Thursday, January 15, 2015
My companion is now terminal...............January 13, 2015
Hey
guys....so my companion is now terminal. They say she doesn`t have a lot of
time left. Her heart rate is going down, she is tired ALL the time, and she
can`t even eat on her own anymore. Please pray for her.
That`s
right you guys....Hna Nielson is leaving on THURSDAY to go HOME. SHE`S DYING.
We`re going to Montevideo together tomorrow and from there we`ll part ways for
me to go to Tacuarembo and her the mission home. She really is tired all the
time..like most missionaries... haha we kind of are like old ladies as we talk
of our aching feet and backs.
It was
basically the best 10 days of our lives rocking it in El Real here in Colonia
together. They will be closing her area too, so we were saying goodbye to everybody
and making sure everything is prepared for the Elders who will be coming.
On
Thursday and Friday, we went to this place called San Pedro. It`s about half an
hour away from the city and it is a WHOLE lot of.....nothing. Haha farmland
farmland farmland. But the people that are there are sooo nice! They invited us
in to sit down without us even asking and offered us juice....coming from
Colonia, we were pretty amazed. We walked more than i have ever walked in my
whole mission. Seriously. And we had some ROCKING adventures and i can`t tell
you how much we laughed. It was the perfect way for her to finish off her
mission and for the two of us to finish off time in our special Colonia. We are
both in the same boat because we both opened our areas in Colonia and were
there when they got closed again, so colonia is a special place for both of us.
We had a conference with President Smith on Saturday and we both said
"President, best week ever, WHY weren`t we companions before?!" And
he just laughed and was like "Just be grateful you did get to be for a
week! And I honestly think the two of you did more in a week than some
companionships get done in 6." Wow! Inspired companionship or what!
Speaking
of, we did have a special conference with President because EVERYTHING IN THE
MISSION HAS CHANGED. and not just ours, but in the WHOLE world. Seriously,
anything you have ever known......throw that out the window. It`s gone. They`re
making new Preach My Gospels. Key indicators have changed. The missionary purpose
hasn`t changed, but the FOCUS in that purpose has. It`s a lot for me to try to
explain, so, do as Elder Nelson counsels, and if you want to know what those
changes are....."Ask the missionaries, they can help you!" But
seriously ask the missionaries in your ward because I only have an hour and a
half in the cyber.
One of
the people we met in San Pedro was a girl named Luz. She is 16 and has a one
month old PRECIOUS little girl. We taught her a watered down first lesson on
her front porch, as I almost started crying as I looked at the way she looked
at her little girl. It was just the tiniest glimpse of the love the Lord has
for us. I could see in that baby the divine potential which resides in every
single one of us. Everything became real clear for just a moment and any trials
and problems i have or have had suddenly became very small, and in those
moments an amazing peace just washes through me, and I know that God loves us
and is aware of us. And all you can do is smile and just feel so good :)
These
days were the kind where we both came home sunburned (we`re probably the
whitest companionship in the mission), backs sore from not sitting down all
day, feet sore from walking ACRES of farmland just to find a house.... and we
came home with big, tired smiles on our faces, because we were doing the Lord`s
work and it`s the most worthwhile tired a person can feel. And I just thought
"Man, I`m so happy."
I love
Colonia forever and always. Eternal frienships were made here and here, I found
my family. My greatest trials were passed here, but also my most cherished
joys. I am SO excited for Tacuarembo and for what the Lord has in store for me
there! He`s definitely been running me around everywhere, but in doing so He
has taught me how to throw my hands in the air, and give it all to Him. So it`s
time to do that this one last time before I complete my purpose here in
Uruguay!
I love
you, I love you, I love you!
Hermana
Dolan
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Surprise! Jan 5, 2015
So.......
we get a call from the Zone Leaders on Saturday telling us "are you ready
for your changes?" Considering changes aren`t until NEXT week, we thought
they were joking. Haha seriously, even after they gave us our changes we still
called President Smith to make sure it was real.
Here
are our changes: Hna Colwell is going to open an area in Nueva Palmyra (another
area in Colonia) with Hna Wiscombe from El Real. And I, just until changes, am
going to El Real (which is the neighboring branch here) to "kill" Hna
Nielson! And then from there, I`m headed to TACUAREMBO Barrio Torres!
And
so, we`re leaving today a little bit before six. I`ll still be in Colonia until
next Wednesday, then it`s off to Tacuarembo!
Whiiiich
means that I really have no time to write haha sorry..... the only thing that I
can tell you is that I love Colonia. With my whole heart. It`s been an
interesting change, and challenging for various reasons, but as always, I have
learned a lot. I have grown here so much closer to my Savior and I have learned
so much about Him, and learned even more FROM Him. I love the people here. No
matter what and no matter where I am, they will always be in my heart.
It
really is the best time to serve the Lord. I love it so much!
Talk
to you all next week. I love you, i love you, i love you!
Hermana
Dolan
Mah ladies............And Christmas Eve! Nielson and Wiscombe gave me Harry Potter 4 book in Spanish....rock solid. And Colwell gave me a really pretty dolphin ring....don`t get jealous Kenz. ...
Charla Fogonera! L t R: Hna Wiscome, me, Hna Nielson, Hna Colwell (my companion)
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