Hola! Como están todos?? This week was a good
week for Maipú Dos! But in all reality not that much happened... Until we
started FASTING. First of all, we were in a trio this week with Hermana Dudley
because her companion went home a week early, but cambios weren’t until today.
Dudley was in Maipu with Hermana Dinamarca the cambio before me! So it was
really cool! We started our fast and one of the first things that happened Saturday
night was that we went to find this really amazing contact Romina. When we went
she wasn’t home, but her younger brother Nicolas was, so we went in and talked
to him! You guys, he was teaching me heavy doctrine... He was talking
about how he doesn’t really understand why bad things happen to good people,
and my companion is looking at me like "okay chiquilla, le toca!" and
I was all ready to answer when he said "but then again I also think that
people can choose and that’s not God's fault! Also, how can we know good if we don’t
know bad?" and he just continued like that. And when he got done answering
his own questions, all three of us said, "...ya... basicamente eso"
Fue LOCISIMO. Then we went to our dos little abuelitas Marta y Nancy, who we love
dearly, but we never really thought they had much potential because the little
old ladies are a little slow to change sometimes. But we invited them to church
and Marta said yes! We called in the morning to see if she was going to be able
to come, and she said she was already ready and waiting! I was almost crying!!
So we called the bishop who said he could drive her, we went to her house, we
helped her into the car of the Bishop. And it was just like perfect! She was so
SWEET and the little old ladies in the Relief Society were so sweet with her.
On Sundays we are allowed to do divisions with the members of the ward if we
have lots of people to pick up. So during the second hour, and the class for
the investigators, Dudley and Dinamarca had to leave to bring someone to
Sacrament Meeting! But I stayed because I had to play the prelude for Sacrament
Meeting! At the end of the class, the elder who was teaching said, "
Hermana Marta, le esperamos la proxima semana" and she starts to tell the
whole class about how the first time the sister missionaries came by, she was
grateful, but they never came back. And years later she remembered them and
prayed that she could find us again, and three days later we found her in the
feria ;) I was in tears by this point, and partly because I felt guilty for
never seeing her potential! But we learned! EVERY CHILD OF GOD HAS POTENTIAL!
and yes, that includes YOU- the reader! Later we found an investigator of gold
who approached us!! And then HE called US. That never happens...we already
taught him once and he is great! You guys, Maipu has so much potential, which is
good! because we had transfers today so I am officially halfway done training,
We are sure that I will be here one transfer more than my training. I have
THREE MORE MONTHS to be able to see all of this grow! Really, missionaries are
the happiest people on earth, because we are always focused on serving the Lord
:)
And now the sad part :( but not that sad! When I heard that our
dear prophet Thomas S Monson passed way, I felt a few emotions. A little bit
sad, because he was the prophet of my childhood! A little bit excited to see
what changes come with a new prophet! a little bit worried about how on earth
we teach about a living prophet now... but more than anything relieved! He must
be so happy now! For someone who served the Lord so well, this is only the next
step! I love you all and I pray we can all try to follow the example that
President Monson set for us!
With Hermana Dinamarca and Hermana Dudley
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