This
week was pretty great not gonna lie. Difficult, but great. I was able
to talk to one of the Sister Training Leaders, and President a little,
and things are starting to work out. I still feel like Im in an episode
of MASH were a jeep gets stuck in a mine feild or something and Radar
keeps dropping the map so every so often we hit a mine and blow a little
piece of emotion off every so often, but then Im okay again. Weird
metaphor I know. But it works.
But a good week!
We had intercambios and I spent a day with the Hermana Training
Leader, a Gringa from Colorado who is super nice. And that really
allowed me to unwind and let go of some pent up stuff.
We
also found out that everyone in the whole mission is taking a road trip
12 hours for me in a bus, to Antofagasta, because Elder Cook from the
Quorum of the 12 Apostles is coming to speak to us! Usually we cant get
the whole mission together because of how big we are, but for this very
special occasion, yes we are! Whohoo! That is going to be the 21st of November
and we are all very excited. And we have interviews with President and
Transfers next week! Thanks are all coming to a head here.
We
also had a lesson with an investigator who is amazing, her name is
Maria Alfaro. And we were a little late because we were with another
investogator, and when we knocked on the door, she opened it right away
and said, I thought that you werent coming! Not only did she acutally
remeber the appointment, but she had made us herbal tea, pie, and
sandwiches. It was not only a great spread, but a great lesson. We read 2
Nephi 31 with her and talked about the principle of baptism. And then
asked the million dollar question, would she be baptised. And she said
yes! She is excited to be a part of the church, we still have a lot of
lessons to teach, but she is really happy to be a part of something.
She
even came to the big Halloween party that we had the next day. And
brought a friend and her daughter. The work here in El Salvador is
progressing, slowly, but surely. Maybe after these long years El
Salvador will see a baptism!
We also found out
that a member here has had her records of her baptism lost. So she has
to be rebaptized and reconfirmed. So we are figuring out all of the
logistics here and now. Complicated, but fun.
Our
Halloweeen party was a success (due largley to the ffact that thanks to
years of Primary and grade school I know how to make cute Halloween
decorations with minimal time and effort.) We had two large families of
Less Actives come to the party, and the next day they came to church! We
also met a nonmember daughter of the Less Active, and she came to
church the next day with them and everything! (Which was cool because
our Relief Society president was a noshow, so I taught Relief Society).
Anyways,
things are not perfect here. I strive everyday to make things better
with myself, my God, and my companion. And every day is another
challenge. But another oppottunity for a blessing.
Thank you all for your patience with my stories and sometimes my complaints. I love you all very much.
My Ponderize Scripture for the week was 1st Corinthians 10:13,
it talks a lot about how God will give you the strength to overcome
temptations, but I changed it a little for the week. God will also give
you strength to over come situations you cant control.
¨There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God IS
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which ye are
able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye
may be able to bear IT.¨
I know that if we in
our hearts want to do what is right and we work as hard as we can. Then
will the Lord step in and help us to do what is left over. I know this,
because every day when I drop to my knees, I ask him to take what I did
that day, and help to make something of it. More than I could make by
myself.
I love you all very much. Thank you
for your words of love and support during this time of testing for me. I
have recived a mountain of emails from friends and family alike, and I
appriciate and read every one of them. I love you all.
Have a wonderful week!
Hermana Randall
PS:
For the people who asked I disclosed everything to President and things
are going to be okay, and the mission isnt going to blame me for the
loss of funds. But thanks for the concern :)
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