As the subject line suggests, this week was full of surprises! It keeps things interesting. :)
Monday we had a surprise devotional with our zone. We watched a talk by Elder Holland that really touched me - he spoke about how as missionaries, it is essential that we become converted first. Because when we teach, those words shouldnt come from memorization, but rather from our hearts. For me, one of the biggest miracles of the mission is that imperfect 18-24 year olds can go out and teach people who have more years/life experience and change their hearts. That is the miracle that comes from teaching by the spirit.
Surprise! I got the package you sent to me. :) thanks for the treats!!! all the hermanas were anxious to try goldfish. :) It was so wonderful to get that!
I was called wednesday night to say that the next day I had to go to the mission office to get visa details settled - it was a full day process! The BEST part of all that was the wonderful miraculous surprise of Hermana Tovar, my companion of 6 months in Patagones, show up! It was so amazing to be able to be with her again, we got all caught up and laughed so much together. She also said thanks so much to my parents for helping her out with byu!
We have an investigator named K who has really been surprising me. At first it just didnt seem like she had a lot of interest, but kept receiving us. This week she really started reading the book of mormon and is enjoying it a lot. She is a young mom who has a crazy little boy. They both came to english class on wednesday, and then on sunday morning when we passed by to see if she would come with us to church she was waiting all ready for us! She came to all 3 hours and loved it. She is pretty timid but loves to learn. So that was a great surprise!
E, the cute old lady that I mentioned last week also surprised us by coming to church! She´s been a little up and down but showed a great effort by coming to church.
Sunday J, who was baptized two weeks ago, received the Aaronic priesthood, meaning that next week he can pass the sacrament! He was so happy, and even bought a cool scripture case for all his books. It is the best thing ever to see him so excited.
So in general a great week. The Lord sure is blessing us, and the successes more than make up for the rejections. This is His work. Sometimes I feel SO tired, emotionally/spiritually/
Love you all,
Hermana Nelson
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