Prayer, dust pans and shaved heads…..

This week was a rough one. We prepared everything for I____´s baptism. We went to fill the font, and there wasn´t any hot water AT ALL, so we heated some hot water on the church stove and filled it that way. The drain to the font doesn´t work either, and bugs and dirt built up in the space of time that the font wasn´t drained, so we manually cleaned it out, sporting our rain boots and hiking up our skirts and using dust pans to clean it out. Something I´ll definitely NEVER forget hahahaha. The Elders eventually showed up and somehow figured out how to turn on the hot water. So we fill the font and clean the church and have everything prepared down to the speakers and food. We went to bring him to his baptism and HE WASN´T THERE. No one knew where he was. We tried finding him, going to his family and asking and calling but we couldn´t find him. So we canceled the baptism, with the hopes that it could happen at the end of this week. At this moment we still can´t find him, and his family has no idea where he is either. We are so worried. We continue praying and hoping for the best. The work is hard, but it is always so worth it.

I decided, to lighten up the situation, to add a few of my would-be twitter posts for the week if I had a twitter here.....

That moment when people think that all Mormon´s shave their heads and then tell us that we´re the only ones who don´t do so #please #tellmemoreaboutwhatibelieve

Sometimes you and your companion have to manually clean out a baptismal font with a dust pan #mishlife #thishappenseveryday #notreally #butmostofthetime 

I love you so so much everyone!!! See you in 3 months!!!!

Con amor,

Hermana Edwards

Baptism, Temple Dedication and The Atonement

This week was so amazing!!! Primarily because of our progressing investigator, He´s to be baptized this Saturday! He is so shockingly prepared. it is such a miracle and we are so excited to see him enter the waters of baptism! This week, no investigators could come to church due to the Temple Dedication of the Córdoba temple, but he came with us to watch the Cultural Event. He was so upset when it ended, he wanted it to continue so bad! The lessons are always so filled with the spirit. We´ll send pics for next week!!

The Temple Dedication was beautiful. President Uchtdorf and Elder Christofferson came and spoke. President Uchtdorf is HYSTERICAL and I love it when he tries to speak Spanish with his German accent. He gave the dedicatory prayer and it was remarkable to be there and here all of the blessings that the Lord has in store for the people of Argentina! It was wonderful to remember, as he said, this day of dedication, and to remember to REdedicate ourselves as members.  It´s easy to live life, avoiding the bad, but not really doing much good. It´s easy to justify all of the bad we´re not doing as good enough, and not ever going the extra mile to help someone or to be better. It´s so wonderful to know that, no matter how deep we dig ourselves into this rut, there is nothing so deep or so dark in comparison to the brightness of the light of Christ´s Atonement. We can choose now to be better and act upon this impression!!! It´s so amazing, how the gospel can change us and mold us into better, more perfected people. Perfection isn´t achievable here, but the Lord has given us the tools that we need to become more perfect every single day, and someday achieve godly perfection! We should never settle for anything but the best. Heavenly Father wants the very best for all of us. I love listening to the words of the Apostles. I know that they are men called of God!

I love you all so much!! 13 weeks left till I can see you all!!

Con amor,

Hermana Edwards

My Mom insists on pics every week. Please excuse my HUMID HAIR.

Leaders meeting and cooler weather!

Our week was fantastic!!!! We had the leaders meeting.  We found a wonderful family of like 5 kids that went to church yesterday and almost got baptised but didn`t because they moved away and lost contact with the church!!! It was awesome!!!!!! We`re so excited!!!!! I have a really bad cold today too:( I woke up in the middle of the night like 3 times SNEEZING what. It`s getting REALLY cold lately. REALLY. Better than the heat though, so I`m not complaining. 

Did you guys see the Avengers??? People here are saying it was great!!!!!

I love you so much!!! See you soon!!!:)<3

Leaders Meeting!

I love my companion!

Ryan started the fire…..

The week of insanity…...

This week was insanity. So, we got the transfer call on Sunday telling Hermana Kent and I that we don`t have changes! Phew!!! Yay for not having to pack/stress for once!! Well, we go on our merry way, and Tuesday (the day before transfers) we get another call: "PSYCH, Hermana Kent`s leaving!!! Pack up your bags!!" So we spend a stress heavy day packing, organizing and saying goodbye. When the ever-needed sleep came, we got a call at about midnight. It was an unknown number. I was disoriented and startled so I cut it off. Then it rang again. I cut it off AGAIN. This went on about 7 or 8 times until I finally girded up my loins and answered the phone. It was the AP (assistant to the president) I had just cut off the AP 158 times. He told me that I would have to be at the offices the next day early, because I WOULD BE TRAINING. WHAT. Soooooo, turns out that, on top of my STL responsibilities, I`m ALSO training! Her name is Hermana Dayes, from Arizona!!! She`s wonderful!!! She`s darling and so ready and willing to work!! We`re so excited to work together!!! I love her to death!! 

Me and Hermana Dayes this week!

So all in all, this week was wonderful! Yesterday was a pretty big day too!!! I hit 14 months on the mission field. Only 4 (much to soon) more months to go!! My parents completed their 21st year anniversary! I`m so thankkful for them and their righteous examples to me and for teaching me the importance of the Gospel and family values!! There are no doubts in my mind I have the best parents in the world. Also, a year ago yesterday, my sweet Papa John passed away. I remember getting the email and the call from the Mission President. That was probably the most difficult time of my mission. A lot of opposition and changes happen while you`re away from home. Not always for the better. But I live with the certainty that the Lord blesses His faithful children. In His setting, in His time, and in His way. I`ve seen such evidence of that. Just looking back at where my life was a year ago with hardly 2 months on the mission! So many changes!!! But now I`m seeing the changes for the better, and I am so grateful for that. There is nothing more beautiful than living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

I love you all!!

Con amor, 

Hermana Edwards

No changes! Open house, and following the promptings of the Spirit…...

FIRST THINGS FIRST. This transfer we are STAYING together!!! No changes!!!! I LOVE NOT HAVING CHANGES. So a whole other transfer here in Ituzaingo 4 with Hermana Kent!!! We`re excited!

This week was quite normal. We participated in an open house at the church of our District Leader, and that took up a good chunk of our day (it was fun though!) 

We did find a wonderful new investigator. We`ve been trying to teach him for the past month now, but appointments fell through and it became very difficult for us to find him. Yesterday we FINALLY found him and had a wonderful lesson!!! We asked him what made him interested in the church. He told us that it impacted him how we acted, and that our actions have to reflect the way that the members of the church are. We remembered that his birthday was last Sunday. So we called him and wished him a happy birthday. He told us, in his own words that "None of my siblings, and not even my own mother called me to wish me a happy birthday. But you two, missionaries who hardly even know me, took time to let me know that you were thinking of me. It helps me to know that someone cares. That impacted me a lot. Thank you." It was remarkable!!!! Such a testament that the Lord really does work through us to help these people!!! I am so grateful for the quiet whispers of the Spirit that guides this work!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!! Love you all!!!

Con amor, 

Hermana Edwards

Zone conference and division pics!

 Divisions today! 4/13/2015

 Zone conference last week!

 

Feliz Pascua!

This week was remarkable!!! I love the Easter season, and it was even more special because this past weekend we had the wonderful opportunity to listen to our Prophet in General Conference. He and the 12 Apostles truly are men of God!!! 

Hermana Kent and I are doing wonderfully!!! We had a lesson with our progressing investigator, V______. We watched the video about Joseph Smith. She began to sob, and tearfully told us that she had seen the brass plates, the temple doors, and Christ coming to the Americas in a dream. She fervently bore her testimony of the truth of these things. It was one of the most powerful lessons I had ever participated in. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and the wonderful chance we had to hear the voice of our prophet and ponder of the selfless sacrifice of our Savior Jesus Christ! 

I love you all!!!

Con amor,

Hermana Edwards

 Sister Training Leader Conference

These are all 8 STL's of the whole Buenos Aires West Mission!

 Yummy Easter cake they made for us!

My mission president is the best! Pulled pork!!!