This week went by way too fast.
This
week was also a little hard... we weren't able to have any lessons with
members. we tried going out with members many times but it was the
investigators who were never home or who canceled on us. It was rough
going from having 5 lessons to 0 in one week. plus we weren't even really
able to teach much and we had two menos activos who dropped us, told us
they didn't want us to pass by to visit them anymore. so I will be
honest and say that I was at least a little discouraged during this
week, because I didn't understand what we were doing wrong.
But
the Lord taught me this week that I wasnt doing anything wrong, rather
he had other miracles and blessings waiting for us. sometimes success
isn't measured by the numbers because this week I really felt like we
worked hard and did our best.
This week the
big fuss in the ward was that the daughter of a member returned home
from her mission in Peru and we`re really excited because she lives in
our sector and that means a new member to come with us to lessons and
who`s excited to work with us, She's already thinking of references to
give us. Thats a big blessing.
We finally found
N, the convert of hermana B who has not come to church for a
long time. but she dropped us, like I mentioned above. it was rough but
there is always hope.
There was a baptism in a
different ward on Saturday and we brought our investigator P. with
us. P. is Catholic and didn't have much interest to change, but
wanted to see a baptism. I think she really felt the Spirit and she even
said that she will come to church this next week which is a big step
because before she said that she didn't want to come.
The
mission is going to combine our sectors this next transfer so the ward
is only going to have one set of missionaries. and there going to close
one of our houses, but we don't know which, and which missionaries are
leaving....
Sunday was the best because our
investigator M. came, M. with her husband L. and they all
stayed for all 3 meetings. but the best was that D. came to
church!!!!! D. is who hna C. and I taught and baptized back in
february and he hasnt come to church in almost 3 months. But surprise he
came to church! and he shared his testimony in class. He said that this
week he almost died because he fell asleep in a closed room with a
heater that emitted carbon monoxide. he woke up in the middle of the
night and he couldn't breath and it took all his strength just to open a
window. He said he believes that God saved him and now he needs to make
things right and come back to church and be better.
I
almost cried I was so happy. It made the whole week worth it just to
see the change in him and his desire to come back. It was a miracle that
i never even thought to ask for.
On Sunday I
gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting about the Sacrament and how we need to
be more reverent and understand the meaning of the ordinance. It went
well.
We still only have two outlets that work
and la she was saved because it still
worked in the morning haha.
I'm not really sure
what else to say, only that we`re working hard and yes we make lots of
mistakes everyday but the Lord is helping us.
I
know that miracles are real, that God is our Heavenly Father and He
loves us. I am so grateful for my time here and to be a missionary. I
feel very weak, but i know that He helps me everyday and I'm grateful for
every trial. I wish I could be a missionary for forever, a year and a
half isn't long enough :)
thanks for the emails and support! have a great week!
love, hermana williams 
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