Hola!! Hope everyone had such a great week :)
This week was
so good! I love Mirador!! These members that we have met so far are so great
and supportive and we have received so so many references this week. It is a
miracle!! The elders from the office are usually in this area and they haven't
had Hermanas here before. And our mission leader is Hermano WILFREDO! I don't
know if I talked about him before, but he was our mission leader in Alto Selva Alegre and is the most helpful member in the world. He is so fired up about
this missionary work and so willing to serve! While I was in Zamacola he moved
to this ward and now he's my mission leader again yayy!!
We started teaching 3
families this week which are all so solid! The Rodriguez family: Johnny, Katy,
Alexa, and Estefano. Other fam: Mariela (mom), Fernando (14) and Karen (9). and
the fam Agaria - a couple. I am seriously amazed because each of these families is so so interested and so ready. All of them came to general conference and
liked it a lot!! And the Rodriguez fam and Agaria family are both already
married! They are all progressing and we are so stoked about each of them.
A
cool experience from the week: We had a lesson with Mariela and her family and we
talked about the Book of Mormon. Fernando is so shy and timid. SO shy. He can't
talk to anyone, look at anyone, he won't go to school because he doesn't want to
see anyone. Mariela is so worried about him, becuase he won't even talk to her.
After our lesson about the Book of Mormon we left them a little homework to
read 3 Nephi 11. We went back to visit them the next day and we asked what they
thought of the chapter. Fernando looked up and said "I loved it. A
lot." He went on to tell us that he not only read the chapter, but started
reading from the beginning & is totally digging the book. The spirit was
so strong in this moment, because he is such a shy boy who doesn't talk. But to
hear him bear witness that he believes this book is true, was so powerful. Mariela
was shocked by how much he opened up, and it was definitely a testimony builder
for her too. Oh man I loveee the Book of Mormon. It brings the spirit stronger
than anything else.
Hermana Poulson really is the best and we get along sooo
great. She's a total runner so we have gotten some of the best runs in this week
too yay! We just click great. This week was so busy starting out with divisions,
leadership conference, contacting muchoooo and meeting members, but it was such
a productive one. Another huge highlight was conference. Loved every talk oh
so much! I think one of my favs that I can remember right now was by Elder
Uchtdorf how we need to turn our souls to the light. If we turn to him with
everything, our lives will be better, and God will use US to make the lives of
others better. But safe to say every talk was so solid. And one of my fav
quotes was how Elder Holland said something along the lines of "HE is a
peacemaker. and I need peace." so so true.
I know this gospel is the
happiest news and brings more peace than anything in the world! Go have a great
week and keep in mind the question from Sis. Oscarson: "Who needs me
today?". Love you all!!!
Alma 36:24-25
Hermana Wood
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