Trainer! week 12

As of yesterday, I am officially done with my 12 week training and am "ready" to be able to train a new missionary. Ha that's really scary!

 Today or tomorrow we'll also find out if I am transferring or if Sister Begontes is. I hope it's her, because if I have to, that means I will have to get to know a completely new area and ward, and have to train someone new, and that really just is scary as well.

This week has been all over the place. We started teaching a new girl on Monday. She came up to us in Jollibee the other week and said that she had been taught by missionaries before and really liked the teachings but never got baptized because her parents wouldn't let her. Well now she lives away from her parents and works at Jollibee every day but Monday, so she has really good potential, but there are definitely a lot of obstacles. The main 2 are still probably her parents approval and also the fact that she works every single Sunday, so I don't know how she could get to church. It kinda stinks, but she really really wants us to teach her, and we really would like to help her.

Tuesday was divine. We had Zone Conference in Lucena and it was perfect!!! President Peterson really is so inspired. He talked to us again about claiming the grace of the atonement. He said that when we claim the atonement, we recieve empowerment. To be able to claim that empowerment, we have to be obedient and work hard to receive it. It was exactly what I needed to hear. He and  the AP's talked about using the Inspired Teaching Method, or using the spirit to guide the lessons.  President also shared some stories about when he served here on his mission and how he was able to claim the atonement. It was really really good.

 Earlier in the day we also had 2 other missionaries give talks, and one of the senior couple's talked a little bit as well. Then we had a delicious lunch. That was when president and the ap's spoke.  Then all the missionaries who will be leaving in the next few months bore their testimonies. It was such a good meeting. We didn't get home till 7 pm that night, and we still hadn't done our studies yet, so we weren't able to work that day. But I was just such a wonderful meeting and such a spiritual high.

The rest of the week, we just got punted. Over and over and over. It was kinda ridiculous. But we just had to laugh about it because there really wasn't anything we could do about it. Plus I am finally experiencing my first legit typhoon and so it's pretty much been pouring rain for the past 4 days with rather strong winds at night.

I love you all and I will send pictures of my new companion next week!!!

love,

Sister Mecham