Whitewashing Rosario

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

welp we received news on Sunday night that our area is getting ¨whitewashed¨. They are putting in Elders in our area. I think it will do a lot of good. So then we had to wait a whole day to see where we are going. Turns out I m whitewashing an area too. My comp and i are both going to Rosario and we are going to live togehter but have new comps.(she is whitewashing too) we are stoked! i guess the new are is right down town in rosario and it is like a legit city. there are mcdonalds and subways and the wards are awesome. There is even a ward mission leader!! im excited. My president told me I have to have a lot of faith and diligence to see success in my new area. Im really grateful i get to go and still be with hna kusilek. she is the bomb. my new comp is sister peterson. She is so rad. I have actually worked with her before (that one time we were stuck in santa elena for a couple days when we had no where to live in la paz) anyway. we get along really well, she is really happy and positive and i now we will be able to do great things together.

So since we are leaving pergamino, we have been saying good bye to people. and realizing the impact that we had on them. It is such a great blessing to know that I am here helping people change their lives, feel the Spirit, be happier (even if it isn´t in a baptism, per se) The best is when we went to say goodbye to the Patriarch and they weren´t there so we left a note so they called us to wish us luck and tell us that we really blessed their lives and the ward. they also hope we keep in touch after. That was really special to me.

On saturday we ate lunch with the Stake President (son of the patriarch) and his family. It was so fun! and delicious. Anyway His wife, Alejandra Lombardo, the coolest lady ever, she told me i have a beautiful personality because its very transparent (haha i said oh because you know exactly what my emotions are all the time?) and I say what I feel. Very beautiful family. The stake pres reminds me of you dad. He is a cool guy. It made me happy because he said that he was really glad he was ther for lunch (he never is) because it was really fun and enjoyed it a lot.

ON Sunday miracle happened first of all ester and rolando came (ok the papers are done, they just need to pay for them, i dont know whats stopping them) but she came even thought the night before she said that she didnt know cuz she felt sick. I said listen you have to come, even if you feel sick. God will bless you. I was very happy to see her there.

Then yohanna came in with her friend to relief Society. I was like pointing at her and whispering, is she a member? yohanna said no, woohoo! haha so we went and had principles of evangelio and i just taught the plan of salvation. it turned out really well. she was commenting and everything. Then after sacrament (in which i gave a talk without notice and sang in a musical number haha, Brother Fernandez told me im like salt, there is a little of me in everything) i asked yohanna if we could set up an appt with her friend isabel. she said no, give her time lets see what happens. Anyway, I went to say goodbye to Isabel and i thanked her for her comments and she was like yeah you guys can come by my house anytime you want! I like leaped for joy. oh that would be great can we set a time? booyah. today at 330. im stoked. Also we have an appt with Carmen. That should be great too. I hope the elders that come, really turn this area upside down, but that they dont leave behind the people we have been teaching.

Anwyay. Im greatful for the miracle of the mission. I have learned so much. I have grown so much. And I have been SO blessed to be able to come to this place and become friends with so many wonderful people. Im sad to leave Pergamino. I love the people here. BUt im excited to go to Rosario and start another adventure and get to meet so many more great people.

I love you all and wish you a great first week of summer!

Hermana Dunford.