Hola!
What a week!
The highlight of the week was recieving my
"Other" Hija (Hermana Garrido will always be my hija too,
whether she likes it or not haha) ....
Hermana Avalos from
Buenos Aires! How exciting, an Argentine companion! She lives in a little town
named Bransen 2 hours south of Buenos Aires captial. She is 24 and comes from a
family of 16. There are 14 siblings all from the same mom and dad. Wow. Her dad
used to be a drunk and super lost, but he randomly found the missionaries and
it completely changed her family! She has such a rock solid testimony and is so
sweet and patient. :) She has had to be especially patient because the first 3
days together I was super sick. I literally had no voice. It was so funny, she
asked me where I was from and I said, America... she said..."Hmmm... I
thought normally the North Americans had a higher voice...." hahah she
thought my cold man voice was normal... She`s been super patient. So excited to
work with her!
Eliana is doing so well! She gave us an update
on her progress with Gonzalo... I guess she layed down the law. She told him
that if they don`t get married by the end of July he`s out... Wow. Atta girl.
She is so my role model. She knows what she wants and is willing to do what it
takes. She truly wants Gonzalo to have what she is experimenting she told
us "I can`t do it anymore, I feel so guilty being so happy and
knowing that he doesn`t have what I have." Awe. We taught
keeping the Sabbath Day Holy and at the end she said.... "Wow...
from now on I am going to see Sunday completely
different." What a stellar woman. :)
Alright now for the funky title....
This week I have felt a little frustrated
watching some investigators take the gospel lightly. I have watched how when we
are in a lesson, all is well. They feel the spirit so strongly and you can
really tell they want to act, but then they don`t... It reminded me of a
spanish phrase Hermana Garrido taught me... "Camaròn que se
duerme... se lo lleva la corriente" translated...
means... "A shrimp that sleeps is carried away by the
current." I LOVE that. If we are not actively working on our
conversion, actively working for a change, we are so easily distracted and
carried away by the comfort of just following the current... going with the flow.
Sometimes we have to muster up all the strength we have a fight against the
current, what`s easy, what`s natural, and do what`s difficult...
Yesterday in church the teacher
in Sunday School said something I absolutely loved...
"We are not called to convert... we are
called to testify." It`s so true. We can`t convert people, we are
just here to testify of the rich blessings of the gospel, of the truths we know
and help them act on that testimony! How blessed I feel to be
representing my Savior and testifying of His redeeming love for each and every
one of us. :)
Con Amor, Hermana Matheson
Family Montaño
My cute little Hija, gonna miss her so much :)
Mirta! Hours on end spent in this little trio!
Hermana Paulson came to visit us for 3 days :)
So sad to say goodbye :(
Trainers and Hijas. Small intake.
Meet my other Hija :) Hermana Avalos from Buenos Aires :) We`re gonna be great friends. I already love her to death :)
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