Septiembre is almost over!!! Let Christmas begin!!
This week was a good week. We are working hard and trying to find more people. Good thing Hermana Clove likes contacting because it isn´t my favorite but it is necessary. We are helping each other.
Thursday was a long day sort of but cool because we were contacting because all of our lessons fell through and it was cloudy and thundering and it has done that a lot lately so we didn´t think anything of it and we didn´t have our unbrellas. We passed a lady walking a dog and we was American and she asked us it is safe to be outside with the lightning and we were all yeah oh yeah it is fine it hardly ever doesn anything and no sooner had we kept walking in the same direction and she in her direction than it starte to rain HARD. Hermana Clove and I hudled undera tree and tried to get in the house we were in front of but no one answers and then the American comes running back and lets us come in. We sat in her house with her husband for 2 and a half hours talking. They asked questions about our faith and we answered the rain didn´t actually stop when we left but it was lighter so they gave us an umbrella and an excuse to come back and visit them.
Friday so thursday night we got a call from the church saying that a girl came by and gave her info so that the missionaries could come by and teach her. She pretty much referenced herself. So we called her and set to meet with her. We were in our first lesson and we went to leave and we were outside the apartment door to walk towards the street and then it started to rain hard so we went back into Italias house and talked about her artwork with her. We did have our umbrellas this time so it died down and we left to go to the hospital HOMS to meet up with this investigator who referenceed herself. Her name is Andreina. She is 26 and had all the lessons taught to her REALLy fast in Santo Domingo when she was visiting her cousin who is a member. We know she will be baptized really soon. She has read all the folletos and is reading the book of mormon. she came to a baptism on saturday and stayed for the womens conference and then can to church on sunday she will be a strong member.
Saturday we had a service project at the house of the familia rodriguez in tamboril. I love that family!! There is always a welcoming hug from hna miguelina when I see her. Me and hermana clove just played with the two little girls while the elders moved dirt. Then we ate lunch and went home. We taught a few lessons and them we went to the baptism for an investigator of the elders and then we got some ice cream with Andreina and showed her the church and then we watchd the Womans conference in English!! It was so good!! Loved it all!!
Sunday we went to church and Andreina was there and sitting with members I was so thankful for those members to be friends to her. Then after churhc we taught her a the whole plan of salvation and she understands is all. She is awesome! Then we had a few other lessons later that day. We ran by the house to make a notebook for a less active named Ambar and when we went to leave there was a lot of lightning and black clouds but we left making sure all the windows were closed and that the bed was away from the windows and that we had our umbrellas. We got to the house we planned to go to and the person we were going to visit wasn´t avaible so we were were going to leave and then the wind and the pounding rain came so we stayed for 20 minutes and talked. Then we left and walked through a few rivers and went to the house.
Monday we had a zone meeting and then for lunch we had panckes. They were really good. Then we had a few lessons for the day and ended with a FHE with Ambar, Riki, their uncle and their cousin, and a bunch of their friends. A bunch a of boys it was a good time. We read the scripture in matthew7:13-14 Which way do you want to and then we asked questions. This whole activity was one the spot because we had planned to go with the uncle becasue there was a lessactive near that he wanted us to visit but her forgot until we had finsihed. Thery really were involved with the lesson and activity.
Tuesday I got sunburnt in the morning trying to find a lady that we didn´t find and then we had one lesson and then contacted for the rest of the day and then had our two meetings in the evening.
Wednesday TODAy we woke up prayed and studied a little and then we took a nap walking all day is hard work. Then the elders called and wanted a teaching record from our area book but they never came to get it. I washed some clothes then we got ready and here we are writing!!
I know that there is a purpose to all things even when we don´t understand in the moment. I always use the example of my accident. I feel like I shouldn´t that I should have an example in the mission but one doesn´t come to mind. Why did I have to get hit? Why was I the only one who got hit so bad that I had to go home? Why? But I don´t know why exactly and I never will until the end. I look forward to that day and I hope to do my best to I can get all the blessings that are mine and so I can understand.
Love ya´ll!!
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Todo Bien!!!
Hermana Buchanan
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