Hey
errbody! How the heck are all of you? I hope everybody is doing awesome. Wow
you guys, thank you all SO stinking much for all your support! I was flooded
with emails this week. Not too common for someone almost going home haha
because everybody just gets bored (don`t worry, i understand....i do too), but
your support has been incredible! Thanks guys. Love you all so much!
So
this was a slammin`week!
On
Wednesday we had d i v i s i o n s. I went with Hna Tafur from Pero to her area
in Barrio 5. It was a rainy day, because it literally has rained EVERY single
time I`ve gone on divisions for my ENTIRE mission haha. But it was awesome! Hna
Tafur is a really fantastic missionary and we had a really great time and I
learned a lot. The biggest thing i learned from her was asking for references
from EVERYBODY. We did that, and the woman we ate lunch with mentioned to us a
house down the street. So after afternoon studies, while it was raining and the
WHOLE world was asleep for siesta, we went to contact it. We clapped like 3
times and no one came out, but we still waited, and waited, and our patience
paid off! A guy came out and we awkwardly tried to contact him by yelling
through the rain (when i say we, i mean i. i awkwardly did that), until he said
"come in out of the rain!" His name was Cesar, and the reference was
actually for his girlfriend, but she wasn`t home, so we talked for a bit in the
front of his house and got to know him. Turns out he is like 30 and always went
as a young man and even almost got baptized but then for some reason didn`t.
Annnnd he`s like besties with the bishop of Barrio 5. We said we would come
back another day and gave him their number for in case they needed anything, and
he texted immediately saying "thanks so much for your visit! I hope to
start going to the sunday meetings again and put me in contact with the
missionaries." woot! miracles in divisions!
While
I was gone, my comp was just being awesome and inviting people to get baptized!
She and Hna Petty went to visit Gabriela and talked about the blessings of
keeping the commandments and she invited her to get baptized the 21 of this
month and she accepted! And today makes 2 weeks that she hasn`t drank a drop of
alcohol, and she just looks so much happier and says she sees a change in her
life. Please pray for Gabriela to keep going strong to make it to her baptism
and continue firm after!
While
contacting, this awesome guy walks out of his house. He`s got long black hair
and glasses, and my companion goes "wow, he`s cool." so we talk to
him for a second and his name is Gonzalo. He had never talked to missionaries
ever even though elders live next door, but he said we could go back! So we
did, and his girlfriend Lucia was there too, and we taught the Restoration and
they were both awesome and had really good questions and were super receptive.
They`re like this super cool uruguayan urban hippie couple. Sad story though,
we ask when we can go back...and ALL of february they have exams outside of
TBO. So we can`t go back until March. Super bummer! But, good thing I extended.
Mwahaha ;)
So we
have this less active named Carlos Videla. His wife passed away a few years ago
and since then he`s been inactive, and his son Jervacio isn`t a member. We
found him a couple days after I got here, and since then we have gone with 100%
Elders quorum. Well it sure paid off, because he CAME TO CHURCH YESTERDAY.
Church attendance was 113; it has been going up literally every single week!
And the best part is his son went too! Power of the members!
Last
night, there was a women`s devotional for paraguay and uruguay. it was
broadcasted from paraguay and Sister Marriott and Sister Burton spoke. It was
SO AMAZING and I just felt the girl power! Sister Marriott did an object lesson
where she gave a young woman an empty water bottle, and her husband one full of
water. She told them both to crush the bottles. Obviously, the young woman
could, but her husband now. Why? Because it was full. And then she said
"You need to fill yourselves with the Spirit, because the world will try
to crush you with temptations of every kind. Fill yourselves with goodness, and
truth, and righteousness." And how do we do that, friends? 5 of the
SIMPLEST things, which she mentioned:
1.
Prayer
2.
Scripture Study
3.
Partaking of the Sacrament ALWAYS
4.
Service.
5.
Regular Temple Attendance and temple worthiness.
I
invite all of you to FILL YOUR BOTTLES! Fill em right up with the little
things, and you will be strong even against the strongest hand of the
world!
I love
you all! Have a great week! I love you, I love you, I love you!
Hermanita
Dolan
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