Rat Trap!
pics of me and my super beautiful comp
Us dyeing Abuella's hair
Ward Volleyball... but no members showed up, just a ton of investigators!!
That never ever happens so we were so excited and took a picture with them haha!
I love the rain!
Beautiful Panama
(Haley had a nasty bout of impetigo all over her face this last week. We will spare you the photos! It comes from heat and humidity and she's had it in the past so it wasn't a surprise. Hoping she can keep it under control in Panama!)
Dear Family!!!!
Dear Family!!!!
This week was a little on the slow side, with lots of meetings and reunions. But this next week we have set our goals high and are ready to work work work!
A HUGE thank you to everybody who fasted for me. I love you all sooooo much! I love the support I got from everybody and the love I have felt this week. Turns out my Zone fasted for me and so did you!!! They thought I was for sure going home haha. But turns out the Lord did indeed hear the prayers and is letting me stay for good! I know from this experience that the sacrafice of fasting really brings miracles. I know because starting last Sunday, I couldn't talk or see out of one eye. The infection also spread to my ears and I couldn't hear very well. President himself gave me a blessing on the Friday before (which is super cool!), but it still grew worse. On Monday most of the Zone saw me (as hard as I tried not to be seen, only becuase it kinda scared people) and they all fasted for me on Tuesday. The next morning (Wed), I woke up and my face was almost completely healed! Only a little red, but I could hear, I could see, I could talk too! It was also the day I got my Green card and I realllly was scared to have a deformed picture for 18 months haha! And today, I am 100% perfect!
But the things I learned from this experience were well worth the trial. (isn't always? haha!) I learned patience in all things. I learned a whole lot about accepting God's will too. I was really struggling the night before my miracle because laying down was really painful, so I couldn't sleep. I got up and just prayed really hard to be able to sleep. During that prayer I felt the Spirit in my heart confirm the Faith I have and begin to help it grow. Because I know that after our trials we can see the blessings. And I started to see the blessings. I read Ether 27:12 and realized that my trial of Faith was the patience to endure! And that right there just proves how much God loves us. He loves us enough to give us trials to endure!
Mom, I am so glad to hear your testimony about the sacrament. I'll tell you, I never really thought too hard about repenting, because I have always been 'just fine' and looked at it as a weakness. But I have learned from teaching repentance almost everyday that it isn't about being weak at all. When you repent, you show courage and humility. Courage to beg for forgiveness and humility to admit your wrong doings. It is also a way for us to be clean always! And to me, that is what makes the sacrament so important. Our loving Heavenly Father gave us an opportunity to renew that covenant and be made clean, every week! And it is all made possible through Jesus Christ, and His courage and His humililty. I love to take the sacrament and I love the opportunity I have to repent to grow, and to grow closer to Him.
I am so blessed to have so many friends and family who care for me and are willing to sacrafice for me. I am even more blessed to be here in Panama to serve my mission! I love the work so much! I wrote a letter to Hannah today about my love for missionary work. Thank you for your prayers and I will be praying for you as well!!
Love,
Hermana Hallsted
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