... but I hope Mexico wins tomorrow!!
I only say that because then we won't be cooped up inside the house. Working
during the World Cup isn't the easiest in the world.
But anyways my week was spectacular,
very hard working! Monday was somewhat stressful because we got stuck in the
Elder's area (NEVER AGAIN WILL I HAVE SUPER PDAY WITH THEM) but it was good.
Also, I was saddened that I had to wait ALL WEEK TO TELL YOU THE BEST NEWS IN
THE WORLD!
So no longer am I the non-fruit
eating Mari. No longer do I have the obstacle of eating fruits and veggies 'cos
Monday I conquered BANANAS! For y'all that don't know, I kept it very secret
but I've struggled with eating fruits and veggies all my life and this week I
had NO problems, In fact, I ate 6+ servings of fruits and veggies per day :)
and my health has been doing splendid because of it. I stopped buying crackers
and now I carry 2 bananas and 1 other fruit for a snack during the day. It
really makes a difference and maybe you're baffled at how I changed. I ate more
fruits and veggies this week than I did in my entire life I bet... but I eat
oranges, bananas, pears, apples, and passion fruit at night (to sleep better)
so all in all, I stopped worrying
for my health because now I can eat healthier, which means no more children’s
vitamins (I'll eat them till they run out, they do make breakfast fun) but
forget that I bet you are wondering about my week!
So Tuesday was sorta tough because
we marked an appointment with Gabriel but he didnt show up so we were trying to
find his house and got lost. I was stressed, stomach was aching and my back was
starting to hurt, but we didnt give up and when the time was up, we ended up
finding his exact location, but it was too late for a visit. Also, we heard
that there have been a few assaults in an area nearby, but nothing happened to
us.
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| Irma Isabel |
Wednesday was much better. We
knocked down MANY lessons and we also got the chance to visit an older lady in
my ward. We didnt know who we were knocking at then we saw her and said
"OH it's IRMÂ ISABEL" so it was wonderful because she is usually
lonely and she loves to have visits so we are going to make sure we see her at
least twice a week, to lift her spirits :)
Thursday was interesting. We started
work 8:30 am, but boy was it worth it. We got 4 lessons in before lunch and
taught 2 more people before retreating. I say retreat because the streets are
filled with crazies gathering to every corner bar. It was especially noisy
because our neighbors in the kitchenette all gathered outside and put a big TV
RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR DOOR! They invited us but we kindly declined and blasted
Mo-Tab while trying to study. We didn't need to watch to know that Brazil won, really. Plus, the
members are more than eager to tell us the details and everything.
Friday was great as well. Except we
walked a LOT to make it to lunch and it was harder on us to make our
appointments. The ZLs were also in our area to set Gabriel up for the baptismal
interview. He passed, but he is delaying his baptism because he wants his
family issues to be resolved before making this decision. Poor boy, his father doesn’t
want to talk to him anymore... but we insisted that he pray but yet he said
no. He's pretty strange 'cos most of his answers are "good question"
or "i don’t know" which tends to be annoying. We also visited a
member who was hospitalized, due to a brain tumor. Also since the hospitals
here are much like a humane society, it was hard to have ALL THREE of us
visiting. They only allowed 2 at a time per room, which made us sad because we
didn't want to break the rules. So we kept insisting, saying we are missionaries
and then they accepted, only that we had to wait till visiting hours were over
(roughly 15 min wait) then we got special permission. It was heart breaking to
see her in bed, helpless, somewhat blind, but we sang a hymn, read Alma 7:11-12
and left her with a prayer. Then her mom told us to leave a message to the
person in the same room (two patients to a room, but there’s like 4 beds in
there) so we went and the mother of the neighbor (Rosangela?!) said "what
scripture is that, I’m not familiar with Alma, but it’s beautiful" so we
told them about the Book of Mormon and left a copy with them, then walked home.
I love those missionary opportunities. I am glad that Julia's mom told us to
leave a message with them too! This work is truly marvelous!
Also Saturday was hard because
Sister Pence and I went back to Gabriel and invited him to be baptized, yet he
said no again. Our district leader told us to go back on Sunday and try to
baptize him that same day. I didn't know if it was a test of faith or a
desperate plea to have at least one more baptism but on Sunday, we went back
and asked once more. It took all of our courage and time and obedience to
invite him once more, yet he said no. I was saddened because he really wasn’t
paying attention and he couldn’t feel the spirit we felt. I told him that he can’t feel it 'cos he is multitasking and not listening to
the Holy Ghost. Then we left because it was no use. But we left feeling at
peace because we obeyed the Lord, obeyed the council of Elder M. Santos and did
our best. We are also in the ward choir now! We are singing "lead kindly
light" and "i need the every hour" Sadly, the men sound pitiful.
Dad, you would cringe to no end.
And transfers happened and sadly,
Sister Pence is leaving :( I knew she would leave, but she was called as an
STL! I am happy for her, she really deserves the call, she is a great worker
but I will miss her very much. My new comp will arrive tomorrow and I am very
nervous. I don’t know what she is like or anything. I only heard from my STL
that she is nice and cool but that’s the vaguest description ever. I am not
used to this change but I will have to be. That’s part of life and even though
I am nervous, I am calm because everything is in the Lord's hands. He won’t give me
something I can’t do.
But really, I am SO HAPPY because I
see myself changing every day. The biggest change made me happy, how I can eat
fruits with little to no difficulties, which means I can be WAY healthy now! I
have been tripling my salad intake at lunches and I eat an orange or a
clementine for dessert. Or a banana, whichever fruit they offer me, I eat it! I
bought so many fruits today and I see the difference in my health already :) I
am thankful that the Lord has blessed me with such a marvelous change. Even if it’s
small for others, it is very big for me! I am still picky though, I won’t eat
anything deep fried or unhealthy now... it’s switching up hahahah!
I love you all SO MUCH!
-Sister Mariana
Espiritu...
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