August 10, 2015
Buen Día a todos!! :)
Okay, so this last week was
weird jaja. I feel like nothing really happened too crazy. There was one day
where Hermana Hawkins and I went completely crazy jaja! I love that girl so
much :) Anyways, Hermana Urra was super sick, so we didn’t leave the apartment
the WHOLE DAY!! We didn’t even touch the apartment door once to leave, which is
in and of itself a miracle, because usually on sick days we half to leave to
eat or something, but nope, not on Thursday. So yeah pobrecita Hermana Urra was
in bed all day since she was super sick. :( So Hermana Hawkins and I tried to
be creative and do stuff, but the time just passed by soooo slowly. We made
empanadas for lunch (Hermana Urra´s idea) which were just delicious! :) Then
Hermana Hawkins and I wanted chocolate, but we couldn’t leave and buy
chocolate, so we attempted to make chocolate chip cookies with what we had,
substituting the chocolate chips for nesquick powder, yeah I know we were
desperate. So basically they didn’t work too well, so we modified the receta
like 3 times and each time they just got worse and worse. So that was fun. We
really did have so much fun making them. Then we ironed Hermana Hawkins´ Preach
My Gospel with hair straighteners because it was super wrinkled from the rain.
Yeah that shows just how bored we were. And yeah, that was basically the sick
day.....
I think it was then the next
day that Hermana Hawkins found lice in her hair. :/ I was so sure that I had
lice too, but Hermana Urra searched me head and told me that I didn’t, and I
trust her, because she told us she’s had a lot of experience taking lice out of
people’s hair. Ew. But yeah, that was another fun adventure.
Last week, we had Mission Leadership
Council and then our Zone Conference and then a Zone Breakfast, so we had like
a million meetings last week. jaja. They were all really good and I was able to
learn so much. When I go to those meetings I realize just how much I don’t know
and how much I still need to improve, and how little time is left. It’s crazy.
After almost 18 months I feel like I know absolutely nothing. There is so much
room for me to still improve. And sometimes it feels like after the mission I won’t
be improving any more, like the time to improve is only in the mission, but I
know that’s not true. Progression never stops. After the mission we continue to
progress in life. After life, there’s the spirit world, the millennium, and
eternity to continue progressing. We truly never stop progressing and that is
something that I need to remind myself a lot. I heard in a meeting once that
the spirit leaves us for one of two reasons, because we have sinned, or because
we have stopped progressing, and we need to search to have the spirit which
requires us to progress. So that just a little thought for ya there.
Last week we got to know Ulises
(our miracle from last Sunday) a little better. We stopped by his house on
Monday and got his permission signed in order to teach him. While we were at it
we got the permission signed for his two younger siblings. Noelia (12) and Raul
(8). The mom, Maritza, works on
Sunday sadly, but it turns out that she had already gone to
church before and she wants all her kids to go to church. She has been through
so much and is basically and angel. It was a miracle being able to find and
teach all of them. Sadly only Ulises went to church on Sunday because the
other two had a sleepover with their cousins. :( Next week they’ll all get to
church! I have faith! :) But as for Ulises, he’s doing fantastic and
progressing super well! :)
Pigeon update: They are just
straight up pigeons now. Nasty. And they eat a lot. And I’m just not a pig fan
of them any more because the the windowsill outside is just full of pigeon poo.
I’d send pictures, but the computer isn’t letting me load so I can’t.
And.....I believe that’s just
about it for this last week! :) I hope you all have a fantastic week! It’s
crazy to think that this is my last week in the mission field. I prefer not to
think about it. But yeah, I love you all. Thanks so much for your support and
prayers!! :) Les amo! Remember, when we love the way the Savior does, miracles
happen. And of course, Stay Anxiously Engaged!! :)
xoxo,
Hermana Van
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