Well, these past couple of days have been really interesting. From sliding in the mud to losing investigators to gaining investigators, it has definitely been up and down.
First of all, the
mud. It's rainy season, and some of our areas definitely feel that. A
lot of times, it doesn't feel like we're walking to our investigators;
it feels like we're mudsliding there haha. But there are plenty of
puddles when we get back to the concrete to rinse off in haha. Between
puddles and generous security guards with buckets full of water, we
manage to survive lol.
We had a bit of a
heartbreak this week when one of our investigators kind of dropped us.
He had been so progressing, and we met with him Saturday
morning to have his baptismal interview with the elders. Well, he
wasn't quite ready (he just needed to pray about the Book of Mormon--he
hadn't wanted to because he already knew it was true), so we went back
to follow up with him, and he punted us. It wasn't just like an "Oh I'm
busy, next time" kind of punt. It was like a "Oh I'm busy today and
I'm busy tomorrow
and I don't know when I'll be available" kind of punt. We were just
confused, but we are going to give him a break and try again later this
week.
We did have a miracle right after that though; we went
straight from his house to one of our new investigators that's almost
next door. We followed up if she'd prayed about Joseph Smith and the
restoration, and she had and she knows it's true!! We committed her to
baptism, and the next day she came to church! It was such a testimony
to me that Heavenly Father really answers our prayers, and truly knows
what we need.
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the
Lord with all thine hear; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In
all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." I
know that when we truly place our trust in our Heavenly Father, He will
provide a way, and He will take care of us and watch over us.
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
As a missionary, Heavenly Father has trusted me to work in this area.
Satan is very real, and I now understand why returned missionaries say
that missions are the hardest things you will ever love. It is so hard
to be a missionary sometimes!! But it is literally the best thing in
the world. I get to be here and teach people about the gospel, and see
their spiritual progress, and learn about myself and the world and draw
ever closer to my Savior. It basically rocks :)
I love you all!!
XOXO
Sister Pectol
Sister Pectol
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