Last
night, our district leader called at nine letting us know that we had
transfers. Hermana Maki is staying in Madero, and Hermana Martinez is
going to Chichen 3..I had tears in my eyes and didn´t know what to
say..I was so upset..and then a good 10 seconds later he yells...."Just
kidding! You have another transfer together!" (our 3rd) and we angrily
shouted thanks! goodnight! and hung up. Silly elders. Oh how grateful I
am to stay with my wonderful companion. This is her last transfer in the
mission and we´re stoked to be together! It´s been amazing the progress
we´ve seen as we´ve studied chapter 6 of Preach my gospel together
(Christlike attributes) and set goals to improve each day. Transfer #8
here we go! :))
Last
Sunday, the primary president mentioned that two new little kids went
to church with their aunt. The aunt is a member from another ward, but
the kids aren´t members and really enjoyed primary. She gave us their
address and we went over to see them that afternoon. Turns out, it´s a
mom, her three kids, and her boyfriend. He´s not interested, and she
won´t be able to get baptized if they don´t get married or move out, but
we´re gonna figure out what to do there. Anyway, we taught the mom and
her three kids..Christian (12), Suleimy (10) and Osvaldo (8) and all
four of them accepted baptism dates in the first lesson. They´re way
excited. Their primary teacher, Arely (23) came to both of the lessons
with us this week and helps a ton when the kids get all riled up...
They
are a very poor family and are a little embarassed of their house, so
we teach them out on the sidewalk. They have two chairs for us, and then
they all four sit on 5-gallon paint buckets. The 10 year old even helps
out in a small kicthen near her house after school to earn a little
extra money to help her mom. While teaching about the nature of the
Godhead, I asked Osvaldo if he knew what the Holy Ghost is and what it
does..He responded.."Si. pues el Espiritu no tiene un cuerpo, solo es un
espiritu, y solo los perros lo ven." (Well, the spirit doesn´t have a
body, it´s just a spirit..and only the dogs can see him!) My
companion and I had to take minute before we could keep teaching
because we were laughing too hard. They are so dang cute those kids. I love finding families, because I know that families who are strong in the Gospel can find lasting happiness together.
"The home is the best place to teach, learn, and apply principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. A home established on gospel principles will be a place of refuge and safety. It will be a place where the Spirit of the Lord can abide, blessing family members with peace,
I´m
learning how now how to teach, learn, and apply gospel principles so
that down the road I can teach them to my future children and have a
Home where the Spirit of the Lord is ALWAYS present. The church is true!
and the book is blue.
Until next week :)
Sister Maki
picture- a cute little elementary school we found a couple nights ago!
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