Benemerito. With Hermana Garzon. For another transfer.
Im
going to have 4 and a half months in this area after this transfer.
Holy cow! Yup, Hermana Garzon and I are together yet again! WOO! We are
so happy. We are so scared that we were going to get split up. But, have
no fear, WE ARE STILL TOGETHER! Our ward is SO happy. They just love us
SO much. Really. I never want to leave my cute little Bene. EVER.
Okay. Last Tuesday. We had a lesson with 5 investigators. We taught
with Bishop Cates, in the chapel, about the Plan of Salvation. HOLY
SPIRIT. They all accepted baptismal dates and all came to church on
Sunday!! (They have to come 5 times before a baptism) Ready for the
kicker? They dont live in our area. They live in the ward NEXT to us.
Literally 2 streets out of our area. We cried. We can teach them once
more, and they can come to our ward once more. Then they have to go to
Gabriela Mistral. I cried so hard. We love them so much. We are going to
do all we can to make sure they stick with their date in Gabriela.
Wednesday, we had a lesson with our investigator, Ivan. I. Love.
Him. He is 27 years old. From Chiapas. And just moved here. He has gone
to church 3 times. (I have yet to see him there. He went to Arbolillo 1,
then the week I was in the hospital with Reynolds.) He is on the fence
about baptism. Really, he is ready. He just wants to be ready. We taught
him about faith this week. We were going to teach all of the Evangelio
de Jesucristo, but I stopped it. I had a weird impression to just bear
my testimony and tell him about my experience in the church. So. Started
bawling my eyes out. After, HE started crying. When we left, Hermana
Garzon turned to me and said, -You better thank the Lord tonight. Your
spanish was BEAUTIFUL and your accent was perfect. I dont know how it
happened. -
...so thats cool and all. Really. I think its because I love him so much and just can picture him in white!
Guys.
The mission is NUTS. Things happen everyday that just make me question
why I am here. Why am I serving in this country, with a Columbian as my
companion, where I dont eat the food. Then God turns me around to see
all that I have done.
Im hard on myself. Probably too hard. Hmm.. wonder where I got that
from.. *cough cough* MOM. I am your daughter. But really. I am hard. I
want to be perfect. I want to make a difference. I want to work. My head
still hurts constantly and Garzon asks if I need to sleep or lay down. I
just say no, and we go back to work. Its the mission. Its the life I
chose for a year and a half.
He loves us. He loves us more than we will ever know. My Savior
loves ME. We have new Americans coming. I dont think they will ever
understand how lucky they are that they are coming NOW. We came with
only Latino sisters in the mission. It was hard. But we are making it
easier for the new girls. We know what its like to be alone.
I love this gospel. I will say it every week. I LOVE THIS GOSPEL. I
love my Savior. I love my Heavenly Father. I cant imagine my life
without it. I am so excited to be with my family FOREVER. I kinda like
you guys a lot.
Be safe. Be smart. Remember that I love you more than anything.
Hermana Hamilton
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