November 9, 2015

HOLA MI AMIGOS!

Hace muy frio aqui!! I cant get over how cold it is getting!! This past week has been dreary and rainy for the most part but all is well!!

But now for the juicy details on TRANSFERS!!!!!  We got Transfer calls Saturday night late!  To save miles alot We spend the night at the other Hermanas (Johnson and Acosta)  so we decided to do that Saturday and then drive together to Church.  We were anxiously waiting for the call! Yall ready??  I AM STAYING IN HUNTSVILLE!! Este es mi hogar!!!  Estoy muy muy muy feliz.  PERO, Hermana Ontiveros is getting transferred.  So sad...Which was a complete surprise to us all.  That means I will be follow up trained! And I will lead out this area. Hermana Johnson is also leaving! She was only here for 2 transfers.  And Hermana Acosta is training!

This was some pretty dramatic news. Our whole District basically got torn apart.  

It got me really nervous for this next transfer! I feel inadequate with my Spanish to be able to lead out this area.  But I know everything has divine reason.  Just pray for me this week! Alot of changes.  But change is good.

This week was wonderful!! Things are really starting to roll onward.  This transfer has been about finding. finding. finding. finding. And now we are just seeing the benefits from our hard work.  

We had a great member present lesson with Presidente Lopez with a family we found!  E. P. is the main focus. He is from Guatemala and has been here for just 2 years. He lives with his sister L. and her husband C.  and their children.  E. is in his 20s. L. and C. are Pentecostal and very much apart of their church but they are still interested in learning more and sat in on our lesson.  We just taught La Restauracion.  We originally found Elias just knocking doors and he wasnt originally interested in learning but really wanted to come to our English class.  He has come a few times and then started asking questions.  So we had our first lesson.  The spirit was there and it was so great! And the end we asked Carlos the head of the household if he would offer the closing prayer.  And boy did he give the closing prayer!  I guess he is a preacher or minister at his Spanish Pentecostal church?  He stood while we all kneeled and was basically shouting in Spanish. Just straight up shouting!! with sooo much feeling and power! he was swaying and his eyes were shut so tight!!  He was saying sooo much so fast! I didnt understand alot haha but He said " Padre, Oh Padre Te damos Gracias por Hermana Molini y ......(and got super quiet) Como se llama??Ontiveros? oki OH PADRE TE DAMOS GRACIAS POR ONTIVEROS!" Ontiveros and I were trying soo hard not to laugh!!  I was just in shock.  and at one point opened my eyes and just stared at him with big ol eyes haha! I saw Presidente out of the corner of my eye and he just smiled me.. SO FUNNYYYYYY. So that’s the story of the week. 

We saw H. again! Every Wednesday at 3:30pm.  So much love for that man.. He is progressing and loved the Plan of Salvation Pamphlet we gave him.  He explained that most churches don’t talk much about Premortal Life.  He liked that.  He loves everything we give him to read.  Now we just need him to read the Book of Mormon!! I know he will love it.  As we were talking about life here on earth and how we can reach the Celestial Kingdom I thought about inviting him to be baptized. Part of me was like nahhhhh i cant! But I just went for it.  I just said, "H. you know I care about you right?"  He said yes  I said "H. I am going to ask you a question. A hard question.  And you don't have to answer right now. But its something I want you to think about. okay?"  With a nervous smile he said " Sister Moline I think i know what you are going to ask me..."  But he let me ask anyways.  I just said that if he prayed, to God.  And came to know through the Spirit of God and let it testify to him that the things we are saying are true, if they are true.  Would he follow Jesus Christ and be baptized.. Silence....He smiled and asked why I asked that. I told him that I think the spirit wanted me to ask him.  He said that it is interesting because its something that has been on his mind.  "Can I be a Mormon?" SO COOL.  He said he doesn’t know now but he will think about promised me he would pray about it.  hahaha soooooo I AM SO HAPPYYYYYY.  He just a special, wise, man who would do so much good.. I can just see him as a cute temple worker. 

There is so much to tell ya’ll but I leave it there.  The gospel.....I can't say how much I love it.  There is safety here. There is truth.  This is truth.  I love what President Uchdorf said this past general conference.  We as people, imperfect people, complicate the gospel.  The gospel is simple!  God is our loving Heavenly Father, He loved us so much He sent us His Son.  Christ, the most perfect man and the most perfect example.  Through Joseph Smith we have the SAME gospel that Jesus Christ established on the earth when He was here.  Through Apostles and Prophets and following the word of God we can be truly happy in this life.  We choose to believe, not because its easy, it is not. We do not know everything. But the Gospel is here to help us if we choose to live it. And  I walk by faith because I know He knows better.  

I love you all. Pray for my Spanish! I need help.  I want to be fluent so bad but I know it will come little by little with the help from my Heavenly Father.

Creo que mi Salvador vive. Yo se que  lo unico camino es por medio de Jesu Cristo, nuestro Profeta y apostoles, por leyendo a las escrituras. 

Los deseo una semana llena de bendiciones de Dios!!! 

Hermana Moline