November 5, 2014
Yep,
another P-day. It was fun and I did some
stupid climbing and it was totally worth it.
My knees ache a little because I had to make a long drop. We went to a store that was just like Walmart. It is so cool to see American stuff here, but
they had just ran out of something that I really wanted …so that was
irritating. My miracle was once again with the family V.
Miracle #44: We
watched half of the restoration video and had a very spiritual discussion about
pray and answers to pray. M. said that
he has never felt an answer to his questions to know the truth. We listened to his concerns and then prayed
with him to help him find the answers to his questions. After the prayer he was
emotional so I thnk that he must of received at least part of his answer.
November 6, 2014
Today was a
roller coaster. Normal morning of
walking a long ways to find out that our appointment fell through. Then I once again died after lunch. I cannot stay awake for the life of me. Later in the day, I woke up which is a good
thing because I had my very first snake.
Snakes are just flirty young women between the ages of 15-25. Anyway I had a super snake attack and it was
uncomfortable, but I survived.
Miracle #45: I told a
funny joke today in Spanish and everyone laughed.
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November 7, 2014
Today felt
like a p-day except is wasn’t. We did
contacts in the morning and as usual got nothing. After that, we went to do morning study with
I. and, as usual, he fed us a great meal.
We can never leave his house without eating amazing food, which I don’t
mind at all. Then the rest of the afternoon we went back to finish cleaning up
the hoarder house. The evening was
completely filled with appointments. My
miracle was going to be having 0 citas fall through, but unfortunately the last
one fell. After our last appointment, we
found our miracle.
Miracle #46: We met a person who was just moving in and they
turned out to be less active. She was
very receptive to our message and she said that she wants to come back to
church.
November 8, 2014
Today was
insane! It went from listening to a
prophet of the Lord, Elder Nelson, to getting stopped on the street by a drunk
suicidal old prostitute. We also met a
very obnoxious atheist sociologist who tried to convince us that God was a
fabrication of men. I was glad for two
things, one that I have taken sociology so I understand that lingo, and two
that I have a very good friend who is an atheist so that I know that they are
not all jerks like this guy was. We had the funniest lesson with H. today when
we asked him if he could move something with only his faith (thus leading to a
discussion of the necessity of works).
He scrunched up his face and did what resembled using the Force. I almost lost it. We were fasting today and when we stopped by
2 families and told them we couldn’t eat with them because we were fasting,
they gave us a delicious feast to eat later!
That was one of the many miracles today.
But my favorite miracle was when we stopped to have a conversation with
a dude washing his car.
Miracle #47: Car washing dude turned out to be an inactive
returned missionary, and also happens to be married to a lady we met while door
contacting yesterday.
November 9, 2014
Sundays,
for some reason, are the days that I am able to understand the most
Spanish. I really felt for the first
time that I might be fluent today. To be
fair, I was humbled when I accidently said a really bad word today. Fortunately it was just in front of the
missionaries. It was bound to happen
sometime.
My miracle of the day happened with
little Max in church. I play the piano
for the music in church and during the sacrament I just sit at the piano
bench. When I sat down with my companion
and Max after the sacrament, Max was so excited to tell me something.
Miracle #48: Max told
me he had received his answer, the one he has been praying for. He said he felt so happy and that made me
really happy for him!
My mother keeps asking me about the
“pilot plan” here in our mission.
Basically we are the guinea pig mission for this new type of missionary
focus. Instead of the emphasis being
100% on baptism, the new pilot program has an emphasis of 30% baptism, 30%
reactivation, 20% retention, 20% member work/teaching. So those are the only numbers that we report
and there is really not a lot of emphasis in our mission on numbers. Meaning that the percentages are more of
goals that help us divide our time rather than requirements. I love this plan
as do most missionaries and it is working in our mission! So that is the pilot plan and that is why
Elder Nelson came to our mission to check up on how it was working for us.
November 10, 2014
We had a
really good teaching day, not very eventful, but just some good lessons. The miracle of the day happened with our
planned family home evening. Max wanted
to go, but he is too young to accompany us on his own. His mom wasn’t able to come, but then his
previously unreceptive father agreed to come with us.
Miracle #49: Max’s dad
came to family home evening and listened to a really good lesson about the
atonement.
November 11, 2014
Today Elder
Kimball had to get his ingrown toenail taken out….which he got by playing
soccer so Mom, you are right about soccer.
I was doing divisions with his new companion, and my new housemate,
Elder Ocarez. El es Capo (he’s a
boss!) I could learn so much from him and I hope to in the
future. We really only had 3 lessons
today, but Elder O. taught me how far I have to go as a teacher. He set a baptismal date with one of our
investigators and he teaches with so much power! I can’t believe how much I have to
learn. I feel inadequate, but I know
that I am supposed to be here right now.
My miracle was with H. today.
Miracle #50: For the
first time in a month of lessons, H. actually understood 100% of what we taught
(probably having a native speaker helps!)
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