On
Friday we had the baptism of Marcelo, a 15 year old whose parents are less active.
They came to church earlier in December because it was Christmas time and he
loved it and asked us to come to his house to teach him more so he could get
baptized! We were more than happy to do that! We are used to a little more
rejection as missionaries but this area is giving us lots of opportunities to
teach! This week a lady knocked on our door and asked us for a Libro de Mormon
and we made an appointment to teach her later that day. We were amazed that the
people are coming to us!
Saturday we traveled
to Luis Guillon and as we were leaving the pench, we saw that our next door
neighbor had put out a washing machine that had a sign that said it still
worked but that they were giving it away for free! So we carried it to our pench. Now hopefully we don't have to wash our clothes by hand! We haven't used it yet, but
we are excited to try!
Saturday afternoon was my chance to Skype with my family and it went so well! A little short for my liking, but so good to see how
the kids are growing and to be able to talk to everyone! My mind struggled a
little at times to remember English but it wasn't so bad, right? :) I thought I
would miss home more afterwards, but I was just happy!
Saturday night a member brought us dinner to the pench. We all ate, talked, and
then watched fireworks. We slept the night in their pench.
On Christmas day it
rained all day and was actually pretty chilly. All day it didn't really feel
like Christmas- I think because my surroundings are so different here. And
there weren't really any big celebrations or emphasis on Christmas so it was a
little strange. There were no buses so we couldn't travel back to Cañuelas so I
never could give my talk like I had been assigned. The Elders of Cañuelas told
us later that only 11 people showed up to church in Cañuelas because all
the streets were flooded.
The picture is right before we all walked to the
chapel in Luis Guillon. The church was just sacrament meeting and it was fun to
go to another ward. Afterwards the other three hermanas did Skype with their
families and we played Bingo and Uno with the family who lent us their
computer. It was really fun!
I don`t remember what
happened in the beginning of this week sorry!
But tomorrow I will be
receiving Hermana Diaz from Brazil as a new companion! Its been a good 3 months
with Hermana Molinero and a new stage of our missions are about to start. And a
new year 2017! A new start, goal making, and more enthusiasm than ever! I
am so excited to keep working in the mission!
I love you guys! Happy
New Year 2017! Have fun Dean and Coleman in Disney World! You guys are going to
love it- an experience of a lifetime!
Mom- it sounds like it
was better that we did Skype on Saturday because Christmas was busy for you
guys! The other girls in the house where they did Skype had a computer but they
didn't have privacy and the camera and connection wasn't very good. So I am
grateful for the situation of Skype that we had!
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