Friday we had a
lesson with Rosalia, she got baptized like a year ago, but isn't active. We
have been trying and trying to get her to read the Book of Mormon, but a big
problem is that she and her daughter like to read stuff on the internet...so
she has issues with ridiculous things. But on Friday we both testified about
how when we trust God and not the internet, and when we pray with faith, God
will answer us and tell us what we should do. The spirit was so strong there
and finally she said, ok, I’m going to pray. So the spirit finally got through
to her! So we'll see what happens.
Saturday was my
birthday!! Hna Mancilla called me old all day (funny, cuz she's 6 years older
than me), but it was a good day. We had a lesson with Santos and committed her
to talk to her husband about getting married, because she knows the church is
true and she wants to get baptized. She is the best, and we're hoping to see
their family progress together to be able to be an eternal family. Our
pensionista gave us pollo a la brasa (like rotisserie chicken) for dinner and
then gave me a cake! After I made my wish she held it up to my face and said I
had to take a bite. So I went to take a bite and she shoved the cake in my
face!! haha I guess that's the tradition here. But it was a good day. 20 years
old and 7 months in the mission....haha
So yesterday we were
visiting some members, and they have turkeys and ducks and chickens out in
their back patio, and they were working out there, so we sat there and talked
as they worked. But the turkeys kept trying to get close to us to check us out,
and they're kinda big so it was scary. But they gave us sticks to fend them
off. I also accomplished a life goal, and touched the weird red neck
thing on one of the turkeys. It was weird, I don't recommend it. Then the
members gave us paneton (a sweet bread), and I was just sitting there eating
it, and one of the chickens came up to me cuz it wanted some. I kept shooing it
away with my foot, but it kept coming back. Then it wanted some so bad that it
jumped up on my lap! ack, it kinda scared me, but I knocked it off pretty
quick. I would have been very happy to give it all of my paneton, but I figured
it would be kinda rude right in front of the members. So i ate my gross paneton
like a good little missionary and didn't complain.
This morning I was
reading Elder Holland’s talk from April general conference about how every day
can be a good day because the Lord will always love us and support us. At the
end he quotes some verses from Isaiah 40 and 41 that I just love.
31 But they that wait
upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
10 ¶Fear thou not; for
I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will
help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
That was pretty cool
to read especially because I’ve been having trouble with having energy and
being awake in the heat. But wow it's an amazing talk, and I know that these
verses are true! God is always with us and will support us in every good thing
we do. I love being a missionary and meeting all the amazing people here. I
love you all and hope y’all have a good week.
Hna Stevenson
These are "muñecos", basically just scarecrows that they burn on new years at midnight.
They're kinda creepy.
Cake getting shoved in my face
Us with 2 girls from JAS (YSA) they're both super cool and fun. We climbed the virgin hill with them this morning
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