This week was all over the place.
Soap-opera investigators and a sick missionary. But amazing things are
happening! Tuesday to Wednesday we got to go on exchanges (finally!)
which was so fun. Kind of weird, because it was my 2 old companions
coming back to the same area I served with them in, but it was so great!
I was with Sister Slade the whole time. It was crazy to think that it
has already been like 2 transfers since she left. The mission is FLYING
by. We got to have dinner with Danny and Brenda from the Branch all
together, which is basically just a party. I swear, I am spoiled with
the best area for a Spanish sister. And transfer calls are this
Saturday..I'm so worried that I'm going to leave:( That would be AWFUL. I
mean, not really, I'll have fun anywhere, but we just have so many
amazing people we're teaching and I love this branch. I don't want to
leave yet! Pray that I'll stay please:)
As for the
soap-opera investigator, one fell in love with my companion this week.
It was so dang uncomfortable. He would not stop telling her how
beautiful she was and we had to then teach a lesson on our purpose as
missionaries. Well, I had to teach it, because I told Sister Laparra
that she wasn't allowed to talk. Haha, it was all just so funny and
weird to have to deal with as a missionary. Sad too, because he really
does have a desire to come closer to Christ, he just got a
little distracted by my companion's face haha. I think at one point in
the lesson I told him that God had led us into his life to help him come
unto Christ, but Satan is trying to stop it by making him have feelings for my companion. Haha, I really don't remember what I said. The spirit
had full control in that lesson, but apparently I was SUPER bold the
whole time.
Friday we got to have a whole mission
conference and see Elder Bednar! I started getting sick that day, but
luckily I lasted through the whole conference. Let me just say, it was
wonderful. He is so good at being led by the spirit. He barely even said
anything, he mainly just asked us questions and I learned so much! He
set a rule at the beginning that we weren't allowed to write anything
down that was said from the pulpit. It all had to be things that the
spirit taught us, and by the end I had like 2 pages! I would love to
teach like that. Because in all honesty, nothing I say will do any good
for these people. My main purpose is to bring the spirit into their
lives so they can learn things for themselves and receive a confirmation
of truth from God. That idea makes missionary work much easier, because
it's not as scary to figure out what to say! I just try to address
people's needs and follow the spirit.
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