This week I have realized that hard work really pays off. We have had a very rewarding week. I think it's safe to say that it's been the most rewarding week I've had so far. It's been so great!
Our zone had a focus this week to find 50 new investigators. We have 10 teams in our zone, which means each of us needed to find 5. We haven't set a goal for 5 investigators in 1 week for awhile, they are usually around 3 or sometimes 4. So Hermana Meredith and I prayed and prayed that we would be able to meet our goal. Well, we went to work, and GUESS WHAT! We found 9 new investigators this week! That's right, NUEVE NUEVO INVESTIGADORES. And 8 of them speak spanish! We have really been blessed. The focus ends tonight, so we are hoping to find one more so we can double our goal. I have really seen how having faith, and then going to work can bring forth blessings.
Yesterday our sweet Yeimy got baptized! She was so cute. She was so worried that she would get dropped in the water and drown, but we assured her that that wouldn't happen :) Even though she is 9 years old and still technically counts as a convert baptism, it has been really cool to be able to teach her because her dad is not a member and has become more and more interested. We know that him seeing her get baptized was special and may have sparked a little something.
We had exchanges from Friday-Saturday and I stayed in North Minneapolis with Sister Larsen! I had to do all the talking in Spanish and I was very proud of myself for how I did. I saw this guy who looked Hispanic working on his bike in his garage. We went up to him and I had a regular, normal conversation with him and talked to him about who we are and read out of the Book of Mormon with him! We were there for about 20 minutes and it was just him and I talking completely in spanish. It was AWESOME!
This week I had to give the doctrinal training in District Meeting. I thought allll week what I wanted to train on, and after many many different ideas, I taught about sanctification. This past month, President Barney told the mission that he wants us all to be more consecrated and to fast and pray about how we can be. So I found some awesome talks and scriptures about sancification and how I can be more sanctified as a missionary. It went really well and I learned a lot!
(This was a practice preformace we did before Sunday)
(This was a practice preformace we did before Sunday)
Yesterday was another crazy Sunday! We had coordination, Hermana Meredith and I did a musical number in sacrament, we taught Young Women's, Yeimy got baptized, and then we had to teach a Noche De Hogar! President and Sister Barney came to the baptism and asked us if we had a dinner that night. We told them we didn't, so they invited us over to their house for dinner! Sister Barney made super yummy spaghetti. It was nice to have a good homemade American meal. So, it was a busy busy day, but all super great things. I love being a missionary :)
Also, it's gettin real hot here already. Saturday was 97 degrees and it's pretty humid too. A few months ago it was below 0, last month it was below freezing, and now it's 97 degrees. Crazy Minnesota!
I've had a great week. We have worked real hard. We met/exceeded all of our goals. 1/1 baptisms, 1/1 date sets, 3/2 investigators to church, and 9/5 new investigators. Super cool!
This Thursday we have Mission Conference, and Elder Dyches from the 70 is coming. I got asked to play a musical number! So I'm gonna play Called to Serve. Wish me luuuuuuuck!!!😁
Thanks for the emails. Have a great week and have fun hiking today!
Love you,
Love Hermana Nissinen
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