New Area

HI everyone! I am leaving my first area!! I’m so sad that I am leaving because there is still much work to be done. I have no idea where I am going too, but it should be interesting to see where I am going. First off, this week, my companion and I went to a dinner and the family didn’t know that they signed up. And this is a part member family, the father (Hermano Vaszques) is a member and his wife isn’t. So Hna Vazques said that she didn’t write her number on our food calendar, but she did. Anyways, we weren’t over and her husband was home (usually he works until like 10 pm) and we had dinner. They said that they were moving back to Columbia because she couldn’t find a job and she was lonely. (Her family is from Columba). Then we just started talking and Hno Vaszes said that oh did you know your wife isn’t a member and we were like oh we didn’t know. (But we really did). And she was like well, maybe I should start taking the lessons and she would feed us lunch. And we were like ok! So we went for lunch the next day and we taught her and she knew everything. The reason is because she has been coming to church for the past 8 years. Then at the end of the lesson she was like so when can I get baptized? And my companion and I just looked at each other in shock. We were like of course! So we set a baptismal date for Nov. 7. I’m just sad that I’m not going to be teaching her anymore, but at least she is getting baptized. And she wants to keep it a secret because the Spanish branch doesn’t know she isn’t a member, and she doesn’t want everyone to come up to her and say, oh we didn’t know you were a member and congratulations. She doesn’t want that kind of attention.
This past Wednesday we were contacting a medial referral (a person who sees a TV commercial and wants either a DVD or Book or Mormon). Her name is Sadie, and she has some knowledge about the gospel and Jesus Christ teachings. SO we taught her the first lesson, and she was excited for us to come back. She seems like she wants to know more about our Church. She really enjoyed the part that we have a prophet today, like Moses, Abraham, etc. and how that our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he doesn’t want us to live in spiritual darkness.
On Friday we had the Assistance to the Presidents come out with my companion and I, to our lessons. (They are the Elders that help out our mission president and probably are the best missionaries in the mission.) We went and taught the Familia Esclante and just gave them a brief over view about faith, repentances, baptism, the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End. Then we said that we would fast for them so that Hna Eslcante can get a divorce and get married to Hno Esclante. So that’s what my companion and I are doing, with the Esclante and the Assistance to the President.
After the Familia Esclanates we visited Jouse Flores, and tried to step up a baptismal date with him. However, Hermano Flores said that he doesn’t want to baptize Jouse without his daughter Alize. Hno Flores and Hna Flores are separated and Alize is living with Hna Flores. SO we need to find Alize and finish her the lessons so that she can get baptized. Jouse really has a desire to be baptized and is ready but we baptized families, not individuals. It means more when a family is baptized then when a member at a time is baptized.
Finally, Teresa Andres. She is my companion favorite investigator. She has a date for November 14 but she might not get baptized on that date because she hasn’t been coming to church. What gets me, is that she’s been taught before but she doesn’t remember what we taught her. She confused Joseph Smith with John Smith. It was kinda embarrassing that she doesn’t know but at the same time she expressed how much she wants to be baptized, like her parents. I think that we just need to have patience with her. She will get it, and she knows that this is the right step for to become closer to our Heavenly Father. Plus, to live with her family forever!
So, I hope everyone has a great week!!! Im moving so I’m excited to see where I am going!!!
Love you all!!
Hermana Tiana “Annie” Beetso