TRASLADOS!
Today we had transfers! Wow, time is seriously flying! Every single week, month
and transfer is getting faster! Sadly, Hermana Moser will be leaving (she is
going to Logroño with Hermana Stilson). I have been so blessed to spend these
past 6 weeks with Hermana Moser. She has taught me so much and I know she is
going to go on and continue to be an exceptional servant of the Lord. I just
got my new companion, Hermana Steinfeldt! She just seems so great! I am excited
to get to know her and work with her!
Last Monday
when we had preparation day, the hermanas in our piso and I went to PARK
GÜILLE! It is a very famous place in the city that looks out over Barcelona! It
was breathtaking! We loved it and took tons of pictures! It was so fun! The
week was a good one and we had a lot of funny stories and neat moments with
people.
Do you
remember Rafael? We met him on a park bench about a month ago? He has been in
the hospital, and we were finally able to see him. We met him in the church and
gave him a little bit of tour. He really seemed to like it. We taught him in
the sacrament room with one of our members, Nestor. The Spirit was so strong as
we talked about how we partake of the sacrament every week, that there are
talks, hymns and prayers, and how everything worked. We sang, read and prayed
with him. He is excited to come back!
Imilse is
doing a lot better. She had been sick for a while, but she is finally to the
point where she can walk around and do different things without being in pain.
I feel like our relationship with her has been strengthened a lot. We were able
to see her this week and she told us about her two daughters that live in the
Dominican Republic. They are members of the church and want to serve missions.
I think their father is a little against it, because he doesn´t really
understand what it all entails. She invited us to come over this next week to
talk with him and give our perspective. I´m excited! We are a little biased,
but that´s the mission!
She, along
with many other of our investigators, actually came to church and different
activities this week. We had a stake talent show, and it was awesome! People of
all ages participated and they did all sorts of stuff from Frozen, Lion King,
Thriller, Grease, High School Musical, Annie, Tangled … you name it! It was so
fun to be there with all of them and see how much they loved it!
It was crazy
trying to see all sorts of people in our area, but while Hermana Moser and I
were going around to different people´s houses to say goodbye, she shared this
scripture which really hit me. It is in The Book of Mormon and says:
"And it came to pass that the Lord God
caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters,
towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea
before the wind.
And it came to pass that they were many times
buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon
them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the
fierceness of the wind.
And it came to pass that when they were buried
in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight
like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore
when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and
he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.
And it came to pass that the wind did never
cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; and
thus they were driven forth before the wind.
And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea,
the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did thank and
praise the Lord all the day long; and when the night came, they did not cease
to praise the Lord." - Ether 6:5-9
As I read
that I thought about how many times in our lives, when we have trials or
problems, we are figuratively under the water or "buried in the depths of
the sea”. But our Savior will ALWAYS lift us back up again. He will direct us
to our promised land … a better, more fruitful and joyful life. Our part, while
we "under the water”, is to keep our vessels tight … sealed tight! We must
leave no room for harmful water to seep in and eventually sink us. It is in our
times of trial that we need to show our faith, show our strength, and let no
crack or weakness show. We just need to hang on for a little bit, trust in the
Lord, and before we know it, we will be back on top. We need to be patient,
stay tight and give thanks for our salvation through Christ. I know He loves us
and wants to help us.
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