BUEN DIA! This week has been quite a whirlwind.
Tuesday, we had a special mission meeting followed by an Argentine cultural event in Vicente Lopez (my last area) at the school of President Ayre's son. This was weird cause we usually have our meetings at the chapel in San Fernando so everyone was suspicious. We went to Zarate Monday night and got ZERO sleep then got up early and our whole zone went together to Vicente Lopez. We had a REALLY awesome meeting and talked about all of the miracles we have been seeing in the mission and what we need to do to keep having these miracles. I felt so inspired and ready to work afterwards. We finished the meeting and then special cultural event was WATCHING THE ARGENTINA SOCCER GAME! Oh man it was CUHRAZY!!!!! They played against Switzerland and the WHOLE TIME nobody made a freaking goal! They went into Extra Time and EVERYONE was going crazy! It was so fun :) I was going crazy and I don´t even like soccer! I think its that Argentine pride! The best part is that WE WON! YEAH BOI!!!! That´s how we do it here in Argentina! We got back to Zarate and decided to have our zone meeting that night so we all wouldn't have to travel BACK to Zarate the next day. SO we had another SUPER GOOD meeting but we also got back to our area then to bed late. We were wiped out!
Wednesday was an intersting day. We got up and got ready but we were dead. Didn't sleep good and I haven't been sleeping good for a while. I asked the Elders for a blessing that morning so I could get some good quality sleep. Before the blessing they were asking me why I wasn't sleeping good and if I was having bad dreams. I rarely remember my dreams, but I did remember a glimpse of and it was a little freaky. I just kept waking up like every hour feeling panicked or worried. So Elder Heil gave me the blessing and blessed me that I would stop having nightmares and have good dreams, that I wouldn't be so preoccupied about other things so that I could focus on my mission. Ever since the blessing I've been sleeping good and apparently having good dreams because the next day my companion said I was sleep talking in spanish and I was teaching people about the gospel. I am seriously so grateful that in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints we have the priesthood authority of God to bless our lives.
We then headed out to try to find some people but we were SO TIRED! Like WAY TIRED! and you guys know how I get when I'm tired-WEIRD! And my companion too. We were walking down the street and our shadows were in front of us. I made my shadow punch her shadow, then she made her shadow punch my shadow, then we started shadow fighting. It was pretty funny. When all of a sudden my companion stopped. Then I heard her say "Hola"...... and I heard someone reply "Hola" and I just froze. Someone had been behind us the WHOLE TIME and saw the WHOLE THING! ohmygosh!!! I turned around to make sure I heard right and sure enough there was a lady trying to hold back her laughs! I quietly said "hola" and waited for her to pass by. Then we busted out laughing! We called the Elders and were like "look, as much as we want to work, we need to get some rest because our brains are pretty much fried." They told us to head home and get some rest.
After about 2 hours of rest, we got up and headed back out to see a less active family. I was telling them a story when I turned and saw THE HUGEST FREAKING RABBIT EVER! I HATE RABBITS! I froze, made this gaspy noise, turned around and squealed "AHHHHH! THERE´S A RABBIT!" My companion laughed but I was freaking out because that was the first time I had ever seen a wild rabbit here in Argentina and my companion was just LAUGHING AT ME! But it´s okay because later that night we were teaching someone at their door and a dog peed on her leg!!!!! MWAHAHA!!!! (We really do love each other)
Thursday I honestly don´t remember much. I remember that we planned for the week but that´s about it.
Friday I had a break through. The whole week I had been studying about Humility and I just really got it! When we are truly humble we are willing to do whatever our Heavenly Father asks us to do, and when we don´t do it, we are being prideful thinking we can do it our way and it´s okay. But it´s NOT! For example, we have been commanded to read our scriptures every day, pray every morning and night, and go to church on Sundays. When we justify not doing those things we are being prideful in thinking that it´s okay. It really goes hand in hand with obedience. I found an awesome quote about humility from Spencer W. Kimball, a past Prophet and President of the church. He said, "How does one get humble? To me, one must constantly be reminded of his dependance. On whom to depend? On the Lord. How remind one's self? By real, constant, worshipful, grateful prayer.... Humility is gracious, quiet, serene, not pompous, spectacular, nor histrionic. It is subdued, kindly, and understanding - not crude, blatant, loud, or ugly. Humility is not just a man or a woman, but a perfect gentleman and a gentlelady. It never struts nor swaggers. Its faithful, quiet works will be the badge of its own accomplishments. It never sets itself in the center of the stage, leaving all others in supporting roles. Humility is never accusing nor contentious. It is not boastful." So I am working on becoming more humble and focusing my life on the will of the Lord.
Friday we also received a little surprise. We felt prompted to visit Maria Ester. She is a recent convert of about 4 months that lives in the Elder´s area and was recently called to be the Relief Society President. (Relief Society is the women's organization in the church. The President is responsible for the spiritual and temporal well being of all the women in the congregation and those living within the boundaries of the congregation.) SO we went by and were like "How are you? We felt like we should come visit you!" She had a smile on and was like "come on in!" So we sit down and she brings out this box full of books and manuals and lays it on the table, pulls out a folder, sets it on the table, and just kinda looks at us. So I asked "Is that all for relief society?" She said yes then just kinda looked at us and said "Has the Branch President told you that you are going to be my counselors?" I was like " No.... but that´s okay :)" So we started organizing some visiting teachers right there. (To help the President with her responsibilities, two counselors are called to assist her. A part of Relief Society is a program called Visiting Teaching in which two sisters are assigned as companions and given 2-5 other sisters to take care for. Together they help take care of the spiritual and temporal need of those sisters.) It was a bit of a shock but now Herman Weitl and I fulfill the responsibilities of the 1st and 2nd Counselors and the Secretary in Relief Society. It will be interesting :D
We also found this great lady named Ester who said she was looking for a church and would love to attend with us. We invited her to be baptized and she accepted! But when we went by Saturday to visit her she wasn't there. We went by Sunday morning also but she wasn't there still. Her son was there and he said his sister was in the hospital, pregnant and sick, so that´s where she was but she should be coming back this week. We are going to keep passing by to try and find her because she is awesome!
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