Another week already! wow!! I only have 2 more weeks with my
companion! And they she goes home. Sometimes it's hard because I feel
like I'm going home too :) But she still works hard and has lots of
goals. It's funny we talk a lot about goals and every time I hear that
word I think of Dr. Doofenshmirtz, I used to have goals, they were evil
goals but they were goals.. yeah.
Oh!! we apparently do have daylight savings here... ! Except because it is
starting to be fall we fell back an hour. so now does that make us
closer in time? I get so confused with it. But we got to sleep an extra
hour! yay! And out of no where it is cooler! it is soooo nice! maybe 70 degrees... I don't know maybe 60.
Last P-day we
went to visit members in another city for Hermana Johnson. We rode a lot
of collectivos. Today too. Collectivos are fun! Sometimes they are packed though and if you have to stand....haha I practice collectivo
surfing :) Or like last week we were on one that PACKED!!! we had to
shove our way on. and off . and it was sweaty and gross. But with those
you don't have to hold on really you are all in there so tight you dont
really move! Fun times... memories...
So we
had a Capilla abierta this week! ( open chapel, like an open house for
the church) we invited people for 2 weeks and practiced all the things
we had to say and memorize and lots of crazy things. And as far as I
could tell the members were really excited! So we were running a little
late this day because the ward mission leader had us make a last minute
visit, that really didn't do much... so we had to run. Yeah. On big
rocks. I was dressed a little nicer and tried to look a little better for
this. By the time we got there I was hot, obviously, tired and
suuuuuper sweaty. Then after being in the air conditioned chapel I just
had dried sweat on me and yeah! But no one really came. And Paraguayans
are so tranquilo they show up when ever they want. People did come
eventually but not as many as said they would when we invited them. It
was good though. Some recent converts Carla and Emilio, a young couple
invited their family and they came! And they are opening up more to us
and talking more and sitting in occasionally on the lessons it's really
exciting!! And another investigator came and said she wanted to come to
church the next Sunday and that we should pick her up. (we did and
someone in the house said she went to the store, At 8 in the morning?!
oh well...) but yeah it was really good!
And
we finally figured out Pedros Baptizem! We just had to call his dad for
permission. That was scary because they said all these bad things about
him and that he was mean and an alcoholic and all this crazy stuff. But
we prayed and practiced and we called and he said por su puesto!! (of
course!) and he said he would support him going to church!
So I
was reading the the book of Mormon in Alma 30. About the anti Christ,
Korihor. And how in v3 the people of Ammon are strict with obedience.
And so Korihor goes to the Nephites first and they listen and he leads
away some of their hearts in v 12-18. Then in v19-21 ish the People of
Ammon because of how they were would not even tolerate listening to him
they tied him up and took him to Ammon. And I just thought about that
and are we going to be like the people of Ammon and not tolerate sin or
whatever in the least? Are we that obedient that we bind up sin as soon
as we see it and throw it out? Or do we listen? I just liked that and
wanted to share. Let's be like the people of Ammon they're pretty
purete! (awesome).
And speaking about my
companion, I'm wondering, does anyone have any advice I can give her, I
want to help her but don't know how. She is worried that she hasn't used
all her time well or done what she was supposed to.She knows she's had
success and was obedient but talks all the time about could I have done
more and what if I haven't changed? It's sad that she thinks that way,
and if anyone has any advice other than to chill, relax haha ...just
curious! :)
Okay so then we are teaching a 9
year old boy his name is Derlis but his family calls him Piti . Their
less active. So we had lunch with them on Saturday and were talking to
the parents. And I guess just because we are missionaries people like to
tell you everything. Well they told us that they are having problems
with disciplining their children. We just
told them to decide where they want their family to be, and to involve
the Lord and to be humble.
I think that's it!
Oh
wait! I taught the Gospel Principles class Sunday! All by myself! Well
my companion and the Elders in our ward and everyone in the class were
there but I was the teacher! :) Everyone said I did good! And I felt
good! It's hard some days I feel like my Spanish is really good but then
no one understands me or I talk but it's like they didn't even hear...
or I get this blank stare and they look to my companion. I don't' like it.
Or sometimes I cant understand them. But I always learn something from
it. It's hard to remember sometimes that if they need to hear something
no matter how bad I say it, If I'm listening to the spirit they will get
the message. Humbling but I try to always stay positive! Sometimes I
get sad or frustrated or cry but I always come out the next day feeling
good having learned something about myself, the Lord or someone or
something else! ...and eso no mas :)
Hermana Collins and Hermana Johnson
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