Buenas Dias!!
This week was also a good one! I decided to stop being sad and to be awesome instead, True Story :)
It
started with Tuesday. On Tuesday we had a zone conference (A big
meeting with lots of missionaries and... PRESIDENT and HIS WIFE). We
have to be there at 8 in the morning to be ready for everything. The
night before I set the alarm clock for 6 o'clock so that we could do
everything we needed to and arrive on time. All night I was having
nightmares that we were late to the conference and kept checking my
alarm clock. 2:30... 3:30...4:30. After checking the clock for the 3rd
or 4th time i decided to relax because the alarm was set. Then I woke
up, the alarm still hadn't sounded so I figured it must have been about
5:55. I checked the clock and had a heart attack 7:52!! I couldn't
believe my eyes! I checked the phone and my watch and they all said
7:52! I started yelling and running like crazy! We had 8 minutes to get
ready and to get to the conference (It takes at least a half hour to get
to the conference). I was brushing my teeth while eating breakfast
while putting my pants on while tying my shoes all at the same time. I don't know how I did it, but honestly somehow I did. We didn't have time
to shower (Gross I know) but we made it out of the apartment by 8 o'clock. We took the bus and made it there by 8:30 which was good because
president hadn't arrived and the meeting hadn't started yet. I forgot to
shave so I had a little shadow but President didn't notice which was good
:) After the conference I checked my alarm clock and somehow the alarm
had been changed to 10:34, So I think I might have changed it in my
sleep.
But
anyways the conference went super well! We learned a lot, spent time
with other missionaries, received lessons, advice and help, and did
practices. Normally practices aren't too bad, you just get together with
another companionship and practice teaching and learn what you do well
and what you can improve. But with our luck we ended up doing practices
with PRESIDENTS WIFE. I was beyond nervous!! We taught and did pretty
well. She told us what she liked and what to improve and then we
practiced again and had a good lesson! It was awesome and she said she
loved it. So that was definitely a good part. Later in the hallway
president commented to me that he heard that we did a good job teaching,
which was great to hear :)
To
end the conference that was so awesome was we got to watch MEET THE
MORMONS in Spanish! It was awesome to watch a movie and the fact that I
understood it in Spanish made me feel even better :) I loved it and the
stories really inspired me to continue teaching and helping families
encounter the gospel :)
I
am still teaching English classes and doing everything that I can to
make them interesting. This last week we took a tour of the church and
they learned words of things in the church (Knife, fork, spoon, picture,
oven, stove, plate, bowl, bathroom, toilet, sink, faucet, mirror,
broom, and things like that) Then we learned some verbs and played
charades. The best part was a younger boy (10 years old) was trying to
say fork. But in the process he started saying it wrong and started
dropping the F-Bomb! Knowing him he wasn't trying to do that and didn't
know what he was doing. But I died laughing, it was super funny :)
This
week Sunday was wonderful and really strengthened my testimony about
fasting. I fasted this Sunday and the blessings came. P an 11 year
old investigator came to church for the first time and loved it. He has
said he would come for many weeks but this week he finally came :)
M couldn't come because he is in Santiago with his dad for the weekend but he is still going to be baptized on April 12th :)
A
miracle happened!! On Saturday we were passing by future investigators
and doing contacts and we went to a house and encountered a lady who the
missionaries before us contacted. She told us that she didn't want
anything, and didn't believe in Joseph Smith, that she believed in God
and Jesus. My younger missionary self would have said "Okay thank you,
have a good day" but the spirit told me to try to help her feel that the
gospel is true. I started talking and sharing part of a lesson and then
bore my testimony. After that she said that she really couldn't talk to
us because her husband needed help with stuff but that she wanted to go
to church to see what it was like. We told her where it was but I didn't
expect anything out of it. Then on Sunday right after the sacrament the
door opened and in she came! And not only did she come to church, but
she brought her 2 sons and her husband! All four of them came to church!
We have an appointment with them on Tuesday because right after church
she turned to me and said "I loved it :)". I really believe that they
are chosen by god and are going to accept baptism. Another reason to
Fast! :)
All
in all we have 2 investigators with baptismal dates, P and M,
and we have the opportunity to talk to 4 more people (the people who
came to church).
We have changes this Wednesday and I am pretty sure I am leaving Villa Dulce, but we will see :)
I love you all! Stay Golden!
Love,
Elder Nielson :)
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