Hello everyone :)
Another week gone
by! Transfers are next Monday and I can’t even believe it. I’m not sure what
will happen but we will see what the Lord has planned :)
It was a great
week. Marcos got baptized! I was so excited for this baptism. He was an
investigator that wanted it SO bad. He honestly gave up everything. But when we
got there, NOBODY was there. It was awful. It was us, two other Elders in the
ward, and Marcos. The Elders took off to a payphone to call members and a few ended
up showing up.... Two hours later. We sat there with him and I just wanted to
cry for him. But the thing that amazed me was that he wasn’t sad one bit. It wasn’t
important to him who was there. He was getting baptized and that’s all that
mattered to him. What an example! Seriously. He was also confirmed Sunday. He
came in the first time in his nice shirt and suit pants :) He couldn’t wipe the
smile off his face. Love it!
We also had
exchanges and it was a blast :) I was with Hermana Finlinson from Utah. She is
hilarious! We stayed up waaaay too late just laughing. (Shhh don’t tell
anyone.) The next day we were so tired, buuuut oops. haha. One thing we learned
is how awful our English is! We could not remember how to say "cliff
hanger." We went around all day saying "hang cliffer" and it
sounded right to us haha. My English is so bad. I’m pretty sure if I take an
English class when I get back I’m going to fail. No doubt about it.
Anyway... As of
now Sandra is still getting married Friday. She has her baptismal interview
Thursday. We are praying like crazy for Hermana Luz. She still doesn’t know
what to do. We'll see what happens.
We also found a
family!! :) Cristel is a member. She’s 19 and super active. She introduced us
to her sister who’s 13 and wants to get baptized. We went over and met the
whole family. There’s also the mom, Mary, another sister, Yovani that’s nine
years old, and Carlos who is ten. The first night there Mary told us that our
message was great and all, but that it would be really difficult for her to
change. Well, we went the next day and the WHOLE family accepted to be
baptized! There’s only a small detail. Okay, it’s a big detail. Her
"husband" is married.... To another lady. Yep. I even asked her
how long she had been married. I was suuuper specific and she told me 15 years.
So then my companion asked where she got married (because they tend to lie and
say they’re married when they’re not...) and then the truth came out. She said she’s
willing to get married though so she can get baptized. They’re an amazing
family! I don’t want transfers :(
One thing that
made my entire week was my interview with President Rowley. It just happened to
be on June 5th. What a great way to celebrate the one-year mark eh? But it was
amazing. He asked me why I loved my mission. So I told him I love my mission
for lots of reasons, but mostly because of the person it’s made me become. And
then he just looked at me with those huge, loving eyes and was like, "Who
are you now?" Such a simple question, but wow, it sure made me think. I
think a lot of the time when someone asks who we are we just say our name and
where we’re from, but to stop and think about who we are is different. I feel
like I’m someone who is a lot more confident. I know God loves me. I know I’m
not perfect, but hey who is?
We also talked
about goals. My goal from the last interview was to improve my prayers. I told
him that I was doing better. I said I feel like my Heavenly Father knows me a
lot better. Then he just stared at me (Yes, with his big, loving eyes) and said,
"Your Heavenly Father knew you before. He’s known you all along. Maybe now
you've just come to know Him." Yep. That definitely went in my journal
that night. It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever heard!
My goal for this
next transfer is to follow the Spirit,. Sometimes I second guess myself and don’t
follow promptings but President Rowley told me, "If we don’t care who gets
the credit, we will accomplish miracles." Isn’t he awesome??
I’m almost out of
time. I love you all so much! Have the best week!
Love,
Hermana Roper
P.S. Today is Riccardo’s birthday. Guess what he’s askin his mom
for? To be baptized!! Please pray for him too :) Okay? Thanks :)
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