Laziness has overcome me completely. I have a lot to say this week too and its just easier in groups.
Changes were suprising! I am now with Hermana Sanchez from Buenos Aires, Argentina. While initially I was scared to have another new companion, the Holy Ghost reminded me, Have you ever met someone from Argentina that you didnt like? And I realized, no. I have never met one I dont like. And sure enough Hermana Sanchez is absolutely fantastic. We are still working in Pedro Juan. Guess Im finishing out here.
annnd what else. Hermana Brunelle? Im sad to see her go, really. She was funny. hahah but hermana sanchez is funny too.
New Years was cool. We went to eat dinner with some members, but we werent allowed to be out late so we didnt actually get to eat. But we got to help cooking and cooking as a family is always fun. Reminds me of home. Then we went home, talked for awile and I fell asleep at 11 like a loser. Slept through the fireworks, everything. #mission hahahahh my companion recorded the fireworks for me
fotos-- me as a toucan tucahn however you write that dumb word.
we almost went to brazil
AND family I have to tell you the best story ever.
So we have this investigator named Cristian, I dont think I wrote about him before but hes 25 and he speaks perfect german and perfect english along with the other guarani, spanish, and portuguese and he lived in austria for a year and studies engineering so hes basically very smart and therefore has a lot of doubts about the church. So Ive been praaaaaying praying praying that he gets an answer to all of his doubts!!!
Well my first day with hermana sanchez we went to see him and things started out all fine, but then in the middle of the lesson he was like, hermanas, I was praying about what you and brunelle told me to do. I asked God about my questions. And I understand now. I think God is just irrational and so we should just follow him and trust him. And I was like, that is an answer that only the Holy ghost can give you.
And the Spirit was really strong and he was like, Hermanas. I got my answer. I really believe that the Book of Mormon is the word of God.
And I just bawled. Its the first time in my whole mission that someone told me they got an answer from God, and it really was from God. I just literally stared at him and cried. And he was like, whaaat and I was like, I got my answer too. You got your answer and that was my answer!! And we just had a great moment. It was a Nauvoo moment. Like, surreal, and extraordinarily happy. And then he looked at us and he´s like, so whats the next step? And we are like, get baptized!!! Will you be baptized the 21st? And hes like, yes, of course I will.
And so we called hermana brunelle to tell her you know everything and I just handed Cristian the phone and it was the cutest thing. He said (in english) Brunelle! Brunelle, can you hear me? Brunelle, Im getting baptized on the 21st of january! Come up to see it!
Oh my gosh Im cryin just thinking about it. Ive waited my whole mission for that moment and I finally got it. And so Cristian is getting baptized, yall! And its because he got an answer! God exists!!! IT WAS AWESOME
And that was the best day of my whole mission and possibly one of the best days of my life. End.
No comments:
Post a Comment