Hello everyone!
I am sorry to say that I dont have very much time to write today but I really wish I did!
I gotta get out and teach people! :)
I am loving the mission.
Before was a little harder with certain circumstances and I did my best
with that, but now I am feeling like I have been given the opportunity
of a lifetime. I wont take this mission for granted! I love my time here
and I enjoy it so much!
I love my companion and we have a great time teaching people and visiting people and listening to them!
Pictures to come next week!
Our ward mission leader, Milo, put up some pictures on facebook from the Ward activity and stuff so hopefully youll see them!
Milo's awesome, btw! Love that kid. :)
As for this week, the weather has been crazy. 3 straight days of
pouring rain! We got stuck in Viña last P Day but made it home ok. We
were just soaked!
I have been seriously blessed
with the gift of tongues because I understand what everyone says to me!
Which is very helpful to my companion, because she understands a lot but
not all.
Someone thought that I was latina! Which is probably the coolest compliment ever.
This week we got to visit Hermano Rave, an old man who half of his
body is paralyzed. We sang him some hymns and ironed his clothes for
him. He is the sweetest thing ever! I love him!
We visited lots of less actives and helped them with everything!
I learned a lot about Adam and Eve from Milo, this kid is a genius!
He speaks crazy Colombian Spanish but his lessons are still mind
blowing.
We had one of our long time investigators, Alejandro, get married
today!!! We went to the wedding at the Registro Civil and we were there
for the ceremony and everything. :) He is getting baptized this
Sunday!!!!!! And his wife will be there too! I am so excited!
Missionaries have been working on him for like a year. :)
Good news: we finally have hot water in our apartment! So thats always fun.
The sky lately at sunset looks like Mordor, and me and my companion dont fail to mention it frequently. :) We are such nerds.
When we are walking a lot we entertain ourselves by quoting Harry Potter, which makes me so happy!
Haha we had help from Leo this
week, and have a new investigator named Rosa! She gave us some
homegrown avocados, which are delicious here, btw.
Last night we went to visit a
less active down in the boonies, and it turned out that she didnt live
there anymore or something, but we got to know a lady named Patricia! At
first she was super stony faced, like, what do you guys want? And then
her son from next door comes over and tells us that he can tell we are
doing a good work because he sees the missionaries, Elders and Hermanas,
around a lot, and he says they all have a light in their faces that no
one else has. He said he doesnt know what our message is about but he
knows its a good thing. So after that, he left and Patricia let us in
with a smile on her face :) And she went on to tell us the story of her
life. While we were listening to her and teaching her about the Book of
Mormon, her relatives from next door (who were drunk btw) came over and
met us all (each person twice I think but they didnt remember) and gave
us choripan and chocolate, and when we left they all called goodbye to
us and played Bob Marley for us (since they knew we liked some of his
songs). Haha. It was a really cool night and Patricia is a new
investigator. :)
Today for Pday after the wedding we played soccer with our zone, ate pizza, and shared pictures of our families. :)
Its been a super awesome week
and I am seriously loving it! It is without doubt very hard sometimes
and theres nowhere to go but up, but those times are the best and always
very rewarding. We definitely have the Lord on our side, because we
couldnt do this without him. We are protected everyday, and we can feel
it! We are so lucky and so blessed to be here in Recreo, and to be
helping these people. They are so special to the Lord! And already so
special to me. I love this tiny ward and I hope to help it grow!
This gospel is too important
to let the opportunity pass by! People dont realize that we are their
chance! Some reject us and give up on the gospel without knowing how
very essential it is. I just hope to help people see its importance, and
whats more than that, I want to help them feel its importance! I want
to help them all be truly converted for eternity! Because thats what it
takes!
Well thats what I want to say for today, and just want you all to
know how special you are to me, and how much every single one of you is
loved by our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. No matter what. :)
Until next week, entonces!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!
Enjoy the blessings you have! Enjoy your week! :)
Love Always,
Hermana Amy Schrader
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