I don't really know who reads these things, but I had a bad week journaling so I am going to write a little longer email so that I can remember everything!
On Tuesday, I woke up to go to transfers, and I was still pretty sick. I tried to throw up, but couldn't, ate an apple, and we went to the grand central station in Albrook and I was off. I met up with Hermana Shirley, and was dead tried, and we worked the whole day! It was my first day working in like a week, so I was so tired, and we walked fast, and had so many visits, but it felt really good to go out and work and serve and be a normal missionary all over again.
The house is really nice, and the area too. My house has AC in the room, and two floors and two bathrooms, definitely the nicest house I have had in my whole mission. Our area is pretty big, and it makes me feel like I am back in the states because the ward attendance is upwards of 150, and I feel like I will never get to know everybody. The area is affluent, and people have normal day jobs, so I am going to have to really get accustomed to finding new people to teach in a different way.
Hermana Shirley and I have set some big goals -- 30 contacts everyday, 8 baptisms, working on ministering to the recent converts because there are 29 and only a few are active, and to find joy in every moment. Personally, I am working on humility, including praying in every moment, daily repentance, and seeing my angels. I would love to hear anyones angel experiences so that I can write them down and learn from them.
On Saturday, there were two baptisms of a a son and a mom, whose dad is already a member. It is always special to see more people make covenants with God, and how it is just the beginning of a lifetime of joy. On Sunday, it was really good to take the sacrament and to remember that this is God's work. I think I am prone to get overstressed and to doubt and to worry, but really, I can have covenant confidence that I am doing all in my power. I just need to keep my strengths strengths, and not let Satan get in my head and make me weak.
We sang my favorite sacrament hymn on Sunday,
1.As now we take the sacrament,
Our thoughts are turned to thee,
Thou Son of God, who lived for us,
Then died on Calvary.
We contemplate thy lasting grace,
Thy boundless charity;
To us the gift of life was giv’n
For all eternity.
2.As now our minds review the past,
We know we must repent;
The way to thee is righteousness—
The way thy life was spent.
Forgiveness is a gift from thee
We seek with pure intent.
With hands now pledged to do thy work,
We take the sacrament.
3.As now we praise thy name with song,
The blessings of this day
Will linger in our thankful hearts,
And silently we pray
For courage to accept thy will,
To listen and obey.
We love thee, Lord; our hearts are full.
We’ll walk thy chosen way.
I will walk His chosen way! I do not need to doubt, but be believing in the Lord and in all His promises. This is the work of the Lord, and He leads it. I know Christ is my personal Savior, and I know that He will help me in every step of the way.
My comp!!! Hermana Shirley
Zone council, elder Cook, Campbell, Vasquez, and Christensen
The baptisms of Yauzanis and Brayan Pérez
Hermana maroto, Hermana zapana, Yazaunis, Dillan, Brayan, Jefferson, Josue, Karen, Hermana Shirley, me
Hermanas Maroto, Hermana Zapana, Fatima, Hermana Shirley, and me at the baptisms on Saturday
Eating dinner and having mission corelatio on the phone
Visits with Kilmer, our ward mission leader. When I asked what I could pray for for him, he told me to pray to have a gringo girl friend from Utah
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