Hola a todos!!
First week of training . . . check! WOW! This week seems like such a blur
but at the same time I don't feel like I've been this exhausted since I got here
in the mission!! But I've loved every single moment!!
So, Monday was full of packing and cleaning with Hermana Lara and Tuesday
we were off with the Sister Trainers to Guayanabo to pick up the newbies!! So
when we got there we had a meeting for all the new trainers with Presidente
Boucher - there are 15 of us! It was super powerful and to be honest he kinda
scared us a little bit haha but it's a sacred responsibility that I am excited
to take because I know that the Lord is going to help me!! Afterwords walked in
all the new missionaries! Wow haha it was like looking at the new kids entering
Freshman Orientation haha they all looked super duper young! So many things were
going through my mind, who is it?? Who is he going to call on first?? Presidente
started with the Hermanas one by one until it was just me and Hermana Johnson
left, and then two new Sister Missionaries.. He then said Sister Johnson, your
trainer will be so and so (everyone cheers) so all that was left was me and the
cutest little missionary I've ever seen who was already making her way towards
me with the biggest smile on her face and she just shouted, MAMIIIIII!!!! HAHAHA
it was the CUTEST thing I have ever seen!!!!!
Her name is Hermana Lopez and she's from Guatemala! That's right, I'm
training a Latin and I love it!! Haha it's always nice to have the Spanish help
:) She is so sweet and already came with so much energy to work and a super
strong testimony! She came from a family very missionary minded and the love she
already has for the work is just contagious! Her dad was a mission president in
El Salvador and he was also one of the counselors for Elder Hugo Martinez when
he was a mission president in Guatemala so many of the ward members already know
of Hermana Lopez and her family! So she was welcomed into the ward family super
fast!
This week was super good - filled with practicing together and super
spiritual lessons! Wednesday we went with the Bishop to see an investigator,
Annie! She has been meeting with the missionaries for a super long time and we
are just trying to help her act on the faith she has! It was SUCH a cool
experience because we felt the need to share with her about scripture study and
keeping the Sabbath Day holy and when she was telling us about the spiritual
goals that she has for the year and everything and how she wants to work on her
scripture reading and go to church - haha and that was exactly what we felt like
we needed to share with her!! So we did and she came to church this Sunday!!
Yaya!! And it was awesome because it was fast Sunday so I know the testimonies
helped her a lot :)
Well, that's all I have time for right now!! I have felt so much this week
the help from my Heavenly Father! We need Him in every moment, we just have to
allow Him to help us! I hope all is well and that everyone has a great
week!!
Love,
Hermana Holt
our beautiful investigator Annie
My beautiful new daughter
Hermana Lopez
Just walking to church
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