Let´s just start cause it´s gonna be a long one.
Last week was packed full of meetings and surprises. It was my companions last week in the mission so it was full of meetings for her and full of saddness as the ward said goodbye. We had Pday and then district meetings and leadership meetings and doctors appointments and final interviews with President and divisions and a dinner with President and a whole bunch of other things.
So let's see. The doctor. I went to get my MRI last week. I have to go this week to pick up the digital copy, but we got the photos and the doctors said that they think there is a cyst in my knee so thats pretty awesome.. We´ll be sending the digital copy to Salt Lake soon to see what those doctors say. Pray for me.. 😥
Thursday we did divisions And I stayed in Zárate with Hermana Zanotti, who is just here waiting for her visa to go to the EUGENE, OREGON mission :))))) So that was super fun. Enzo, my favorite member here, accompanied us and tried pulling me on the bike. Athough he´s a giant, he´s only 13 and sometimes lacks strength, which resulted in us crashing into a parked car and us both being super sore... but lots of laughs. We were ending divisions super late that night traveling to San Pedro, when at about 11 at night I got a call from one of the assistants. I assumed it was for my comp because her final interview was the following day but NOPE. He called to tell me about some changes in the mission so in about 10 seconds a ton of thoughts passed through my head starting with "they´re having an emergency transfer and pulling me out of the area", and ending with "I'm an awful STL and they´re lowering me". Well it wasnt any of those and I was informed that I will be staying in my area as Sister Training Leader, and also be training a new missionary. Bien. As soon as that call was over the stress came in. I barely know my area and even less how to be a sister training leader, and doing it all alone on top of that. Elder Bustos also informed me that we had to be in the mission home at 8 the following morning. No problem except that we were heading to the farthest area in the mission. Which meant we got to wake up at 4 to take a taxi to the mission home to get their at 8. It was all super fun. We spent the majority of the day there because we had the meeting, lunch and then my comps final interview.
Monday we went to the mission home again with all the missionaries going home. They stayed in the mission home while I, and all their comps, get to work in other areas for the day. It was awesome until we got back to the offices at 8:30 and ended up waiting for our comps until midnight. And on top I was super sick. But it was fun to be with everyone in the offices to see what they do all the time. I think they put the funniest elders there because you need a snese of humor to be trapped in the offices with SO MUCH STRESS for 6 months.We got to our apartment at 2:30 that morning and I tried to go to bed feeling awful, but my comp was up all night packing so we didn't get much sleep.
Then Tuesday morning the assistants texted us asking if I could help give the training to the new missionaries along with another sister. So we were with the new missionaries all day in the mission home, which was actually super fun. I swear the missionaries get better and better every transfer.
Then yesterdey we had a mission conference with the area presidency. Elder Teixiera and President Bragg and their wives came. Before the meeting they had a training with the Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders so that was super awesome. Then we had a long meeting and lunch and it was just super awesome. I also got to see Hermana Olivares one more time before she left this morning to Chile :( Also during the meeting I got another message from the assistants telling me that Elder Teixiera wants to have personal interviews with a few of the missionaries and they along with president chose me. That was SUPER awesome. I got to talk with him for about 45 minutes and it was just full of the spirit and a ton of ideas. He helped me so much. I´m so thankful to be one chosen to meet with him.
We haven't really been able to work in our area thanks for all the meetings and stuff, but we do have a few investigators. The ones with the most potential area a mother and son named Nancy and Nicolas. Nancy came to church last week and Nicolas came to an activity. We havent been able to meet with them since Monday, but we´re going to try to find them again and place a date with them.
My new comps name is Hermana Glarza. She´s from the north of Argentina and just full of ánimo ready to talk to every single person that crosses our path! It´s going to be a different transfer but I know we´re going to see success.
I read a talk this week by Elder Holland, one he gave in a BYU devotional called "Cast not away they confidence" about how normally opposition comes right before we make an important and correct decision. But, he chose to talk about the opposition that comes after we make these decision. He said something that I really liked. He said "along with the illuminating revelation that points us toward a righteous purpose or duty, God will also provide the means and power to achieve that purpose. Trust in that eternal truth. If God has told you something is right, if something is indeed true for you, he will provide the way for you to accomplish it."
If you have time this week, look it up! It's on the BYU speeches page. Love you all and hope you have had and continue to have an amazing week! I´ll be back on on Monday :) LOVE YOU.
Love,
Hermana Prestiwch
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