Transfer 5

Hi Y'all,

Okayyy, so our president said that we could drive to the temple and take a walk if we wanted to get out of our apartment.  So of course, we drove to the temple.  When we got there, the security guard said we couldn't come in and that President was mistaken. So we parked out side of the temple grounds and walked outside the gates haha.  When we were way on the other side of the temple grounds, President called us and asked what happened, and when we told him, he was like "Okay, come around back and all let you in, I'll wait for you guys".  We started running to meet him because we didn't want to keep him waiting, and keep in mind it's super hot right now in California and we are running our little hearts out in dresses and sandals. When we finally got to President, he took us to the mission house where his wife had fruit, crackers and water for us. We were literally dripping in sweat when we got there. But they just talked to us for a little bit to see how we were doing (of course, keeping social distancing) and then we had to leave to get back because we had a lesson. President Cordón y Hermanita Cordón are literally the best. They take great care of all of us. Feeling super grateful. 

Gloria, Junior, Marvin and Isabella are doing great. They are my favorite people to teach. Isabella and Marvin always fight over who gets to say the prayers. They are the best people and I'm so grateful to be able to teach them<3

We also had a talent show as a zone via zoom and we went full out for it. It was super fun. I love my zone! 

It's the beginning of my 5th transfer! And I'm staying in my area with the best companion ever! Hermanita Ramírez!!!!!!!! I'm super excited. She tried her first pop tart and her first hi-chew. Her dream is coming true -- she's becoming a gringa. Jaja 

Love y'all, stay safe 

Love,

Hermana Weenig 

Talent show for LA zone over zoom

Took a fast pic of us inside President's house, literally dripping in sweat

Best companion ever

I've never met someone who loves pie more than Hermana Ramírez 

Camping in L.A.

Hi Y'all,

This week was good! Another week of serving the Lord! We set a baptismal date with our friend Owen. Which was pretty cool, because we've been working with him since my first transfer and we have been able to really see his progress. So grateful to be able to teach these people! 

Also, one night this past week, Hermana Ramírez and I slept on our mattresses out on our balcony. It's the closest thing we get to camping. 

All is well! God loves y'all and I love y'all 

Stay safe y healthy ;)

Love, 

Hermana Weenig 

Exercising in Koreatown

Camping

Gloria, Junior & Marvin

Hi Y'all,

Just living the quarantine life here in L.A.  The mayor has extended the quarantine through May 15. :(  Hope you all are well.

We continue to find and teach online.  Great news!  Gloria, Junior and Marvin are all getting baptized!!!! We set a date with them on Tuesday. They will be baptized in May, after Marvin turns eight.  They are possibly the cutest family.  Isabelle said "I wanna be baptized, I just turned six. Can I?!" Possibly the cutest little girl. It's been super cool seeing their progress and how much they have grown. I love them and I'm so excited for them.

All is well :) Love y'all, stay safe. 

Love, 

Hermana Weenig

FAV FAMILIA

Hermana Ramirez's first time trying string cheese

Super excited to take out the trash with the light of happiness in my eyes.

Hermana Ramírez y Hermana Westcott blowing bubbles for Easter.

Conferencia General

Hi Y'all,

If you didn't get a chance to watch General Conference, you should because it was amazing! One of my favorite talks was from Bonnie M. Cordon.  She talked about how we need to share our light with others so they can find their way to Christ. During this time, there are a lot of people who need a message of hope.  All of you have a light, you may not think you do, but you do. So this week you should try and share that light with someone. Obviously with the coronavirus situation, we can't go out and physically serve people, but that's why God gave us the internet!!! Yuh So this week, help others through social media or just by calling or texting them. 

For p-day, President Cordon asked all the missionaries in our mission to buy a four-week supply of groceries.  He also asked us not to go into stores after today, until the peak of the virus has passed (possibly the end of April).  We will continue to find people online to share the gospel with and continue to teach lessons online.  

I'm doing great here and feel super blessed to be serving during this crazy time. Sister Westcott and I are getting pretty creative with the game "what are the odds" in our apartment. All is well here in LA. 

Love you all! Stay safe and healthy :)

Love, 

Hermana Weenig 

Social Distancing

Since we can't leave our apartment without a protective mask,
we bought some masks from a peddler on the street

CoRoNaviRuS

Hi Y'all,

This week was great.  Even though we are in quarantine, we have been able to teach so many lessons. During this time, so many people need a message of hope and that's what this gospel is! 

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to call my whole family and have a testimony meeting with them! They all have amazing spirits and I'm so grateful for them. Families are so important. Y'all make sure you don't take for granted your family. Having a family is one of the many blessings we have. 

I want to share a little part of my testimony with you guys. I know that God loves each and everyone of you. My favorite scripture is Romans 8:39 "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Trust in God. With all this craziness going around, know that He has a plan for you. I have a strong testimony that families are forever and that God gave us families so we can have people to lean on in this life and to have that support. I'm unbelievably thankful that I can live with my family after this life. En el nombre de Jesucristo amén. 

Stay strong! Love you all! Stay safe and healthy!!!

Love, 

Hermana Weenig <3

Teaching German

The Fam Bam <3

Sister Chen (from Taiwan) had to go home.  Love her so much.  This is the only pic I have with her, so I needed to share with y'all.

Say "No" to Corona.

Chilling

Hi Y'all,

For the past five days, we have been stuck in our apartment. We have been doing a lot of video calls and doing all our finding on Facebook. It's been really different having to do all our work from inside, but we have had some lessons over the phone that were super spiritual. Even though we aren't there in person, the spirit is and that's what teaches the lesson. So, it's been cool. 

We taught Gloria, with the cute kids, over the phone and the whole time they kept screaming.  We told them if they would sit down and listen, we could play a game with them through the phone.  Isabella wanted to play hide and seek, but we didn't know how to make that work so we played Simon Says instead.  Gloria and Junior are progressing!!  Junior said that he got in trouble the other day because he was reading the Book of Mormon at 2:00 am haha.  They are the best family!!! 

If any of you guys have questions about the gospel, email me!!! We would love to answer them.

Love you guys!  Stay safe and healthy! God loves each and every one of you and has a plan for you personally. 

LOVE Y'ALL,

Love,

Hermana Weenig

Ready for COVID-19

Video Call with Gloria, Junior, Marvin & Isabella

With Hermana Ramirez

Hermana Winnie

Hi Y'all,

I named this email Hermana Winnie because literally no Latino can say my name. They always say "Hermana Winnie"? Like, Winnie the Pooh? It's my favorite thing. haha

Transfers are tomorrow!!! I'm staying in my area with Hermana Ramírez! We are getting roommates and guess who one of them is?!?! Sister Westcott!!!!!! But yeah, these past few weeks have been crazy.

To start off, two weeks ago, we had a lesson around 8 am and after the lesson we saw we had 15 missed calls from President Cordón. So we quickly called back. He then said that I was being emergency transferred to the visitor center at the Los Angeles Temple for one week. They were short a sister for a week and we have three in our companionship.  So we zoomed home, got some clothes and they took me to the temple. I was companions with Hermana Sarmiento for the week. She's from Ecuador and she goes home this Wednesday. She is possibly the sweetest human being I have ever met. I love her so much. After a week, I came back to my area to our trio with Hermana Wall and Hermana Ramírez.

We learned how to make pupusas, finally!!!! With our friend and investigator, Zuli, taught us. She's awesome!  She really, really loves the Bible and loves reading the word of God with us. So it's been super fun teaching her. 

We are teaching this family and I love them so much. We started teaching Gloria first and found out she's taking care of her grandkids:  Junior (13), Marvin (7), and Isabella (5). Their mom was deported and their dad isn't in the picture. They are soososososo fun. They live in a super tiny house. Yesterday, we made cookies with them! They must have had the special touch, because they were the best cookies I have ever made. This was my favorite lesson I've ever had. hahaha While the cookies were baking, we played hide and seek. You would be surprised at all the hiding spots they can find in a one room house. They are my favorite family. 

We set a baptismal date with Nabil! She said she wanted to be baptized ASAP. But then during our lesson with her yesterday, we found out she's not married to Danny. So we had to explain that they need to get married first and she said okay. I don't know when they are getting married, but it's gonna happen soon! 

Okay, y'all I love you guys and just wanted to say that this gospel is true.  With all this craziness with the corona virus, my testimony of our living prophet, Russel M. Nelson, has grown so much. Prophets over the years have been preparing us for all this craziness. I know that God loves each and every one of you! Love y'all, stay safe and healthy!!!! 

Love, 

Hermana Weenig <3

Making Pupusas with Zuli

Enjoying the Pupusas

With Sister Ramirez

Making Cookies!

Isabella

Junior and Marvin

Weekly Planning