New Investigators and Remembering Miss Idaho!
This is going to be short, sadly but I will hit the
highlights! Best parts of the week...
There is a man named Hermano Escobar and he is so great! :) His
family lives in Mexico but he is here working for them. He has been a member
for about 13 years so it is perfect to take him with us. This last week he told
us his daughter in Mexico wants to go on a mission! That is why he is here working...to help pay
for her mission. I broke down and cried. We are so blessed to be able to live with
our families and not have to move to other countries to provide for them. Thank
you so much for helping me go on a mission. I am so happy I am here! How
blessed are we to have families that can be together forever.
This weekend was a little bitter-sweet it being Miss Idaho
and everything, but I couldn't be happier! :) We met an investigator at a park
(there are a ton of homeless people there it’s really sad). Anyway, we were waiting for Maria and met
Jose and he is so ready for the gospel. He didn't come to church this weekend which
was a bummer, but he is ready and so needs the gospel right now.
We did a fast with our investigator Maria and it was
awesome! She was the one that the elders before us taught. She was supposed to be baptized a long time
ago but I am so grateful she wasn't. She does NOT have a testimony of the Book
of Mormon or Joseph Smith. She HATES it when people say that this is the,
"only true church." I understand where she is coming from, but at the
same time, she should never join the church until she believes that.
I also think that my time doing Junior Miss and pageants
helped me have an easier time talking to people. It isn't hard to start up
random conversations on the bus. It is pretty easy to smile all the time as a
missionary. I find myself using interview techniques I learned from pageants in
my lessons. I have also had a lot of experience dealing with girls. :) That has
and will come in handy on my mission. The other day my sweet companion asked me
to do her make-up...so Liz, all of those tips you gave me are being passed on
to others! J
These pictures are with a recent convert/less
active named Donna. She is incredible and the only member in her family. She helps
her mom with the "helotes" every night. We go and help her husk corn
when we can! :)
We had interviews with the President and his wife. He kept
saying, “We can just tell you and Hermana Oxley are a strong companionship”. He
also asked me if we would be more effective in cars and I couldn't lie! :) Our
area is HUGE and we waste a lot of time
traveling.
Last night we had another really cool experience. Over a
week ago, we met a woman named Yesena. She is only 26 with two kids and she is
single. She always looks so exhausted when we have seen her but she is
absolutely gorgeous. She hardly has any religious background and doesn't talk
much so it is really hard to read her. She works cleaning offices every night from 2am on. I can't believe how hard she works. Anyway, this
lesson was our second time meeting her. She let us in (it had been raining like
crazy again) and we started to talk. She hardly said anything and her little
kids didn't really respect her very much. :(
As we started to dig deeper, I remember asking her something
like, "Have you ever felt like you just have this weight on your back and
you don't know where to turn or what to do"? She broke down and started
crying and opened up about her family and how hard it is being a single mom. It
broke my heart. We left her a Book of Mormon and taught her how to pray. I have
so many questions for her still, but know without a doubt in my heart that the
gospel is what can remove that burden she feels. I love her so much. I must cry easily or something because I was
bawling when she opened up to us. Anyway,
do NOT take anything for granted especially your family and situation...we are
so blessed! Love you all!
Tights at church because it SO COLD! Colder than ours, mom.
:)
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