Hey everyone:
This week was BANGIN!!! Miracle after miracle. Fun experience after fun experience! But, I am gonna start off my email with some sad news.... I am being transferred... right before Christmas! I am not too happy about it because I finally feel like things are happening here in Hagerstown. Our investigators are golden! My spanish was improving! The branch was getting more involved etc. Also, I am gonna miss everyone like crazy :( I have grown so close to these people and you all know how well I handle saying goodbye. Just look at the picture of me saying goodbye to aunt Beckie and visualize that going down in Hagerstown this wednesday. But.... I AM GOING TO BALTIMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok... my week!
We have a guy who comes to futbol every Tuesday and we asked if we could have his # and share a message. He said yes and asked if we could teach him english. We saw him basically everyday this week and we would teach him english and then share a message. Well, we were sharing the message of the Restoration and it was just insanely good!!!!!!!!!! We were sitting across from him in the RS room at the church. I start to recite the 1st vision and OH ME OH MY he just stared at us... he was completely entranced and just in absolute awe and wonder. He NEVER broke eye contact with me as I shared about Joseph Smith, just listened intently. After I finished sharing, we just let it be silent... let the spirit do its thang... and he just said "wow......" It was one of the strongest experiences we have had yet in Hagerstown. WE also taught him the el plan de salvacion at McDonalds. The Golden Arches will always remind me of "De donde vine?" "Cual es mi proposito en la tierra?"y "De donde ire despues de esta vida?"
Mom... YOUR COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!! GAH!!!!!!!!!! I am embarrassed to tell you, but they were gone by Saturday! Hermana Cardon and I went CRAZY on those bad boys!! WE still talk about them and how much we miss them. Add pumpkin chocolate chip to our bakery list!!!!!!
It snowed here this week and when it snows they don’t let us use the car :( So, Hermana Cardona and I had to walk 4 miles or so to an appointment in a snow storm... but it was super fun! When we got to their house we built some snowmen :)
We also had a very spiritual experience in trying to locate one of our investigators. We had not seen them in days and they were not home when we arrived after many tries. We were getting really concerned that something was wrong. So we drove to a random parking lot downtown, stopped and prayed. We just asked Heavenly Father to lead us to them. We said that we were worried and just needed to know that they were alright. We finished praying and sat there, waiting for an answer. But nothing really came. So, we decided just to drive off. As we are pulling out of the parking lot, we look across the street and THERE THEY WERE JUST STANDING THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! We started screaming, rolled down the window and yelling!!!!!!!!!!!!! We slammed the brakes, parked the car and ran after them! We told them the whole experience and they were just in shock!!!!!!!!!! PRAYER! ORACION!!! It is so POWERFUL!!!!!!!!!!
Thanksgiving was good! We played basketball in the morning with the branch and I schooled em! Just kidding... but it was really fun! L and I played 2 on 2 and we killed the guys we played against!!!! A 6 foot while girl and a little 5 foot puerto rican boy won 14-2 (counting by ones) against some 20 year old guys :) We had dinner at the Marroquins. It was really good and super fun. But, I missed you guys a TON and just wanted some buttermilk pie and bread pudding!!!!
So.... it was a CRAZY good week! So many things that happened that I don’t have time to share with you guys!!!!!!!! I LOVE hagerstown! I LOVE the people here! I am SAD I am going. But, I am EXCITED for my new adventure in Baltimore! I hope that you guys had an amazing Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you so much
OH... check out the video "El es la Dádiva" or "He is the gift" It is AMAZAZAZAZAZAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should share it :)
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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