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Hey!!

I hope everyone has had a good week! Our week here in Moorpark has been quite eventful for sure. Before I explain, Moorpark is probably one of the safest areas you can go to in this mission, I would say. So I am totally safe (Mom and Dad, I promise I am safe). This week has totally been a testimony builder of just how much Heavenly Father protects and takes care of us.

Long story short Sister A** and I are living with a couple in our ward until the end of the transfer when we get whitewashed out.  We had to leave the apartment because it wasn't safe for us to be there. We received very crude and vulgar texts, followed by the person showing up at our door...and trying to open it.  This person knows where we go to church and things like that so we always have to be with someone at church now. We aren't allowed to proselyte and walk around our area, to keep us safe. And we are totally moved out of the apartment. We almost were ETed [emergency transferred] out, but there are only 2 weeks left in the transfer so President is keeping us here until then. 

Even though all the crazy is happening right now, we've still been able to be productive. We taught D** and R** this week and both lessons went well. They both came to church yesterday, too! R** really liked it he said, which we were happy about. We know D** and R** will be baptized in the future and we are so grateful to be teaching them!

I think the biggest thing this week, though, is just how much help Sister A** and I have received. Being a missionary, all you do is serve, but right now everyone has been serving us.  I can't even count the number of missionaries and ward members who have helped us. And you can't forget the Lord. He truly has been taking care of us. There were so many who wanted to confront and take on this person haha. Our ward mission leader and his family have truly been our family. The couple we are staying with are so sweet in taking us in and providing everything for us, all the ward members are watching out for us, it's been so humbling. It's been hard for us to be humble enough to let others help us, but we are so grateful. We feel totally safe with so many taking care of us. 

Isn't serving what it's all about though? That's why we're here--to become like our Heavenly Father and the Savior. All the Savior did was serve. We are here to help our brothers and sisters, to lift and support each other, to protect and comfort, to listen, to love.  

Yes, Sister A and I are so sad to be leaving in 2 weeks. Everyone has become family here. We know that it will all work out the way it is supposed to. We trust in the Lord and His plan. 

If you got anything out of this email, I hope that it's service. "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."

Mom and Dad again, I promise I am safe:)

xoxo,

Sister Groneman