FAMILIA!!!!!!!
What a jam packed crazy week! I have SO much to tell you all, but I don't want to spend forever writing! I need to read all about Hannah coming home!
Monday:
We went to Tag Alley for Pday and it was so much fun! You all know how much I love graffiti :) I was in heaven! While we were chilling out, this guy went over to this door that you could not even tell was there because it was painted right into the graffiti. He typed in a code and started to go inside. Apparently there was a building behind everything! Elder Riddle yelled at him and asked what he was doing. Turns out he works for the graffiti warehouse. He let us come inside and took us on a VIP tour! It WAS SO LEGIT!!!! I felt so cool! We weren't allowed to take pictures, so you will just have to take my word for it on how col it was :)
We had an appointment with one of our investigators later and we taught the law of chastity. She told us that if she has to get married to her boyfriend (they have 2 kids together) then she doesn't want to be baptized. She doesn't believe in marriage. So, we just asked her to pray and see if it is what God wants for her. We bore testimony of the blessings that would come.
Tuesday:
We had zone training at the church and a crazy miracle happened. While we were sitting there, we heard a knock at the door. One of the senior couples went out and saw that there was a girl outside. She had walked to the building looking for help. She had been planning on taking her life and didn't now where to go, so she walked to a church. She is only 16 years old. The senior sister talked with her and the story was just amazing! I am happy to report that this young girl is now meeting with the sister missionaries :)
Wednesday:
We found this lady while contacting in the street an she invited us to come back to her house! She is pretty young, I would say 20s and has 2 kids. Her ex is in prison in Mexico and she is all alone here. She is stuck here with no family. So sad. When we were leaving, we asked if there was anything we could do for her. She asked if we could come back and teach her how to write her kids names. I tried not to cry! We are going to start going over and teaching her how to read and write. Being here in Baltimore is really changing me. It really makes me recognize my blessings and wow... it just really puts everything into perspective.
Thursday:
MY 6 MONTH MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a third of the way done! WHAT!? So... this was probably the most interesting day of my mission! It was a “car fast” so we had to take the busses- that adventure could be an email all on its own! When we come back and visit here as a family, we have to take the busses! hahaha! We had some discussions planned and made it to all of our appointments on foot or by public transit. Some of the people we are teaching have some very interesting beliefs- like believing in God... but that He is dead. Well, it was 7 at night and we were still in Baltimore... not only were we in Baltimore, but we were in the most dangerous part, without a car! We called the Elders up and they came to walk us to the bus stop. We waited for over an hour and a half for the bus to come and get us... just to find out that it had stopped running for the night. So, we hopped on a different one at around 9:30... got to our stop and then walked about a mile to our house at 10:30 at night! Things are not supposed to go like this! It was quite an adventurous day! Let’s hope it doesn't happen again.
Friday:
I went on exchanges with Jordin Parkin from highschool! It was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy huh! But all of the work was in English.... and I am gonna be honest. I didn't really like it and I felt really weird... I was happy to get back to my Spanish work the next day! But, it was soooooooo fun being with Sister Parkin.
Saturday:
We had the branch Christmas Party and it was a blast! The food was off the chain and I LOVED the music! It was s hard not to dance!!!!
Last night............... WAS AMAZING! ! ! ! ! !
We went to a Porque Yo Creo Fireside in Frederick and took one of this areas former investigators with us. At first, she really wanted nothing to do with us. But, we sang and had fun and by the end of the ride we had gained her trust! Then, she opened up to us and told us why she had stopped the lessons awhile ago. She didn't feel the spirit as strong as she had when she started, she had some doubts etc. But, she recently read a talk by Elder Utchdorf and it helped her a TON. She asked us a lot of questions and the spirit was definitely with us because I was whipping out scriptures and answering things with such confidence. It was an amazing experience and she wants to meet with us again :)
But... it gets even better. I am sitting in the chapel in Frederick and in walks in... L!!!!!!!! His mom went and fought and got him released!!!! I was in shock and thought I was imagining the whole thing! He had gotten off of house arrest the day before! He seemed pretty sad, not really himself, which was understandable with what he had just been through. But, IT was amazing!!!! Merry Christmas to Lennon!!!!
I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!! I HOPE THAT YOU JUST HAVE THE BEST CHRISTMAS!!!!! WE HAVE SOME CRAZY FUN PLANS FOR THE WEEK AND I COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED!!!!!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS IN 4 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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