Hola,
What a woderful adventure this week has been.
:) I have so many things to tell you guys so lets get started.
So this week we were walking down the street going to an
appointment when m comp stops and says "oh hey hermana". She was
talking to this lady that was standing on the other side of the street. We
walked up to her and my comp said that her and her last comp were trying to
visit her but couldnt find her house. (so just fyi, here in Panama when you ask
someone where they live they all say, over there with all the houses). So yeah
problem. Anyways we told her that we wanted to come and visit her on Tuesday and
she said it was okay. We got the best directions that we could and the came
back to her house on Tuesday. So my companions last comp and her contacted this
lady in the street before and told her they would come back but could never
find her house. So anyways, we get to her house and they clean up really fast
and let us in. We walked in and the whole house smelled like pee. It was gross,
but we sat down and started to talk to this family. There was the mom and she
had 4 daughters. So after getting to know them for a little bit we asked them
if they attended a different church. The mom says yes and said they were all
baptized in that church as well. Of course the Catholic church... So we asked
them if they ever went to our church and they said yes but were never baptized.
So we asked if they would like to sing a hymn and afterwards say a prayer. She
said yes and so we picked a hymn. Number 41 to be exacted. Im not sure what
that is in English so your gonna have to look it up. So as we are singing one
of the daughters runs into the room and comes back with a hymn book. One from
our church, my comp and I start laughing during the hymn but calm down and
finish the song. After the song we ask the lady where she got a hymn book from.
She then tells us that she got it from the other missionaries that used to come
to her house. Then she says that 3 of her daughters were baptized in our
church. We were sooooooo confused. She had just told us that they werent
baptized. The youngest daughter is 8 so she wasnt baptized at the time because
she was to young. So then we ask her again if she was baptized like her
daughters in our church she says no like 5 times and says she was baptized in a
different church. So we were like okay cool. So we ask her if we could say a
prayer and she said yes and then we asked who she would like to say the prayer.
She asked one of her daughters but they were all very angry. When I finish the
story you guys will know why. So after the daughters said no the mom said she
would say the prayer. So as she is saying the prayer she asked Heavenly Father
to help her with her sickness that she has. She said Amen and then we talked a
little more. My comp asked her what her sickness was so that we could try and
help her out. She then said something that I will never forget.
Demons............. I knew the word in Spanish but I thought I was hearing
wrong. I looked at my comp and she was like I dont think its that either. So we
ask her what the word means and she says "you know, like the
devil...demons". So first off this lady was already a liitle strange so my
comp is trying sooo hard not to die. I jump in and tell her that the Elders can
help her and give her a blessing and bless her house as well. She says okay and
we go on with the lesson. Then after all this she tells us that she is a member
and was baptized in our church..... We were like dude, what the heck haha. So
we toughted them a lesson and told them we would come back this Tuesday with
the Elders. We left the house and were just like...... okayyyyy... So we went
back to our house and looked in the Area book for the name of the lady and her
daughters. Sure enough she was there. She was baptized 2 years ago but was
never confirmed. So the rule is is that you have 6 months to be confirmed a
member of the church to make your baptism valid. So since it has been 2 years
the whole family has to be baptized again. So we will be working with this
family and gettin them baptized. Fun times!!!!
So in other news... My comp got proposed to. He said he was
gonna go to the states with her and marry her. What a weird guy.
Not done yet.... So we were walking down the street and this
guy sees us and just about dies. He said that he was praying to god to send him
angles to help him and then we came down the street. He said he wanted to talk
to us but not at the moment. Then he told us we were God. Then he left.... So
hopfully we see him again haha.
So my comp had to go to the hospital this week. Im not sure
what it is but I think im like bad luck or something. My last two comps had to
go to the hospital. But my comp is doing better after some sleep and meds.
Pictures to come...
So the BEST PART OF THE EMAIL!!! We had a baptism this week.
Michelle got baptized. The 21 year old that I told you guys about last week got
baptized yesterday. She is soo soo amazing. I love her. She has such a great
testimony and knows that this is the true church. She makes my testimony so
much stronger. She wants to be married in the temple and raise her children in
the gospel. Shes so great.
Well guys thats all for now. As you can see, Colon has tons
of adventures. I love you all and hope yall have a wonderful week. I know
without a doubt that this gospel is true and that we have a loving Father. I
love yall and will see you soon!!
With love,
Hermana Patrick
So the pictures are... my comp and I on top of a mountain
thing..... our zone sitting on the bench haha..... Michelle at her baptism....
My comp was playing with my hair and made it all big and told me to go outside
like that.... and my comp in the hospital.
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