Baptizing Buenos Aires: Stress and Miracles

I know I literally just last week said that I wasn't going to start my emails off with "this week was crazy.." but... This week was crazy.

Now that I´ve gotten that out of the way, I´ll start.

This week we were super super busy with mettings and traveling and a temple trip and we had like no time to work in our area. So that was super stressful. We got to our area around 4 or 5 every day, and then had those 4 hours or so to work. Remember the girlfriend that showed up to church on Sunday? Yeah, so her name is Mar. We met with her Monday night, and she accepted a baptisimal date! She´s set to get baptized this Sunday :) She´s super catholic, but really loves how she feels in the church, and her testimony is growing every time we meet. She still has some doubts because changing a religion is a big decision, but she´s ready :) She´s so awesome. She´s more like our friend than our investigator. Our lessons are just filled with laughing and stories and jokes. She´s great. :)

Then by Saturday, we were a little stressed about how our numbers were crappy, our members kept canceling, and we had no idea what to do. We had had a new family that just moved into our ward in our plans all week but never had time to go. They weren't in our plans Saturday, and we were on the complete opposite side of the area, but we felt we should go. So we get over there, find them, and sit down with them. The mom said they got baptized 3 years ago in Peru. I asked if everyone in her family was a member, and she said just her and her husband. I asked her son how old he was and he said 10... So obviously you know what we did. We shared a scripture, then talked to her son, names Andres, about baptism. We invited him to be baptize and he said yes "because he loves church". It was so cute. So he´s set to be baptized on the 22nd :) As we were leaving the mom said "I dont know how you guys did that. He´s said no for 2 years" It really is all on the Lords timing.

Friday we had the opportunity to go to the temple. President goes home in about 6 weeks so for our last zone conference with him, we got to go to the temple. Even though we had to wake up at 3 in the morning to do it, it was so worth it. I love the temple and the opportunity we have to go on our missions is super awesome. To feel that peace and feel so close to Heavenly Father is just incredible.

Then on Saturday, the general Young Men's President and Sunday School President came to visit us. It was just for the missionaries in my mission that are in Capital, so it was a pretty small group. Maybe of about 100 missionaries. Then they split us up into 2 groups and we had to teach them. It was super cool and I learned a ton about how to improve as a missionary, person, in my area, and with my investagators.

Then Sunday, I got to skype with my family :) It was awesome. It was hard to hang up and all, but about 10 minutes later I got over it (no offense fam, love you) But honestly as much as I miss them and miss home sometimes, I'm super thankful for the time I have to dedicate everthing to the Lord and serve Him with everything I have.

Today I hit 8 months. Almost halfway done. Not sure how but.. here we are.

I love you all! Hope you had a fantastic Mother´s Day!

Love,

Hermana Prestwich

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Sisters from my zone at the temple :)