Us at the beach
We kept forgetting to go pick up our laundry so I had to sleep on just my disgusting mattress for 5 days. Oh and I also signed my name it haha
Hna Viviana did my nails! She is a super cute inv.
Me and Ramiro and Luzmila Vernal haha, they are the funniest!
Picture with Daylin and Nuvia two RC, I love them!
Grandson of Igza, Dylan. He is so cute and looks just like the kid in the Restauracion folleto!!
Hola Family!
This week was great! Im gonna try to go in order cuz it was a super busy week!
Monday we went to Anton and made a breakfast with the only members in all of Anton. They're the Fam Vernal, I think I've mentioned them before, but yep, their really cool! Then We went to a YW activity in the church and it was weird cuz we were trying to play volleyball, but the YM were trying to play soccer at the same time... In the same court. Also we didnt have a volleyball, so we just used an old, flat soccer ball haha. It wasnt actually the best idea, cuz I really bruised my wrist. the President of the branch (pres Pinzon) saw it and told me he could fix it. So he grabbed my thumb, told me to put my shirt in my mouth so I wouldnt scream, and pulled super hard. So now I have a bruised wrist and a broken thumb.
Nah, it's basically all good now! Kinda...
Then that night we went to Serafina and gave her kinda an ultimatum about baptism. She said she would tell us her answer on Wed. She is soooo ready to be baptized, just has fear because her family is against it!
Tuesday we had a zone conference that just about changed my life. I'll talk more about it at the end!
Wednesday we had a service and this is where Nancy comes in. Really it's spelled nance, but you say it like nancy. And it is the most horribly disgusting fruit that Mother Earth grows. Im serious, I have to vomit every time I smell the lil thing. We went once last week and this week to Hna Sonia's house to help her pick up her nance, chop down some trees and stuff. She had soooooo much nance!!! it was just acres of yellow horrid fruit and it took hours to pick up the wretched little guys. But the elders let me chop down the top of a mango tree which made it all worth it! And then with Serafina, she says she's ready! She was so cute and told us how she knows its all true and promised us she would be so faithful! We set a date for 24 June! Which Im pretty sure is the same day I got baptized! Just 12 years ago haha.
Thursday. Nicole told us she was moving to my old area in Arraijan!!! We were all crying and stuff and forgot to take a picture, so we were really sad about that. She'll probably be baptized within a month!
Friday we met up with Jose Alberto, the old investigator who showed up to church and he is super ready for baptism! We are really excited, but still need to visit him more to set up everything.
Other stuff that I cant remember when it happened! We have an ex missionary in our branch who actually served in this branch as a missionary and came back and married one of his old inv! Lol, but the cool part of the story is now his wife wants to get baptized! Woohoo! The problem with this is that she wants his dad to baptize her. His dad lives in Guatamala. So our plan with her is just to wait for her Yerno (I cant remember what its called in English and Hna V doesnt know either) to get her, and who knows when that is gonna be!
Also we had a cool experience! We fasted with a recent convert, Hna Igza, and her nieto, Angel. Igza's son hadn't spoken to her in over 3 years and she was really sad. For Angel, it was to ask his dad to be baptized. When we went up to Mosquitero, Igza told us that literally right after she had ended her fast, her son walked in the door! We were so happy! Angel's dad still said no, but fasting helped Angel with his faith!
Serafina didn't come to church because her neighbor and life long friend died and the funeral was Sunday morning. As my District leader puts it "Satan is working really hard to make sure that woman doesn't get baptized". I know she will be baptized soon! She is so ready and so excited for her baptism!
I want to end with the conf we had cuz it was amazing. Pres talked about DiMaggio, some baseball guy who has the most base hits on record. He hit 56 in a row, and then missed the next game. Pres talked about how DiMaggio wasnt done just becuase he had already gotten the record, but kept going. After that one miss, he hit 19 in a row, which is also a lot. Then he talked about being a real disciple of Jesus Christ isn't someone who stops after he messes up. A real disciple is someone who tries. We read DC 49:9 and talked about how the blessings come to those who try. It really helped me to understand that I can't ever give up! I know the mission gets hard. But I also know that blessings come only by faith. and Faith comes only from patience and diligence. I know we are going to be receiving lots of blessings this change because I am trying. So for all of you who are scared, worried, or confused, just keep trying! And for those who are scoring base hits in every game, keep trying!
I love you all sooooo much!
Have a good week!
Hna Hallsted
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