Things are going well here...
We've had to go on splits a lot this week to help some Hermanas who don't see eye to eye. I don't like girl drama and waste my time and energy on gossip. Hearing their complaints about one another has affected me and my comp a bit, but in inventory we decided to stick together and we are doing well. We have 2 more weeks together.
We´re teaching a girl named Karen.. and this week we gave her a baptismal date for September 1st.. and she was super excited. She´s progressing a lot, and was excited to take her kids to church. Pray for her!
Love you so much! Thanks for your email and your spiritual thought you sent from MOSIAH 24: 12-16 that's actually one of my favorite scriptures.
AUG 27, 2018
Wow sounds like you had a great time in New York! I wanted to see pictures! That's such a cool experience that you had with that guy at church. That's something I´ve noticed so much in my mission.. that a lot of times we think something is an accident or inconvenience.. but really its one of God´s divine designs. I´m glad he could use you guys :)
(THERON & KRISTIN'S EXPERIENCE AT CHURCH IN NEW YORK...Sunday, we decided to find a branch in the big city to attend which is harder than you think. We left in plenty of time to get here but got confused in the streets. We had to take a subway and walk a ways. It started at 10, and at 10:10 we still hadn't found it. We were really going to just take the sacrament, and thought we missed it- so we almost bagged the whole thing. So We sat in the park and I ate my hard boiled eggs. Then theron found it on the map on his phone and we decided to go anyway 1/2 hour late. It is not a stand alone building, but just a door with a sign over it on the street. The church was on 4 different levels with stairs and an elevator. As we walked in it had already started (and happened to be stake conference so there was no sacrament) and we entered the apartment building and were looking for the chapel. It seemed empty and no one was there. Then in comes a guy- Ron, and we introduced ourselves and found out he was also searching for the chapel because he was late too. As we looked around together he said it was his first time back to church in 20 years! We welcomed him and talked for a bit and found the chapel together on the fourth floor- took the elevator. Another girl on the elevator welcomed him as well. He had seemed apprehensive about staying at first, but happier when we showed interest in him. I had an impression that he felt warmly received and that it was meant to be that we were late and helped him find the chapel. He gave us a meaningful thank you- as if to say thanks for making me feel comfortable. After church Theron and I sat in the empty lobby on the second floor and shared impressions. He had the same feeling about Ron. I know we were supposed to be late. The messages were also about charity - and repentance. Good topics for Ron.)
We had a good week. On Wednesday we went in the morning to clean the house of our convert Hugo - again. He had boxes on boxes on boxes.. covered in dirt. It took all morning. The hermanas from our district traveled to help us... and had to leave at 5, but they missed their bus so they had to stay over night. In the morning while the others slept I got up at 6:30 like normal.. and studied. That day I was able to see some blessings for having gotten up and studied. That morning I had the feeling that I should read this one pamphlet about temples and families. And I underlined some things I liked. Then the next day we had a noche de hogar with a couple... (an investigator and her boyfriend, who´s a less active member and temples came to mind. So we took the pamphlet that I had marked up and we shared that with them. And it was a super spiritual lesson. Walter (the boyfriend), loved it! He asked so many questions, and said he got baptized 8 years ago, and didn't remember anything about temples. And I thought.. what would have happened if that morning I had slept in as well?
So 2 weeks ago Hermana Arias wanted ice cream and we walked into a heladería. and the chico working there gave us a free kilo of helado! And said he had gone to our church 1 or 2 times about 2 months ago. But never talked with missionaries. So he said he´d go to church on Sunday. Then on Sunday he didn't show up.. but 2 weeks passed.. and yesterday he showed up in the chapel!!!! and he stayed for all 3 hours.. in Gospel Principles class he even cried, telling us his life story. The members invited him to seminary on Wednesday.. and wants us to have a charla with him this week. He mentioned that he was baptized in the catholic church when he was a baby... but he has always wanted to get baptized again, being older and being able to choose in which church! Pray for him! I think he´s super prepared :)
Lili is another investigator we have.. and she came to church this week.. with 5 of her granddaughters! They loooooved church.. and afterward said "convince my abuela to bring us next week again!!" .. the only problem with Lili is that she´s not married.. just lives with her boyfriend. We need to figure out wedding stuff this week.
It's so weird that i have 6 weeks left. I know its going to go by super fast.. but I don't think it will feel real until i literally arrive in our house. And even then it might just feel like a vacation. I'm so excited I"ll be going to BYU. Thanks for all your help with my application.
LOVE YOU. Thanks for supporting me all this time.. and writing me every single week even until my last transfer. there are some other people who don't even hear from their parents.
