Hola Hola
familia!
We've been
seeing Jose and Jossymar and Abel every day, teaching and preparing them for baptism....THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!! The other day, I randomly
turned around as we were walking out and asked Abel if we could come over to
visit and talk with him. He was so excited! We ended up having a dinner (I
ate trout!!!! Jose was a professional chef, so it was soooooo yummy!) Abel told
his story, he's been a druggie and alcoholic since he was a teenager but now
he's seen his brother's example and the blessings the gospel has already
brought into Jose's life and it made Abel realize how much he's missing and how
"sick" he was. Oh it's the coolest story! Now Abel is hanging out
with Obispo, going to his addiction recovery meetings, and coming to church!!
He's reading the Book of Mormon again and taking notes on it all and loooooevs
talking about the gospel with us! Oh I teared up the other day when we had the
dinner with him. After our spiritual thought, he told us how we were angels,
not only for his brother but for him as well. He gave me the greatest
compliment
The other day E. Blakeley--de Mexico--told me how he's never met any
missionary his whole mission who could speak such rapid Spanish and wasn't a
native and he was shocked that I only had a few years in high school and a few
months out here. Super sweet! I still have to put a lot of work into it and do
my part, but its soooooo coooool! I LOVE SPANISH! Funny contact, we ran into someone who spoke
some Spanish and he asked if we knew English and I was like "ehhhh, solo
un poquito" it was hilarious, because then I started talking very fast in
Spanish and for a little bit he believed me! :)
On a hard day of barely anyone on the streets or at home, I said a
little prayer asking for a little "rest" and a miracle. We ran into
someone from Venezuela who gave me a whole bag of grapefruits, yum!!! She led
us over to her neighbors who were members, we got to talking and found out
their neighbors spoke Spanish and got some more info etc. They gave us some
cookies with milk, and we got to share a scripture and find out that they were
both from Tahiti! The wife went to the Cook Islands on her mission, super cool!
They were very sweet and it was quite the cute little break up for the day
I've started eating Flaming Hot Cheetos. They are actually very good. I
like to put lemon/lime juice on them sometimes and they tend to stain your
fingers, it's like a mark of beauty out here, bringing a lot of pride and
"yeah, that's right, I can eat spicy stuff" Now I rate things on the
spicy scale of nothing to flaming hot Cheetos.
Here's a scripture I really liked
this week:
Doctrine & Covenants 84:88, "And whoso receiveth you, there
will I be also, for I will go before you face. I will be on your right hand and
on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts and mine angels round about
you to bear you up."
How awesome! Right now, for me, this scripture is about our Savior's
love and how as a missionary he is right there guiding this work, preparing the
people, and helping me become a better missionary and a better me :) The Savior
is always there, through all times of life, just be sure to do your part and
seek HIM :)
I love you all lots and keep being amazing!
Con carino, Hermana Day
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