July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015

This week was filled with so many miracles, also so many emotions. 

Matias, actually is 16 (he lied to seem more mature and we didnt think anything of it untill we were talking with his mom and she told us he is 16, which means he needs permission of his mom to be baptized.  And his mom doesnt really want to give the permision because matias has had a rough past and has really been a hard kid for her.  So pray for him, and for his mom.  This week he came to church and I dont know where he found it, but he came in suit and tie.  He looked so so so proud of himself, and I was so so so proud of him.  He really is changing, because really he really has had some bad mistakes in his life, and I just pray for him so much that he can change, that he can be clean of his sins, because I know that he is going to feel so very good when he gets to get baptized. 

Anyway, Love you all!

Hermana Jarman

Mom, the new president of the mission is so exactly what I needed.  I just want to cry with joy sometimes thinking about it.  Or of relief.  In his first little speech in our zone conference he talked about how he is a convert and there was a lot of effort of retaining him through the years.  And he said something that I think my jaw opened when I heard it.  He said ¨To me, it doesnt make sense if we are baptizing and baptizing and the assistence every week on Sunday is staying the same or even going down.  We are here to convert the people and establish the church here in Paraugay.¨  And this is what I have felt for the past 4 months here in Villa Anita.  I felt so guilty for focusing a teeny bit on the liders that are stuggling to be active some of them, doing the home teaching that sometimes the ward just wasnt doing because if nobody visited them, the elders quorom president wouldnt come to church. I felt like nobody else thought like me, that I just had a lack of faith because to me, it didnt make sense.

And then in my interview he asked me what we my challenges and I told him that now I am much bettter (because of your guys letters) but that I felt a little frustrated that I wasnt baptizing multitudes.  Or anyone.  And he said ¨Primero, hermana, es muy muy inportante que sepa que usted no fracasò.¨ Sister, first you have to know, that you did not fail.  At anything.  The Lord has a different work for everyone to do in that time, in that area.  And maybe you didnt baptize but that you were able to see a progress in retention or reactivacion.  But dont worry because the 3 come together,  If you are retaining, baptisms will come.  If you are reactivating, baptisms and conversion will come.  You just have to see the bigger picture than your time in an area.

And man, mom.  I just needed to hear that so much.

On top of that Hna Guevara told his wife (the ¨nurse¨ of the mission that she isnt sleeping very well.  At all.  And the wife said, ok, we are going to help find a solution for this.

And a little bit of the load came off my shoulders because I have no idea how to cure insomnia.  But that maybe they can help her.  Because I cant.  I can have patience with her and make herbreakfast and kindly help her try to get up on time and help her be obedient (becasue she really wants to, but in any small moment, when we stop by the house and I go to the bathroom, inbetween exercises and studies, when we have a spare mintue, she just lies down in the bed until I tell her, ok, hermana lets go.), but I cannot help her sleep.  But maybe there is a solution coming!  I was fasting for her, so I think that good things will happen.

Man, I just love my new mish presidente.

Hes super humble, super smart, super . .  . he reminds me a teeny bit of elder cristofferson and elder unkdorf put together,  Sergio Wilson. I think his bio is in the Liahona.

anyway, 

I am glad you had fun in Lake Powell.  Sounds like a blast.  

Love

Hermana Jarman

I had an alergic reaction in my eyes this night, so my eyes seem chinese.  Also, my comp teases he that I LOVE making plans.  Hence the bajillion sticky notes by our desks.