Best day of my life!!!!

January 17, 2022

Lunes 

What a night! 

Ran over to the Ramos and had a great lesson with hno Ramos's sister and her husband, but not actually husband. Super solid

Had an incredible lesson with Analía, Ivan, and Hno Ramos. It was so great to have Hno Ramos there and just be friendly and kind and talk. And then Ivan brought a massive bag of fresh figs and Grapes from his house that he picked the day before and put in the fridge. They were so dang good!!! I feasted too haha I pounded like two massive bushels of green Grapes and the figs too were cold and I pounded those as well. Hopefully I don't get diarrhea from all the fruit haha. Or meat poisoning from all the meat at the Parilla de Cristo earlier. It was a solid day of food for sure. 

But the lesson was so solid, we went through all the questions and Ivan understood and accepted everything. Smooth as can be. It was do helpful to have Analia who already heard the questions and of course Hno Ramos and have his testimony snd experience. It was so powerful to hear though Analía and Ivan talk about the feelings and changes they've had since we met them almost a month ago. Analía even remembered the day, el de Diciembre. Wow. They again talked about la paz interior, alegria, and liviano that they've felt. Ivan talked about how he used to drink all the time after the loss of his wife, he didn't take care of the kids, didn't do anything. But he said it all changed when we met him. It was incredible. 

As well we were able to plan everything out for the baptism, logistics and everything. 10am at the el río de nacimiento!!! River of birth, how perfect. 

Martes 

Diarrea all night wow. Every hour. Straight water básicamente 

Miércoles 

Jueves 

Viernes 

It was 106 today. Wow. And we were go go go all day long, we got back at 10:30 and as soon as we did I destroyed the Toilet. And best part is bc it's so hot we don't have water. But the lessons were insanely good. Ivan and Analia are rhe absolute best and they're so ready for baptism. So incredible to hear about the change they've felt. Theur testimonies are just the best. I just want to protect them!!!! I just want to put them under my Wings and carry them to the end. 

Sábado 

Elder Monday tried to fill my tire w aif but instead he let it all out. I tried to ride my bike down to a gomeria down the street and shredded the tire. Had to carry my bike for a good while to a members house who gave us a ride. Had some really good lessons though after that haha. 

Domingo 

Wow. Best day of my mission/life. 

Went early and dug out a whole in the River- felt like I was digging a grave and then it hit me that I really was basically. Such strong symbolism. 

Felt like the sacred Grove. Said it felt inexpresable. So cool to cuando salió del agua solo para wait and feel and see His reacción. Said he felt like he was under the water forever, not like I was going to drown him but like it was in slow moción. And he saidbit felt like it was all white and his legs gave out haha he said he was grateful I was there to pull him back up, estaba agradecidoque yo iba allí para levantarle. And Analía said she felt like she was en una nube, a cloud. Sentían este alegría dentro. Es increíble. Y Ivan estába tan feliz especialmente en la iglesia. Guau. The confirmación was so beautiful too. Wow hermoso. And after the were there with there in the class with the members and all the other investigators and it was just surreal. 

Andddd we had other friends come as well to church!!!!! 

Brenda came!!! She's a 23 yr old single mom, on date forbthr 30th. So kind. So solid. Has a bunch of family that are members but have trouble getting to church bc they live far away. But she lives closer and finally made it, it was great to have her and she said she really wants to be baptized!! 

Gladys came which I wasn't sure if she was going to after her little run in with learning abijt the WOW this last week and she said her arm was hurting. But she came!! Even when her son and just family couldn't make it. 

Ronnie and Daiana came as well!!!!! Holy cow here is a tough situation. They've been together for 9 years, they split up for a second and while they were apart he went out with another girl who just happens to be a member so pretty much mega awkward now. They said they weren't sure if they wanted to go to church bc of it and we were understanding and were just hoping they would come to take the sacrament. Well they came which was a huge shock in the first place!!  And the other hermana was there and just so happened to be giving a talk and teaching the whole second hour to the group. I thought for sure Ronnie and Daiana were going to leave, but they stayed until the very last 10 minutes bc they had to go pick up their kids from their sisters house! After church we went over to visit them with Hno Ramos and it was so powerful. They said they were a little uncomfortable at first but they just focused on the message and the Savior and they said they loved church. They felt so light, a happiness. They felt the Spirit. It was so cool. Then they talked about how they want their whole family to have this happiness and it was just perfect bc Hno Ramos went off abt families and going to church to worship and love God not for other people. Then we talked all about baptism and they understood super well, super engaged again and they really want to be baptized. And had a good part about going to church every week and continuing hasta el fin también . And again at the end we even talked about getting them married and Ronnie said he was planning on talking to his brother tomorrow. Just too perfect. 

And lastly we ended the night with the Ramos family, Hno Ramos gave us a ride back to his house and said come on in elders and they forced us to stay and eat and I was hungryy not going go lie and the food was so good, all this bolivian food wow. 

Literally just so good from start to finish