8/19/2013

 

Buenas Dias familia y amigos!

Highlights of this week. We will be baptizing Leticia and her son Eberildo (12 years old) this coming Sunday! Eberildo went from being really hesitant to very eager. It's so wonderful to watch the testimony of people grow. We're so excited! It sounds like we'll get to have the bus come pick up everyone again.

Also this week, we had entrevistas with the President of the mission. It was good. It's more of a 'how are things going' than anything else, but it's nice to talk to him. I REALLY love getting to talk to his wife. She's so bright and bubbly. It feels like a nice comfortable conversation. Presidente seems really impressed by my Spanish (but I think he still thinks I'm training, so this might add to his pride in my language.) However, I've had many other people commenting lately on how pilas I am for picking up the language so quickly. I can engage in most conversations and they can understand me! It's a rewarding feeling as they begin to confide in me because we can actually communicate and they understand me.

At the Noche Mormona this week, we watched a Book of Mormon cartoon. As the video was wrapping up, Hna Sanchez looked at me and told me it was my turn to come up with a question for the ninos and to share the message. Good thing I was already brainstorming on this part. But it was amazing! There were probably over 20 kids and 15 or so adults. As I shared the message and engaged them in the lesson, I had all of their attention. I felt a surge of the Spirit as I talked about letting God help us and testifying to them of the truthfulness of these things. The next day, Hna Sanchez told me that it was a wonderful lesson. Several people had come up to her afterwards to congratulate her on training me so well and they thought I was ready to train someone! Wow! What a compliment! I'm not sure I'd be a perfect trainer, but....God calls us in our imperfections. I think it's a challenge I would willingly accept. We'll find out. I also don't know if I'll be staying here or not. Two weeks...we'll find out.

That's about it for now. It's short, but sweet. Have a great week!

Love,

Hermana Schultz

 

 

 

Elder Santos's Birthday party! Feliz Cumple 21 años!

 Remember how I said the streets become rivers when it rains? This is basically where all the water of Laguna Seca drains down the mountain. Whoops!...we were on the wrong side.