April Fools!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Alright who had a good joke this April Fools day? Our was from the Zone leader who told us that the Baseball game was cancelled (which is an annual tradition) because prices went up! Ahh...Hna Shaw was about to be so sad because she loves the team we're playing against (some team from Saint Louis). haha, it was pretty funny. Then I was reminising on past pranks from B-man and talked about the time he rigged his Vulcan blaster to shoot me when I opened my door and now one of the Elders from the ASL program wants him to come pick me up so they can meet :P haha, yep, my brother is the coolest!

 

Well. this week was a little rough. I had a sweet birthday up until 6pm when I had to go out into the area. We almost didn't have a car and so we tried to get Lourdes to come to the Visitor's Center instead of us coming to her house so we could watch Thomas S. Monson's Biography...she said she couldn't cause her family came to town...so then we couldn't see her even if we had a car. Well, we had a car (long story there - no worries) with no real place to go. We started with our backups and no luck. We finally tried one of our last backups but I have heard from past missionaries that the less active family we were going to visit doesn't like the missionaries very much. So we sat outside there house and prayed with 10 minutes left to meet someone. We felt we were supposed to be over by there but not at that house. So we knocked a couple and no one answered. So we tried the house right in front of the less actives and a man from El Salvador answered the door. He was just babysitting there but he accepted missionaries and said we should come back because it was his sisters help and she could would listen. So cool!! The Lord is amazing!

 

Lourdes wasn't baptized this week. After wednesday, she was supposed to have her interview Thursday...and then baptism on Saturday. Well, She couldn't make it to the interview because her daughter was sick and she had to take care of her. I thought it was Satan, but after a lot of prayer and calming down with my companion....we realized there was a reason for it and so we cancelled the baptism. There are still somethings that we are helping her learn. We didn't understand the Spirit as well with her before but we are getting it. The Lord knows where her heart lies and just wants her to be fully prepared before she can be baptized.

 

That's my week. A little crazy but good stuff. I know that Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways. He is in the details of our lives. He loves us and doesn't want us to go too far that we won't make it back to Him. He's looking out for us, we just have to come unto Him and ask for the strength and help we need that He has given us through the gift of His Son. I know this to be true. I invite you all to pray and find out. Have conversation with Him. That's all he wants. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

 

Thanks for all the birthday love and cards and emails. I will be sending cards soon! I just have been too poor to get stamps :P

 

Les Quiero!

-Hermana Word (2)

 

1751-Spring is coming to DC! Yay!

7111- mis flores de mi familia :D

7120 - this is what my bday looked like :P

7136 - loved my cupcakes :D