Week 7 ~ Learning and Challenges

So this week has been a little more challenging for me. We've been trying to find more investigators, but we haven't been very successful. We did find this one golden family who came to church with us yesterday. They're from Brazil and speak Portuguese sometimes. I feel bad because I love them, but I can't really understand them when they talk to me haha. The father, Pablo said the morning of the day we first visited them, ( We visited them at night) He had a vision of me, before he even met us. They're awesome, they've already got such strong testimonies of Joseph Smith being a prophet and of The Book of Mormon.I tried to teach them the apostasy by turning the lights off, but of course with my luck, I couldn't find the right switch, and I kept turning off different stuff! hahaha They need to wait to be married because they have a problem with their papers, but they're anxious to be baptized!

It's really hot here and there's a lot of dark stuff here, I'm gonna be honest, I have seen a lot of messed up stuff. I love the members though, it's amazing to see the people be so happy with so little. It's such a testimony that The Gospel of Jesus Christ is what brings us true and Everlasting Happiness. I can't wait to see Christ fill the people of Bolivia with His Light!

I feel a little down, because I'm really struggling with the language, and I feel like I'm 0 help to my companion. I know the language will come with time and I need to be patient, but it's difficult. Also, I hate to admit it, but I did get pretty homesick at one point. The house next to ours started playing the song at the end of Planes Trains and Automobiles on Thanksgiving! Gah! What are the odds? hahaha

I have to say though, whenever I get knocked down, Heavenly Father is quick to pick me back up. He has shown me so many tender mercies, more than I can ever describe. I love this work so much, when else do you get to feel yourself walking side by side with Christ? I know I'm going to miss Christmas back at home, but what could be a more memorable Christmas than one spent in the service of others?

All is well, All is well.