O Happy Day

QUE PASOOOO

PONDERIZING SCRIPTURES: welllll I finished the Book of Mormon.... again.... and the end of the Book of Mormon is pretty much the best so my ponderizing scriptures would be about 100 pages... so sorry. Read the BOok of Mormon. Doctrine and Covenants 76:22

TUESDAY: Intercambios with Hermana Gonzalez was fantastic! Had lessons with Nancy where in tears she told us of how happy and changed she feels with us and wants that change with her. She`s getting baptized April 9th. THEN SHE MADE US HOT DOGS. Blessings. Met with Ana Paharon and something I`ve learned to ask to the people who are kinda hard to get to know is ¨If Jesus Christ were here right now, what would you ask him?¨ And they say what they want to know and BOOM, we know where to start. It´s fantastic and she completely opened up to us and accepted the Book of Mormon and more lessons. MIRACLE. English classes... well let`s just say the members were supportive. BUT hoping for more success at the next one. Had a lesson with Araceli again who had MANY questions on our religion and that it`s hard for her to understand and she is very easily confused. SO she`s not completely golden BUT we`re going to work hard with her.

WEDNESDAY: If there has ever been a more perfect setting of a zombie apocalypse, it was today. THE RAIN AND FOG AND COLD WAS UNBEARABLE. And we found noone all day because well... noone leaves the house here and noone wants to get up and answer the door. But if I had a skim board, it would be the best day ever because the streets were flooded. And had a poweroutage so thank goodness for that headlamp I found in the snow at BYU. Because it was a lifesaver. But we had no water all day in our apartment and our walls were soaked because our house is made of brick so all our wall pictures got ruined... ): THANKS SATAN BUT WERE STILL GONNA WIN.

THURSDAY: It hailed today. But were able to find some members and less actives and even got hot chocolate and bread TWICE today. so blessings. Day 2 of no water in the apartment. It´s become Survivor here.

FRIDAY: Woke up still with no water so went to a member to shower... a cold shower... but STILL A SHOWER. Helped our recent convert Antonia name her snowcone shack, (get the creativity from Dad) It`s called Oleada or in English ¨surf¨ Had another great lesson with Ana Paharon and got Cheekies, a 12 year old friend of ours to come to English classes! And then the miracles came. It was like a rainbow after the rain. Received a random message of a reference that apparently wants to get baptized and already has learned everything. WHAT. Miracle. Doesn`t ever happen. AND THEN WE GOT WATER. Oh blessed day. I felt like that kid from Sister Act singing O Happy Day. And yes, I hummed that in my head all day the next day.

SATURDAY: Had no luck finding our golden reference BUT WERE NOT GIVING UP. Blowed up balloons for Hna Agustina`s daughter`s surprise party. Recieved INSPIRATIONAL HELP from a ex missionary who fed us giving me tips on how to study the Atonement through this incredible article that I am eager to get today. Yes I`ve become a nerd for the gospel. But it`s the best. Found a completely inactive girl named Gloria who normally never accepts missionaries but said we were different. Her situation is difficult, BUT we might have to baptize her again if we can`t find her records. AND THEN (Lucy will love this) a dog began to follow is but ladies and gentlemen, this is not just a regular dog HES PART WOLF. And I have become obsessed with him. Everyone is terrified of him but as seen from the picture below, I have no fear of him. Went to the surprise party where the young women all were in attendance and A MARIACHI CAME. Hermana Gonzales can so the Mariachi cry just like them. Hilarious. Went to see some less actives who have been activated again. Funny thing was that Balto (yes I named him Balto) was howling crying for us to come back the entire time. We`re inseperable.

SUNDAY: Young Women Graduation happened. Got to see Brenda, Nazbid, and Michelle all graduate and testify powerfully that they plan to serve missions and continue in the service of the Lord progressing through this life. All the Young Women sang Daughter of a King (: Had a wonderful family night speaking on John 20. Read it based on the feelings of Mary Magdelene and I`ll let you find the spirit for yourself in those scriptures. And miracle happened. Eva, a less active in our family, was in our plans to see at 8 at night just to check up on her to see how she was doing it. We went to find her a little out of it. In tears she revealed to us that her daughter has become rebellious and desires to leave the house and her husband and her are fighting and she has become the most terrified mother ever crying out for help in prayer. We knocked on the door a minute later. She was overwhelmed with gratitude when we told her it was in our plans to see her for a reason we really didnt understand. But truly, it was a feeling from the Lord. THE PERFECT WAY TO END THE WEEK.

O Happy Day. Hallelujah. I love this gospel. I love my Lord, my Savior, my Friend, Jesus Christ. He is everything to me. Noone can take that away from me.

And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!

Monkey see, Monkey do,

Hermana Abigail Creer