This week was amazing! Being a missionary just gets
better and better every day and also just so classic always. And
mostly just felicidad.
First I did have an
awesome birthday, it was super tranquilla, and relaxing. I got my nails
done, we had a party, and ate brownies. It was perfect!
On Tuesday we had exchanges and my favorite Hermana
Penaloza came to Woodbridge, I lived with her in Harrisonburg. We had a
wee of a time, and just did WORK. It was so fun to be back with her,
especially right before she goes home, and to learn and laugh and all
that good stuff. She is s real gem. We took a member out with us who
ended up knowing all of the people we visited and had a break through
with some less actives. It was awesome.
We also had another breakthrough with a less active
family that the elders have been trying to visit for ages, but have not
been able to get in their home. The daughter called us to ask us if we
could help her with a paper for college, so we jumped at the
opportunity. She is in the Pathway program at BYUI so her paper was
about why we have trials and how we can get through them. She shared
all her experiences with us and bore her testimony, and then came to
church on Sunday :) we were happy. I love getting to know all these
cute people and know their lives and just love them.
We had the coolest miracle with a referral from
Headquarters. It was from the temple and we knew they had member
family, so we headed out! We met Ivonne and Fluvio, the cutest little
Columbian couple. They are SO prepared. Their son and his family are
strong members that go to an English ward, and their granddaughter is on
a mission. Basically they said that they want to be members of the
church and when can they be baptized. We didn't know what to say, so we
started teaching them. Ivonne told us that the sprit has touched her
and she knows it is the right time. I think they have been being
prepared for a long time, and we are so so so excited to teach them!
They had to go to New York this week, so hopefully as soon as they get
back we will be able to start teaching them for real! It was such a
miracle. And they are the cutest little things. Ivonne reminds me of
Grandma Jane and I even had a little moment of crying in the bathroom,
because really Grandma Jane's Columbian twin was sitting outside. It
was a happy happy day.
This week we have been so blessed to have a ton of
members come out with us, and it has made our work so much more
productive. And we have been able to have some awesome lessons with
less actives. I have been trying to focus this week on improving my
prayers for others. It is so silly to try and help people by
ourselves. I love the example of Enos, he pleads for his people,
because he knows it works. And I also know it works. The work is
moving forward here and we are so so so happy!
DC 58:3-4, read that, its good. I love the Doctrine and covenants so much.
Funny:
This morning when we were working out outside our funny neighbor was
going to take the trash out. He is a funny bald guy, who is 50 but
thinks he is 20, rides a skateboard around and is always trying to chat
with us about our car, and we call him Rex. Anyway he asked us how our
workout was going, and told us he a personal trainer and used to be a
body builder, and told us we were doing a good job. Then he informed us
that the whole apartment complex has been talking about us and how they
want to join that "couple" for the morning workouts! He thanked us for
inspiring others, and then we died laughing. What a gem.
I hope you all have the best week! I love love love you!
xoxo, Mana Myer
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