August 20th, 2012

My 2nd week in Grand Junction has had its ups and downs...I really miss my old area.  Let's just say transfering was alot harder than I thought.  It was especially hard yesterday because one of my investigators got baptized and I wasn't there to see it.  Selfish, I know. Believe me, I know Satan is working on me.  It was a rough day...until I was sitting in sacrament meeting with our tiny branch.  I sat next to Denise and Victor whom I love and adore.  They're both investigators and we just put them on date to be baptized on September 16th and they accepted.  They came up to me and told me that they wanted me to teach them how to pay their tithing....what?! They aren't even members yet and want to pay tithing.  Talk about the faith they have.  Hna Rios and I were so excited and gitty, they totally thought we were weird but I guess it makes sense.   They've been progressing so well.  Amber, our other investigator, gets baptized this Sunday the 26th!  So pumped.  She is incredible.  Progresses so fast.  It helps that her husband is reactivating in the church so they're just doing great.  Everytime she feels a temptation or knows she shouldn't be doing something she says "DANG YOU SATAN!!".  She's hilarious.  We're going to do her program in English because she understands it better.  I haven't been to an English baptism in forever.  Hna Rios tells me shes so grateful I can teach in English and I tell her I'm so grateful she can teach in Spanish haha. We balance eachother out alot.  In my set apart blessing, it mentions that I'd master the language quickly so that'd I'd be able to teach better in English.  I thought "Ooh..maybe President will switch me English."  If only the mission was that easy.  That would of been great my first transfers when I was struggling with Spanish but now that I actually can speak, He sends me here to Grand Junction to teach in English to these people...crazy right?  I just had to wait for that blessing to be fulfilled and it's true.  My testimony is so much more bold and powerful now in English and I know it's because I was doing it in Spanish before which was a struggle but with patience, the Lord helped me.  He always fulfils his blessings and promises if we're faithful. I can definitely testify to that.  Even though I've been a brat and have been missing my old area, the Lord still blesses me...so many miracles have happened here and I've just been to busy looking at the past but I know I'm sent here for a reason. With all my heart. Well I'm off to go learn how to make tamales with Denise, Amber and Valeria (a member)...hopefully Nana doesn't hate me too much for doing that...I promise I'll make them with her when I go home :) Keep being faithful, the Lord will bless you for it!...even if you're a brat like me. Love you!