Wow!!!! Where to start for this week!!! ok, once
again, I didn´t have time to write out what I wanted to say, so I hope that it
comes out ok in the end :)
P*!!!! Our investigator has a baptismal date!!!!! The
story with her is a little crazy. She has a learning disability so it has
been interesting teaching her. But one thing that I have loved, is seeing
her love. She is so pure, and can definitely feel something different in
her life. For this reason, she continues to do the right thing.
This week, although it is always crazy teaching her because of the fact that
she lives on the farm (killing rats mid lesson, raving dogs, huge farm machinery
making obnoxious noises), she is progressing. As we explained her
situation to our mission leader of her circumstances, he told us that he wanted
to see if she would attend church with out us passing by to pick her up.
It would be like a test to see if church really was imporatant to her. We
were feeling anxious about this, because she needs to come to church! We
went to go teaach her a lesson on sat morning, and to tell her that we would
not be passing by the next day, BUT SHE WASNT HOME!!! we were freaking out, so
last minute on sunday morning, we decided to go pick her up for church since we
didn´t have time to inform her that we had planned on not going. So, we
walked all the way to the outskirts of the city to her farm to go and get her.
right as we were walking in her yard, we got a phone call from the
missionaries at the church and they told us P* was at the church!!! SHE WENT
BY HERSELF!!!! We chatted with her fam to see what had happened.
They told us that she got up`early to shower and was waiting for us to get her,
but we were late. So finally she said, "I can´t wait any longer for
the hermanas, Im going to church by myself!" And she walked all the way to
the chapel, even though she didnt know the address of the church! WHAT A
MIRACLE!!! Now she has proved to us, and to the mission leader that she is in
this for the long road. We were so happy!!! a little bugged that we had
to walk so much extra mileage, BUT she went to church! BY HERSELF!!! we were so
so happy! :) and p* is happy too!
Im just gonna throw this out there real quick... Ive gained
a little more than 10 kilos... thats about 23 lbs. Phew, it feels good to
just get that off my chest! Don´t be alarmed if Im different when I get home in
a year... jaja I just get what I want when I want. and I feel just fine!
bueno, moving on.... I almost died by a man eating dog
with teeth the size of a beast. As we were walking down the street trying
to locate some less actives, in the BAKING sun (which I hate and loathe, and
despise and every other synonym to that word - and the worst part is that it is
going to get worse! Its only spring!) We were walking along, Hna Costello
and I. We heard some barking. But didnt panick. Barking dogs
are always behind the fences. As I looked to my left, i saw a dog
charging towards us. As if the fear from his noise and teeth wasnt
enough, I soon enough discovered that THERE WAS NOTHING BETWEEN THAT DOG and
his lunch... me. no fence. no bird, no nothing. I went into a pure
panic and started running for my life and could physically feel the pain of him
biting into my innocent calf. all in my mind of course, imagining the
worst. Suddenly my comp screamed, WAIT WE PROBABLY SHOULDNT RUN! so we
immediately started walking, going against every self defense method in my
conscious. But hey, it worked. THe dog stopped chasing us, and we
made it away without a scrath. Only pounding hearts and a nervous
laughter. we treated ourselves to some ice cream after that little fiasco
because we had basically beat the final boss on the final level of some crazy
hard video game. And that was that.
This week I did a lot of walking. Before, during
siesta, you could find someone to talk to, but now with the blazing heat, it is
IMPOSSIBLE to have success during those dead hours. So, we just walk, and
walk, and knock, and walk. It is the life.
The hermanas are going to be leaving tomorrow. Im
distraught. They definitely were the break that I needed. Yes, it
did cause a bit of drama living with 4 girls, but I am going to miss Hna Wade
like crazy. We truly are the best of friends and I will probably cry when
she leaves. WE have seen miracles together, and she is a friend that I will
always have. en serio. I cant wait for you all to meet her after
the mish at BYU,
Another quick miracle before I run out of time. We had
a less active come to the church!! It wasn´t a sunday, but it is
progress!!!! She is an ex missionary, and after marrying a non member,
she has fallen to the deep end. After visiting her countless times, we
finally have reached a LANDMARK! As we were talking about family history and I
showed her my booklet, she got so excited. So we set up a date with the
ward consultant, and we went to do the work in the church!!! She is so
excited, and we are now one more step closer to her happiness! She had not gone
to church in over 25 years, and since then, the church has been rebuilt.
So, the member took the iniciative and showed her through a tour of the
church. We were like, "I thought we were the missionaries... But
this is even better!" Now she knows another person in the church,
and seen the changes, and has felt the love of God just by simply stepping
inside his house for a moment.
We are doing the work. Again, its not easy, but There
would be a problem if it was.
"Si no intentamos, no lo hacemos. Si no lo hacemos, Por
que estamos aqui?" Pres Monson.
Do your duties and keep working hard back at home. I
cant believe that in one yr from today I will be released from this calling as
a missionary!!! :(((
I love you all!
con mucho amor,
Hermana Woolley
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