Wow, this week was super busy! I'm pretty sure I mentioned that Hermana Toro is the sister training leader and has to go on exchanges a lot so I have had 3 other companions this week. On Tuesday I was with Hna Hanson, on Wednesday I was with Hna Naatjes, and on Saturday I was with Hna Pitcher. It's a little crazy because I basically have to plan everything that we are going to do the next day because they don't know anything about our area. Then, the next day I have to bring them up to speed on any investigators we have. Thankfully, they have all been great and have really risen to the occasion. Hna Hanson is pretty crazy, and she's a go-getter. We spent a lot of the day tracting, but she made it super fun for me! Hna Naatjes is a little shy at first. But, by the end of the day she had me laughing so hard I was crying. Ok so there is a sign on the road here for a palm reader that says, "Past, present, future: We can help." I told her that I already knew my past and present, I just wanted to know the future. She got all mysterious and turned to me and said, "That's not the way the palm works, dearie." I was laughing so hard! Hna Pitcher is from Park City and we got along like we'd been friends our entire life. I seriously love meeting all of these amazing missionaries! We found 6 new investigators this week (a new high for the area) and 5 of them were found during exchanges. It doesn't matter who is doing the work with you, the Lord will bless you. I love working with them all-however crazy it can be-but, at the end of the day, I am just really happy to be back with Hna Toro. She's seriously the best!
So, our guy Alejandro is going to be baptized on Saturday!!! Who's got two thumbs and is super excited...? THIS GIRL! He is pretty much the living, breathing example of someone that the Lord has prepared. On Tuesday Hna Hanson and I taught the rest of the Plan of Salvation and the law of chastity. Then on Thursday Hna Toro and I taught him the entire 3rd lesson, law of tithing, word of wisdom, keeping the Sabbath day holy, and went over the baptismal interview questions with him. If you are not familiar with missionary work...that is a TON!!! Especially because he didn't really have much of a religious background. After his interview yesterday before church our zone leader (the one that conducted the interview) was telling us how it went. I guess Elder Gaskill (zone leader) asked Alejandro how he met us. He explained that we just knocked on their door and he didn't know why he decided to stay in the room. Usually when missionaries would come over to his house to talk with his wife he would leave. That time, however, he just had this feeling like he needed to stay in the room and listen to what we had to say. He said that he felt the spirit so strong. He also said that he know that the Lord led us to him. UH-MAZING!!! Hna Toro and I were almost in tears. So yeah, now we are planning a baptism! Funny- this is the first time either of us have planned one because Hna Toro has never taught someone and baptized them in one transfer. So we are both a littler nervous to see how it turns out.
While I was on exchanges with Hna Pticher we decided to go and see a less active girl in our branch. We got into the apartment and started talking with them and I was so glad that we did. Daisy is 20 and lives with her boyfriend. They have a cute little boy. Also living with them is her boyfriend's daughter (who Daisy basically adopted), her boyfriend's sister, brother, and niece. Apparently, his parents were deported and so he is taking care of his younger siblings. He is 22. He works a ton to try and give his siblings the best chance that they can have and Daisy is basically the mom to all of them. I cannot even imagine having that kind of responsibility. If anyone needs the gospel in their lives, it is that little family. So, keep Daisy and her family in your prayers :)
We have met a couple of other families in our area that we are really excited to teach. I will definitely keep you posted about what happens with them! Right now we are trying to find people as well as trying to keep members active. It's kind of a big problem here. But, we keep praying and working hard and we know that the Lord will bless us in our efforts! I seriously love it here and I LOVE the branch. They are all pretty much my family. That is one thing that I love about the culture here. Everyone is treated like a family member. I am so grateful for that!
Until next week!
Love, Hermana Freestone
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