So the whole mission was kinda hit this week by a wave of sickness and luckily I did not get it this time!! Unfortunately, my companion did. She was sick with strep throat so she got an antibiotic on Monday, but then it didn't get better so they upped her dosage on Thursday, and then she finally got better. Basically that means that we did little teaching last week trying to help her rest and feel better. But we did manage to make it to our most important investigators. I will tell you a little more about our miracle family that I've mentioned before.
Barby started listening to the missionaries 13 years ago, but then she stopped because her husband didn't want to get legally married so that she could get baptized. About 7 years ago, she attended church with her at the time little children and again desired to be baptized, but the same obstacle of marriage prevented her from baptism and lead her to investigate other churches. In this last year, Barby and her family have gone through a lot of trials, and she was about to move to Spain to work for a year to get away from all the problems before the missionaries knocked on her door two weeks before she left. She listened to them for about a month before I was transferred into the area. In our first lesson after I got here, we taught Barby with her husband (Jesus) for the first time. Then the next lesson we taught the whole family with the children Liam (12) and Julie (10). And then that Sunday they came to church together as a family! They have a date to be married on the 25th of July and to be baptized on the 26th. They seriously are a miracle. So prepared. In the lesson we had with them on Friday, Jesus said the last prayer and prayed for their family fechas and at the end of the prayer he was crying. It was a super sacred experience. He started the lesson saying he thought it might be a good idea to wait for a month to get married so that they could have a little more money, but when we explained that they could be going to the temple in one year and that the sooner the better he just said, "Well then I guess we're really getting married on the 25th," and he just looked at his wife and smiled. And the children are angels. I love them, and I am humbled for the opportunity to teach them. I know that Satan will not make it easy, but the power of Christ's atoning sacrafice will make it possible!
About my companion! Her name is Hermana Maren Reid. She only has one transfer less than me on the mission, so it is kinda crazy that we are together. She is 23 and from Mesa, Arizona. Basically, we are super good friends, and the work just seems so much easier these days to be with someone like her. I have loved every one of my companions, but it takes a lot of stress away to be with someone who is so much like me and who also wants to finish strong on the mission. And with so little time left on the mission, working hard is the only option. We both love this area and the mission, and she is a saint for putting up with me in my last transfer and my anxiety about going home :)
The new mission president and his wife, President and Hermana Robertson, came to our zone meeting this week. I've been in denial that the Carters actually left, but meeting the Robertsons made it very real! Don't be jealous Mom and Dad, but I felt kinda like my parents left me behind!!! You know how I love the Carters! But actually President and Hermana Robertson are super nice. I think that he is going to be a very good president. He seems to really know the gospel and how to apply it in our lives, and I think that he will be a very good spiritual teacher for the missionaries.
I forgot to tell you, but before President Carter left, we had a great interview--kind of like my exit interview where we talked about the future and everything. At the end he gave me a blessing; it was very sacred. I will tell you all about it when we see each other in August. I am officially pathetic. President and Hermana Carter are planning a mission reunion in October during Conference. This is how pathetic I am: the thing that I am most looking forward to after the mission is . . . the mission reunion! Haha. The Carters love to set people up, and he said that he has a few former elders in mind but he will consult with the hermana to get her thoughts on who they should introduce me to at the reunion. It's going to be a big reunion in the Tanner building on campus, and I really am excited. No judging!
May we all try a little harder to find the touch of our Father in Heaven's hand in all things beautiful this week. Do the things that you won't be able to do in one week like give eachother all hugs. Marc and Nic you are both commanded to give each other a hug at least every day. I LOVE YOU!
xoxo,
Hermana Chloe
PS. We have permission to watch the Argentina soccer game on Wednesday!!
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| Julie and I |
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| President and Hermana Robertson |
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| My 4th of July outfit. |
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