Buenas Tardes!
This week turned out to not be too bad! We were able to have a bunch of lessons with new people, which was a blessing.
At church we only had one investigator, Roberto. This week we taught him for the first time and he is a SUPER nice guy. He`s about 40 and lives with his mom. One day his wife took their two kids and left him. His mom told us it was really hard on him and he tried to hang himself, but the mom caught him before he died. I really hope we can help him to be happier in his life. His mom is really great too, but she's scared to switch religions because she worries she'll be sinning. With a little bit of time, we're hoping we can convert her too!
One of the harder parts this week was visiting our less actives. We have tonsss in our area and they're so stubborn! I think what it really is, is procrastination. All of them want to go back to church and everything, but just not right now, they say. Or Sunday rolls around and they think something that came up was more important. Its so frustrating because I can't help but feel like its our fault because we're not saying what we should or something...but we're trying! Its hard to see what a hold Satan has on these people, because they're missing out on so many blessings!
Another trial this week that I feel like we're finally starting to overcome, is my companionship. Hermana Pinguelo and I really struggle sometimes when we have different opinions, but during companionship study we read this talk (by Elder Craig Zwick "What do you think?") from last conference. It talked about understanding where the other persons intentions are coming from and communicating. When I shared the talk, my companion had been a little annoyed because I went ahead and called a member to do us a favor and she wanted to ask a different member. It was a silly thing, but even little things kill the spirit and I hate it. We got to a point where we understood the reasons behind why she was annoyed, why I just went ahead and did it and everything, but there still was a tension. Usually what we do is just give each other space and get over it, and it usually works, but whenever we do that we don't REALLY forgive each other. What changed things that time is instead of just cooling off, we stepped back and realized that we care for each other and don't want to be hurting the other one's feelings. In the talk, Elder Zwick talked about him and his wife's arguments and what really fixes the problems is realizing you love the person. In the moment, a lot of times I forget, but its true!
Love to you all,
Hermana Harper
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