Week 53

Well this week was pretty awesome. We started out with an awesome p-day. A family in the branch invited us to go over and eat breakfast with them and IT WAS SO GOOD:) We had atole, which is a drink made with tortilla dough, and pan dulce. Then we ate tacos de pollo :)) It was so good!! We were also able to go see Meet the Mormons. It was actually a really good movie. I liked it.... Especially the football part.... I think the elders were all laughing at me during that part.....:) But it was awesome:)
We also had divisions this week and this time we didn't go in trios.... I went out by myself with another Hermana. I thought I was going to get lost! But I went out with Hermana Mitchell from Roy and we had some good success together. We were able to find Maria's son who is already a member, but is giving her a lot of problems. He's out with a girl 15 years older than he is and has teenagers and his mom is a little freaked out for him. But we talked to him and asked if he's still reading and stuff. He said no, so we made the commitment that he will. And that night we went to the Family Night with his girl. We also found a new investigator named Ezequiel who talks a lot. And I think he's going to be a bit hard because he says he's catholic, but doesn't live the Catholic commandments or norms. And he doesn't believe that there is a true truth, so he's having a hard time accepting the Book of Mormon as truth because he doesn't fully believe that the Bible is truth.... And he talks a ton! But hopefully we can work with him:)

I also learned that as I grow older, I hope my future husband never becomes addictive to alcohol and that I never become bitter as an old woman. We had to experience dropping some investigators this week. We've been visiting some investigators that are like 85 years old, but are super catholic, hate each other, and forget everyone we've taught them once we leave. So we haven't really figured out what we should do to help them progress. But this time we got there and they were already fighting, but after 45 minutes trying to teach them, they got at it again. But this time they pulled out things they can use to hit each other and everything. They were yelling and screaming so we ended trying talking over their voices and sang a hymn... But we don't think we're going back.... We also went over and visited Reina and Eli and this is where the drunk part comes in. They have been doing great and he hasn't been drinking. But the other night he came home after drinking a bit, but he wasn't drunk. But he started pushing his son around and his son didn't like it and neither did Reina, so she tried to get after him.... up to the point where they were outside with a knife and a branch of wood in hand.... Right now they are working harder on their relationship. Their homework was to write letters to each other with good things written. They seem better. And Eli is now listening more and has questions :) 

We've also been working a lot with Roman this week. He has been really down on himself, but luckily we have a lot of members that are welcoming him and everything. He's just having a hard time forgiving himself. So the other day we went over and taught the family about repentance, but he really focused it on forgiveness. So we used a little exercise with a pen and the Gospel of Jesus Christ pamphlet. Inside are the steps of repentance so what we did was an activity where he holds the pen in his hand with his palm to the ground and his arm straight on the side. Then every time we read a step he can let go of the pen with one finger. And you keep going until you get to step 5 and he has to let go. But as the exercise goes your arm gets tired and tired, but when the pen (sin) is gone, you feel relieved. And then we went on about forgiveness. He seems to be doing a lot better and says that he is more than ready for his baptism. So we're excited for Saturday :)

Well, these are some of the highlights from last week. I've completed a year! What!? That means I've put up some good goals for the next 6 months because I WILL RETURN WITH HONOR..... and a few less pounds! :) But I've learned a lot of things this year that I don't think I would have ever learned if I hadn't come to Oaxaca. A lot of things that are helping me now, but also when the time comes where I have to experience certain things. But I've also learned how to rely on Heavenly Father for everything. It's been amazing to see new light in the eyes of people when they learn that there is something more. I'm excited for the next 6 months. They're going to be AWESOME!!  I love you all! Bye!

Hermana Walker