familia Perez, my fav Cunas!
I finally found Hna Campbell after 3 months!!
We got to listen to Dallin H. Oaks at the church in Cardenas, which is where the temple is... So beautiful! And my first time seeing the temple!
Just proselyting in Panama
We found this cool tree that is actually just completely covered in spikes giant spiders and webs. Like Giant spiders. Terrifying, but too cool to not take a picture with it.
My fav Mama Cuna! She's teaching me to speak Cuna. Na is the only word I really got down (hola haha)
Hola Familia!
Happy Halloween! I am thinking of dressing up as a missionary this year. And I'll even do some proselyting to make it really realistic lol. Panama also has halloween, and I think it is the same thing! We'll find out tonight!
The really amazing part of this week was having the opportunity to listen to Elder Oaks! I absolutely looooved him and his wife! I loved how he started off his talk by telling us his authority. And then later told us, he was actually also describing our authority as missionaries, hermanas included. I felt the Spirit confirm that authority in my heart, and testified of the importance of missionary work. Just the thing to get me really motivated. He also talked a lot about the Plan of Salvation. He said talked about repentance and related it to our investigators and how literally our whole lives are focused on Christ. He also asked us to pray to know if the things he testified are true. With that challenge, I realized I had never prayed to know if the Plan of Salvation really is a plan of God, a plan for me, and what I chose before this life. I did do as he asked and prayed to have that confirmation in my heart. To be honest I was expecting some kind of spiritual burning or awed realization and was slightly disappointed when I didn't feel that. Later I was reading my Patriarchal Blessing and read how I was a very valiant daughter and had a strong desire to come to this Earth and gain a body. I realized that I didn't need some magical awakening of the soul... I already knew it was true! I offered up a prayer of gratitude that I know the Plan of Salvation is for me and that I knew it in the life before. I can hardly believe how blessed I am to have had the companionship of the Spirit since I was 8 yrs old and that I can feel his peace everytime I pray.
We also had a baptism!!! Hna Carlos Rodriguez, who you haven't heard about because I only taught him Chastity last week, which was also my first time meeting him. Everytime we tried to meet with him together, he wasn't home. Vanini only ever met with him whenver we were on divisions. For three weeks and I only met him a week before his baptism! Welp, he's actually awesome, so that's cool!
Annd I think that is about all! I love you all!
Love,
Hna Hallsted!
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