This week was changes! haha My new
Comp is Hermana Patrick from Houston Texas! She has a year in the
mission and this is her third area! She was really excited to come to
Colón because she's half black and practically everyone here is black!
hahaha She is a really great missionary and we have been having a lot of
fun, working hard, and making it interesting!
This
week we spent a lot of time contacting trying to find new people! Man
was it hot this week and exhausting but I am starting to get to know the
area better and enjoying meeting so many different people.
WE
HAVE A BAPTISMAL DATE FOR THIS SUNDAY!! I am so excited!! Her name is
Michelle and she travels a lot back and forth from the city. She started
taking the lessons because she started to date Ronny a member in my
ward who left on his mission about 3 week after I arrived. (He is in El
Salvador!) Anyways she started taking the lessons to learn more about
the religion that she didn't really know anything about. She never
really accepted a date when we taught her before (problems with family
and Joseph smith) but yesterday Hna Patrick asked if she wanted to be
baptized and she said "Claro que sí!" it was awesome so we put a date
for as soon as possible which is this coming Sunday!!! I am so excited
she is so great and she also speaks perfect english and is probably the
most talented person I have ever met! She is golden!
Next
is José! He is also way chill and has been coming to church even before
the lessons! It happened after we had a noche de hogar with his family
and all we did was read 1 Nephi 1 with them to get them started on
reading as a family and we had such a powerful discussion about just
that chapter. ( Ever chapter is important!) After that he came to church
the following Sunday and we weren't able to teach him very easily
because he lives in a Red zone in our area. (red zones are areas that we
as Hermanas aren't able to go in without priesthood...) On Friday we had
our very first lesson with him and the Elders were able to come with us.
We asked if he wanted to be baptized and if he believed what we said to
be true and he responded by saying " I want to be baptized in this
church. I know its true and I want to be baptized in the true church"
!!!!! AHHHH We were so happy :)
Update on
Carol is that they are in the process of verification which lasts up to 8
days and then they will be married and she and her son can be baptized!
:) We have a noche de hogar with them tonight!
This
week was just so great and the Lord really will bless us if we are
diligent and willing to do His will. I love this gospel and this work!
It is so great and so true! Seeing these people progress is the greatest
feeling in the world! Everyone can find this joy in their life! We just
need to be willing to act on the impressions we receive. We belong to
the church of Jesus Christ! It is perfect because He is the one who
established it.
I love you all so much! Thank you for your love and support and prayers!
Les quiero mucho!
Hermana Garcia
This is sasha one of the crabs we have found at our front door at night :)
Me and Elder Stracener (her BFF from the MTC)
Elder Stracener Elder Córdoba (Hes from Miami and is way chill) and me
Elder Mann was added into this one (another Elder from the MTC, he's from SoCal too!)
Last Lunch with all four of us (Reeves, Gilman, Salas, and Garcia)
José and his family with Hna Patrick :)
Me and Diablo Rojo (The tricked out school buses here)
This is sasha one of the crabs we have found at our front door at night :)
Multi zone Pday Hna Gilman, Salas and me!
Me and Elder Stracener (her BFF from the MTC)
Elder Stracener Elder Córdoba (Hes from Miami and is way chill) and me
Elder Mann was added into this one (another Elder from the MTC, he's from SoCal too!)
Last Lunch with all four of us (Reeves, Gilman, Salas, and Garcia)
José and his family with Hna Patrick :)
Me and Diablo Rojo (The tricked out school buses here)
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