WOW!
I am just going to write a little bit about what is going on....haha we divided a stake and so we had a reunion with a whole bunch of people and wards! it was so great! there were so many missionaries, wards, and people. One person from the 70 spoke and everyone was really excited to hear from someone in the ¨70¨.....they don´t even think about coming to utah and actually hearing the prophet or one of the 12. what a blessing to live in utah and have so many opportunities to hear and see the prophet and apostles!
some great things that happened.....this little girl fell in love with me. i said hi to her...and after that....she just kept giving me bunches of hugs and kisses. haha she had me sit by her and just was the cutest thing ever! so we sat by each other, and the whole time she was telling me that she loved me...like a ten year old girl....and lots of hugs. it was pretty precious! she was so sad when i had to leave and she had to go with the other missionaries..... the missionaries in her area are great! I found out she recently got baptized like a week ago. She said she is going to miss me a whole lot. I felt pretty good about it.
The other fun thing about this reunion was that i got to see people from Hurlingham. This time...i could actually talk and understand what they were saying. there are a lot of great people there! i already miss them....but i felt satisfied that i could talk to them and that i have been working hard to learn their language. One counselor in the bishopric is just grea tand his wife had a baby...it was fun to see their baby becaue they are a young couple. When i was talking to them, this little girl came up to give me a big hug and kiss to say good-bye....the counselor just looked at me and said...you know her? haha i laughed and told him i met her in the conference. Then he said that it is my strong spirit and love for the people that she sensed instantly, which helped me feel good. He helped me a lot when I was in Hurlingham. We joke that he is one of our heros because he is just so great to everyone. He sees things how they are....
I also got to talk to Sebastian Sires....a real conversation (I could never understand him before...and if I could...I couldn´t respond)....he is good and has to do his mission papers again.....but he said he saw a vision that his brother got baptized......
Later...i talked with Hermana Clark (she is in Hurlingham) and she told me that the brother of Seba is getting the lessons, but has to stop smoking and drugs and everything, but has a baptismal date! it was super fun to talk to him and all the people. I was super excited to hear about Sebastien and his brother!
Also, there was a choir that sang in the conference, i thought...i´d like some music to plan in spanish so people can sing. I talked to one woman from Hurlingham and mentioned the music (she knew i played the piano) and just gave me the music....small blessings.
I was so stinkin happy and grateful last night i couldn´t sleep.....thinking of all the people, the little children that i absolutely love....and just the mission. I thought that i don´t know if i would ever send my daughter on a mission......I think it would be hard as a parent to send your kids out on a mission...foreign land, language, customs, cultural, people, and distance from teh family....how crazy....!
Then i started thinking more....that Heavenly Father sent us here...it was hard, but necessary. Jesus still did the will of his father and completed his mission.....I hope I make sense.
It has been awesome to be with Leyna (17 year old girl that got baptized) She is just great and it is so fun to be able to talk more with her. She wants to serve a mission :) haha she is amazing and the only one in her family. I want to do something nice for the mom....she doesn´t ever want to talk to us....I pray we can soften her heart.
We had a family of 10, but something happened and they don´t really want to listen to us for now....i am praying to know what to do. Other than that, we have been contacting and looking for people. WE had transfers and I am training someone new that is waiting for her VISA to Venezuela. She has problems with her knees sometimes and walking...but she is nice to me. haha learning a lot with every companion...I´ve had 4 different companions in 4 transfers.......
The Elders still help us a lot. Our District Leader is really great and has given me good advice with things. Soemtimes the zone leaders get a little carried away with numbers and baptisms.....which stresses me out cuz we don´t have any fechas right now.....but he helps me keep the perspective of the people. He gave me the idea to do something nice for Leyna´s mom.
so congrats on all the babies, weddings, and everything too! it is so fun to hear!!!! Seriously! Thanks for those tidbits of information!
I wrote a lot about me hoy....sorry
love you tonz!!
Hermana Schneider
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