COLUMBIA, MD - Holy Smokes time is going by so fast! This is the
last week of the transfer! Can you believe it? I know it’s not very long in the
long run but I can’t believe I have been gone almost 4 months now.
Time is crazy! I am loving every second of it
though. A lot of you have asked so I will let you know... No word on the Visa
yet. No worries :) God has perfect timing so I will get to Buenos Aires right
when I am supposed to! For now, I love Columbia and the branch is sooooo great.
And good news, this week we finally got a ward mission leader! SO happy! He
will be a lot of help I am sure.
This week has been pretty crazy. Normal
missionary work as always but then we have had other meetings or activities
every day of the week. Just for fun here is some of the things we did:
Monday- Normal P-day
Tuesday- District meeting and Teamups
with the Elders (2 elders 2 sisters go teach together) It is pretty fun and a
good experience. You should have seen the look on the Elders faces when they
came to our area because they know zero Spanish but, they were troopers.
Wednesday- We had an all-day training
for new missionaries and trainers. It was awesome! I learned so much and am
grateful for inspired leaders. It got me pumped to be an even better
missionary. Thank goodness for repentance. We can always repent, start over and
do better.
Thursday- We were on exchanges from Wednesday
night to Friday morning. I love exchanges. I went with the YSA branch in English
so that was a new experience for me. It reminds me of how different every
person is. People have so many different life experiences and need different
things in their lives. But the cool thing is, the gospel can help anyone and
everyone in some way.
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| Exchanges with Sister Jones and Yardley |
Friday- We got to go to an Orioles
Baseball game because it was Mormon Night. It was really fun but super weird to
be at a game and not proselyting. I kept thinking about Dad and Nick. Ha! I
guess I really don’t know how baseball works but I have now been to a MLB game.
Next time I think I will need Dad with me to help explain what is going on ;)
hee hee
Saturday- We got the Rivera family to
come see a baptism! Wahooo :) Jennifer was pretty excited about it and asked me
when her baptism could be. She didn’t stop smiling the rest of the service. So
hopefully they will be progressing towards that this week. Those girls want to
be baptized but they lack a lot of family support so I want to make sure they
are ready and not just baptized and go less active right after.
Sunday- Church :) And we had 2 less
actives come that haven’t been to church in years!!! Happy day.
The Lord is blessing our lives everyday. And I
feel lucky that he chose me to help him spread the word here in Maryland. There
are soooooo many people who are confused or lost and don’t even know it. In our
training this week President said something that got me thinking a lot. He
said, "We used to be a mission of hope... now we are a mission of
help." Wow. How true that is. We don’t just HOPE people will come unto
Christ. We HELP people come unto Christ. And as members of this church and
disciples of Christ, that is our duty and calling. Help our Brothers and
Sisters come unto Christ.
Someone in our training also shared this quote
that I liked, "If you are really trying to be your best, you won’t be
comfortable." That is one of the biggest lessons I have learned out here
on a mission. If you want God to help you, step out of your comfort zone, and
be willing and ready to do it. It is scary I know! Bah! I used to be soooo
nervous to talk to people. But, you just gotta do it and get lost in the work.
I know I keep saying it but it is important- Go be a missionary today! Find out
how Heavenly Father needs your help and go do it! Sister Dirkmaat (Bobby's
mom) shared a scripture with me this week that I really liked and think
we all can benefit from. D&C 29:4-7!
4 Verily, I say unto you that ye are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the a voiceof a trump.
5 Lift up your hearts and be a glad, for I am in your b midst, and am your c advocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the d kingdom.
6 And, as it is written—Whatsoever ye shall a ask in b faith, beingc united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.
7 And ye are called to bring to pass the a gathering of mine b elect; for mine elect c hear my voice and d harden not their e hearts;
Go share what you know. People are
waiting and depending on you! You can do it!
Bahhhhhh I sure do love you family!
Have a wonderful week!
-Hermana Newman :)
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