Sept 07th, 2017

It is with great pleasure I am writing to inform you that Sister Pachner has been called to serve as a trainer in the California Fresno Mission. We deem this to be the most important leadership calling in this mission because of the significant and lasting effect it will have on a newly arrived missionary to our mission.  Consequently, under inspiration from the Lord, we choose our trainers before we select any other leadership positions each transfer.  Only the most prepared, diligent, obedient, humble, and best teachers are called to this position in order that our new missionaries become powerful missionaries and trainers themselves in as short a time as possible. This calling has an initial 12-week (two-transfers) assignment during which trainers remain with their newly arrived missionary companions.

I must share with you that when trainers met their trainee companions for the first time this past week, there was an incredible confirmation of the Spirit that they are called to be together and the area they are assigned to has been chosen by the Lord as well.  Attached is a picture of Sister Pachner and her trainee, Sister Garcia.  As they consecrate and dedicate themselves to missionary service, they will be led to those who are prepared to receive the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sister Pachner and her companion are blessing our lives and the lives of members and non-members in their areas.  Hopefully, you will feel blessed by their service as well.

Thank you for supporting and loving Sister Pachner with your prayers, love and sacrifice.  As she consecrates herself in the calling to be an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ, she is becoming a true disciple of Him whom she has been called to serve.  It is nearly impossible to replicate the spiritual growth experienced on a mission and its lasting effects lay the foundation for their next best two or four, or ten or fifty-years as she becomes a wife, mother, and servant in the Lord's kingdom.

With much love and appreciation,

 

Bart P. Mackay

President

California Fresno Mission​

Sept 04th, 2017

Hey Everyone!!,

      How was your week!? We had such a packed week! While I was waiting for my trainee, I was in a trio with the Kings Canyon sisters in Fresno. It is a rich, English area so way different than I am use to but it was so much fun. The sisters I was with were hilarious and we had a lot of fun for two days. It felt so weird not being in Lemoore there and I was so worried about some people, and ready to get back there. I met my trainee, her name is Hermana Garcia, and she came from the Mexico MTC. She is super quiet and shy but very nice. I know why President put her with me haha a crazy of a mess Hermana Pachner. She said, she loves crazy though and here we are so all goes well.  She has a hard time with Spanish and it has really helped me to be able to go back to the basics of spanish and teach simply. She is from Temple Texas, no not where it is flooding.

      Today we are going to Superior Dairy, which is a popular Ice Cream place. They apparently give you ridiculously big scoops of ice cream and a sundae is like a gallon of ice cream, yeah diabetes. Super excited though! 

      We had to go PepBoys this week and we ended up in the boonies in a grove of trees, where we had not previously designed to go. We were there for two hours, where they changed our tires and oil. Then we find out we have to get our car scratches repaired Tuesday, we have Service Wednesday, Temple Trip on Thursday,  Friday President Interviews and GUESS WHAT!?

YEP, DENISE IS GETTING BAPTIZED ON FRIDAY! I am super excited! FINALLY! 

And then Saturday is actually open! Wahoo!

Super pumped for this week. President talked to our goal about baptisms for the next week and we all were so excited to just get out and talk to everyone. We set the goal for 127 baptisms in September and we are well on our way. We set a date with Jazmine, our investigator yesterday and she committed to it! Her date is the 23rd! Lets do this! One of my favorite scriptures!

D&C 65:2

" The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth."

Missionary work WILL go forth not possibly or maybe, and we have to choose NOW if we want to participate. His work will go forth with our without us, and I don't know about you all but I want a jersey on the field and I will do anything to stay in the game.

Love you all have a great week!

Hermana Pachner

1.) My trio where we played some boy scouts in basketball

2.) stuck in PepBoys 

Aug 28th, 2017


Hello Everyone!

      Transfer calls came in!! I AM STAYING IN LEMOORE, AND TRAINING A NEWBIE FROM THE MTC! I am super excited. We got a call from President Mackay yesterday, and we asked me to accept that assignment. I was pumped! We get to go to the temple to prepare for it too! The next few days I will be with all the trainers and we learn how to be an effective trainer and we are coming back to work Lemoore until they come in on Thursday. Transfer hub is tomorrow though, and Sister Jeffrey is going to Kerman! I was like I loved it there! ALSO 11 MONTHS TODAY!!! TIME FLIES!

     We got to go pick grapes in the vineyard this week! It was SO much fun. We got super dirty and sweaty but it felt so good to know we could help others all over the world. How lucky that we are in this mission able to go and do that service with others. We had a great week, as far as finding and helping to build Lemoore. We have been working a ton out in Riverdale.

     I have been reading a conference talk a day to start preparing for General Conference in October. I am super excited for that too. Just super happy, in case I haven't hinted at that. Anyways, I was reading a talk from President Nelson, how he read all 57 sections in the Topical Guide about Jesus Christ in the Standard Works.  He talks about how doing that changed his life and his testimony. I have taken that challenge upon myself to start reading them. I often ask people, Where there relationship is with God. I think to myself "How can we follow somebody we do not know?" As we come to KNOW who God and Jesus Christ how, we are bound to learn how to become more like them. I love that.  There is so much to learn and we are constantly progressing. Through personal revelation we know how to better ourselves and share that with others. One word I love focusing on and our mission president, is "STRIVE" when we are striving we will grow. We are promised eternal life if we will but do our best. I love the story, when Christ is found teaching in the temple, in Luke 15 and when he remind Mary and Joseph, " wist me not that I be all about my fathers business?"

He does all things because he remembers who he is and what he was sent here to do. I love the scripture in John 8:28-29

28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

People often ask us, why would we do this? Don't we miss our family? 

One answer I give. I serve because I love Jesus Christ. 

I love you all have a great week!

Hermana Pachner

Aug 21st, 2017


Hi Everyone!,

This is the last week of the transfer! Ahh! The time on a mission just seems to fly by. Next transfer I hit my year mark! That is crazy! We will see what happens. 

I had an amazing birthday and I have loved growing in missionary work with the members in Lemoore! Hermana Jeffrey surprised me with tons of balloons everywhere and a present, it was a super good day! I had a few surprise visits from members bringing cake and balloons! It was super fun and I felt so loved! Thanks to everyone for the letters and gifts! You all are the best!

This week was filled with service! We helped Denise move out! It was super stressful because we definitely saw the adversary trying to stop her from leaving. Her husband left at 2am to get back earlier from work and we went at 8am and we had 2 hours before he got home! We called all the Elders from Selma the night before though and they had all came out to help us! We had our Zone Leaders and District Leaders there to help! It was quite a success! We managed her whole trailer home in an hour and 20 minutes! It was intense but she is safe and sound in Selma and we handed her off to the Zone Leaders. She has all her lessons though and is heading toward baptism for the 9th of September! WAHOO!

We also helped a member with caulking their house! YES! I did it! It was super fun and we got to go and touch up the baseboards. We were pretty proud of ourselves. We also volunteered at the Christian Aid again, and we got to deliver clothes to some members in need. It felt so good and I just felt like we were doing what Christ would do if he were here. "We are not just called to serve in a a place, but IN PLACE of the Savior." So true!

Our District is headed out to play volleyball soon! One last thing I want to share, Our mission president invited us to ask our bishop for a blessing to help us to improve the area, and because he holds those keys to exercise his power of the priesthood. It was an amazing and life changing experience. All four of us sister missionaries texted him and met at the church with the Ward Mission Leader. They were shocked, because it was the first time missionaries had asked, it was the first time we thought to do that too haha. However, we did it and all of ours were super different. It was so comforting though and I received immediate counsel and I felt the love of God more than ever on my mission. We all go through different challenges, but it is those who look forward and move on that find joy. We can find joy through the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love this gospel!

Love you all!
Hermana Pachner

P.S. The Eclipse was super cool too! 

Birthday dinner was bomb too!

Aug 14th, 2017

Hi Everyone!,
How was everyone's week? We helped a lot of people move out this week. We had two of our favorite families leave us! They are military but it was still so sad! We were just loading up boxes and taking them out to the Uhaul. The good thing though is building those relationships and I am super happy to know many of the members here in Lemoore. Things are getting better with Hermana Jeffrey we have a few appointments this week and we are excited to just get back out to work!
We had exchanges this week, and I loved it! We were able to go out and we finally saw Denise! We found out some crazy news! SHE IS MOVING OUT! She was in a rough situation with her boyfriend and she finally decided to move out so she could progress towards baptism! I am super excited for her! She is moving out by Selma which is closer to Fresno, but I am still super excited for her. Especially cause we had to let her go for a little bit and we felt we needed to go back a few weeks ago and she has been coming to church and has a great testimony! 

We also had Zone Conference this week too where we talked a lot on member trust. We simply need to build trust with members and that will get them motivated to work with us. We have been studying family files and getting to know everyone and their kids. We love it because the ward really has reached out and been helping us more than ever. The leaders are so inspired!
Another thing was the push for the Book of Mormon. We have been using that so much in our teaching and I love it! I have loved getting to know the people in it! It is a book of power and another witness of Jesus Christ. Something I have focused a lot on is the parable of the Prodigal Son and the story Of Lots wife. They both taught me so much, they were talks by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. The Prodigal Son (Luke 15) Because it taught me about a Fathers love for his children. No matter how his sons had used their money he welcomed them home. He showed "compassion" and that is all Heavenly Father does for us, is he wants us to come home but we have to reach out and take his hand. Then for Lots Wife, how it wasn't just that she looked back but that she yearned to go back. She did not trust that what was ahead was something better. That just related to me so much and how we have to get up and keep moving forward. One of our less actives we have been working with passed away and that just all hit me that the strength comes in pressing forward. Enduring is never easy and it was never easy for the Savior. I know in order to understand his will for us we have to walk some what of a life like the Savior did.


Totally loved all the birthday wishes and letters! Thanks so much! I love the support from family and friends and I can not wait to be 20! We have a few dinners with members this week to celebrate it and I am super grateful! 

Love you all have a great week!
Hermana Pachner

Aug 07th, 2017

Hi Everyone!,
How is everyone doing? I am emailing from my mission president's laptop and it is super high techy. Haha anyways, Sean and Marie got confirmed yesterday! President Mackay, taught her and interviewed her so she talked about his effect on her and it was awesome. Yesterday was our fast and testimony meeting, Marie leaned over to me, and said I am going to bear my testimony! I was like wow! Go on! She did an amazing job and the spirit was so strong. I love hearing the fresh testimonies and conversion stories.

Tomorrow we have Zone Conference! The first one with President Mackay! We hear there will be further changes. We are super excited though. We have another busy week lined up with lots of service. We came to Fresno today to meet with President and he has been so helpful. Sister Jeffrey has been really struggling with some internal conflicts and her diabetes levels have been all off. We have been inside a couple days now, and we are figuring out how to help her and support. It has been a little crazy and scary but we are doing good in general. Since we are in Fresno, we called up Sister Jones, my last companion and we are headed to the mall. We are excited because we both know her so well. This is her last transfer too! I am super sad for that.

One thing I would love to share, I have learned a lot through personal studies lately, I have been focusing on trusting in the Lord. We received priesthood blessings and I focused on that phrase in my blessing. I studied it out and here are some references. Psalms 34:22, 2 Nephi 29:20, 2 Nephi 22:2, and 2 Nephi 4 :19-21, 34-35

I invite you all to read at least one of those scriptures. I know that if we put our trust in the Lord he will not fail us. I have learned to put it all at his feet and he will lift us. Christ suffered so that we do not have to. We are not alone. 

Have a great week!,
Hermana Pachner

Jul 31st, 2017

Hi Everyone!,
It was such a crazy week for us getting this baptism worked out. By the time Sunday came around we were so glad to finally have it all worked out and for them to feel ready. Sean and Marie were so fun to teach and I am so glad we can continue to work with them. President Mackay and his wife, came out with us on Friday to teach them with us and it went super well! We talked about the Atonement and how the gospel brings us joy! I loved it and she was like I am so ready! We even had our Stake President, President Anderson show up to our baptism! It all turned out well in the end. The Zone Leaders called us and were like Sisters give us advice. We were like focus on loving others! It is not about numbers it is about bringing back our family! Even though, Sean was super afraid of the water he finally did it but we had to talk him into it! 

Sean and Marie's Baptism!

We got to celebrate Pioneer Day at the church and it was so much fun they had tons of carnival games and moon bounces. 

Sean and Marie's Baptism!

We got to help out with one of the games and it was a good way to get to know everyone in the Hanford Stake! We had President Interviews this week too and it was way different than how President Clark did it. I really liked it though, we got to talk to him and his wife,and they talked a lot about how our focus should be building trust. We have loved our jam sessions in the car to EFY music. I realize how much good music can change you mood so quickly. It brings you up and uplifts your day. We went to Stratford which is apparently super ghetto and we brought a Return Sister Missionary, and she is like no worries we have Sister Pachner. haha I was like I am running!

It was a great, crazy, and stress filled week! However, super rewarding and I am ready for AUGUST! WAHOO! Almost forgot I am almost 20 and getting close to hitting my year mark! We are off to go Bowling as a district! SO EXCITED!

LETS GO FORTH AND FIND THIS WEEK!
Love you all!
Hermana Pachner