This week was full of blessing sparkles. Jaira Fuentes, one of our investigators has been waiting to get baptized, but she had to get married. Her husband was recovering from drug abuse, and was doing better and they were going to get married. After lots of prayer and fasting, to know how to get married, or if she should, her husband fell into drugs again, and then disappeared. So she got baptized this week!!! The first week that I got here in Peñasco, her younger brother got baptized. And I always said that before I left Peñasco, Jaira was going to get baptized. Well, in perfect timing, my last week here before transfers, she got baptized, and is SO happy. It is amazing to see blessings and miracles from her faith and the faith of her family to pray and read the scriptures, and know that God would make a way so that Jaira could get baptized. After the baptism, we lent a bike to Jaira because she didn't have a ride home, and my compi hopped on my pegs. And then we went to buy a tub of ice cream that we threw in my basket, to go share with the Jaira and her family. It was pretty awesome. Once again, the pegs coming in handy! (PS: pegs in Spanish are diablitos.... Very awesome that the misisonaries have diablitos on their bikes!)
This last week we were teaching "The King" and we told him to pray to know if God was real. A couple days later we taught him, and he told us while he was praying he heard knocks on his door. He looked to see who it was, and there wasn't anyone. Then he started again and more knocks. And he felt peace and happiness like never before and knew it was an answer. Later, he was working, and he didn't have customers, so he said a prayer. And when he finished, people came flooding in. God is amazing. He ALWAYS has a plan and answer for us.
Two days ago I completed 15 months in the mission. I can't believe it. "Scares me little bits." The time has gone way too fast, but I still have 3 long months to enjoy to the fullest!
I love you all so much!
Oceans of love,
Hermana Barton
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Part of Mer's letter to Dad:
This week was incredible. Seriously, we had so many miracles this week. Right now we have 7 people that are progressing, reading, praying, coming to church. Every time one of our investigadores comes for the past two weeks I get so excited I start to yell and can't control it because he was the last person I thought would come. Teaches you that you really have to follow the spirit to know the necessities of the people and with who you need to talk and what you need to share with them. We found a super cool family this week. They have five kids, and live in a little trailer. We only knew the mom, and she was super cool, said we were the first church people she has let into her house. I was thinking her husband was going to be a dud, badly judging him before I knew him for the situation that they are in. But seriously he is SUPER awesome, and SO stoked that his wife is listening to us. He said he couldn't believe that she was listening, reading, and praying, and that on Sunday she asked him if as a family they could go to church. Just when I thought that there was NO one else in Peñasco to teach, that after 6 months here I had knocked every door about mil veces, the blessing came and came pouring in, and we have found some incredible people here. I am sad that I only have a week left, but por lo menos, I can leave this area better than I found it, with hopes of lots of baptisms and a reason to ask permiso para regresar para los bautismos!! :)
Oh mi papito te amo michisimo!!!Gracias por tu ejemplo y amor y testimonio. Estoy stoked porque casi termine antiguo testimento, y he apredido tanto leyendo lo, es bien suave!!Mares de amor,Hermana Bomby
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Had to do a little nun posing with a skirt I was trying on, and a cross that I found in the house. Classic!!!
Te amo!!!
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| Ofelia, love her! |
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| Always need a goofy foto too! |
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| Baptism pics with Jaira and fam |
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| Jaira's dad baptized her! |
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| Amayrani, the sister of Jaira, love her! She reminds me lots of Liza, don't know why!! |
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| Ezmeralda y Rosita.. they call the little one Gorda. love her! |
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| 15 months and 3 months. She has what I have left in my mission. Hermana Luna & I. |
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| ASCO or "gross" in Spanish!!! |
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The Dickson, love her! She said she is going to go study in Utah. Perfect, so I can see her! And visit her!
Hermano Galindo cumplio 50 anos, y la Hna Luna y yo le regalamos una coca con un penal porque ya esta viejo! jaja He likes me know, you can tell by his face! haha no really there is 100% respect ahora!!
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