Monday July 19, 2010
Hello! This week was a toughie. Bueno, voy a empezar del principio.
So, we were really stoked because of an activity we had in the ward and some members brought their friends, with almost all we set appointments. However, we found during the week, none of these people were to be found, or had decided to ignore us (maybe the mission has made me a little untrusting, but I guess that happens to you when everyone and their dog has already lied to you)
SO, that was frustrating. To make it worse this week has been unbearably cold!!! and as we have zero people investigating the gospel of Jesus Christ, we were outside knocking and talking all day long. The only relief came when we were able to go and enjoy lunch with a member inside. I told my companion, it says a lot about you that I´m still happy and working, even though no one in this whole town will let us in. She agreed and said she is glad we´re together suffering and it´s actually kind of enjoyable.
The part that is frustrating to me, is that I personally feel my contacts have been more what the person would need and with more conviction and power. My president said that I explain this message is so important and that everyone needs to hear it that they can´t say no and that now is the time to hear. Así fueron los contactos, and still people were content watching us walk away in the cold. (I finally learned what humid cold does to you, no matter the clothing used, it still penetrates to the bone.)
Bueno, Sigo diciendo que aunque las personas no acepten nuestro mensaje de la felicidad, sé que hay alguien que necesitamos encontrar. We went down to a different area of the area (haha) the other day and I just felt good there. we left to go to our lunch appointment, but I told my comp we are living there this week to find those people.
Another adventure we had was trying to get permission from the city of Rosario to be able to do an activity proselitismo in this huge awesome beautiful park in our area. the whole zone and the oficinas wanted to come and do it, because on sundays in this park, im pretty sure just about everyone in the town goes. So on thursday morning we went to the municipalidad and they directed us to another building,. There, the nice secretary directed us to the bottom floor of another building about 5 blocks away. we then found that only the third floor people could help, to then find out that actually its public property and they could give us no help in any way. Luckily this nice man told us to take the 110 colectivo to the Control Urbana para conseguir permiso. So we ended up riding it a little too far, had to turn back, and finally when we got there, the man that could say yes, had already left for lunch. Welp. (this took all morning basically) But Something Really really great happened from this whole adventure.. This family in our ward invited us to eat lunch with them (the dad is not a member) They are from Peru and we went and it was really good. Because he lived in the US for two years he was able to come back and buy a car to be a remis driver. Anyway after eating he and his wife drove us home (haha dessert was terrible, she tried making this sweet orange thing with quinotos little baby baby citrus fruits and it was so bitter and just not edible. The whole family was just kind of stirring it around not really eating it, I did the best I could haha) This was last saturday. . Anyway as we were so up north thursday morning to get this park permission thing, we had a long way to travel south to pick up our lunch that a member had made for us. We were trying to find the bus stop that would take us down there when all of the sudden Hermano Flores pulls over in his car and says hey where are you guys headed? He took us to get the food and then back to our apt too! ( I made him accept our money so that us being in the car with him wasn´t disobeying) Anyway i told him i wanted to do a noche de hogar and he was like sure just arreglarla con mi esposa. Bueno, el domingo we did and she said yeah for some reason my husband really likes you guys because he like gave you a ride and stayed at lunch for the spiritual thought. So when we left the church he was there in his car to take the family home and was like come on we´ll give you a ride!! so they drove us home and yeah i dont know he is just so cool and the family is so wonderful, and it was perfect to be like yeah we are coming tomorrow and they are going to make us dinner. at the end of the ride i was like yeah we glad you are always around, nuestro amigo fiel. I feel really good about this and im super excited tonight. We were going to focus on eternal families, but i feel he first needs to understand the role of His Saviour Jesus Christ. So we are going to watch finding faith in Christ.
We also met with another member who says she wants us to teach her husband and her friend and another appt with a woman whose friend had listened to the charlas before. Im really really grateful. I love teaching, so Im stoked to actually teach again.
We ended up going back the next day to the control urbana and the guy was really chill and was like yeah you need some sort of traumite to get the permiso but i can just sign for you right here as there isn´t enough time. Sunday though the weather was pretty hideous and so we canceled the activity. This next Sunday i have hope for sun!
One really neat thing too is that last night my comp was like I cannot have a week without one new investigator. lets go right now. and i was kinda like man who cares. ya está. But of course we kept knocking and the last house we knocked before having to go home, the man (who didn´t let us in in house, i just dont get it) basically let us teach the restoration to him at the door and leave with him a book of mormon. He is super into the bible, so I was grateful for the help I received in being able to explain that yes indeed a church is necessary to return to God. using bible references. We felt it was a miracle too, to finally have someone we can go back to.
The ward is awesome, even if a little vago at times. The assistance in sacrament meeting HALVED this week, due to the cold. Hardly any women came with their kids. I was grateful to see the bishop and his whole family, as such they set the example.
I know that this is the gospel of Jesus Christ that I am trying to share. I know that it is the only way we can return to be with our Heavenly Father and be truly happy now as well. I am so grateful for my family, (even though i was a little sad you had so much fun playing video games with out me heehee)
but i feel good. I feel happy. I know that even though these people aren´t willing to hear about our Saviour, I´m doing the best I can, and I know someone out there is waiting to hear and accept it.
Love you guys tons!
Hermana Carmen Dunford
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