Last Monday we found a lady in our area book, her name is Marina. It says that she's a member, just inactive. We decided that we would stop by to see what was going on. We went and knocked her door. Her little apartment was FULL of stuff and we couldn't really sit down anywhere. Her husband Guillermo was there and he was very nice (not a member so we are hoping that we will be able to start teaching him soon!!). Marina was very sweet and we could tell that her health wasn't doing really good, so we are hoping that next time we see her we can talk about her getting a blessing!! We stayed for a little while and chatted and talked about the church. We left and she told us to come back on Friday. So, on Friday we went back to see her. Her apartment was still a little messy but she had cleared a space on the couch for us to sit and things were a little more organized. She told us she felt the need to clean her life up a little bit after we had left and she decided to start with her house. It was only a small change but it's a start and it made us super happy. We are so happy that we get to be helping her back onto the gospel path and maybe even her husband too.
Meet Eldin and his chickens. He speaks perfect Spanish. I guess that's what happens when your mom is Mexican and your dad is American.
On that same Friday before Marina, we had a lesson with Karen. Karen is progressing so well. Her family has started warming up to the church and even her boyfriend has. We have been working so hard with her. Her boyfriend is fine if she goes to church now so we are crossing fingers, toes, arms, and everything that she comes this week. I think my favorite moment this week was after we had left Karen's house. Hermana Batchelor and I were driving away and came to a 4 way stop. We noticed a homeless man trying to cross the road but no one was letting him cross. When it came to be our turn we waved and smiled at him to let him know that he could cross, and you would have thought that we had told him that he won the lottery. He smiled SO big and gave us a little wave. I am not even kidding when I say that Hermana Batchelor and I started crying as we drove away. I still get emotional about it if I am being honest hahahaha. Good times!!
On Sunday we had our stake Christmas concert. It was so fun and there were soooo many people. We even got to talk to Catholic nuns and they were sooo nice! (If I'm being honest, when I first saw them I thought they were playing a part in the nativity because there were some other women in similar clothing in the program haha). Anyways, it was super cool to talk to them and get to understand their religion a little more.
It was a great week this week and we're getting closer and closer to CHRISTMAS!!!! I'm so thankful for this time that I have to focus even more on my Savior Jesus Christ and that I get to share the happiness of the gospel with my brothers and sisters here in San Diego. It's not always easy, but the good times have always outweighed the bad and I know that with the help of my Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, I will be just fine 😊. I love you all!!
Thank you for all of you emails, I don't always get to reply to all of them right away but I really do appreciate them!
Hopefully this week is just as good if not better and comes with a little less tamales hahaha!
Sorry for the lack of pictures!! Hopefully next week will be better haha
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