So, anything with dulce le leche tastes good, as I discovered in intercambios. We had bread with dulce, empanada wraps --not actual empanadas-- with dulce, and this next week for the cumplemes we´re going to have brownies with dulce and before I leave, I´m going to have icecream with dulce. Mmmmm.... Dulce le leche is one of the top reasons missionaries gain weight :D
Also a couple weeks ago we were helping a member move. One of her beds didn´t fit out in the hall-stairway leading down from her second story apartment, and so we were trying to think of what to do. In my mind, I thought, ¨Oh, we can just throw it out the window¨ and literally right after I thought that, Hna Alicia --the member-- said, ¨Do you think it will fit out the window?¨ :S.
So we figured out 1- If it would fit. Yes. 2-If the window would stay open. Yes. 3- If it was safe. ... That question was never answered, but we put the elders underneath the window, in the passage way just at the top of the last flight of stairs, and we were hanging out the window, holding on to the rope that was fastened to the bed. :D. Everyone survived, but it was a close call for the bed.
We also had a lesson with Maria Ester --a less active-- and managed to set goals with her for living the word of wisdom. This was something she´d never allowed Hma. Walters and I to talk about, but with Hma. Conceicao, she opened right up and set the goals. We´re taking huge steps with her to get her back to attending the church.
This week I found two more scriptures about repentance leading to missionary work, and your homework is to look them up and apply them. Sound good? Great** Mosiah 3:19-20, and the other one is in my second journal, so I´ll need to send it to you next week. D:
We had our first zone conference with Pres. Calquin, and it was amazing** It´s like a personal and interactive general conference* I came away with more goals about how I can improve, and ideas that we´re going to apply to our work.
Another first this week was my first talk in a baptism. Yeah** We were visiting investigators and talking with the member who was going with us, when the elders called and told us that their talks had fallen through, and were wondering if we could give them in an hour and a half at their baptism. Ummmm.... With some quick rearranging, we were able to go, and even have fifteen minutes to prepare :S. I´m not sure if I was understandable, but I just put my trust in the Spirit and hoped it came out well. It was a beautiful baptism. She´s the thrid sister in her family to be baptized, and they´re still working with the mom towards baptism, but it´s so amazing to see the unity that baptism brings to the three sisters.
Saturday was a day of miracles** We found an investigator that´s never home, and were able to present her with a Book of Mormon. She says she has troubles reading, but my companion´s grandma had a powerful experience reading the Book of Mormon despite her lack of education and we were able to promise this same experience for our investigator.
As we were running from there to another appointment, a dog started barking from across the street, so we turned up the next street to avoid it. There was a woman sitting outside her house, and when we asked her how her day was she said ¨Horrible.¨ We were able to talk with her, and sing a hymn. She cried with us, and we said a prayer with her. We set an appointment for the next day.
Yesterday was the appointment, and we taught her about the Plan of Salvation, and how the Savior has experienced everything that she´s experienced and is able to help her perfectly. We were able to serve with her temporal and spiritual needs.
Speaking of service, Hma. Conceicao gave an amazing talk about service in Sacrament Meeting yesterday. I know that my time is approaching when I´ll receive a call and be asked to give a talk, but for now, I´m just focusing on talking with people in conversations and lessons :D.
I´ve been reading the talk that King Benjamin gave to his people, and it´s an amazing teaching on not only service, but on acting on your change of heart and how to retain a remission of your sins.
I know that it´s through Jesus Christ that we can overcome our weaknesses, and that we can become the people He needs and wants us to be. Real and lasting happiness only comes through Him and through living his gospel.
I hope you have a wonderful week, filled with miracles**
Sister Tova S Biesinger
Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission
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