Itaaaaaaaaa minha querida família!!!!!
Well, this week was kind of crazy, full of fun people and adventures to set things askew. Oh well. This is going to be a quick email, as the time is short this week. If i forget things...well, you'll never know anyway. Hahah. Oh well, at least my journal is up to date on the week!
So remember how I was basically going crazy here? Tuesday and Wednesday, I spent in a different area. Tuesday morning, the Zone Leaders called to let us know about a 2-day division we would be doing...every single companionship in the zone had a 2-day division those two days. I was less than thrilled, as we had some stellar people planned for those days. But in the end, it was wonderful. It gave me some time and space away from the chaos of Vista Verde to clear my mind, think, ponder, and really pray, and find answers. I am grateful now for this time I had. It was wonderful... and then when I got back, I just had to try harder not to sink back to where I was. :) I learned a lot on this division, as did Sister Gubler, and we are applying it into our work here now.
As for our fireside...we finally got a speaker, and we are all set with date and time, but still getting references is a bit of a hassle. After about a month, we are still missing 42. But we have 2 more weeks. :) The music is hopefully coming together, which is the biggest headache right now. But it will all work out. I'm going with perfect faith that it will turn out well and all will be the way the Lord wants it.
We started working with an inactive family this week, and already they are returning to church, and it is so wonderful. Know those people who it feels like you met long before you met them? This family is like that...and they have a 5-year old daughter, Ana Clara, who looks and acts like me at the same age! It's pretty hilarious! But I love them to pieces....and they went to church Sunday, and showed up at the ward activity today (today is a holiday here...I think it's kinda like independence day). It is awesome.
On the flip side, we have to drop one investigators, who is the husband of a less-active member, because he wants nothing to do with the church. He only goes because of her, and when we were there this week, we took forever getting him to pray. It is a mission goal to have the investigators pray at the end of the lesson, because if he doesn't pray in that moment, he won't pray that night on his own. Which is basically true. So we were trying to get him to pray, and after about a half hour, he finally prayed. It was difficult....and obvious that he has no interest.
This week I was studying a bit about Spirits and the Spirit World. Very very interesting! Then yesterday in church, I had one question about John the Baptist, which led to an intense scripture study about priesthood, baptism, prophets, Moses, etc....it was very interesting. I love studying the scriptures, as I think I mention in every single email I send!
Well, I've got to wrap up. This week will be an intense one....we have at least 2 potential baptisms for Saturday or Sunday, and tomorrow, the Zone Leaders are coming to knock doors here too, to teach us and to help us here in this area. It will be a great learning opportunity, that's for sure. There is a reason they baptize weekly, and I need to learn that reason! :)
I love you all. Thank you again for your support, prayers, and love. Oh wait, funny story. This week, everyone and his brother was asking me what I want for my birthday...then I remembered that my birthday really is coming up! It's weird because it doesn't even feel like November. It still feels like summer, as it has since March, so I hardly even noticed that it's really almost my birthday and Christmas! Funny mission stuff...hahahah
Love,
Karen
Well, this week was kind of crazy, full of fun people and adventures to set things askew. Oh well. This is going to be a quick email, as the time is short this week. If i forget things...well, you'll never know anyway. Hahah. Oh well, at least my journal is up to date on the week!
So remember how I was basically going crazy here? Tuesday and Wednesday, I spent in a different area. Tuesday morning, the Zone Leaders called to let us know about a 2-day division we would be doing...every single companionship in the zone had a 2-day division those two days. I was less than thrilled, as we had some stellar people planned for those days. But in the end, it was wonderful. It gave me some time and space away from the chaos of Vista Verde to clear my mind, think, ponder, and really pray, and find answers. I am grateful now for this time I had. It was wonderful... and then when I got back, I just had to try harder not to sink back to where I was. :) I learned a lot on this division, as did Sister Gubler, and we are applying it into our work here now.
As for our fireside...we finally got a speaker, and we are all set with date and time, but still getting references is a bit of a hassle. After about a month, we are still missing 42. But we have 2 more weeks. :) The music is hopefully coming together, which is the biggest headache right now. But it will all work out. I'm going with perfect faith that it will turn out well and all will be the way the Lord wants it.
We started working with an inactive family this week, and already they are returning to church, and it is so wonderful. Know those people who it feels like you met long before you met them? This family is like that...and they have a 5-year old daughter, Ana Clara, who looks and acts like me at the same age! It's pretty hilarious! But I love them to pieces....and they went to church Sunday, and showed up at the ward activity today (today is a holiday here...I think it's kinda like independence day). It is awesome.
On the flip side, we have to drop one investigators, who is the husband of a less-active member, because he wants nothing to do with the church. He only goes because of her, and when we were there this week, we took forever getting him to pray. It is a mission goal to have the investigators pray at the end of the lesson, because if he doesn't pray in that moment, he won't pray that night on his own. Which is basically true. So we were trying to get him to pray, and after about a half hour, he finally prayed. It was difficult....and obvious that he has no interest.
This week I was studying a bit about Spirits and the Spirit World. Very very interesting! Then yesterday in church, I had one question about John the Baptist, which led to an intense scripture study about priesthood, baptism, prophets, Moses, etc....it was very interesting. I love studying the scriptures, as I think I mention in every single email I send!
Well, I've got to wrap up. This week will be an intense one....we have at least 2 potential baptisms for Saturday or Sunday, and tomorrow, the Zone Leaders are coming to knock doors here too, to teach us and to help us here in this area. It will be a great learning opportunity, that's for sure. There is a reason they baptize weekly, and I need to learn that reason! :)
I love you all. Thank you again for your support, prayers, and love. Oh wait, funny story. This week, everyone and his brother was asking me what I want for my birthday...then I remembered that my birthday really is coming up! It's weird because it doesn't even feel like November. It still feels like summer, as it has since March, so I hardly even noticed that it's really almost my birthday and Christmas! Funny mission stuff...hahahah
Love,
Karen
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