Okay Im not gonna lie, the week started out really frustrating...not too much to write about on wednesday or thursday. We had lots of appointments fall through and not much success at all. Even english class was a failure, usually a lot of kids go but this week only 1.
Friday was a good day though, we had a conference in cordoba, it was with all the missionaries in cordoba plus the zone of punilla (that is us, we were the only ones that had to travel far to get to it). We did some intense tie trading there with some of our friends, I think we came out winners in the deal. We also got some new little cards to use to contact people with, with a picture of Jesus on it. I am really excited about how good they have been working so far.
Saturday morning we realized our numbers for the week were trash, with the bad start and then not being able to work with the conference and all.. so we went out planning to knock doors about all day. We had an experience that had an impact on me...It was raining, pretty hard all day. But I tried talking to a lady walking past us in the street, she had an umbrella and was walking with her head down. I just offered her a Jesus card, she looked at it and started crying a ton and took it and said "gracias" and started trying to walk off, but the spirit was impulsing me like crazy so I followed her and tried to keep talking to her. I had such a super strong emotion that I wanted to help her so bad. I basically said "I don't know whats going on in your life, but I know that Jesus hasn't forgotten you and that he can help you. We are servants of Jesus Christ and we want to help you too." but she just said "no gracias" still crying a ton and slowly walked away. When she left I was so sad, it was way more sad then I would normally be after a rejection. The emotion was so powerful that I was basically trying really hard not to cry myself, but I knew that God was giving me a tiny piece of the way he feels when he gives us signs, and when he offers us help, but we still reject him and continue in our own path.
Sunday was a pretty good day, we had 4 investigators come to church, 2 of them have baptismal dates for next sunday. Hope that goes well. Sunday night we had an activity in the church, everyone went to see one of the ym named Yamil open his mission call! He was called to Natal, Brazil! He was really excited. He has a girl friend who he baptized into the church a year ago, her name is Flor. They are really serious about their relationship, they talked in front of everyone in the testimony meeting about how they want to get sealed in the temple after and stuff. Its good, I hope it all works out for them. I advised her to go on a mission so that she could wait easier, she said she's thinking about it.
Monday morning, we went to the house of a less active member, she is 40 something but is trying to follow her dream of becoming an english teacher. So we were helping her with her english homework. That night we hiked 45 mins up the mountain to visit kenti...we had a special lesson planned for her. Not sure how much Ive told you guys about her, she's 17, has a kid, and a rough life. We read Alma 36 with her...we had been talking with her a lot about baptism, she hadn't been completely convinced. She also has a tough time focusing in lessons sometimes. But when we read alma 36 everything changed, and I knew that it would. Alma 36 talks about how horrible the guilt from sin is, but then talks about how the sweetness of forgiveness can replace everything else. I don't want to forget kentis face while I explained all of this, she was paying such close attention and I could see it in her eyes that that's all she wants, more than anything. I know that thanks to the mercy of Jesus Christ every single person in the world can find this peace and forgiveness that kenti is looking for. She accepted to be baptized on the 16th. She also told us about something that happened last time we had visited her, it was freezing cold and we were outside, but she said while we were praying she felt warmth everywhere.
I know that God answers prayers, I know that the atonement is real and I know that we will all be able to be resurrected and live again after this life. I also know that reading the scriptures with real intent can change lives! Every time I read I feel so happy, and as If I am full of light.
I love you all! Out of time! But I hope you have a good week!
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