The One Where Lindsay and I Became Twins

This is humitas which is basically corn with sugar.

I don’t know why now, but today is one of the days that I have felt closest to the fam. I don’t know why but it is such a sweet feeling.

                BUT OH MY – I LOVED TODAY! So we had a few good lessons and it was 9:00. We were like 20 minutes away from the house. We decided to say a prayer and start heading towards the house but stop when we felt the spirit. LITERALLY 2 seconds into the bike ride, a girl yelled at us, “HEY! What do you two do?” We stopped and walked over to her. She was with her boyfriend and they started asking about missionary work. After a few minutes she told us that she got baptized 15 years ago when she was 13 but never was active. Then she started asking if it’s possible to change and be acceptable to God. She was so real and I LOVE HER SO MUCH! We had to go, but left them with a Book of Mormon and Alma 36. We’ll see them on Saturday and I’m pumped. Adriana and Carlos were a huge miracle today.

                We taught Jose and decided that it was the spirit that was telling us both to push the baptism back one week. Especially since he hasn’t come to church in a few weeks. But it was good and we feel peace about it.

                Also Hermana Cira has a friend that was interested in the church, so they invited us over with Cira for a FHE tonight. We went over and had a wonderful lesson and a fun game. Now we have a lesson scheduled for Monday. ScoreJ

                We had exchanges and I was here with Hermana Tapiero from Colombia! She is so cute and taught me so much about simple service. She has 4 weeks as a missionary, but she connects so well with the people, she is already making such a difference for so many people! It was a joy to be with her for a day.

                Oh yeah, I let Hermana Cook cut my hair. It needed it so bad, she chopped a solid 3 inches off but it’s a lot better now. And tonight Hermana Garcia BEGGED me to let her pluck my eyebrows (I feel like I’m on like extreme makeover: mission addition). (Or is this a mid-mission crisis?)

                We had our zone conference with President. It. Was. Incredible. As always. He taught us how to teach repentance. I realized that we have been teaching How to repent a TON. We are good at explaining the steps of true repentance, but there’s a reason they aren’t really dying to confess their sins and change their nature. Today I realized why. We haven’t been teaching the “WHY” to repentance. We have forgotten to give them a reason to repent. We need to help them recognize the spiritual trouble we are all in right now. God loves us and wants us to come back to live with Him. He is perfect. Can’t accept ANYTHING impure, unclean, worldly, and full of sin. We have to pay for sins. The price of sin is eternal death. So Christ paid for them. But He paid for us on some conditions. The conditions are repentance. Because repentance allows us to access the atonement. The atonement brings God’s mercy. God’s mercy satisfies the justice and God is just. Everyone who repents lives with God. Forever. As families. In a state of EVERLASTING HAPPINESS. That’s why we need to repent. Alma 42.

                I learned how to fix the toilet and the senior couple missionaries called me after I fixed our toilet to ask me to fix another bathroom here in Curico so they didn’t have to come all the way from Rancagua. My next calling: Mission Plumber. J

                It’s 9:30 PM which means it’s 5:30 PM at home which means Lindsay went through the temple! I kind of feel like today was one of the hardest things I’ve missed. Just because the temple is so special and I love it so much. It’s one of the most important things she’ll do in her life. But hey, who says you need to be in the same room to share spiritual excitement? No one, so I closed my eyes for a minute and just felt. And I am sure she feels it too.

A shout-out to Lindsay from Chile

                Today was super special! We taught Solange and we all decided that during our fast, we would fast for Jaime. That his heart will open. That he will understand God’s plan. That they will be able to get married. And we are going to do ALL WE CAN to help them. I know God will work miracles.

                Oh and Fernanda, a new investigator, she is GOLD. She read the Book of Mormon and in the closing prayer she said, “God, I promise I will keep reading the Book of Mormon and praying to find the answer.” Ah I love when the faith is shown in the prayer. It’s so special.

                ANDDD we found Adriana! I LOVE HER SO MUCH! She’s a less active that we found on the 27^th of Feb. We taught her today about repentance and the love of God. She said she wants to come to church! TOMORROW! She’s so wonderful. We already called some members to be waiting to sit with her at church and be her buddy. SO MUCH HAPPINESS!!

                P.S. In the morning, I realized that I put on the dress I wore when I went through the temple for the first time.

                FELIZ CUMPLEANOS LINDSAY!! It’s weird that Linds is 19 because I still feel like I’m 19… my mind is all… what…? We’re twins now? J

                Solange and Jaime came to church and 2 MIRACLES! 1) Solange told us that last night she asked Jaime if he wants to get married and he said yes!! 2) At church Jaime said that he finally felt something. He felt really good and opened his heart a little. THAT WAS LITERALLY WHAT WE WERE FASTING FOR! How powerful. God is miraculous.

                Also Jose didn’t come and it’s been 4 weeks since he has attended church and he’s supposed to get baptized Friday. It’s such a hard situation because on paper, he is so ready. But I just don’t know if he’s converted. As I prayed and fasted and searched the scriptures and found in Moroni 6:1 that says, “and they were not baptized save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it.” Even though his words prove that he understands the doctrine of Christ and he has repented, his actions don’t completely show hid dedication and willingness to make this sacred promise with God. So we will keep praying to know the right thing to do and have the strength to do it.

Me and Elder Leon. I replaced his Utah shirt from Elder Covey with a BYU shirt and then we burned his Utah shirt :) Don't worry, just turning the world blue one person at a time.

Walking through the Plaza with my fresh eyebrows.