Change!

 

Sept. 9, 2013

 

Well...it's happened. The change in companions. It was so very sad to say goodbye to Hermana Sanchez but, I now have a new companion from Bolivia...and she's new new. The significance of that is that I am now training a missionary! Holy smokes! Talk about intimidating! When one feels incredibly insufficient and still learning as well, I now get to step up to the plate and teach someone what I know. But she's great, she really is. My new companera and I get along very well and she's very smart and already has a pretty good grasp on everything. Sometimes I think she knows more than I do. But then there are moments when I realize that she really does need me and, quite honestly, she's experiencing much of the same doubts, fears and homesickness that I felt when I entered, so I have a lot of wisdom to share on that behalf. Interesting to see her despairing and realizing that was me. There is light at the end of the tunnel in dark places....I know it!

 

 





Introducing my new daughter, Hermana Romero.

 



Miracle of the week. One of our members fell into a drinking binge again. Every day we tried to visit and talk him into avoiding this or doing something to help himself...accept that Christ can help him....that sort of thing. Well, I'd run out of ideas. I really had no idea how to help him or what more to say besides...I know you can change and the Lord can help you. At any rate, we went to visit him on Thursday. He was drunk, but not completely. Before the thought even came to my mind, I was saying things to help him. I was firm, I was insistent, and I knew how to help him! It was an incredibly powerful feeling. The next day....he didn't drink! Amazing.

I have noticed it more and more lately. I seem to know more and more what to say, have the words in my mouth before I think of them and feel more courageous in speaking and inviting. I know how to study for people, I know what to do to try to help them. It's...amazing. I still feel completely unprepared and uncertain at times, but I am definitely receiving some angelic help, I think.

We have several new people we want to help make committments and I'm pleasantly surprised by the progress of the church in Laguna Seca. Has all this really happened in such a short time?

 

Just preparing for victory

 

Ok...I have received several requests for more information on the culture and things. I'm really not sure what to describe or what everyone wants to know. It all seems so every day to me. So...If you send your requests, I will try to dedicate a response to this end....

I'm out of time, I will talk at you all next week! Love you all and take care!

Love,

HES

 

I may or may not have superglued my fingers together when trying to fix my Book of Mormon.