This last week has definitely been one of the
greatest weeks yet! We have finally found some really interested
investigators!! We had to drop a lot of people though and Bro. Avilino
:( but it's ok because it gives us more time to be able to find people
who are more interested in the listening and who will progress.
We have found some really great investigators too! One sister was SO
happy to have us come and was just so grateful and said thank you over
and over in her prayer at the end of the lesson. Her name is Helen and
she is 55.She was also so happy
to have a book of Mormon and wants to come to church and have her family
come with her. She wasn't able to go yesterday though, so we are hoping
she will be able to come to conference on Saturday. She said
that in the 3 years they have lived in their house here (which is
actually super close to the church) not one religious group has come to
her house to share about God. We are the first!! I really really hope
she progresses because she already has such a strong desire!
We also
found a really really cute family and they were also so grateful we had
found them. The only problem with them is that they aren't
married and are very poor. We are trying to figure out when the
best time would be to talk to them about living the law of chastity and
telling them that the only way they can be baptized is if they are
married. I am nervous to tell them though because we have only taught
them twice. I know the sooner we tell them the better. But they
really are the cutest little family. They have 4 kids and the oldest is
in grade one. And every time we have taught them, they all sit and
listen and just watch intently as we teach. It was SO rewarding to
finally have these investigators who are just so willing to listen and
so happy to have us come.
After the first lessons with each of these different people,
Sister Lorente and I had chills all over and we were just so touched by
them. I really know now that Heavenly Father prepares people to hear
this gospel!
This last week really has been great and I am finally feeling more
used to this culture and just how things work here. I still don't
understand a lot of what people say to me. I just pretend I do and
say things like "oo" and "talaga?!" a lot. I also copy their facial
expressions (they kinda do a pouty lip thing a lot). I have kinda
started to do that too. I used to feel weird doing it, but not any more. I just try to make the people feel special and act like I know what they're
saying, when in all reality I have no clue. Sometimes if I really can't
hear them, i say "ano" a lot (that means "what"). They also do this
thing if you can't hear or didn't understand what someone said, you open
your mouth and raise your eyebrows. Yes. picture that! Ha! So sometime I
do that so I don't have to say ano so much and then they know to repeat
it. Its kinda cool. Sometimes it scares me though that I still don't
know what they are saying, but I know I am getting better at speaking
everyday, and now teaching lessons (when we practice them) some times
it's easier to do them in Tagalog. So at least I know I can teach them
the doctrines.
The work is getting better and it feels so good! Sister
Lorente is seriously just the sweetest little thing and I am definitely
lucky I get to train her. Plus living with Sister Mckinney and Sister
Finau is pretty great!
At the end of this transfer Sis. Mckinney will
most likely get transferred and it is definitely going to be really sad
because all four of us are getting super close. Last night we had such
an amazing little talk about the second coming and just other
really cool spiritual things. It made me realize that I needed to
come on this mission so that I could come and learn from these amazing
people. I am so lucky to be here!
This is the true church. There is no doubt in my mind. These are
the last days and we need to be ready for them. The Book of Mormon has
all the answers we need. It has everything. I am now in Ether and I have
learned SO much. I am so grateful for the chance I have to read it
everyday and receive peace and revelation from it. Plus getting to share
it everyday is such a blessing as well.
This weekend we will get to
watch conference and I can't wait! We are so lucky to know that there is
a living prophet on the earth. I love Jesus Christ and I know that His
Atonement has real power. Missionary work is so important for all of us
and it is our job to share the gospel with everyone we know.
I love you!!!
Sister Mecham
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