Haha remember at the beginning I said nah the mosquitos aren't that bad? Welp, that was a lie. My legs are hideous! The thing that looks like a dog bite is especially ridiculous. We rode for an hour on a bus and when we came off, we found that the mosquitos had a little buffet on my leg. Just great.
Happy (late) Birthday to my Angel Mother!!! I love you soooo much!
Us with our third little missionary, Christin. She is so stinking cute!!
This spot of nature was just begging for a picture, so we obliged.
Caught in action, using my favorite weapon: deet! (ps, mom could you send me more haha)
Us with some Panamenian Polleras! This is their "typical" dress that everyone wears for celebrations
I started drinking this drink, thinking it was just some juice of something, and it was delicios! Then a member walks by and asks, "ahh, the Fula (that's gringa in Panama) likes rice and pineapple". I was like, wait, what? Yup, I am drinking rice in pineapple juice and it is actually really good! It is a Panamanian specialty!
A traditional dance of Panama. Also the hat the joven is wearing is the Panama Sombraro. Haha, I'm gonna get one for dad, they are so funny!
We live with a family, and their little girl Christin loves for us to put her to bed! Sooo stinkin cute!
Hola familia!
This week was great! And still rainy! (surprise, surprise)
We go on field trips to the city almost everyday for Vanini's therapy, so I am like basically a pro at the city life now, haha. No, it's actually kinda tough not being able to work hard, but I am learning a lot in a different way! So when we can start working hard again, I will be extra prepared!
This week we taught familia Gomez. They are Evangelicos, which usually means if they invite in your house, they just want to fight you. Like really Evangelicos are crazy. But this family we found by offering to bless their home, and after, they were so happy because the Spirit was so strong. The mama said, "That prayer was beautiful and there wasn't anything different about it than I would have said". So we went back and visited with them and found that the mama's sister has alzheimer's and her grandson is handicap, so life at home is a 24/7 job. But we had a lesson with the whole family, showing all the evidence in the scriptures, and at the end they just were so excited saying, "everything really makes sense now!". Anyways, we are really excited for them.
Oh and we visited with Magali twice this week, but we still aren't sure if she is crazy or not haha.
This week we also found a guy with one eye on our way to church and invited him to join us. Well, he did indeed join us, and at the end of church he told us he wants to be baptized in this church of ours. It is really cool to see how really everyone can feel the spirit at the church!
This past week me and Vanin talked a lot about how we can put in a lot more effort into being better missionaries. And because we are working together as a companionship, I have noticed how much better we are at following the Spirit. Because we are trying harder to be more obedient, we are also focusing a lot more on our investigators. We discuss their needs and plan for them. I have started to realize how focused missionary work is on the Atonement. When we talk about needs of investigators, I can feel the Spirit helping us know how the Savior can help them. Because really we are just doing His work. We are only here to invite others to come closer to Him, to feel His love through the Atonement, and to be cleansed through baptism. And not only are we helping others when we preach His gospel, but we also are bringing ourselves closer to Him. I love the Gospel!
Love you all!,
Love Hna Hallsted
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