Emma's Arcadia

Monday, July 22, 9:16 AM  6 months! Can you believe it. I know I can´t. These last 6 months have gone so different than I would have ever imagined. So many lows but also so so many highs! You all know and I how I love running analogies. I had a coach email a few months ago and just talked to me about how he thought my junior year my heart wasn´t in it and then my senior year he was in shock how well I did and how much I loved it. I am not going to lie I am still learning to love the mission just like how much I loved my senior year of cross country. In a BYU speech called "Let Us Run with patiene the Race That is Set Before Us" says that with little small steps you can begin to LOVE the race! I am sure each one of you right now are having a hard time just being happy where you are at. You are waiting for the next exciting thing to happen in your life, when quite honestly you could be missing the best "run" of your life. I know that we take a step back, count our bl...

7/15/2024 Dang today was so fun. I was having so much fun at soccer, I was zoomin up and down the field. I was doing so good. And we played basketball and once again I balled out hard core. Tonight was fun too. We witnessed a car wreck so that was crazy. Could have been us. I am glad To be watched over. Feeling blessed tonight   7.16.2024 So I have officially learned that god has a whole other plan than what I think the day will go like. hahaha. We had a lesson with our friend Antonio this morning and he definetley has a desire to get baptized. But he is SO hard to understand like you have no idea! Zone council and district council was so good today. The zone changed quite a bit this transfer soo it is kinda weird. Had a lesson with our recent convert christian he is cool we listened to “hear him” by president nelson and it was just so powerfull and spiritual. Then we ate with the Perez family and they are soooo fun like always. We had some bussin icecream. After dinner someth...

July 15, 2024   Hope yall are well. I'm writing this to you while eating jam and cheese toast 😋 -staying in Bel 1 with hermana Smith 🤑🤑🤑 - sent Hermana Marble home😢 she was basically my mom here. Gonna miss her bunches -put Cesar on date to be baptized! 🥸 -met a guy on the street a couple weeks ago, had our first lesson with him and he says he wants to be baptized. Everyone pray he can get work off on Sundays 🤠 - going to the temple with the mission this week 🙌 🙏 -helped our recent convert write her first talk for sacrement 🥹 she did infact crush it! 1 nephi 22:25 And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep, and in him they shall find pasture.

7/8/2024 Well today was definitely a harder one but god is good and helped me find some joy. It's amazing to see h9w much more I turn to my savior now. After talking on the phone with mom this morning and crying I immediately got to my knees to beg the lord for some strength. After hermna G who I don't always get along with came And held me why I cried. We also had a little breakfast for hermana marble to just spend some time with her before she goes home. We visited our friend Maria today and I gave her a hug and it was just one of the best hugs I think I have ever felt. It was just pure love for her. Love that only comes through the Savior. We then found a family!! She is so cute! I am so happy we met her! She doesn't go to church so we hope she can come this Sunday. We then had a lesson with delfino. It was so spiritual. I tried talking some of stocktons advice. But he turned down our bap invite. He just keeps saying that he is not ready l. So oh well. I go to bed to nig...

July 8, 2024 Welll... this week was fun -people were lighting off fireworks in the middle of the day here all week it, sounded like bombs -getting eaten alive by mosquitoes and found where all the cockroaches have been hiding in our apartment(worst moment of my life) -on the 4th we got to eat dinner with our friend Delfino at his house. The soccer game for Ecuador and Argentina was on (best moment of my life) - became friends with these two brothers they both have gotten shot and they both want girlfriends (most awkward moment of my life). BUT they pulled up to church and they love the BOM -transfer week...😬 1 nephi 2:9 "O that though mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness." Keep running to Jesus Christ Love you! Hna Rigby

7/1/2024 JULY WHAT?!! That is crazy. Today ended good with talking To some fun people on the streets and also some.super cool lessons. The sky was beautiful tonight. Thank you dad for the reminder to take a step back and feel it. Had a cool lesson with two of our friends on wednesday we are gonna go have slurpees with them and talk about the gospel! Should he super cool. Found our hermana smith's ticklish spot. Her neck hahah! So that is fun! 7/2/2024 DANG TODAY WAS AMAZING! I got to go on exchanges With hermana zavala! I love her so much. We were just teaching people left and right and made 2 new friends! The day literally flew by so fast! 7/4/2024 -lesson with víctor and flippe yesterday they're gonna pull up to church - 4th of july today -ate lunch with the zone - played basketball and made a new friend! -raced a kid in the park - played soccer with random kids - ate with delfino and watch a soccer game on the tv -random.guy on the street asked if we were mormons. Said...

En el libro de Santiago capítulo dos versículo 17 dice, “así también la fe si no tiene obras, es muerta en sí misma.” Entonces, ¿cómo podemos poner nuestra fe en acción? Podemos orar, leer las escrituras, servirnos unos a otros, y actuar sobre la revelación personal. Se que debido a que he puesto mi fe en Jesucristo y he puesto mi fe en acción, mi testimonio ha crecido mucho. Antes de mi misión, me encantaba correr. Corrí muchas correrás. Tuve que entrenar mucho para ser más rápido. Ojalá pudiera ser automáticamente más rápido, pero requiere trabajo para ser rápido. El mismo se aplica por nuestra fe. Para tener más fe necesitamos trabajar nuestra fe. Para tener fe es para tener esperanza. ¿Cómo tenemos fe cuando vivimos en un mundo como este? La respuesta es por medio de Jesucristo y la Expiación de Él. En el libro del salmo una escritura dice, “Bienaventurados aquellos cuya esperanza está en Jehová.” Naturalmente soy muy tímida, así que la misión ha sido un poco difícil para mí. Pe...

July 10, 2024 Hermana Rigby, I’m melting it so hot! I hope you are drinking a lot of water and are finding some cool homes to visit! This record heat wave is a beast! Smoke has filled the Cedar valley these past two days from two big fires on Beaver mountain. I tried running this morning and my lungs burned with the smoke. Likely not a good idea. I went to Sportsman’s today and picked you up a couple hunting t-shirts (size medium mens). I ended up not having any medium Second East t-shirts – so sad and am sorry! I will get a package in the mail tomorrow or the next day! Hope transfers go well this week and know you will face any challenge that is thrown your way! I will print the attached photos/quotes for you and include them in your package! You got this! Loved the picture of the recent baptism. Maria makes you look so tall!!! Great photo that just gives me the warm fuzzies! I am super proud of you and Hermana Smith! It is Uncle Bruce’s birthday today. ...

Hermana Rigby,   Hey sis, can you believe it’s July? I loved your video of the 4th of July war zone- crazy cool! Sunday afternoon- Adelaide gave a good talk and the dinner afterwards was fun. When we got home I took a fat nap and then aunt Wendy brought gma and gpa to second East for ice cream, and we played rook- it was the first time it felt like summer to me🤩 Monday and Tuesday I did laundry, grocery shopping, went to the gym, and I went walking with Julene and Anne. I like routine. Wednesday and Thursday we celebrated with some fishing, a side by side ride and fireworks. Dad and maleck spent a bit of $$, so it was fun and noisy. Friday and Saturday- back to work- laundry, cleaning etc. I really enjoyed CFM this week- I love the book of Alma and the stories of Alma and amulek’s missionary work.  Maleck did a bit of studying with me so that was nice. Maleck is getting anxious about football, and he is having tech problems with his Canvas course for driver’s Ed. He...

Hermana Rigby Hey sis, I hope you have had a great week! Here is the update….. Monday- talked to my favorite missionary, cleaned the office for 5 hours, went to the gym, walked with Julene and Anne Sutherland. Tuesday- went to the gym, cleaned house got ready to go to TLC, went to the temple, when I can put Deidre Barton was taking Gavin Foster’s mission pictures… so cool! After the temple, dad and I went to faith’s mission call opening- she will be 5 hours north of you in the Modesto, California mission. It was really special to be there with her🩷 Wednesday- Friday, TLC. This year I took 26 kids and Trent, speakers were great, saw frozen at Tuacahn, Trent called and ambulance and went to the ER- long story(tell u Monday). Friday afternoon I drove maleck to young men’s camp on cedar mountain, drove back home slept for three hours and then watched a movie🤩 Saturday- cleaned the house, packed for Panguitch, drove to Panguitch with aunt Wendy (so fun), helped aunt Heather prep food, w...

Hola, It's July This last week was so crazy! Lots of random opposition as usual, but we saw so many miracles! One being Maria got baptized! We were doubtful haha! Pero Dios quiere! jajaja! Prayers were answered and we found some cool new friends this week! We went to our friends papusa place, and they were LITERALLY SO GOOD! I got to run almost every day this week, so to say I am happy would be an understatement. Also got to go on exchanges with my homie Hermana marble this week, felt like the good old days back in El Molino. Over the last couple months, we read The Book of Mormon as a mission, and we just finished it this Thursday. My heart is so full of gratitude and love for this book! Moroni 10:32 "Yea, COME UNTO CHRIST, and be perfected in him, and day your selves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and LOVE god with all your heart, might, mind, and strength, then is HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU, that by his grace ye may be perf...

Well today was long but filled with lots of good things. I got my heart rate up to 180 this morning. It literally felt so good. We had goal setting as a zone this morning, cool to see the zone come together and make goals to help fulfill the fathers will. personal study today was good. I am so close to finishing the book of mormon. I really liked Ether 15:34. Just how it refers to doing the lords will, which is something that I am not the best at. Today the lord concecrated our efforts. We got a super prepared refferal who wants to learn more about the book of mormon. And the other one literally ran into us on the way back to our car. Finally seeing a little bit of the fruits of our efforst from finding!! Today we had interviews and I didnt cry!!! I talked to sister jones about family history and how the veil is thinner than we know. And president jones it was so good. He is very proud of me. He even told Hermana Smith that I am a very obedient dilligent missionary. He was also excited...