(EMAIL SENT FEBRUARY 9, 2015)
Fam!
Another burning hot, sweaty week in Piura! But hey ... I´m
loving it!
Gee Whiz Facts:
1. I ate a meal with animal intestines, hearts, and some
"connectary parts" to other organs. When did I find out about these
specific item... after the meal. Oh boy oh boy.
2. A member who is always joining us in the citas with
investigators told us that all we ever talk about is food. Some things never
change. :)
3. SUNDAY - I gave a talk in church (prepared last minute)
and sang with my comp too!
So this week passed by so fast. I feel like every week is
going by faster and faster! It´s so crazy! And today I officially completed ...
dudududu ... 5 MONTHS! Woot woot!
As I said above, I gave a talk this last Sunday. Oh my
heavens I was so nervous, because it was on a talk in the Liahona. I was
nervous because my talk of course is in Spanish, and on top of that I could
barely understand the talk in the Liahona that is in Spanish. Holy toledo, it
was an adventure! But, it actually worked out better than I thought and
afterwards we also ended up singing a special musical number with my comp to I
know that my Redeemer Lives (in spanish). We didn´t have any electricity this day
in the church or a microphone that worked but honestly it all worked out so
great!! I seriously think the Lord gave me a lot of blessings that day.
So this week we found a few new investigators!! One is a
teenager that it is 18 years old, who doesn´t believe in God or that there is a
purpose in life. I actually talked with his parents about one month ago in the
street, as a normal contact. BUT, they didn´t have much interest. But the other
day we were walking down a street looking for a specific family and we saw this
teenager. We stopped to talk to him, he had some interest, gave us his address,
and we stopped by the other day to have a lesson! And what do you know, I know
his parents! He is taking the lessons right now, but his family still is a little
hesitant. BUT, possibly in the future they will have more interest! But it
seriously was crazy how it all worked out.
Also, we have seen a lot of progress with the less actives
in our ward. We have a LOT! And we have struggled to animate them to come to
church. But we have had incredible progress with a particular family who´s son
now wants to serve a mission! We are ecstatic! They are some of our closest
friends in the ward, and they are all coming to church right now. It is a
miracle because before they didn´t even want to take the lessons. Blessings
from the Lord!
Our only difficulty right now is with the investigators. We
don´t have any that are progressing, so that is a little hard. But, we do have
a lot of new investigators that seem to have interest and want to learn. We are
going to keep at it!
My thought of the week - I have learned that when in doubt,
say a prayer, so much strength and power comes from something that may seem so
simple!
Keep on keeping on! Never give up, and make everyday better
then the last!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
XOXO, Hermana Shumway
Me and Hermana Salamanca enjoying our time together ... I love her!
Our district ... they are all so great!
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