October 14 2015
This week has been a good week not awesome but not bad either, just good.
Thursday we had a lesson with Andreina and she had been watching the conference sessions that she missed on Saturday when she was at school. She showed us the one by Elder James B. Martino. It is titled Turn to Him and Answers will Come. At the end she was all yeah I liked that one. And me and Hermana Clove were like um yeah we think you liked that one becasue it is giving you an answer. But we didn´t actually say that. At the end she asked us if we like malta morena and I was all no I do not like it and niether did Hermana Clove so she was all well would you like to try it in some milk. I was VERY much like NOO NO WAY i hate malta morena. but we said ok. It wasn´t bad but I wouldn´t choose it if there were other choices. She asked us how it tasted and hermana Clove goes, No tiene sabor, it doesn´t have any flavor before I was all fine not bad. We all started laughing because Hermana Clove was sick we were sure that is why it had no flavor so funny.
Friday we had a lesson with Italia and she is struggling with reading and understanding what she is reading so we are trying to think how to help her understand and retain what she learns.
Saturday we passed by the Familia Gomez´s house to see if they were still there and they were they are in the process of moving so we talked with them and they tried to give us ice tea so that was the topic that we talked about the Word of Wisdom and they understood. Then we went to see if a less active named Aurturo was at home but he wasn´t but Riany was sitting outside and she was grateful that we came by because she didn´t get the right key from her mom so she had been sitting out there looking at her nails for an hour. So we talked about the importance of the scriptures and one of her friends showed up just as we were finishing and she was a member and Riany and the friend remember Hermana Clove from when she was in the MTC and they were trying to get them to say silly words or phrases. It was funny that they remembered because Hermana Clove didn´t. Then that night we went to the Adult session of Stake Conference. Andreina came and it was a good meeting they really stressed the goals that the area presidency has put for the Caribe area.
Sunday we went to the church building at nine so we could be there when Andreina showed up we waited and waited and more people where showing up but we never saw her come in. Come to find out that there was another room full of people and that is where she was.
Monday we had a distirct meeting in tamboril and we were in charge of bringing cookies so we (Hermana Clove) made some no bake cookies (finally) and they were good. Hermana Clove and I gave trainings and they turned out pretty good. Then we finally got home about one ate something quickly and then we left to contact. We were unsuccessfull then we had a lesson with Charly and Angela. They both need jobs and Charly needs to stop smoking. So we talked about goals. Then we had a Family Home Evening with a member named Wendy and her three kids. Fernando, Diego, and a cute little girl whose name is to hard to remember. She fed us food and we talked about the Holy Ghost. It was a good way to end a long monday.
Tuesday was a longish day too. We went to the church and helped fix the hymnbooks at the church because there are a lot of sad looking ones. We thought that would be good since that is something everyone uses. Then we had lunch and headed out to contact. We had the list of members and literally not a single one of the people on the list live at the address or have the phone number listed next to their name. It is really annoying. Now those members are just lost. People don´t be like that. Then we went to visit Andreina and the first thing she says is I have bad news and good news what do you want first? I said the bad and she was all are you sure and I was all yes. Her bad news was that she hadn´t read anything from the Book of Mormon since Thrusday we were all oh why not kind of upset we were bot thinking it was going to be the place she is looking for work wants her to work on Sunday so she not reading was ok. Then I was all what is the good news and she was all I want to get baptized on the 31 of October. And we were really excited for her. I asked her why and she said well I was thinking that if i am going to church and I believe in what I am learning I should be baptized then. We were so happy we still are happy for her. So we have a baptism date for the 31st. She wants that one becasue she wants Hermana Clove to be there. Hermana Clove goes home on the following Wednesday. We then talked about the importance to pray frequently and to read/study the scriptures. Then she walked us to the rutas and then we got off at la Sirena and went to go get on the next ruta but there was a line so we just walked. for 20 minutes at a brisk pace so we could get to the church in time for Ward Council and so we could still be there in time for missionary coordiation and we made it. Drenched in sweat dripping off our faces but we made it.
Wednesday TODAY we went and got ice cream from the fancy ice cream store it is so good. Closest thing to a cold stone here. Then we went and looked at a clothes store then we ran home for a few minutes and then we are here to write families!!
I am so thankful for the blessing of the gospel in my life. I know that the principle we learn help us to make our own decisions in the right direction.
Be Good!!
Loves
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Todo Bien!!!
Hermana Buchanan
Best ever seen.
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