On
Tuesday we had a great lesson with Diana about the plan of salvation and
eternal marriage. She was really interested, especially about eternal marriage.
But it's hard for her because her husband is atheist and only joined the Catholic
Church to marry her. So we're going to try and work more with him.
In
personal study, I read the insert to the Liahona about Elder Scott after he
died, and one of the stories really impressed me. He had been working for the
navy/us government in the new nuclear program for 12 years when he was called
to serve as a mission president in Argentina. When he told his boss (a navy
admiral) he would be leaving, the boss freaked out and made three points: 1)Elder
Scott was so vital to the program that it would take a year to replace him 2)if
he left, he'd be a traitor to his country, and 3) if he left, he could not
expect to get his job back on returning or to ever work in the nuclear field
again. But Elder Scott stood his ground and said he'd train a replacement. But
because of Elder Scott’s faithfulness, his boss was impressed, and before he
left, said that when he got back, Elder Scott could have his job back. That was
just an incredible example to me of how if we stand strong in our faith and do
what is right, we will be blessed. Elder Scott is pretty dang cool.
On
Wednesday we finally talked with Carla and we're not sure if she's going to be
baptized. She’s just really nervous about what she'll lose (mainly her
boyfriend) if she gets baptized. We tried to be really direct with her and
emphasize that she has so much more to gain than to lose, but she's just not
sure. so we're going to fast with her tomorrow so we'll see what happens.
Saturday
we met two gringos (one from England, one from the US) who are here teaching at
the Davy College (one of the better schools here, especially in teaching English
cuz most of the teachers are from the states). They’re a young couple and it
was super cool to talk to them and speak English! But it was also kind of hard
to speak English cuz I’m so used to Spanish now. But they live in our area, so
we're hoping to be able to meet with them sometime.
Overall
it's been a week of cancelled appointments, knocking door after door, and
learning that I need A LOT of patience. But Heavenly Father knows what He's
doing, so we're trying to listen to the spirit and be led to people who will
receive us. Even on the hard days, I’m glad to be here and to have the
knowledge of this gospel that I have. I love it so much, and I know that it is
true!! I hope everyone has a great week!!
Hna
Stevenson
Me and the Homie - Hna. Alvarenga
Cajamarca Sunset
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