This week was insanely
fast. As it turns out, Hermano Fernandez's baby WAS born on my birthday! What a
lucky baby! Haha. And he's soooo cute. :)
We went to the
University again last Friday, and had amaaazing experiences. We gave a Book of
Mormon to a woman who had an LDS friend and approached us to practice her
english. She wasn't interested in our message at first, saying she has been to
the church and didn't like it. I bore my testimony to her, and she asked us a
question about Joseph Smith. Hermana G answered her, and I explained that the
church is the same church that Christ established in His day. Then we taught
about the first vision and some of the restoration and read the last two
paragraphs of the introduction of the Book of Mormon with her. I remember her
smile as Hermana Gawrych recounted the first vision. What a special moment. She
accepted the copy of the Book of Mormon, saying she didn't have a computer and
preferred to read anyway. I told her the missionaries could probably get her a
copy in english, too, if she wanted. She seemed to like that idea. And to think
that at first, she wasn't interested.
There were two other
women that we spoke to who were so, so sweet. I bore my testimony to them about
the truthfulness of the gospel, and how it has blessed me and my family. One of
the ladies told me right then and there that she felt something in her heart as
I bore my testimony. My heart soared. I think about these wonderful people and
pray often that they actually do contact the Santo Domingo missionaries and
find the gospel. Being on the Lord's errand is like living a miracle. I can't
even begin to imagine what it will be like to find and teach all day, every
day. Just under two weeks, and I'll be in el campo!! The last group of
missionaries that I'll ever meet here at the MTC arrived yesterday, including 4
new sisters. One is english speaking, from Jamaica who will be returning to
serve there. She is now a third companion to me and Hermana Gawrych. The other
three are spanish speaking, one from Puerto Rico, and two from Guatemala. All
of them will be going with Hermana Gawrych to Puerto Rico in two weeks!
I was really starting to
feel comfortable with the language. Until the Guatemalan sisters got here.
Bahaha. They speak SO fast! I don't understand anything they say. Anything. X)
But what's even harder is switching back and forth between english and spanish
for Sister Walker, our Jamaican companion. She's so sweet and understanding
though. Hermana G and I went to the temple yesterday to be her escorts! That
means two temple trips in one week for us. We totally scored. :) Yesterday was
so hectic though, because missionaries were all arriving at random times and
all of the carpets were being cleaned and no one knew where classes were
supposed to be, much less where all of the new missionaries were supposed to
be! Haha. I was sooo stressed. Luckily, Hermana Gawrych is a champ and didn't
even care. No le importa. Haha. We were blessed with a tender mercy yesterday,
which was a really good lesson with one of our "investigators" (aka
Hermano Fernandez in a tweed coat, calling himself Juan Carlos. lol). He has
committed to baptism! That makes two progressing investigators who are
committed to baptism for us. Woop woop! :) That lesson was definitely a
miracle, because he is notoriously difficult with some of the other
companionships, and we had NO planning time yesterday at all. :P
The Haitians are no
longer here, as you might have deducted, and their send off was emotional!
Soeur Francois told me I would be the first person she wrote to, and Soeur
Merona asked me if I would write to her in French. :0) They were SO full of
life and fun to have around. I don't think it was possible for them to have a
bad day.
Oh! And we watched the
movie "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration" (at least, I'm
pretty sure that's the title), and I highly recommend it to anyone. It's a
really interesting look at the life and sacrifices of the Prophet Joseph Smith
and some of the early experiences of the Saints. Warning: it might make you
cry.
Like I said, this week
was SO crazy fast. I was almost at a loss as to what I could write to you all
this week, but obviously I had plenty. :) I love you all!! Be good and I send
you my best wishes! Until next week,
Hermana Harden!
XOXOXOXOXOXO
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