Transfers!

Well, it's been a good week here in Guada....oh wait. CAMBIOS (transfers). I am now in Trujillo, Zona Este in Los Granados with Hna Martinez!! She is from Chincha, Peru. We found out on Saturday night and I came down this morning. I’ve only been here a few hours, but I’m actually really excited to work here. Trujillo is pretty different from Guadalupe, and Hna Martinez seems really cool. It was super super sad to say goodbye to Guadalupe and all the members there, especially familia Ventura, and most of all, Hna Mancilla. this is her last cambio, so I don't think I’ll be able to see her before she goes home, and I don't know if we'll see each other after...so it was pretty hard to say goodbye. But that's about it for transfers.

                                                                                                                                             

It was THE WORST to try to pack my whole missionary life into 3 suitcases. Lots of missionaries only have 2 and I don’t know how they do it. I had the idea in the CCM that as I went through the mission I would somehow decrease the amount of stuff I have. WRONG. I don’t know how I have so much stuff. It was a struggle to get it all to fit. But now I’m here and happy and ready to work!! We are the only hermanas in the whole zone, so that could be interesting. More deets next week. 

But before all this happened, MARIAJOSE GOT BAPTIZED. We had to have lessons every day last week to finish teaching everything so she could get baptized on Saturday. And then on Thursday night as we were going to pick her up for her interview, the power went out. Satan was doing his best but it wasn't enough! She passed her interview and Raul (her dad) baptized her on Saturday. I can't describe how happy it makes me to have had a part in finding and teaching this incredible family. It broke my heart to say goodbye to them last night, but that's how the mission goes. 

President and the mission leaders have decided on some goals we can have as a mission as far as contacts, new investigators, and baptisms. They’re pretty high goals, but we're ready to work to make the magic happen. I read Pres Uchtdorf’s talk this week "Perfect Love Casteth Out All Fear" and I liked this quote.

We do not walk the path of discipleship alone. “The Lord thy God … doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” In the face of fear, let us find our courage, muster our faith, and have confidence in the promise that “no weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.”

 Sometimes I get scared to talk to people, or I get scared of people, or I feel sometimes that I’m not a good missionary, but this quote is helping me to have faith in the Lord and that I (and all other missionaries) are not alone in this work. We NEED the help of God, of the spirit, and of ministering angels to help us talk to people, keep us safe, and help us improve. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind....thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ" (2 timothy 1:7, 2:3) We all need to be good soldiers of Jesus Christ and have  faith in His love and His power. Have a great week, I love you all!!

 Maria Jose was baptized by her dad on Saturday