Abuela (Grandma) and me.
Abuela is famous in the mission, she has officially declared herself the grandma of all missionaries everywhere
We had until Friday to invite and teach, so we did that as we could. We also had our first Divisions with our Lidere de Districto this week, Elder Roldan. He came to our area, and Elder Ortiz went to his area with Elder Smith, one of the guys that came with me from the CCM.
I had the opportunity to give 2 blessings this week, one to an investigator, and the other to a young member. In both I could feel the spirit and I am eternally grateful for el Sacerdocio (the priesthood). It is such a blessing to know that when you need the help of God more directly in your life, you can literally use his power to bless your life.
From
Saturday until Lunes (
Monday) we were cerrado (closed) in our house, in case something happened during elections. I read almost the entire book of Mosiah (aloud, in Spanish, while taking notes), and I literally washed every piece of clothing I had that was dirty but what I was wearing.
We were "released" ( a joke) for about 2 hours
on Sunday a ir a iglesia (to go to church). Because of elections it was only an hour. (Elections here are
on Sunday so more people can come.)
I also marked my scriptures with colored tabs to help me more easilly find scriptures during lessons this week. I stole the idea from my companion, who uses his all the time. The side of my scriptures now looks like a beautiful array of colors.
My funny story of the week was one of the first lessons I taught with these tabs was the restauracion (restoration). All was good until Elder Roldan (this was during divisions), asked me to find James 1:5, and I had forgotten to mark it (how embarrassing, its quite important). To make matters worse, I couldn`t seem to find Santiago (James) at all, and I had to give my scriptures a Elder Roldan to find it. The lesson went well, and we gained an investigator.
We have changes this week, and there is a possibility I could lose Elder Ortiz (after this week I am officially "trained"). I don`t know if I feel ready, but I can put it in the hands of the lord and trust that he knows what is best for me.
I love you all! I am excited for Christmas! Please remember always that God loves you and looks out for you, you just have to find the blessings!Elder Henrie
One thing I sent for him was the testimonies of all of his Anderson cousins and Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents. Warren translated them into Spanish and I put a picture of each person with them. They are a 1/4 page and cut out so he can glue them into a Book of Mormon if he likes. I asked him what he thought he might do with them and he said:
"I`m thinking I am going to share them with different investigators to help them understand that there are other members of the church besides 20 year old young men. I especially am excited to use the testimonies of people that are married and have families, because this is something I can`t really relate to."
