I literally blinked and its pday AGAIN!
So this week the power went out AGAIN!! Horrible! We were walking down the street and some of the people put candles in their windows so we could kind of see where we were going haha But here in GUAT we have to greet the people in the street ALWAYS and if not its bad manners so me and my comp saw and old man sitting on the side walk in the distance and we said buenas noches! and when we got a closer look HE WASNT THERE or in other word HE DIDNT EXIST we literally said buenas noches to a ghost!!! we were SO freaked out that we didnt say buenas noches to ANYONE else the rest of the night hahaha #spookyGUAT
SERGIO CARDONA GOT BAPTIZED!!! Literally so pilas! He is 18 years old and we received him as a referral from a less active member! He seriously received his testimony SO fast. He lives in a pueblo called la Vega and the missionarys almost NEVER go down there. His mom abandoned him at about 3 years old and he was raised by someone that didnt care for him. He started working at 8 years old to support himself and his sister. He had to mature really fast, everything he went through was preparing him to receive the restored gospel. But he is so special. After he received a testimony of the gospel he wanted his mom and his sister to receive one too but they FULLY rejected us and the church. We went to his baptism by himself and he came up to me and my comp and asked if we would sit by him cause his family wasnt going to be there.It was a really pretty baptism. Usually when a new member of the church gets baptized they receive the holy ghost the next day during sacrament meeting but THE WARD (without asking us) DECIDED TO CONFIRM HIM RIGHT THEN!! Me and my comp ran up before they started and said NOOO he has to wait!!! and EVERY PERSON in the meeting just looked at us like we were crazy cause it seemed like we didnt want him to receive the holy ghost!!! But then ENDED UP GIVING HIM THE HOLY GHOST cause we got put into a really awkward situation!#UNORGANIZEDGUAT
After all that sergio got up to bear his testimony, he started saying how he was SO thankful to have found the TRUE church and the TRUE gospel through the missionarys (US) Seriously made me cry!
It has BEEN SO HOT AND HUMID!!!! Me and my comp were outside contacting and after we started talking about HOW HOT IT IS and how we just want AIR CONDITIONING!!!!! We got so worked up and BUGGED that we ran to the roof of our house and dunked our heads in water to cool down. We at a straight HEAT CRISIS!!!!! hahaha
This week a member gave us FISH for lunch!!! We always eat the fish with our hands so they smell like CRAP after ahhaha But usually wash our hands but this lady didnt have RUNNING WATER and since we didnt have time to WALK TO THE RIVER we just left without washing our hands. They must have smelt REALLY bad cause the dogs that live on the street PICKED UP THE SCENT and started following us!!!! There were like 3 dogs running trying lick our hands the whole walk to our next appointment!!!
SO we have been seeing a ton of success here in la libertad BUT we had the funniest experience while we were knocking doors the other day. So we walked up and saw a little kid BOOK it out of the front door of the house and he looked super scared. All of a sudden the mom of the kid came out and saw us and said "OH MY GOSH THE MORMONS ARE HERE AGAIN" in a super mad tone hahah then she ran inside. We waited for about 30 seconds to see what was happening and then she came out again but this time WITH A TUB FULL OF WATER TO THROW AT US hahaha she yelled "GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRYS AND GET TO WORK OVER THERE, LAZIES" hahahha thank goodness she threw the water at her dog instead of US #ABUSED but legit i couldnt help but crack up laughing ahhaha she has NO CLUE hahaha
This week I gained a strong testimony that I have been sent here for a purpose and to find SPECIFIC people and bring them the gospel. about 3 weeks ago I had a dream of a family that got baptized. When I woke up I didnt know who the family was but I felt really happy that they got baptized in my dream. We ended up getting an amazing referral from a member and when we went to contact them I realized that IT WAS THE FAMILY THAT GOT BAPTIZED IN MY DREAM!!! They now have a date for baptism (October 12th)! I know that coming on the mission was the best decision I have ever made. I know that I promised people in heaven that I would come and find them. It is the most satisfying feeling to know that I am being guided. This is HIS work. These are HIS converts. I love the work.
Con amor,
Hermana Salisbury
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