Ehem. This morning my companion and I (yup, I only have one now. I´ll tell you about that later) went on an exciting quest across town to go get my long awaited birthday package. My package arrived here in Spain about a week and a half ago, but it got stuck at the airport in customs (of course). It was quite the process. Lot of people telling me what I needed to do and where I needed to go, and a lot of me smiling and pretending like I knew what they were saying. Needless to say, it was a bit of an adventure, but 5 government bulidings later and plenty of help from lovely strangers, I finally got it :) And let me tell you, it was SO worth the wait.
I loved EVERYTHING. Especially the millions of glitter and sparkles that decorated my lap when I opened my letter from Allie May. Thank you all!
Anyways, now that I can´t stop smiling, let me tell you about my awesome week.
First of all, we had some crazy changes go down Wednesday night. President called us after planning at like 11:00pm. Every time I see his number pop up on our caller ID my heart drops, because I know something is ALWAYS up. I feel like we are always the "go to" missionaries when he´s stuck in a pickle and needs an out haha It´s great though, I wouldn´t have it any other way.
So he was calling us to let us know that a sister was sick an needed to go back to the states for more medical help (she´s fine. no worries) and that we needed to have emergency transfers. He decided to have Sister Norton move out of our area to be with the other sister and that Hermana Snelson and I would stay in Barrio 2 and serve together. We´re not really sure why things ended up the way they did and how Hermana Snelson and I ended up being companions, but we are not going to question it because we are STOKED. I am so excited to be her trainer and work with her these next several weeks. She is so great and so far we have been working really well together. She is such a hard worker and every day we come up with more and more ways to improve. It´s the best! Also, I know I´ve mentioned this before, but she is hilarious. I never stop laughing.
Welp, things are just going wonderfully and I couldn´t be more content. We have A LOT of new investigators and we are really excited for all the new people we have been blessed with. Our other investigators are theee best and we had an awesome turn out at church on Sunday, which by the way was SUCH a great day.
We´ve still got so much more to learn, but every day we get a little closer to figuring out this whole missionary work :) I love it. This Gospel is so incredible and SO true! Oh, and by the way, just a quick side note. Guess who stopped by to speak to us on Saturday morning?? ELDER BALLARD!!! We are so incredibly blessed! I love the apostles. I love them so much! He had beautiful spirit wih him that left all 150 of us recharged and spiritually strengthened.
A few quotes from Elder Ballard:
“Your success is directly proportionate to your desire.” If our desires are righteous, The Lord will give us success in His work.’
Elder Ballard said, “Your success is directly proportional to
your desire.”
Then, he asked, “How much do you love The Lord? You might say that you love Him enough to die for him. But do you
love Him enough to get up on time, to get out on time, and to reach out to the people you pass by on the street every day?"
He said that this had been a very busy trip for him. Then
said, “Frankly, I’m tired. Sometimes I ask myself, “What is
an old 85 year old doing running around like this?” He then said that s
ometimes he is tempted to get discouraged. When he
does, he pulls out a small picture of the Savior that he
always travels with, and looks into His eyes and says that
he keeps going because he understands Gethsemane.”
All is well. My singing skills are improving, in case any one was worried. The church is true. I love Elder Ballard. My companion is the best thing that´s ever happened to me. Spanish is awesome. I have the best family ever. I played two hours of tag and hide and seek the other day and I can´t remember having so much fun in my life. Enjoy the pictures. Missionary work is THEEE best.
Con mucho Amor,
Hermana Scheu
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