Heya all! We had a really great week here! Silvia left for Mexico on Monday night so I was pretty sad about that. We got her all set up to go to church in Durango and she is really excited! We are hoping that the missionaries there will be able to help her and also teach her husband. I absolutely LOVE that family! It's crazy how much you can come to love complete strangers on your mission!
We had exchanges this week and I was able to be with Hermana Cardullo. This is the first exchange that I have done on my mission where the STL wasn't my companion at the time or my former companion so I didn't really know what to do. I liked it, but it was a little awkward. She is the sweetest person ever! She just has so much love for the people here and for everyone around her. I don't know how she does it. She was able to help me with a few personal things that were bugging me. We also talked to EVERYONE while we were together. We even talked to the people working outside our apartment. They spoke Spanish and they were super surprised that two Gringas spoke Spanish. Later this week one of them came to the door to ask us to move the car and I started talking to him in Spanish. I wish I had a camera on me to capture the look on their faces :)
We met a lady named Maris that day and she is super great! She had three little boys and her husband died about 3 years ago. We decided to teach her and her boys the PLan of Salvation. When we told them that they would be able to live with their dad again their eyes lit up and I thought that she was going to start to cry. I am so grateful to know that my family is eternal and that we will be together forever! the gospel is a fantastic thing!
We also met a lady who's son just got baptized and they have been around missionaries for a long time. They used to live with her in Mexico so we are working with them. We brought a member with us and...well...it wasn't exactly helpful, but I don't think it completely ruined it.
OH! So we went to this interfaith tea thingy and that was interesting! There was a bunch of people there from like 8 other churches and it was a really good opportunity for us to interact with people from different religions. I really enjoyed it :)
Also, our investigator Danny...we are most-likely going to pass him off to the YSA elders because he is 21 and he prefers English. It's probably for the best though because his brother and his father totally Bible-bashed us. Can I just say, I am very grateful for the Book of Mormon. They just kept going and going and going at us so we just bore testimony, wrapped it up, and just got out of dodge. We held our cool though. The fact that people have to sit there and prove to me that their church is right and mine is wrong just builds my testimony. Because I have that witness from the Holy Ghost and that is nothing that they can take away! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!
Oh, I am also attempting to improve my casi non-existent musical talents by taking up the uke. I'm pretty excited. Sister Abbott is teaching me :) She wanted to leave ya'll a message :)
Love always, Hermana Freestone
Hey! This is Sister Abbott. I have the incredible privilege to live with Sister Freestone. She's kinda the best thing since Mint Oreo Blizzards. And that's saying something. Basically, I'm such a huge fan of her. She's such a hard worker, and is legitimately the best thing this mission has ever seen. If I was a Spanish missionary, I'd request to be her companion. Because she's the best. And she knows what's up. She'll convert the nations. And it's amazing to see her buckle down and work like a boss. I love serving with her! Thank you for sharing her with the Sacramento mission, and with me. :)
1. silvia before she left
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2. learning how to put on make-up
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