Oh man it's 2017! I feel like it just turned to 2016.... I have been on my mission almost all the days of 2016. It has been a crazy year! So many miracles and learning experiences, 2016 will be a year I never forget! I am going to work to make 2017 just as good!
We had a pretty great week! My companion got pretty sick, so we spent a lot of time in doctors. I got a lot of good studies in! W--------, our progressing investigator, all of a sudden this past week just disappeared. We tried calling him and texting him and there was be no response. We stopped by his house almost every single day, but he was never home. So we went to try one last time yesterday, and he was there! So we were able to talk to him and so we asked him where he had been, and he told us. He has been in jail. This entire week he has been in jail. So what happened was his friend was drunk and he was going to drive home, so W-------- told him that he would drive him, but then he sped, and a cop pulled him over, and the car wasn't registered and there were other problems having to do with the car, so they arrested him. It was hard to know what to say to him, but we just made sure he was okay, and we are going back tonight to have a lesson with him.
We also have been having a lot of less active work! One of our less actives has made a New Year's resolution to read the whole Book of Mormon! It would definitely bless her life, and we are doing everything we can to help her!
Sadly, we weren't able to see Y------- this week. She is our investigator with a baptismal date. She has been in Louisville all week trying to get some things sorted out with a working permit or citizenship or something like that. But once she comes back this week, we will start teaching her again!
E------ is doing SO AWESOME!! He is really good at keeping his commitments! Well, except coming to church. It seems that when Hispanics party, they really party and can't make it out to church! It's also a little difficult getting appointments with him because he gets called into work so much since he is fluent in both English and Spanish. So we have to make sure that we really utilize that time that we have to talk to him!
*Awkward moment yesterday - I went to take the sacrament and dumped the entire tiny cup of water all over myself and my skirt made it show really bad! I was crazy wet and a lot of kids were laughing cause it looked like I wet my skirt.
This week I really was grateful for my STL's who would, go out on splits with me when my comp was sick, and all the wonderful blessings the Lord has given me this week! I am still loving the work! Hope you all got the chance make some New Year's resolutions, aka repentance. We can have a great year!
Con amor,
Hermana Nielson
P.S. Yes, we went bowling today. Yes, I got the lowest score.
P.S.S. Me and my companion - Sister Prince
Where is Sister Prince from???
ReplyDeleteWe love you Herm...( is that the same as Sis in English???)WE loved seeing you and hearing you. What a wonderful blessing you have right now...it will be the only time in your life that you can serve the Lord 100% without any other responsibilities...unless of course you serve a mission with your husband)