What a week. Sad and hard to be
honest... but I am learning so much. I also had a lot of really good
and funny things that happened as well... but I´ll just start at the
beginning.
On Wednesday
night as we stood outside waiting for a colectivo to take us back to
Gálvez I got a call from Presidente Zanni. He told me that my companion
needed to be in the mission home early the next morning with all of her
things, because she was going home. She´s been sick for a long time,
and that is why she was leaving.
I´ll be honest
it was super sad and for the next three hours as we traveled back we
just sat close to each other and didn´t say much. We got home, packed
all of her things, and she left for Honduras the next day.
I
am in Paraná, a large city here in Argentina. It is so awesome and
beautiful... always so many things to see! I am in a trio with the
Hermanas Capacitadoras (sister training leaders). Hermana Rasband and
Hermana Moberly! Of course they are amazing, because they are over all
of the Hermanas in the Northern half of the mission! I am learning so
much about how to teach and work hard and organize my time efficiently.
They are amazing examples to me, and we laugh a lot. They are both at
the very end of their missions and will be leaving soon. What is with
all of these goobyes!?? No me gusta.
I will
probably be finishing the transfer here in Paraná with the hermanas
capacitadoras-- which means I have two more weeks here at least. While I
am away from Gálvez, two Elders are going there every other day to
teach my investigators that will be baptized September 28th (THIS SUNDAY).
These Elders are so awesome... waking up early and traveling to Gálvez
(a 2 hour journey). It is weird I won´t be able to see my investigators
be baptized, even though it is still my area.
But
I saw miracles this week. Here in Paraná we are having a baptism this
satuday of a brother and sister, and I have been able to see them make
little changes in their lives (Elin is 14 and German is 19 or something
like that). First they prayed for answers to know if Joseph Smith is a
true prophet. They both received answers through the Spirit, and know
that it is true. They have stopped drinking alcohol and aren´t staying
out as late! They know that a covenant is a promise with God, and they
are not going to break it for anything. It is so amazing to see these
changes taking place, and how drastically their futures will be changed
by these small acts of faith.
On Monday
before I left my Zone, we had a Zone Conference. The Spirit was one of
these strongest I have ever felt in my entire life. Here are some
quotes that I picked up from my Zone Leader.
"If you don´t see the miracles in hte mission, it´s because you´re not paying attention."
"The limits for man are the oportunities for Dios."
"If you want to see things you´ve never seen, you have to do things you´ve never done."
I
know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me, and that if I am obedient
and seek His will, I will follow that plan. Love you so much!!
Love, Hermana Eleanor Briggs
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