Week 32: Yeah!!

March 13, 2017

Great news! When one can`t upload photos because one doesn`t have a computer that has a usb opening one has much more time to write to ones fans :D

This week I`ve been thinking a lot about the role of service in missionary work.

We were able to talk with an elderly man as he was walking slowly with his cane and his bag of groceries. I offered to take the bag for him, and he handed it to me and then put his free hand around the shoulder of my companion. ... :S. So we walked him around the block to his house and left him with his groceries. My companion commented later that he really needed us to come along, because he was using her as support to continue walking, so we were super happy to serve him :D.

We met again with our new investigator-- Claudia. She has a lot of very good questions, all of which we can answer! She has a strong testimony of the Bible, but still doesn`t completely trust the Book of Mormon, so we`ve invited her to read it and pray about it and promised that she could feel that it was as true as the Bible. She accepted everything that we`ve taught so far, but said that she did it because we`ve been using a lot of references from both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. But she`s a really good person and we`re excited to be working with her.

This week I tried passion fruit ice cream... and... woow..... it`s..... super...... yummy..... mmmmmmm...... We have an amazing icecream shop in town that has a killer deal every Tuesday so we`ve gone the past two weeks after district meeting to pick up icecream to go with lunch ... for the entire week :D (it`s 2 kilos of icecream, so it takes a while :)).

We`ve taught our little investigators the laws--- chastity, word of wisdom and tithing. We gave them a tithing slip and when we passed by a few days later they said that they hadn`t received money so still couldn`t pay their tithing.... so cute.... :D

Oh! And a crazy day thursday!! (close your eyes and plug your ears elder Biesinger) We had three appointments before lunch, lunch, study in the park for half and hour (because we didn`t have time to go home to study), then five other appointments in the afternoon-night!!!!!

Woohooo! (well... only two of them actually happened, but they kept us busy running from house to house :))

Yesterday was also crazy, with an apointment at 6:30, 7, and 7:30! (all of which fell through... but...) then we were able to watch Legacy with an inactive family and we think it really helped them feel the spirit of the church and the importance of the gospel. We challenged them to renew their testimony of the Book of Mormon, and will be visiting for follow up.

Oh, and Saturday and Friday we did divisions because the one of the hermanas that live in the complex with us broke her foot and can`t walk, so we helped them work in their area for two days. I went with her comp and we walked all day contacting until our appointment at night that was with a less active member they`d found contacting, and when we knocked at the door an active member of MY ward answered. Apparently the less active is his son, and he was taking care of his grandson. :D What a small world!

The next day I stayed with the hermana that has a broken foot and finished a project I`ve been making for my companion. Don`t tell her, but it`s a huge collage of pictures of the temple, because she`s going to be finishing her mission with me :D

And Saturday morning, before divisions, we walked past a girl and I thought "What a pretty dress." and we continued on our way. Then we went to set up an appointment with a less active that lives on our street, and her husband answered and he said she wasn`t there, so we were setting up a time to return when he said, "Oh, there she is!" and lo and behold the girl that we had passed.... :S. Lesson: Talk to everyone. We`re going to visit her today and have a great time :D.

Woohoo!! Have a great week everyone and enjoy your lives! Smile and say hi to everyone you pass this week!

Love you all!

Sister Tova S Biesinger

Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission