This week was SO busy. so much happened.
So
Apparently it gets cold in Torreon. It NEVER rains, and of course since
Ive been here its rained more than the normal in Virginia (that I can remember).
So this week it rained for four days straight...yes
that means more flooded streets. up to our knees at times! But it was
different this time, because it was COLD. no sun. So we got creative
with plastic over our shoes since we don't have boots or anything. haha wasn't very beautiful but better than the first day when we didn't use anything and were wet and cold. not smart. woke up with weird body
temperature changes, but that could also be because i got the flu shot
:) (poor niña after me...crying and screaming "¡NO QUIERO! ¡QUIERO MI
PAPI!" sad.) my compañera almost did the same.. haha shes sensitive.
emotionally, espiritually, and physically..she reminds me a lot of
Colleen. i love her.
This area is funny because it seems
slower since our contacts and lessons are fewer, because there isn't a
lot of people and the people are more of a "closed off" bunch; but at
the same time i feel like we've accomplished more stuff, with the
baptisms of Familia Carreon, and finding a lot of prepared people, our responsibilities as leaders, and our Actividad Misional.
Saturday
we had the baptisms of Hermana Sandra Hno Gilberto (the parents of Hno
Gilito) AND right after our Mission Activity (?).
The
baptisms we so beautiful and Spiritual :) Hno Gilito sang with us and
bore his testimony to His parents. It was SO inspirational and
spiritually. Their conversion has been so strong, and so fast, and so prepared :) i LOVE looking back at the moment we met them and their
differences and just how prepared they were; and just how divinely
planned all of this was. I literally thank God every day for having them
in my life and being apart of this grand life-changing experience :)
When
they had their interviews, before their baptisms, our Zone Leader said
he has never heard anyone say the things that Hno. Gilberto (the papa)
said. not even a convert of 15 years. Everyone who meets them knows that
they are a family of GOLD and POWER; and since the very moment I
contacted him (and met them all) I saw the potential, and felt the power
of the Spirit. I know that God needs them in His earthly kingdom and i
cannot wait to watch their progression and see what great things He has
planned for them :))
So every other day of the week we had at
least one really powerful and spiritual lesson. One morning it was
really rainy and cold and we felt a bit off, but as we left the house
and passed the apartment building next to ours I remembered a contact we
had made a few weeks past. We decided to stop by and a joven, Oscar, (18
years) opened the door. we were looking for his grandma but she left
for DF (mexico city). we presented ourselves to him and his sister was
home so we were able to share a message with him.
the lesson
was filled with the Spirit!! Oscar has an eternal perspective! He doesn't
practice a religion in specific but knows of the importance of
following Gods will and centering His life in Him. we found out that the
Elders had taught Him by himself when he was just 10 yrs old!! we
couldn't believe it. He is another prepared, elicit child of God. He happened to be home that day because he stopped working. want to start
school again. we asked where he worked and he said Subway...I have eaten
their once with my other companion and in the moment he said remembered
his face!!! it was so crazy and amazing how the little experiences and
timing and connection of everything is of God. I just know it.
Very
quickly, we had another beautiful lesson with the husband of one of the
members. the wife and two daughters are baptized and active and the
husband had been investigating for years. This man is a leader. He is so
intuitive and powerful and digests EVERYTHING. He is the epitome of
our bishop here and i think its funny because he (the investigator
Gerardo) jokes around, but very seriously, saying he wants to be a
bishop, so he can go knocking on doors and asking people why they aren't
going to church or doing the things they should be doing. hahaha
He
is a teacher in a college and his schedule is 8-10 every day. so we can
only meet with him Sundays! but he wants to be baptized on his birthday
because he KNOWS its the true church. he is very taken with the
organization and has some doubts about other things but wants us to help
with them, because he has prayed and knows its true. he knows his life
purpose is to be happy with his family and just do the things that God
wants of Him, and I explained how that's prefect because that is exactly
why God has a Plan of Happiness for us :)
I explained how he
is exactly like the prophet Nephi. Knows what is expected of him, what
he needs to do, and does it. We shared 1nefi 3:7-8, and as he read it he
got choked up and started to cry. he apologized and said he has been
through a lot in his life.
in march some guys gun pointed
them in their house and took everything. a horrific story but a strong
family and amazing example.
like the scripture says, God will
always prepare a way for us to do the things that He commands. We can
always find strength and solace in His will. There is a Will, and there
is a Way.
love you all.
hermana johnson
trabajamos para vivir en los cielos :)
no pasamos la regula (meta), no hay misericordia.
¨¨quote of the week.
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