Me with this Cuna family who make mola for me!
My two favorite Cunitas, Keyra and Dayra in their pollera outfits
Hna Vanini lol
Better pictues of the pollera timblekes... SOoo beautifuL!
My investigator Hna Osiris has this mola jacket sooo nice
In the city and it was windy so my hair is everywhere…
Normal day of two misioneras
This week was rain rain rain, and I even felt cold once! Crazy! I haven't felt cold in 5 months haha. Speaking of 5 months, tomorrow is my 5 month mark!! Isn't that weird how fast time flies? Just 13 more to go!
This week was amazing!!!
Elder Alonzo frome the 70 visited us, and I will tell you what, I have never been more inspired in my life. It was amazing! And in Spanish and I understood every word! I think the gift of tongues was really working for everybody in that special reunion. The entire meeting he had people stand up and share their testimonies about parts of the Gospel (faith, repentance, the atonement, baptism, gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end), but share our personal testimonies. We weren't allowed to talk about how it related to missionary work, or what "we" can do, just use to word "I". It was amazing. I learned a lot about what I really feel and how the Gospel really is such a huge part of my life. How I can repent of my own sins and that my Saviour, Jesus Christ, suffered for me.
Well after that amazing meeting, we were all super inspired...
We got on a crowded bus for the hour long ride to our area, and sat down separated. After sitting down and introducing myself, I discovered that I was sitting next to a member and her nonmember mother. I talked with them with a lot more confidence than I ever had before. I noticed two things, one, I could feel the power of the authority I have as a missionary, and two, I could understand their Spanish (and their needs) perfectly. The member has a beautiful story and a strong testimony of the Church and we talked about how she can use technology to be an everyday missionary. Her mother told me she wasn't interested in having lessons, but after that powerful reunion with Elder Alonzo, I wasn't intimidated. Instead I taught her the Plan of Salvation, while causually talking about families. I invited to have the missionaries visit her again, and she accepted! She thanked me for being nice and told me I was different than other missionaries and wasn't pushy, which I thought was funny, since she was a rejection, but became a reference haha! I learned that opening your mouth really is not that hard, especially when you do it with confidence. All you have to do is introduce yourself, and apply the gospel. Because the gospel isn't just a religion, or just 6 lessons. It's an entire life, and a it's a life that people are looking for, they just don't know where to look. I know that the church is true and that the gospel is for everyone!
Also we met the one-eyed guy on our way to church again this week, and he came with us again haha! Our most active investigator! And he actually really wants to be baptized, so I think we actually will be doing that next week. You never know who the Lord has prepared! Oh and something super funny! He brought his umbrella to church and we had forgotten ours and after church we were walking down in the rain, and he opens up his umbrella, and it's not just an umbrella, it's one of those giant, colorful picnic umbrellas. He's a really tiny guy too, so it just looked hilarious. So we were walking on the side of him and his giant umbrella getting soaked, and laughing our heads off.
Anyways, Suuuuuure Love ya!
Love,
Hna Hallsted
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