Time is so weird in the mission. They days go by SO SLOW sometimes, and then im sitting here writing again and I feel like it has been 2 hours since I last sent an email.. Pretty sure that made absolutely no sense but forming complete english sentences is slowly starting to be a problem for me.
Speaking of Spanish.. Its alright! There are days where I dont understand anything, and many times where people dont understand me so that sucks. But its getting better. Ive already had dreams in Spanish, and my journal entries have randome words that I for some reason wrote in Spanish. Same with my prayers, as I sometimes randomly switch to spanish.. thats good, right? :)
As for this week, not a ton happened. The mission has united as we´re all trying super hard to reach our goal for this year.. and we have 4 weeks to do so. So we set a goal as a zone, and are trying hard to reach it. And its been tough.
This week we found a kid who is 10 years old. We gave a quick lesson of the restoration to him and his mom and then invited him to be baptized. His mom said maybe and when she looked at him he said yes. When she asked if he was sure, his eyes got wide and he said "yes! I want to be clean". My heart exploded.
We also found a girl through a member, whos 25 and has 3 kids, and an abusive boyfriend, and all live in a house smaller than an average garage.. we just talked to her for about an hour with the member, and it was great. She said she felt the spirit, and the only time her kids were screaming was during the prayer. Shes incredible.
Bad news. We had to drop both of these investigators this week. Everytime we went to visit the little boy he "wasnt there" and Patricia, the 25 year old, said it wasnt her time.
Also, our baptism last week, Lucia, couldnt go to church on sunday, and didnt recieve the holy ghost. Its hard because shes only 11, and her parents arent members. We´re not allowed to bring kids underage to the chapel without a parent. So we´re heavily relying on her non member parents to bring her every week..
Our baptism for next Sunday is again pushed back until the 20th. I feel like its never going to happen. Her baptism has been in the works since before I got here.
Thats pretty much it for this week.. No one wanted to listen to us, and ever time we have a good feeling about someone, it fell through or they didnt want anything.
But our favorite family, the rios family, is doing so well. We had a couple really spiritual lessons with them this week. They are literally m family here in Escobar. I dont know what I would do without them.
On Saturday as 9:30, my comp and I really wanted ice cream.. and since we cant leave our apartment after 9, we called our amazing ward mission leader.. and so at 10 at night he and his wife brought us ice cream.. Hes the best :)
I was reading "Our Search for Happiness", a book by M. Russel Ballard and found a quote I really liked. It says "If you really concentrate on trying to walk the way He walked - loving, caring, serving, and obeying each step of the way - one day you´ll look up and discover that His path has led you directly to the throne of God."
Isnt that what we all want? To live with God again? Thats what God and Christ want too, and They have prepared a way for us to do so. God sent His Beloved Son into the world to teach us and show us the way directly back to Him. We only need to follow. And sometimes its so hard, trust me. I know. But I know it will be so worth it. On the mission I get the chance to walk a VERY small part of the path Christ walked. And it is so incredible. Every day we get rejected. Every day we´re exhausted. But on the mission I have the Savior walking beside me and in front of me. I get to have a relationship with Him that I would never get anywhere else. And I know the only way back to Him is to walk how He walked. In this Christmas season, we should all try to remember why Christ was sent to this earth, and be thankful. God gave us the most amazing gift in the world, His Son, so that we may return to His awaiting arms.
Thats about it for this week. Sorry not much happened! I love you all and hope you have a great week!!
Love,
Hermana Prestwich
Eating Arrepas with Dana
Escobar!
Escobar!
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