This week has gone by so fast. So as you know we had a BAPTISM this Saturday. It was so great to see a Daughter of God enter the waters of baptism and know that she is truly ready to accept this church as His church. T. was so excited and although everything didn't go perfect, it went quite well. She was really touched at all the support she had and even her family was touched. It was a little stressful but one of the best highlights that I have had this week. So, in more details about the baptism. Before the baptism the programs weren't quite ready, and T. was a little late. We had to see if they forgot. Finally, we got her changed into her white suit and everything was good. I said the opening prayer and Hermana Corniea gave the talk on baptism. When T. went into be baptized and said that she didn't have a middle name but come to find out she did. As she was changing out of her wet suit we had to redo the baptism twice because of pronunciation. It was kinda funny because she wasn't scared to be baptized by the second or third time. She told us that she forgot a towel. So we had used some table clothes because the church doesn't have any towels or something, usually they do. There were a couple of ward members that attended but not a lot. Her mom was so excited for her and was really grateful she made the decision to get baptized.
I will definitely try to make sure they have good home teachers it doesn't always mean that they do it. We got a report on VT/HT and for most of the members it is 0%. So even if they are assigned, they don't do it. I kind of rebuked them on Sunday because we had a missionary Sunday. I told them they need to do their HT/VT and that we as the missionaries aren't the full time missionaries, they are. We are just here for a short period of time. The members are the ones there full-time for the new members.
I'm so glad that you got to talk to Sister Beth. She is one of my favorite people up here and probably is the only member that really keeps me and Hermana Corniea going. I have learned a couple of things that I want to fix about myself after the mission. Cooking and sewing!! haha.
We haven't gotten my Subway card figured out yet but we will pretty soon. I will probably most likely get them next transfer and I do hope that I get transferred because of somethings that transpired this past week but if not I know that Lord needs me here. I think I'll miss all of my companions that I been with.
It's so fun to hear the interactions that you have with Hermana Walker and Hermana Palafox. It would be so fun to be companions with Hermana Rubow. Throughout this whole week, Hermana Corniea and I have felt Satan at our backs. We have been dealing with a couple of things and we truly felt that this was our Gethsemane week. Everything went fine but we want some guidance on how to better this area.
We found a new investigator through weeding out some of the members that don't live in our area anymore or are less-active. We have a less active in our area book but her records are in the English ward so we are trying to figure out what she wants because she speaks both Spanish and English. But we have a lesson set up with her and she isn't very keen on coming back but she hasn't be visited since 2011 which is the last date that we have on the Teaching Record.
This week I have been studying in the New Testament I am about finished with it. I find it so interesting. Some of the things that have been repeated throughout is, to be in the world but not of the world and how we need to love our fellow brethren. I will tell you that sometimes it is hard to love your fellow brethren after they have hurt you or even offended you in some way but we learned that we just need to pick our selves up, brush the dust off and get back to work. We have definitely learned that the members are not perfect but the church is.
I have been studying more on charity and how I can better myself. A lot of the times, I give in to the natural man and put my defenses up because it is just easier. But I have learned through an experience, this week that I am a lot stronger that I am and that I have truly come to recognize my calling as a representative of Jesus Christ.
Hermana Corniea and I have had a trying week. Full of trials, affliction, suffering, and even doubt of what we are doing is what the Lord wants of us. But we know that we all make mistakes and that we aren't perfect. It is only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that we can fully be healed. We know that the members of the church aren't perfect and sometime don't see the good we are trying to do when we try to bring change about. We were given a situation in which we didn't know how to handle and we admit we made mistakes but in the end we were taken away from a great opportunity to help people.
I have grown a lot stonger up here and if my only purpose in coming up here was to add a daughter of God to his kingdom, I am satisfied with the things that I have accomplished. I don't like to complain so I'm not. I'm not going to tell you this area is easier or working with the members is getting easier,or trying to initiate change is getting easier, but I will tell you that fulfilling my purpose of disciple of Christ as a missionary is oh, so worth it!! No one can stop me know, this is not the end of my road!! There may be a few bumps and pot holes, but in the end I will reach my destination. I can only grow from here and no one can ever push me down.
I'm so glad Syd got accepted to BYU-I, it is really a great school. Tell Kellie that I'm really jealous that she's going to see Imagine Dragons. Tell her that she should take some pictures for me. Somedays during the mission you wish you could listen to whatever music you want to, especially if it is a bad day.
I'm so glad Nanny went to the open house. I was praying at least one of them would go.
One thing that I really think that we need to start doing with the youth is teaching out of the For Strength of Youth pamphlet. The girls up here don't know why we need to get married in the temple or why we need to have good friends and other simple things. Don't mention to ask if we can teach them because we tried and we got turned down. But I just know that if we aren't going to be teaching our youth things that they need to prepare to go to the temple or other things, then I think we should better start caring as leaders because this is basically the rising generation saying 'I don't want the true church or the standards of the church in my life.' There will be so many consequences if we don't start teaching them NOW! Too many girls have fallen away because of things that happen in the church.
Thanks for all you do and for your constant support, because it is one thing that I know I always have. One thing that I think about when I have trying time, you're going to think this is dumb but I think about it a lot... You know the Tiffany and Co. ring that dad bought me for one Valentine's day a few years ago, I still wear it every day. To me it is a sign of y'alls love for me. I realized that it is round that it is infinitive it never stops and that I always have it with me. Dumb, but it mens so much to me!!
Love yall,
Hna Fitzpatrick/ kenzer Lou
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