So right now I feel suuuuuuper stressed
because tomorrow Guatemala is going to protest and when there are
protests it’s impossible to go to Xela so I have to go there tonight! We have
soooooo many things to do and so little time. I’m not even all the way packed
yet! Yikes, but I will only have my big blue suitcase and the little one. The
gray one is broken and I decided to give away basically all my stuff anyways
because ppl here need the things waaaaaaaaaay more than I do.
But other than the
stress of today this week was probably one of the greatest weeks of my mission!
It was so full of miracles. And it makes me not want to go home even more! But
as mom said in the email she sent me that my spirit is strong and I could do
this forever but my body cannot. But the biggest miracle was Yeison got
baptized! It was crazy how everything happened! We so felt like he was ready to
be baptized but this last week we weren’t able to see him at all! But on
Friday this week we had a visit with him. The spirit was SO STRONG! You
could have cut it. He has always wanted to get baptized but he was scared of
what his mom would say because she is super catholic and didn’t want him to get
baptized. So my companion invited him to ask him to pray and ask God to
reaffirm his feelings and to give him the answer that he needs. So he got down
and prayed and I seriously have never felt the spirit so strong in my life. And
we asked him how he felt and he said he got his answer and he felt happy. And
the spirit told me and my companion that we needed to ask him to be baptized
for the next day. And he accepted but later he said it would be
better Sunday morning. Afterwards the fear of his mom starting
sinking in and he decided the next week would be better. We couldn’t believe what
was happening and we felt he needed to be baptized on Sunday. He had his
interview on Saturday and leaving the interview he said, well my baptism
is going to be tomorrow. So we filled up the baptism font and got everything
going. He talked to his mom and she got mad but told him he could do what he
wanted. The baptism was at 7am before church at 8am. We were so
worried that the ward wasn’t going to support us and him, but a ton of ppl
showed up. It was miracle after miracle. Seriously words cannot describe how
wonderful it was. I feel so blessed that I was able to be a part of it. Yeison
is such a great kid and I KNOW he will help many ppl come unto Christ and that
he will be a great leader someday. Now we only need the wards help since he
doesn’t have much support from his family. But seriously best thing ever!
My companion is going
to have changes too. She will be a new sister leader. I totally knew it. But
I’m going to miss Hna Jose sooooo stinking much. I love that girl. I have
learned and grown so much during the time we had together. We had our rough
patches like every companion. But I love her guts.
Truth be told I DO NOT
WANT TO GO HOME AT ALL!!!! But I just got to accept it. I’m going to miss this
country and the ppl that I have learned to love here. I’m leaving my heart here
too. I’m so grateful that Heavenly Father sent me on a mission. It has been so
hard but so incredible. I don’t understand a lot of things that happened on the
mission, but I do know it has helped me grown so close to my Savior and that is
the most important thing. I will never doubt that this is the true church and I
will never leave it. Doesn’t matter if the times get tough. I will see you all
soon. So I will tell you more about the week when I get home. See you in 3
days. Thanks for all the love and the support for the last 18 months. Even
though how I WISH they weren’t coming to an end ;(. But anyways... see you soon
Hna Anderson
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