So this week we had
Intercambios...or companion exchanges. Not gonna lie, I had really been
dreading it because the last time I had done companion exchanges, I had really
come home depressed. I left the area again because my companion had a doctor's
appointment in Puebla and couldn't leave. I went out to Tlaxcala with Hermana
Cuevas from the Dominican Republic. She was super fun and we got lost a ton.
She's only been a Sister Training Leader for 6 weeks and doesn't fully know her
area yet. It was super funny because apparently, in the Dominican Republic,
they use English words randomly to fill in those words that just can't express
the feelings in one's heart. Like, "heavy" means super duper cool and
awesome. We ended up not getting to eat with a member because we were an hour
late and when she got told and hung up the phone, she looked at me and said,
"Unbelievable." I just had to smile and chuckle a bit. We got hit
with an afternoon rainstorm that positively drenched us and was super
freezing! I didn't know that rain could be that cold in the middle of summer. I
later heard that there was hail so big in the Centro of Puebla that lightbulbs
were smashed and there was notable damage. o.O She was super sweet all day
and the next morning. She kept asking me if I was hungry or if I was cold or if
there was anything she could do for me. It was a lot of fun. =)
Wednesday morning we had our weekly
district meeting. My district leader is Elder Longenecker from....well, he
claims both Utah and West Virginia so I really am not sure but he's positively
fantastic. =) Our district had been struggling with street contacting and he
decided that time was ripe to have a competition between us all. The
companionship that had the least amount of contacts on Sunday had to buy a
"prize" for the companionship that had the most. Since the other hermanas
had a rough week and the elders just took off with their contacting (I'm
practically convinced that they did nothing else =P), it looks like my
companion and I are buying Elder Longenecker and his companion little Hot
Wheels Cars. :D
While I was in Tlaxcala, my
companion and her companion for the day, Hermana Chuc, set a date for
Angeles to be baptized! :D She didn't come to church this last Sunday or the
week before because she had to work, but this week she's starting a schedule
that will allow her to have Sundays off, so fingers crossed. :D
Today we have a lesson with our
other investigator that we have a date with. We're going to have to change the
date for him to next month but I think this will be a good chance to really
figure out where he's at, spiritually wise.
Yesterday, we had a lesson with
Marianna. She's the one that we found right outside of our front gate. We
taught the Plan of Salvation and I got to use those awesome tools you sent
me. Mom. She accepted it without a doubt and when we got the to end
of the lesson we asked her to pray about it to know if it was
true. She told us she didn't need to because she pretty much already knew it
was true. I felt the prompting to invite her to baptism. As I did and
watched her face, I thought, "Oh no." Well, she said no but we did
find out that she believed the Plan of Salvation and loved the Book of
Mormon, her only doubt is if Joseph Smith was a prophet. We invited
her to pray and to ask and she agreed to do it. I have a feeling that once she
gets her answer, she'll be baptized. She's been searching for the truth and now
just needs to recognize that she's found it. =)
We went to the Centro today. It was
super cool. There were shops on both sides of this little street with all kinds
of cool things. I picked up something for everyone and I hope to have a package
sent not too long after Transfers. Which by the way, we find out if we
have transfers this Saturday. My companion thinks that she'll leave the
area and I'll stay...we'll see. ;)
We don't get to teach the man that
we ran into in the street because he's in the area of our zone leaders but I'm
so excited for him to start getting the lessons. He's had a rough
past and seems to be ready to start a new future. =)
I can't upload pictures on this
computer so I'll just have to shout it out. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND
DAD!!!!!!!!!!! Are you guys going to do anything fun? Take some time off and
enjoy each other's company?
because I keep forgetting to say,
Mom, I love the highlights in your hair. They're gorgeous! =)
About my Insanity workout, we all
have USB's that we keep music and videos on and we plug those
into our portable DVD players to do workouts and enjoy music. =)
Next week, we're hoping to go to a
beautiful little pueblito...town...that's about 3 hours from here but still in
our mission. We're planning on going with Hermana Mary Carmen and her sister
Hermana Veronica (we went to the Centro with her and her daughter today =) ). I
think we're going to pick up Hermana Chuc and Hermana Cuevas on the way. We
have to leave at like 5 in the morning. O.O Talk about early, but I'm sure it
will be worth it. =)
I love you all, thank you so much
for the wonderful package. That tape does wonders for my feet and our house now smells like
Wintergreen. =)
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