the morning. We gave out more than 100 to homeless people around Chandler and Mesa! Saw another scorpion at the house. This time, outside.  Life is just SO GOOD you guys! Why? Because I have a great relationship with my Heavenly father and His son Jesus Christ. Boom.  Until next time,  Hermana Ebbert

11/30/22 - 1/11/22 -An open dialog when making decisions prevents hard feelings -Time to reflect is good -A new level of holding space  -Not every bad feeling is caused by my inability to be a good companion -Balance between being aware of and helping people out when they have hard emotions vs being super stressed that they are feeling those things. Healthy level of helping people out. -Work in a companionship pays off, but you have to keep going and work at it

Hello! Yet another week has passed. Transfers are tomorrow and I will be staying (as I guessed) in Chandler! I will be getting Hermana Christiansen as my companion and I'm super hyped. We're going to take Chandler by storm and see miracles every day!! I had Arepas for the first time yesterday and they were great. It's a Venezuelan food that's a pancake-looking tortilla type thing that you cut almost down the middle to make a little pocket. Then you fill it with meet and beans and such and it's really good!! We had 4 friends come to church this week, which is amazing! God is good.  I'm slowly understanding the Venezuelan accent more and more. We're teaching 3 people from there and a few members of our ward are also from there. It's a little tough to understand, but I'll get there.  Also, our friend Flor passed her baptismal interview!! Until next time, Hermana Ebbert

This week we celebrated New Years eve as a zone! We had a talent show and then an Elder from Tonga taught us a circle clapping thing? I don't know. 'Twas epic.  We had some awesome lessons and saw some great miracles! Mission life is good. The Book of Mormon is fantastic.   Not much else to say.  Until next time, Hermana  Ebbert