So ya know how the chapel was suppose to be done like a year ago, yeah we got a text saying, once again, that it wont be ready. the 1st of December is when we will finally be in it. And we get to have Juan and Nikol baptized the 30!! we are so exited.
Some other good news. Me and Hermana Quiroz don't have changes until January!!! woot woot! The President let us know that we will not be having changes, cause he wants us to work one transfer together in the new chapel! AND we get to skype for christmas!!! so we will figure that out when the time comes. :)
funny story... So we wanted to go visit Nikol on Tuesday, so we called, and she was like, I'm at my soccer tournament... but the last we heard you didn't have permisson from your dad.... yeah, well me and my mom packed our bags and left right after he left for work, he is really upset, he called the police and wants to take away my moms residency.... oh can we talk to your mom? and she said, IM SO SICK AND TIRED OF HIM TELLING US WHAT WE CAN AND CANT DO; I HATE MAKING HIS SOUP ON SUNDAY; HES THE ONE THAT KEEPS ME FROM GOING TO CHURCH. hahahaha shes got some courage.. but we said, ok just let us know when you get home safe and sounds. they didnt show up until yesterday morning. haha but they are all good.
We had a multi zone meeting. It was SOOOOOOOO good. It was like 9 hours long, but it was so worth it. President let us know that we don't understand our purpose as a missionary and should repent. and the assistants taught us how to teach more with the spirit, by bearing our testimony more, being firm in the invitations we extend, and to promise blessings. and to teach with the power and authority that we have as representatives of Christ, it was awesome and I felt the spirit so strongly, and the president made a huge promise to us. It's incredible, just in less than a week I can see that promise come to pass. but anyways, we decide to put into accion what we learned, with the people we are teaching, and we were super firm with juan carlos, and if he has the desire and faith to be baptized, he needs to act on his faith and his mom will give him permission... so he wrote a note to her saying that if he doesn't get baptized it will be her fault if he ends up in the streets like his brother. and that he is going to serve a mission, so he needs her permission... we find out Thursday what she says... haha we are praying like cray cray.
And I learned something that I didnt really realize, that when Christ suffered, he suffered for a moment, for me personally, all the hurt, sadness trials and sins I will go through, i felt. just for me, He was in my shoes. and He has been in your shoes, personally. just remember that.
Also, a member of the family of the bishop, he hasn't been to church since he was baptized when he was 8. So we were firm in extending the invite, and promising him blessings, and he hasn't prayed in front of people for a long time, and he said the closing prayer. it was amazing how strong the spirit was. and he told his aunt when we left that he knows we are representatives of Christ and he can feel the love we have, and he wants to change his life around. it was so sweet.
We have these 2 new investigators from a family that we have been teaching, they came to church yesterday and they loved it. they love how organized it is. and the mom is pregnant and she didnt have money to pay for the bus, and we went to her house at 9 in the morning, and she was like we have to leave now so we can get there by 12, walking... we were like, uhhh no we will find help for you to pay for the bus, you are gonna have the baby if we walk. haha but then she introduced us to her neighbor who is having issues with her church right now and she wants to find one that she feels right in, and when we explained how it is, her and her husband were like, yes that sounds wonderful, we will check it out, come visit us more as well. YES. more souls comin to Christ. NBD.oh and Gaby is getting baptized!!! :)
We taught an inactive about forgiveness this week, and watched the mormon message of Chris Williams, where his family died in an accident, and he forgave the kid that caused the accident. its tear jerkin. i love it... anyways, we've always known that she is crazy, but didnt really know why, but she went through so much crap in her childhood, that she can't forgive the people that caused it... she was bawling, she was like, I cant , I cant do it.... but we promised her that if she could take those steps of forgivness, everything will turn out fine... shes strong. and it just made me think, that we need to forgive ourselves as well, and others, because we get no where with those nasty grudges.
Ok, remember that one time when I said I wasn't funny anymore? I so lied. I am so funny. and the latinos think so too. I can't help it if people love me so much. The family Martinez, love me. they laugh so hard when I'm there. I love it. I'm like, this is my purpose in life.. makin people laugh. hahaha no but really, we were eating birthday dinner for their son, and it was AWFUL. but I tried to be polite and act like I was enjoying it, but no body was, so they thought it was so funny.
Today we went to like central park, of San Jose, seriously, it has the paddle boats and everything, it was so fun. just chillaxin, and playin on the playground. the latinos think its so crazy to see real black people playing basketball. they're like, THEY'RE HUGE OH MY GOSH!!! ahahahah.
oh one day, we bought milk just to make hot chocolate during planning, so I was happy and stuff walkin to our house, and the milk slips out of my hands and exploads on the ground.... I made it super dramatic.. haha and these men were like, oh what happened, and they were super worried for me cause I was crying... hahah I just wanted my milk. there is never a boring moment in this companionship. haha I enjoy it thats for sure.
3 nephi 9:13-14
Alma 7
read it. enjoy. and be a better person.
I'm so glad I made the decision to leave and be a missionary. its hard, but so worth it. I left people I love, but I know my life will be a lot better in the future because of this experience. thank you for the prayers and support. I am soooooo grateful for all of you. I love you all. just remember, when things don't work out the way you want them to, God has something better planned.
xoxoo
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