I am back in the game! This week has whipped me back into the missionary life. Hermana Palmer and I worked so hard this past week. We were able to teach 15 lessons this week and that is the most I have ever taught in a week! Then on Saturday (our miracle day) we had dinner with Estela Fuentes! Every night wherever we eat we have a "power hour". Power hour is where we leave a message at the end of dinner (like normal) and then we tie that message into faith and ask the members to pray for us to have success that night. So from 6-7 is the hour that we work under the members faithful prayer and we call and report our miracles that we had during that hour of faith :) So Estela offered the prayer Saturday night and in one hour Hermana Palmer and I picked up two new investigators! It was beautiful!
Yesterday was kind of a different story. We found out that one of the members in the branch passed away. She had been in the hospital for about a week and a half. We went to visit her I think twice..she was not doing to good :( anyways so she passed away. The branch was pretty sad about that. Then one of the members kind of snapped at Hermana Palmer and I. We didn't really know what to do. It was so awkward! We had asked just a simple question about the dinner calender and she just let us have it! It was so crazy! Then at dinner I hardly was able to speak because for some reason I didn't know any spanish at all. It seriously went away for like the night! I could not remember anything! It was so hard. During contacting I felt so embarrassed. The only thing I knew was "Hola'. Oh my gosh. It was bad. I went home and just cried. But then I read this talk given by Elder Holland. Sweet Hermana Thompson gave me this talk in my first transfer. I was having a night kind of like last night only it was the people that we contacted were all so rude! I came home and cried to her. Anyways she pulled this talk out. Elder Holland gave this talk to the new mission presidents. It is perfect. It is exactly what every missionary needs to hear. He is talking about how missionaries will come to their mission presidents and they will ask these questions, "Why isn't it easier, President? Why do they reject us, President? Why do the people not understand, President? Can't they see?". He goes on to say that someone a long time ago asked those very same questions. The perfect missionary asked these very questions. Elder Holland explains that if it was hard for Jesus Christ, if the perfect missionary was rejected, spit upon and crucified why in the world would we think that it would be easier for us? He then hopes for all missionaries to realize that we are not alone. That there is someone who experienced the difficulties that I am facing right now. So why not go to him for comfort and peace? I am experiencing only but a tiny bit of what he went through, and I have the knowledge that my redeemer lives. Why not stand tall? Why not use the atonement and let the savior in my life to help me get thru these hard times. Elder Holland closes by saying, "The only way to salvation is through Gethsemane. The only victory is the victory at the summit of Calvary. Welcome to the journey of the Disciples of Christ."
Family, I just want you to know that I am all in. I am 100% into my missionary work. It is only a short 18 months and I cannot waste any of my time feeling sorry for myself. I am ready to get up and preach to all of those who need the gospel. I am sorry for the way I have been acting. I am ready to keep fighting the good fight. I am so thankful for you all and your prayers on my behalf. It means the world to me! I am grateful for your words of encouragement :) I am blessed beyond belief!
I am so sad to hear about the Sorensons! That is not right! They can't move! That is just heart breaking :( But at least they are not moving to the valley! When are they moving?
I hope you all have a wonderful week! I love you all so much!! Love, Hermana Hamblin
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