Alright its been an absolutely INSANE week, not sure ill have time to include everything but ill try...
First off, one day this week my comp and i were in a taxi, he was up front and i was sitting in the back when another lady hopped in aswell, no problem right?? Just that she had a grasshopper on her knee, still not a problem right?? Well, the grasshoppers are THREE TIMES the size here that they are in the states, and they bite here (dont verify that on the internet, just trust me), so i start thinking ´´do i tell her? nah, if i tell her shell scream and then it might jump onto me...´´ so i just sat there calmly for a good 6 or 7 minutes until she moved a bit to stick her head out the window and then the grass hopper jumped onto me and i screamed and started squirming around until it fell on the ground in the car and i managed to stomp on it... THRE TIMES THE SIZE!!!
Alirght before sharing this next story i want you guys to get a plastic bag from ralphs or la ara or something (wait sorry they dont have la ara there) and try to write with a pen on the plastic bag... doesnt work to well right?? Ya so we had to send some baptismal forms to the office in Cali this week, and when we went to the post office, they explained to us that theyve stopped using the typical paper envelope, who knows why, and ya so they handed us a plastic bag... the plastic bag has a little slot to seal it closed like an envelope and a tiny, absolutely tiny place for writing the direction... it was IMPOSSIBLE hahaha completely impossible to write the whole long direction in the tiny spot on a small plastic bag, so who knows if those are actually gonna make it to Cali, well see, but ya just one of the many small but funny differences about Colombia, who needs envelopes when youve got plastic bags...
Alright so i realized this week that a good way to describe the mission is by comparing it with the movie 17 miracles... In short and simple words, the mission can be tough at times, but its just The Lord strengthening us in those moments, and in the end He always perform miracles that all in all keep the work moving forward... There was a perfect example of that this week!! We have an investigator right now who she and her grandson are really the only ones interested in the church, and shes not married. She seriosly gained a testimony super fast when we first started teaching her a few months ago and has read the book of mormon and prayed about it every day since and attented every church activity since, and is awesome, but shes not married to the man she lives with... So we explained shed have to move out or get married... the situation got pretty difficult for a while, her husband didnt want to get married and their birth records are in different cities somewhat far away... but long story short her husband decided to get married and they had everything arranged except for her birth record, which we couldnt find... She went to the city where she was born and still couldnt find them... So she got discouraged, and we showed her 2Nefi 25:23 and promised her that a miracle would happen since shes done all she can do, and sure enough the next day we heard word that one of the members here was on a buisness trip in the city where she was born, and we called the member, she was able to swing by the government building (notaría, not sure what you call that in english, Will help!!) and sure enough she found her birth record!!! It just perfectly worked out that the next day was the investigators birthday, and she had been planning to wash her couches with super well with a hose and all infront of her house, so we went over with cake, pday clothes to do service and clean the couches, and we surprised her with her birth record, and now weve got two weddings and baptisms planned for next week!!! Pictures included below, oh and, ya we sort of boke out into a food fight with the cake...
Entonces como les dije, la obra misional es como la película diecisiete milagros, y también creo que la escritura que se encuentra en 2 Nefi 25:23 lo describe bien, en el sentido de que tenemos que hacer nuestra parte, la cual siempre requiere un esfuerzo tremendo, normalmente más de lo que pensamos que podemos superar, pero que en fin El Señor siempre entra en nuestras vidas y Su gracia nos salva y hace que la obra se siga haciendo! Vi evidencia perfecta de ello esta semana, pero aun más importante, lo sentí, porque eso es lo que hace la conversión. Le agradezco al Señor cada momento que tengo en esta misión, y les agradezco a ustedes por haberme preparado toda mi vida para hacer esto. Sé que estamos en la obra correcta, y lo digo en el nombre de Jesucristo, amen.
les amo
nos vemos
Élder Tenney
ps yes i hit my year mark this week!!! HOLY COW!!! I dont even want to think about it, its gone by wayyy to fast!!! Its nice to know well be back together soon but lets make sure we do everything we can to keep working hard until then!!
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