Dear Mom and Dad,
Wow. It sure sounds like you have had quite the crazy week! Yay!!!
When does school end? Its got to be soon, May is about to end. (Does
that blow anyone Else's mind?)
This week was potentially one of the weirdest weeks I have had on the
mission. Which unfortunately for me also means one of the most
emotional. Haha. Do you ever wonder how you ever got such an
emotionally distraught child?
Okay, starting with the really really weird stuff. I think last week I
talked about , right? I sent the picture because it was his first
time at church. Well. this week things got interesting.
We passed by on Wednesday to se how he was doing, and to set a cita.
We didnt´have a girl with us, and since he lives alone with his
brother, we didn´t go in. But we just talked for a little bit, and I
started to get the feeling that he was not just interested in the
church...if you get my drift. So when I talk to my district leader that
night, he counseled us to always go with a member, even if it is just
to talk outside for a second.
So the next day, we went to the cita with one of our YSA girls, and
the lesson started out totally great. (This is Thursday by the way) So
we were talking about the Plan of Salvation, and we started talking
about how important this life is, and all the things that we need to
do while we have the time to do them. And he again starts to talk
about how he feels like everything that has happened has happened to
that he could meet me. And that he loves me. And that he understands
that right now I can´t do anyhing about that, but that he would be
willing to wait. And a ton of other things. It was very very
uncomfortable. Awkward if you will.
Thank goodness we had to leave right then since Emelia, who had gone
with us, had to leave, and we couldn´t be there with out her. So we
left.
I called Elder Howard, my district leader. He said he didn´t know what
to do, and neither did I. Keep in mind that he is still interested in
all the things that we are teaching. He had been reading, and had gone
to church. Big steps. So he called the zone leaders. Who called the
Assistants. It was so EMBARRASSING! I didn´t want anyone to know, and
we had to call everyone! So they finally said not to go over without a
girl and a guy.
So on Saturday, with the next cita, we went with Noelia and Jeremias.
We finished lesson 2, and the whole thing went great. He said he would
come to church.
So on Sunday he comes to church, and Gabriel, on of the YSA boys
becomes his friend, at our request. They got along great, and we set
up a cita and Gaby´s house for the afternoon. What we didn´t realize
is that he had told Gaby his, interest, and so Gaby talked to us,
and told us that he would talk to him, and explain that I am a
missionary, and all that that entails.
We had the lesson at Gaby´s house, and it went really well. Except for
one part. It was really spiritual, and I know that everyone there felt
the spirit, and that Ivan felt it too. But he told us that again,
where his main interests lie, and that without the possibility of a
future, he wasn´t really interested in continuing. That with a lot of
other things that he is doing right now in his life. After we
testified a little bit more, he asked if he could leave. So he said
the closing
prayer, and left.
When he left, I started to cry. I was feeling a little mix of guilt,
not knowing if what had happened was my fault, or if I had done
everything I could without crossing the line. And again Gabriel was
great, he had a similar situation on his mission, and he just helped
walk me down, and realize that what had just happened was probably for
the better, at least at this point in time.
The GREAT thing that happened this week is this. Andrea is going to
get baptized this week instead of next week! She is going to be
travelling the week of her original date, and so when she told us
that, and we started talking about when we could move her baptism,
after a minute, she asked if she could be baptized a week earlier
instead of a week later. Ahd she was so excited when she found out
that it was a possibility!
We are so excited for her! I know that this is going to help her so
much it isn´t even funny. If anyone was just prepared to listen to the
gospel, and to be ready to accept everything, it is Andrea. I feel
like she just fell out of the sky, and was ready. I am so excited to
see all of the blessings that she is going to recive. I know how much
she needs this gospel.
So next week I´ll send pictures! I am excited for that.
Okay, I don´t know if Kami will be able to send the pictures, so if it
doesn´t work, please remember to send them next week!
Also, I don´t know if you´ve already sent the package I asked for last
week, but I thought of some more things that would be nice...hehe.
Contact solution, and more contacts. And a white undershirt. But more
than anything, the eye care products. That would be great.
I think that is all. To the girls, I am sure you did great in your
concerts, and I am sad that I missed them, but I sure love you!
To Zac, congrats on being Drama Pres next year! You are going to be great!
To Kami, I love you! Thank you for your email, I will print it out and
read it tonight!
To Rocky, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The big two oh! I love you!
And to Mom and Dad, I love you! Thank you for everything that you are
doing for me! I couldn´t be where I am without you!!!
I love you!
Corinne
Wow. It sure sounds like you have had quite the crazy week! Yay!!!
When does school end? Its got to be soon, May is about to end. (Does
that blow anyone Else's mind?)
This week was potentially one of the weirdest weeks I have had on the
mission. Which unfortunately for me also means one of the most
emotional. Haha. Do you ever wonder how you ever got such an
emotionally distraught child?
Okay, starting with the really really weird stuff. I think last week I
talked about , right? I sent the picture because it was his first
time at church. Well. this week things got interesting.
We passed by on Wednesday to se how he was doing, and to set a cita.
We didnt´have a girl with us, and since he lives alone with his
brother, we didn´t go in. But we just talked for a little bit, and I
started to get the feeling that he was not just interested in the
church...if you get my drift. So when I talk to my district leader that
night, he counseled us to always go with a member, even if it is just
to talk outside for a second.
So the next day, we went to the cita with one of our YSA girls, and
the lesson started out totally great. (This is Thursday by the way) So
we were talking about the Plan of Salvation, and we started talking
about how important this life is, and all the things that we need to
do while we have the time to do them. And he again starts to talk
about how he feels like everything that has happened has happened to
that he could meet me. And that he loves me. And that he understands
that right now I can´t do anyhing about that, but that he would be
willing to wait. And a ton of other things. It was very very
uncomfortable. Awkward if you will.
Thank goodness we had to leave right then since Emelia, who had gone
with us, had to leave, and we couldn´t be there with out her. So we
left.
I called Elder Howard, my district leader. He said he didn´t know what
to do, and neither did I. Keep in mind that he is still interested in
all the things that we are teaching. He had been reading, and had gone
to church. Big steps. So he called the zone leaders. Who called the
Assistants. It was so EMBARRASSING! I didn´t want anyone to know, and
we had to call everyone! So they finally said not to go over without a
girl and a guy.
So on Saturday, with the next cita, we went with Noelia and Jeremias.
We finished lesson 2, and the whole thing went great. He said he would
come to church.
So on Sunday he comes to church, and Gabriel, on of the YSA boys
becomes his friend, at our request. They got along great, and we set
up a cita and Gaby´s house for the afternoon. What we didn´t realize
is that he had told Gaby his, interest, and so Gaby talked to us,
and told us that he would talk to him, and explain that I am a
missionary, and all that that entails.
We had the lesson at Gaby´s house, and it went really well. Except for
one part. It was really spiritual, and I know that everyone there felt
the spirit, and that Ivan felt it too. But he told us that again,
where his main interests lie, and that without the possibility of a
future, he wasn´t really interested in continuing. That with a lot of
other things that he is doing right now in his life. After we
testified a little bit more, he asked if he could leave. So he said
the closing
prayer, and left.
When he left, I started to cry. I was feeling a little mix of guilt,
not knowing if what had happened was my fault, or if I had done
everything I could without crossing the line. And again Gabriel was
great, he had a similar situation on his mission, and he just helped
walk me down, and realize that what had just happened was probably for
the better, at least at this point in time.
The GREAT thing that happened this week is this. Andrea is going to
get baptized this week instead of next week! She is going to be
travelling the week of her original date, and so when she told us
that, and we started talking about when we could move her baptism,
after a minute, she asked if she could be baptized a week earlier
instead of a week later. Ahd she was so excited when she found out
that it was a possibility!
We are so excited for her! I know that this is going to help her so
much it isn´t even funny. If anyone was just prepared to listen to the
gospel, and to be ready to accept everything, it is Andrea. I feel
like she just fell out of the sky, and was ready. I am so excited to
see all of the blessings that she is going to recive. I know how much
she needs this gospel.
So next week I´ll send pictures! I am excited for that.
Okay, I don´t know if Kami will be able to send the pictures, so if it
doesn´t work, please remember to send them next week!
Also, I don´t know if you´ve already sent the package I asked for last
week, but I thought of some more things that would be nice...hehe.
Contact solution, and more contacts. And a white undershirt. But more
than anything, the eye care products. That would be great.
I think that is all. To the girls, I am sure you did great in your
concerts, and I am sad that I missed them, but I sure love you!
To Zac, congrats on being Drama Pres next year! You are going to be great!
To Kami, I love you! Thank you for your email, I will print it out and
read it tonight!
To Rocky, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The big two oh! I love you!
And to Mom and Dad, I love you! Thank you for everything that you are
doing for me! I couldn´t be where I am without you!!!
I love you!
Corinne
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