Week 52

Okay. This week I learned a lot about faith. There were a lot of experiences that we went through, some I don't ever want to happen again and others where I can't stop looking at the pictures again.

Well, Roman and Guadalupe got married!!! It was a great experience to share with them. And they seem super happy too. Roman couldn't stop smiling! :) And they had like 120 couples get married that day! It was the craziest thing! There were tons of teens too, like 16 year olds, all in their cute white cocktail dresses and high heels.... It was crazy.... And I don't know if it was because it was free to get married or what, but there were tons of them. And they did everything together: the vows, the kiss, and they had like 10 cakes so everyone could have a piece. And it was looooong...... Like 2 hours. But it was cool. I got to do Guadalupe's hair. A nice French braid :) They are happy:) 

They also had their baptismal interviews! And passed! Our district leader said that they are in awesome shape and ready to go! Yes! I was super happy!:) But then everything got weird on Friday. We went over to their house because we had an appointment with them.... At 8..... And Roman still wasn't home and neither was Eli... That's not good..... Because they both work at the same place and Eli and all their coworkers always go out to drink after work...... We ended up talking with Reina because all of Guadalupe's kids were asleep... And they still hadn't gotten home. And their phones wouldn't work either! So we called every half an hour until 10:30 to see if they had… and still no....

So we went over in the morning on Saturday and Guadalupe and Reina said they got home fine. They just worked super late and their phones weren't charged. Yes we're all good?! So we went about our day and had an awesome lesson with Maria. She's getting baptized on March 14! :) Then we went to the church to get everything ready for the baptism and waited.... and waited.... and waited until 5, but Roman and Guadalupe weren't there yet... So we called them and Roman answered, but he kept saying "I have a problem, I have a problem, I'm not home yet". So we ran over to the house and Guadalupe was all ready, but Roman wasn't there. Then he came around the corner on his bike and Guadalupe went over to meet him. After that everything went by in a whirl. Guadalupe came back crying, the branch president called and said that Roman had just gone and drank, Hermanos came over to take us over to the baptism, Roman felt so bad that he got on his bike and left, and then we were at the church crying our eyes out. But one thing I won't forget is Guadalupe's faith and determination to get baptized. She said that she was fine, but very sad. But because she made a promise to get baptized, she would go through with it.  We had some Hermanos go looking for Roman and she went underwater and came out smiling. She has so much faith in Heavenly Father that I can't even describe! And Roman came, super sad, after the ordinance, but just in time to hear his son bear his testimony. And she was thinking about separating him, but now no. Everything is fixed. But it was a sad and life-changing experience that I won't forget. And she said that she felt something fall off her when she was in the water and it was the best feeling in the world. So cool!! And after her confirmation she looked all the more happier :)

But this is my crazy week. We've brought one more soul to the truth and we will bring Roman too on March 14. Be careful of what's in the world right now, even with members of this amazing church. Because even they will say, "Nothing will happen" even though something's wrong to do. Keep reading your scriptures. In fact, read Alma 5. But don't just read it, but study it. It's one of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon and it's really made me think about my work here. And go see Meet the Mormons! It's really good:) Love you all!! Bye!

Love Hermana Walker