Hey Family and amigos!
This week was interesting. It felt like it lasted forever but also flew by. We had some very cool experiences with the spirit where we marked Ana for baptism. And she was supposed to be baptized today but on Saturday and yesterday me and Sister Bushman just didn´t have a good feeling. We had to confront A na about a few things and prayed a lot and in the end we postponed the baptism. Ana still wants to get baptized, but we are just going to give her a little bit more time. It was so neat though to have the spirit guide us! It was kind of awkward though because today we went over to tell her we needed to postpone her baptism, but all is well! We called a bunch of the members yesterday too to tell them it was canceled, and they were all super supportive. Like 3 members yesterday bore their testimony and thanked the missionaries and gave us lots of love and care. man, I love this branch! The elders and us were all in tears.
Sorry, it seems like it was a depressing week but really it was good! Still filled with lots of fun and laughter.
We went to go teach Aldina this week and when we got there she had a friend with her. We taught her the first lesson and right before we told the about the First Vision, Aldina asked "Are you guys going to tell the part about the vision???!" haha We have actually gotten a lot of new investigators through Aldina. But that dang woman won´t come to church! This week we also taught her a special lesson about faith. We brought a plum and plum seeds and told her " Pretend you have never tried a plum before" (because then we were going to compare the yummy plum to the wonderful blessings we have from going to church but she has to plant the seeds and experiment it for herself...it was going to be awesome) But as soon as we asked her to pretend she never tried a plum she lost it. She thought it was so funny! Then she explained how she had a bunch of plums in her fridge and her neighbors have a tree and all this stuff. Anyways, it was a very Portuguese thing to do. In the end we read Alma 32:28 with her and testified and called her out to repentance. And she still didn´t come to church! We are going to leave her for a little but one day she will come!
Sounds like the hizzle is a sizzlin`. HAVE A GREAT 4TH OF JULY!!! I am getting a new companion tomorrow, but she is American so we will def. celebrate. I will miss Sister Bushman but change is always good too. Also, I don´t remember if I already told you but the gypsies were expelled from their house. We didn´t get to say goodbye but we sure miss them!
I love being a missionary and can´t believe I only have 4 transfers left. This week I was reading in 4th Nefi and Mormon and learned a lot about how much our sins, pride, and doubt can hold us back from the wonderful things Heavenly Father has in store for us. I also learned a lot about the hope and faith we can have in our Savior Jesus Christ. I have never felt more close to him in my whole life and that is something I wouldn´t trade for the world!
Love you all!
Sister Emma Hulsey
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