This week was nuts!!!! But the best thing that
happen was Yeni did get baptized!!! But I will get to that in a bit.
Well last Monday the AP’s
called and whenever they call I usually have emergency changes. So my stomach
dropped. But it was just to tell my daughter that her visa came through and
that she needs to go to Guate and that we needed to be at Xela at 1:30 on
Wednesday. So Wednesday morning I woke up with a feeling that someone
was going to rob me and guess what happened? Someone robbed me! But don’t freak out, it
wasn’t in a violent way or anything. I also told my companion to give me the
phone when we get to the office but she gave it to me right then and there.
Well we got to Xela and we entered a jam packed bus and I gave my companion the
seat and I was standing and it was so packed.
I wasn’t able to notice that someone was touching my bag. And they took
the phone and my Book of Mormon. The phone sucked because we lost all of our
contacts but they were able to keep the number. And I would have preferred if
they stole 500 quetz than steal my BOM. I still can’t believe it’s gone. Thirteen
months of study cards and various pictures gone. But I know Heavenly Father is
trying to teach me something, I just don’t know what. But I swear I had my BOM
when I went back to Toto. So I’m so confused about the BOM part. And it’s kind
of hard to live in Guatemala for a year and a half without getting something stolen.
Part of the experience. And I’m just happy it was pick pocketing and nothing
more.
So we got to the
mission office and there was other sisters whose visa left so we did divisions
and I had a gringa companion for two days. Her name is Hna Busk and she rocks.
And I totally was freaking out because I didn’t want to be with a gringa
because of lot of them are nut jobs but she is great. Hna Busk´s companion is a
gringa and is from Payson. But it was so fun to be with Hna Busk. We talked
English the whooooole time. She is in Hue Hue right now and since Toto is
closer we went back to Toto. And Hna Busk and I have so much in common. We had
a blast together and she is such a great little missionary. This was on
a Wednesday and that night Yeni had her baptism interview with Pres.
Bautista. It was his last night working before he went home and Yeni passed the
interview. So here is what went down with Yeni. She isn’t married, but for sure
is getting married in September and her husband doesn’t live with her. So the
president told us that she can get baptized if she understands really really
good the law of Chasity. We have taught so many times and in so many different
ways. And she gets it and her husband as well. So president said she can get
baptized and he did the interview so she wouldn’t have any problems. I was kind
of worried about all this but we prayed about it and told Heavenly Father we
don’t want her to get baptized if it isn’t your will. And if it is your will
let it happen and it happened. So I am praying every day that Yeni won’t break
her covenants that she made. Her baptism was amazing the elders also had a
baptism the same night. Yeni started crying tears of joy after her baptism she
was so happy. Hna Castillo and Hna Dryden came to the baptism because they are
the first ppl that started teaching her. The confirmation of Yeni was also
beautiful and during her blessing I had the strongest feeling her husband will
get baptized and soon and she felt the same thing! Hopefully it happens. But
this baptism was a pure miracle. The bishop didn’t want her to be baptized even
though the president of the mission said so. He has the authority to do baptisms and the
bishop doesn’t. But it all worked out in the end. I also made 5 cakes for the
baptism. I forgot to take a pic but they were beautiful.
So I have a horrible
cold again. What a surprise. I feel like I have been sick my whole mission.
But Saturday night Hna Dryden and her companion stayed at our house.
I couldn’t sleep to save my life. We shared a bed and she is a bed hog. And
then my cough was horrible and I couldn’t sleep so I went and made myself tea
at 4am and gave the cat some food. I was so ready to sleep again but
when I went back to sleep the cat started labor and was freaking out. Let me
tell ya I was so dead on Sunday. But the cat had its kittens and they are
adorable. There are three of them.
A little bit more
about my time with Hna Busk. They told us that they would call us the next day
to let us know when we need to go back to Xela and get our companions. They
never told us when they were coming back. So after calling them thousands of
times they finally let us know when the sisters were like 30 mins away from Xela
and it takes like an hour to get to Xela from here. And it
was 5pm when they told us and the last bus that leaves for Hue Hue
leaves at 6. So Hna Busk and her comp got stuck there. But it was all her companions
fault because she never answered the phone because she was scared to answer it.
Even though we sent a text to her. So dumb. Sorry I’m super scattered brain
like always.
But it was such an
amazing baptism. Yeni is the sweetest woman on the planet. And she feels so
happy to be baptized and I’m so happy for her. I hope everything will be ok
with her. Also one thing I know for sure is if it’s in God´s plan things will
happen, doesn’t matter what opposition we have.
Heavenly Father will always get us to where we need to be. But love you
guys! Thanks for all your support!
Hna Anderson
And have a
wonderful 4th of July. I didn’t even feel sad that I wasn’t home for
Christmas but the 4th of July makes me a little sad. So you all
better enjoy it for me!
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