1/12/15
I am doing great! I really do love it here in Mostoles. With the holidays and festivities, It has been pretty hard finding new people, and now that all those fun things are winding we are finally getting back into the swing of things. We had a record of 14 lessons this week for this month! We felt so good about ourselves. It is amazing to me how much the little things affect missionary work, like weather, time of day, day of the week, time of year. All of it makes it so much easier and so much harder to work, but none of it should be an excuse to work any less.
This week we did so much. On Monday I got a haircut. It was scary trying to understand everything and I was practicing vocabulary like crazy all week long! It all turned out fine and now my hair is healthy and back to normal, it doesn’t even look shorter:) After that we filled our week with lessons and CONTACTING! I don't know If I've already mentioned him, but our new investigator Robert is doing so great! He is from Romania and speaks only a little Spanish and no English! Our conversations are very, very simple and it really is just him talking in the infinitive the whole time and Hermana Clements and I trying to fill in the pieces. It is hard and sometimes I find myself talking to him like a baby, we have to take it really slow and make sure that we are teaching everything in the most clear and effective way possible. Sometimes we even have to act things out for him. It’s silly, but he really feels the spirit and has a desire to learn and do the things we ask him to do. Little by little he progresses. Hermana Clements and I were talking, He is so willing to do everything, he would probably get baptized in a second if we asked him, but it is so important that he has a testimony and really understands the things that we teach him, and in time he'll get baptized and press forward. It might take a long time, and I probably won't be there to see it, but if we keep remembering and doing what is important, he'll get there.
Maria and Leo (our two fechas) they're doing good. We didn't get to meet them this week which stinks and they didn't go to church (which also stinks) but they are fine. Hopefully we'll get to meet with them more often:)
We are teaching the CUTEST and SWEETEST little boy named Giacomo. He's 9 and his mom is menos activo. He is so sweet, he always gives us besos and carries our bags and coats to the door and helps us put them on. This Saturday we had a lesson with them that was so good. he had just recently became our investigator so we taught lesson one. They were both so focused and interested in it. While we recited the first vision their eyes were locked on us the whole time. I felt the spirit so strong. At the end we were talking about church and how they should come. The mom came in with the excuses, how its early and buses are hard. They live in a pueblo which makes it a little harder to come, but it’s definitely possible. Giacomo just went straight in with bearing his testimony about church and how important it is and how he wants to feel the spirit and sing and learn on Sunday. It was precious and so powerful. Out of the mouth of a nine year old! Christ certainly knows what he's talking about when he says we should become as little children. What a sweet spirit. During the closing prayer, his mom was saying it and he just interrupted her and started saying his own prayer. He thanked God for us and that we are beautiful and there to help them feel the spirit. He said "thank you that they say they love us." And then he continued to ask for our safety and that we would decide to come back again. Then he carried our bags to the door and kissed us goodbye. In the end, we didn't see them at church, but I know He'll soften his mom’s heart, and with a little more work and prayer, they'll get there.
Transfers are this weekend and I think I'm going to leave. It isn't for sure, but the thought of it breaks my heart. The office called us and told us we needed to get Hermana Clements empatronized in Mostoles, which means she'll definitely stay longer. We’ll see what happens, and whatever the decision is, it is inspired by Heavenly Father. I'm called to the area that will help me progress the most and will help my succeed the most. I'm excited regardless the outcome:)
I'll let you know! I love you guys! Have a great week!
Hermana Brumble
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