where do I start?? it was such
a crazy, busy, sick, exciting, sad, frustrating and amazing week. ya got me?
the thing that impacted me the
most was this. we got a referral from the other hermanas in the branch. we went
to go contact it and we found out it wasnt in our area but that the woman
wanted hermanas, instead of Elders. so we called her, set up an appointment and
went in the afternoon. we had no idea what to expect but she sounded pretty
interested on the phone. we brought Hna. Gonzalez with us and she did great. so
the woman's name is Lily and shes in her 50s. she is from Honduras and here
comes the sad part. she has 5 kids and 4 of them have died. her parents and all
her siblings have died and her spouse died too. her only son left is in
Honduras. she has absolutely no one. it was heartbreaking for us to hear. she
was crying throughout the whole lesson, and we were just hugging her holding
her hand. it was so humbling for me. I need to stop complaining about the
little things during the day that bother me. the most surprising thing she said
to us was this "I know that I have to get baptized in your church to be
able to see them again and live with them again" whhaaatttt! she promised
us that she would study the pamphlet for the next time we see her. she is just
the sweetest lady and I already love her tons. the sad part is we dont know if
we will be able to teach her because she isnt in our area but we will see. it
was an awesome experience though and I will never again take for granted the
people I love that are still living on the Earth.
another experience related to
that was this! we went to have dinner with la familia Aguirre this week. we
were telling them all about Lily and the experience that we had. We finished
the conversation about it and it was silent for about 2 minutes. Hermana
Aguirre just looks at us and says, "I feel like I need to go with you guys
to meet her. I just feel like I could relate to her and I need to be her
friend. I think she needs me" how cool is that? that members can relate to
the people we are teaching because they have been in that situation. it makes
sense-we are all trying to help our friends learn about our Savior, Jesus
Christ!
I was sick again this week with
my body aches so we had to stay in a day. But Yosdel came to our apartment and
brought me food! soup and mangoes! whats better?!? she is the nicest person and
she is doing really good. we taught her how to pray this week and how prayer is
bien importante. we invited her to pray about everything that we have been
teaching because she is reading in the Book of Mormon but she hasnt coming to
church yet. so we will see this next week what happens!
Elba, Ruben and Anyeli are all
doing awesome. They all accepted to get baptized August 20 as a family! We are
SOOO excited. Elba and Ruben didnt come to church yesterday but Anyeli did!
hahaha. but they are awesome and we have a ton of faith in them. I love them
TONS.
a funny little experience
happened this week! this cute little 11-year-old girl has been wanting to come
out with us recently and we finally found a day this week when she could! so we
set up a time and everything and her mom texts us and asks if her friend can
come with us too! (non-member but getting baptized this weekend) and her little
9-year-old sister! so we took out 3 little girls and it was awesome. we went
and visited Rosa (old lady) and they each shared something with her. we also
went to see Elba so they all could meet Anyeli and be her friend. it was
awesome too! we got them little slushies from Sonic after. we laughed the whole
time and loved it.
this last Saturday and Sunday
we have had a "traveling trainer" with us! Her name is Hermana
McMullin and the craziest part is....we were childhood friends in Utah!!!! we
didnt know that until just recently. soooo funny. but she is an awesome
missionary and has taught us a ton. we committed 2 people to be baptized
yesterday right on the street and they totally had a real desire too. she is
such an amazing example! I love learning from other people.
and to end the week, our car
got towed.............again. so that is what we have been trying to figure out
this whole day. whoooooooooooooo. so fun.
I finished the Book of Mormon
this week and I started a fresh one the other day. This time around, my goal is
to learn more about Christ. His attributes, ways He shows His love, His
Atonement, etc. I already love it and I have already grown closer to Him as my
Savior. I love Him and He is why I am here as a missionary. I am His
representative, what a privilege that is! I love being His missionary.
Hermana Garner |
| fourth of july consisted of talking to drunk Hispanics cookin their carne asada |
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| definition of today |
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| my little best friend here. |
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| the cute little girls that we took out with us! |
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