MI FAMILIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holaaaaa como estan?!!! Hows the cold? :) Not gonna lie.. I miss the freezing cold mornings! Hahaa.
So I wanna start out by telling you guys about my dearly beloved investigador.. Silvia. Silvia is about 50 years old and lives alone. When we first taught her about el libro de mormon.. she was fascinated by it! She told us she spent all that night reading it!! Isnt that amazing?? Anyways.. this woman is someone who has been prepared by the Lord to hear this message. As a missionary there are some lessons where Im just like... well that didn't go anywhere! But every lesson with her.. I just feel fire in my soul that she is READY. :)
Anyways on Monday we planned to teach her the Word of Wisdom. I WAS TERRIFIED because this woman has smoked pretty much her whole life. Ive never taught this lesson and I was so scared for how she was gonna react. As we were walking, ( like 5 miles.) I said a prayer in my heart and asked Padre Celestial that I could share this lesson with the spirit and that she could accept it and have a desire to stop smoking. And then right after my prayer I suddenly remembered the story my amazing Dad told us in FHE one night. Dad, I dont remember exactly but what I do remember it was the spirit I felt what you told this story. How this old man in Korea had been smoking or drinking (cant remember:)) his whole life and when he was taught this lesson he was DETERMINED to stop. Tears filled your eyes when you were telling this story and I felt through the spirit that you truly loved this man and to see the change in him filled your heart with joy. :)
I was so grateful for that memory the spirit gave to me. BECAUSE OF THAT.. I STOPPED worrying about ME and started to focus on my love for her, and Heavenly Fathers love for her. That lesson was our best lesson yet. The spirit was sooooo strong and when she agreed to live la palabra de sabiduria.. I wanted to jump out of my seat, stand on the table and scream hallelujah because I WAS SO EXCITED FOR HER. I never really payed to much attention to the word of wisdom.. but WOW. Its one of the kindest commandments our God has given us. He loves us soooo much. He cares about every little thing. He wants to make sure that pobre lil Silvia is free from smoking. And her body to be healthy. And Padre Celestial told me to promise her that she WILL overcome this and that Heavenly Father is gonna make it easy for her. HOW INCREDIBLE IS THAT. Those aren't just random promises. Those are specific promise from Padre Celestial to his beloved daughter Siliva. And it gets better.- One of her goals to stop smoking-- IShes gonna keep the bom with her at all times and if she feels the urge to smoke.. she will read a verse out of the bom. SHES SO FREAKING CUTE. SHE SAYS SHE KEEPS THAT BOOK WITH HER AT ALL TIMES!! EVEN WHEN SHES SLEEPING!!! Man. God is SO good to Me and Hermana Quintana. :)
The rest of this week.. Im gonna be honest. HQ had major problems with her foot and I got sick (severe pain under my ribs---severe!). :/ So we went to the doctor in Zarate.
HOLY SMOKES. Let me just tell ya... if inferno was on the earth... it would be the hospital in Zarate, Argentina. We waited all day from 11-6 because there were so many people with sooo many problems. I know what your thinking and I thought it too, but I was desperate!
I was in pain, not gonna lie. I just wanted to find a doctor.. Someone who could heal me. And heres where my AHA MOMENT came to my mind. I looked around and saw everyone else with their own kinds of pain. I dont have enough fingers on my hands to tell you how many pregnant teens I saw. I saw a man who was blind that had been injured in his leg. I saw a verrrry old woman who had the biggest hunchback Ive ever seen. I saw my comp in so much frustration because she couldnt walk on her foot. I saw a lady who was having a hard time breathing. I saw a baby who stopped breathing and a mother who was screaming(but luckily they got this baby to breathe.. so esta bien ya'lll)
I was wondering.. WHY. Why are there so many scary and hard things in this world that happen to all of us? And then in my head I saw Jesus. And the words came to my mind, ¨¨There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sinsick soul¨This was very symbolic. That day I Iearned something that hasnt occured to me before. We ALL need a doctor. We all have problems. We all have times in our lives where we feel scared and we dont know if we're gonna make it. But thats where our Savior comes in. Hes the doctor. Hes the smartest doctor out there. He has bandaid for ever pain. He has the medicine to calm us down from our fears.
They gave me some medicine to calm my intestines because I got some kind of intestinal bug from the water or food. If you look closely at the pictures of the food I send you, this may not be all that shocking.
But after four days on the medicine I am completely pain free, I can eat again, and I feel brand new.
Yo testifico con todo de mi corazon que EL VIVE. He lives. He´s there to comfort us when faint. He lives to hear our souls complaint. He lives to smile with us when something AWESOME happens to me (Like Silvia) and he lives to calm a little norte americana down in a foreign hospital and whispers, Im the doctor. Im gonna take care of you. Be still my soul.
And he did ladies and gents. My soul is with you. And I feel my family walking the streets with me. I love you all so much, it almost makes my ribs hurt....just kidding. Carry on Family!
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