This was by far my favorite baptism of the mission. Yet anyway. Before the baptism he was so excited/nervous and it was just so cute. There was a lot of little problems before hand like the clothes that the elders brought didn't fit him, and we had to wait forever for his family, a lot of the members were about to leave for a temple trip, and we didn't have money for cake like Alex wanted ("because this is another birthday"), and yeah you get the point. But it all worked out! We found clothes! His family got there and all the members were able to be there as well! And even a miracle of cake was brought by the Primary Pres.! Miracles left and right. And then the actual baptism service was super sweet. My pals Katy y Benjamin gave amazing talks about baptism and the holy ghost and I cried. And when it was time for the actual baptism Alex's little bro Marvin wanted to see but through the door of the baptism font and almost fell in. So that was funny. Alex was so happy after being baptized. He had so much joy in his face (even if he baptized his phone too) and his mom cried for joy. Idk it was just an amazing experience and I can't really describe it that well. My English skills have begun to slacken the more I learn Spanish.
Anyway this kid is pilas. Pilas is like someone who's on top of things. His desire to learn about the gospel and follow the savior is an amazing example to me. An example of the type of enthusiasm I need to have as I teach and learn more about God and his plan and love for us. I mean his favorite song is Mas Cerca Dios de Ti, or in English, Nearer my God to Thee. We have sung that song so many times throughout our lessons. But I think it's a perfect song to explain his desire to draw near to our Savior and our Heavenly Father. It's beautiful. I love it.
The baptism was probably the highlight of this week but besides that this week has been crazy busy. Like I'm tired and my feet hurt and I want to go lay down and die. But so is the life of a missionary. This week we went to the wedding of some investigators of Nimajuyu (elders in our district), went to a baptism in La Justo (elders in our zone), and we had divisions with the Hermana Leaders. Let's just say it was a lot of walking and bus riding and feeling exhausted. But as much as missionary work is hard I'd say it's worth it. I get a lot of joy out of it and I know that the people we visit everyday do too. Well probably. I'm not a mind reader.
Now to teach you about my pics. They don't say "show me" they say "teach me" when talking about showing things here. It's a confusing thing about Spanish that I don't understand. But whatever. Pics include colorful houses, drinking bags of water and my comp, "exquisite" tostadas con frijoles y queso, my district, Alex, Alex and his fam and us, my zone leader dressed like an 8 year old getting baptized, mis amigos Katy y Benja, a mango tree, and the birthday of the Viky (the mom of Alex). Fin.
I'm beginning to understand why literally every missionary is like "you should go on a mission" before I just thought it was mumbojumbo and they were just saying it because they had to. But now that I've been on the mission for almost 5 months I'm starting to get it. I will be honest. Being a missionary is really hard. But I've also never been happier. And it's weird because I still really miss my familia and a veces the things of the world but I just love it. I love seeing people be happy. I love being a personal witness that the gospel brings that happiness. I love having weird experiences. (I'll tell some stories later) I love doing fun things everyday like going to weddings and birthdays and baptisms. I love being apart of those moments of joy. So for anyone who's thinking about going on a mission or isn't sure, I'm going to join the chorus and say, "You should go!" And I'm giving you my reason why. I know that when people told me they didn't give me a reason. Just that I should. But my reason is that it brings so much joy!!!! And why? I think it's because you're constantly serving 24/7. If not people it's the lord. And how great is that!? And it doesn't just bring joy to yourself but it brings joy to others. Investigators, members, family, everyone. And the purpose of life is to have joy. So how great is it once you've found it? Anyway rant over.
Now for funny stories. Divisions with the Hermana Leaders were quite eventful in terms of things happening. I think it's because in my area the people are getting used to seeing me around. But I was in a new area and wow was I noticed. "Goodbye my love!" "How you doing girl?!" "It's nice to meet you." (I was walking past) "Good morning!" (It was night) And my favorite was when we went to an investigators house and this lady comes up to me, touches my hair, doesn't say hi or anything, and just says, "Ella es bien canche." And then my comp was like, "She's really tall too." (I was sitting down.) And the lady was like, "But you're tall too." My comp is a tall for latino standards. Anyway when I stood up the lady's mouth literally opened and her eyes were all wide with shock. I laughed after the fact. Oh! And I had a drunk guy kiss my hand. That was interesting. It definitely was a moment where I'm like what the heck is my life? So yeah that was funny moments with Marley. I hope you enjoyed them.
Anyway my dears, yo no tengo mas a decirle pero gracias por su apoyo en mi vida aqui en la mision. I love you! Till next time!
Hermana Judd
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