The view from my new pension!
On the 30th,
after Pday ended my companion, Hermana Olmedo, and I went to visit a
member named Cristian who works at an ice cream shop. When we arrived we
found a referral he had for us sitting patiently in a chair. Talk about
unreal! We talked to him and invited him to come to church and to learn
more. On our way out the door Cristian treated us to free ice cream! We
were then on our way, looking for old investigators and less actives.
Right now we're in finding mode, which means a lot of faith and a lot of
walking;) After getting in the pension and planning I got to go to
sleep in an air-conditioned room for the first time in Argentina. What a
beautiful blessing!
My new companion and I
Hermana Olmeda Martinez from El Salvador
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On the 31st we were
greeted by a storm of rain and wind! We bundled up and went to visit an
investigator named Jorge first. He had shown interest and was reading
the Book of Mormon and the pamphlets. I didn't know him; from the start
it was clear that he was a great guy, but that he wasn't willing to
change and give up certain things to be a member. We made sure he knew
he was invited to church, but knew we weren't doing to focus on him
anymore. Our time as missionaries is precious, and we truly only have
time to work with those who truly want to progress and take the steps
necessary to follow their Savior. We picked up lunch afterwards and ate
it in the pension. After eating I had some time to write in my journal,
which I desperately needed to do after so much change! Later Oscar
accompanied us. We stopped by Cristian's ice cream place again, as he had
yet Another referral for us! From there we took the train to get to a
different part of our area. Our area is so large that we can take a
train and Still be within our limits! Talk about insane. At the end of
the day to celebrate the new year we made Peruvian food at Oscar's
house. It was really good and I felt like I was among family, even
though I'm brand new and don't knew them very well yet. We hustled to
get back to the pension on time, because with all the festivities we're
been asked to be in the pension by 8:30 for safety. I was fast asleep as
soon as 10:30 rolled around;)
Amazing Peruvian food made by my companion!
The new year! On
the 1st we had lunch with the familia Waker. They're a ton of fun! The
food was delicious, turkey with a sweet sauce and potato fries. We had
fruit salad for dessert and icecream, an interesting but yummy
combination;) We met up with Ausi, our member, afterwards. Ausi is a ton
of fun and reminds me a lot of my aunt Tanya:) With her we visited the
familia Mino, less actives. It was a little hot in their house and I
found a little hard not to fall asleep`. It was quite the battle.
However, after visiting with her she presented us her neighbor and we
had the chance to share the gospel with her and invite her to church:)
We then visited Carla, another less active, and talked with her father,
who's not a member but has investigated the church quite a bit.A busy
and fun day:)
P-day Pizza
On the 2nd we blasted the weekly
goal for lessons with a member present out of the water! We met up with
Oscar after lunch and found Ariana, a less active. While in her house
we had the chance to contact quite a few people who weren't members and
invite them to come to church. Ariana herself seemed very excited at the
prospect of coming to church with us. I feel like like house definitely
has potential and that we could find someone ready to progress and
accept the gospel! After such success it seemed necessary to celebrate
with Grido ice cream, courtesy of Oscar;) At the end of the day we
visited the familia Nevares, a couple who have been married for 70
years! Impressive!
On the 3rd we were up EARLY
for our zone meeting in Belgrano, about an hour away from where we are.
It looks like it'll be a great zone and I'm looking forward to working
with and learning from the Elders and Sisters. After the zone meeting we
bought some food and cooked up some Lobo Saltero (spelling), a
delicious Peruvian dish. Later in the afternoon we met up with Ausi once
more. We covered a ton of ground, but NO ONE was out on the streets,
making it a little difficult to talk to people... However, we did find a
couple less active members and were able to teach them and invite them
back to church:)
Yesterday
we had church at 2 in the afternoon until 5! Talk about an interesting
schedule! The members of Caballito are very nice and I'm looking forward
to working with them and getting to know them better:)
Today
in the morning we headed to Parque Patricios because I had the money
for the pension still... a mistake on my part. However, due to this I
got to say hi to Hermana Pilliza and the familia Pucheta! It was so
great to see them!
Wonderful people of Parque Patricios
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Things are going really
well. My companion is a lot of fun. She's from El Salvador, cooks
excellently;), and reminds me a lot of Alanna. She has a lot of positive
energy and is ready and willing to get to work. I love you all a ton
and wish you all the best in this new year! Make it count:)
Love,
Hermana Dickson
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