I STAYED!!!!

I STAYED! hahhahaa that we had transfers and I stayed! yaya!!!!! We prayed and prayed and praaaaayyyed!!!! and I stayed!

We received a reference from one of the members, and when we went, HOLY PREPARED. she said "i always saw you people walking around over the years, and always wondered what your message was. (then she looks down at the book of Mormon we gave her, tears start welling up..) and now I can know. now I have the means to know." the spirit was soooo strong!!!! She was about 234 months pregnant, and about to have her baby any day. Then we went again, and her husband was all  "oh, she isnt here. she is at the hospital. the baby is on the way!" soooo, she is put on hold for the time being! BUT SHE HAD HER BABY! hahahaha so happy! Her name is Cecillia, and she is just adorable. pretty young too... She was married when she was 15, and this is her second child. Her 6 year old son has a lot of questions about God and Jesus, so it is way cool to be able to teach them all!

We have another investigator, Yocari. She has a rough life. real rough. And we just couldn't get through to her. We always taught her in a members home, but it was always unsuccessful. but we felt like we couldn't drop her. so we decided to go visit her one day, before our third lesson, just to see how she was doing. and she BROKE DOWN. the walls around her heart crumbled as she told us about what she is going through. It is a long road ahead, but she wants to see the hand of God in her life. She wants to find answers on what she needs to do. So, It is starting to get better. She is more herself when she isn't in a member´s home, so we might just keep teaching her and her kids... without the member. she closes up again when others are around. so we will just have to play it day by day with her until she is more comfortable.

I am feeling a TON better about my Spanish, I still am not perfect, but I can put into words what I want to say. One of the members we are working with told me that my grammar is sooo great, and that he can understand everything i say. I just sound like a gringa. haha that´s okay, the accent will come with time, right? The Lord has been mindful of us this week, and I see evidence of this every day. I love this work, and I never want to leave. This is so wonderful, and yes, it is hard, but the blessings outweigh everything else. This is for sure the work of the Lord.

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Until next week!

Hermana Arave