I think I'm just gonna bullet point the highlights because I don't really remember much.
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- Friday we did divisions. I stayed in Palermo with none other than... Hermana Sanchez! My trainer. hahah It was interesting to be back together again after all the things that happened in Escobar, but it was actually awesome. She really is such an amazing missionary. We got a message from Mar, who was set to be baptized on Sunday, telling us she had a ton of doubts and fears. So we dropped our plans and ran over to meet her at the church. We just listened and shared testimonies and helped her. She left there feeling way better. She had her baptisimal interview on Saturday and passed!
- Sunday a whole bunch of things happened. I was asked to speak on missionary work in sacrament meeting. Now I absolutely LOVE giving talks.. but in Spanish, not so much. But I think it went fine. I spoke on the importance of members in missionary work. And what we did was as I was speaking, Hermana Ruiz passed little papers out to all the members, and I invited them to, as I was speaking, think of family or friends that might need the gospel. After the meeting we got a whole bunch of references. It was awesome :)
-Then we got to go eat Brazilian food with a new couple in our ward. They don't speak a ton of Spanish, but the also invited someone who speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and English. It was again, one of the funnest lunches I´ve ever been to on my mission, and some of the best food I've ever had. It's pretty sad when Argentine´s ask me what my favorite food in Argentina is and I tell them Peruvian food, and now Brazilian food. Oops.
-Then at 6 that night, Mar got baptized! It was one of the most amazing things. I have never met someone so prepared before. She was so ready and so willing to give up so many things to be baptized. I don't know if I´ve ever given any basckground on her so let me do that real fast.
Mar is 26, and the girlfriend of a member of the ward that shares the building with us. She is (was, haha) SUPER catholic her whole life. She did everything, and even taught in the church. She then strayed a little and made some not-so-good choices in her life. Then she met Elias, and he introduced her to the church. Eventually she decided to come, and that's when it all hit her. She felt so happy and welcomed.There were things as we were teaching her that she didn't love, like the no tatoos and piercings and all that.. but she just said "ya fue" which in a rough translation I take to be "I'm over it" we were laughing so hard. But really, Mar has changed my life. She has become such a good friend in these 3 weeks we´ve known her. We gained confidence so fast. It's more like friends than missionary/investigator. We´re laughing all the time. She´s the best.
Her baptism was amazing. She was incredibly happy after. It was super stressful, as is every baptism, but eventually she did it and left glowing.
The time has started to fly by. I only have 8 months in the mission but I know one day I'm going to open my eyes and I'll have 18. I know I say this all the time but I'm so thankful for this opportunity. Especially to meet people like Mar, who have changed my life. To see someone go through the repentance process and change completely. To realize that we, as missionaries, aren't doing anything on our own. To realize that we are literally just tools in God´s hands as He uses us to bring about His work.
I love you all so much! Thank you for all the emails and support! ¡Que tengan una buena semana!
Love,
Hermana Prestwich
Mar's baptism
Casa Rosada
El Obelisco
Brazilian food :))))
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