Silver Linings... For reals!

One of these is Alex's zone missionaries, the other is her ward council. My guess is that the one above is missionaries in her zone and the one below if the ward council.

So this past week was a blast! WE DIDN'T HAVE TRANSFERS! I get to stay with my companion!!!!! I love this hermana! She is more than just a companion to me, she is such a good friend! We have so much fun!

So, there is a silver lining to every dark cloud, right? and This morning, I finally realized the meaning of this. Really, I could see the silver lining in the clouds looming over our apartment. It was breathtaking. I wish pictures could do it justice, but I didn't want to miss it, so I didn't even bother taking a picture. It was definitely a tender mercy! God Gives us tender mercies all the time, We just have to look for them!

Guess who is getting baptized this weekend?? HELEN. Miracles will never cease! She is really scared to get baptized, cause she is pregnant, and when her mom got baptized, her brother (who baptized her) dropped her... So Helen is super nervous. But she said she wants more than anything to be baptized, and she chose the strongest guy in the ward to baptize her, so as of right now, she is feeling a whole lot  better! We had a lesson with her in the home of an inactive member, and it was a miracle. It not only changed Helen, it also changed Daniela, who is the inactive. IT changed them both, and we were so happy, and just rejoicing all day long!!!:) Having a member have a responsibility gives them so much more desire to jump in feet first in this work. and Daniela is loving it! Daniela  is done having kids, and asked us if we knew anyone who was pregnant or who has a baby who could use the stuff she has. We immediately thought of Helen! And Daniela gave Helen everything she had for babies! Helen doesn't have anything. And she doesn't have any clothes for pregnancy. So she can hardly leave the house. Her belly is growing really fast, and she cant fit into anything anymore. But with the help of Daniela, Helen has things for her pregnancy now and her baby!! it was so great! This is Christlike love, this is service, this is sooo special. And now Helen and Daniela are friends, and they both have someone they can lean on. This was definitely a friendship divinely inspired!! I love this work!

Also, I ate what i am pretty sure was bladder... but it might have been liver. I dont want to look of the Spanish word in my dictionary to find out, so we will just leave it at that. My companion tried to describe where it was in your body, so I´m pretty sure it was bladder, but yeah, I´m not gonna find out. It was pretty gross, and I was pretty sick the next day, but the rice she gave us was good!:)

We went to visit a recent convert on Saturday after we started our fasts, and she offered us some pop! Which we politely declined with the explanation of "We are fasting" and she said "Cant you pause it for a minute????" Needless to say, we then continued to teach more about fasting so she could understand.  hahah I love the work here, I love the people, I love my ward, I love my area, I just love it!!! I am loving Spanish, and loving having another language that is feeling now like a second nature. I tried thinking about before my mission when I didn't know anything, and I cant. It is like trying to remember a time when I didn't know English. I cant do it. I love it! The gift of tongues is real, and it is a process as well! Like all good gifts, we have to work for them! :)
I love you all. Thank you all for your support and love! I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Love, Hermana Arave