Hola! 

This past week has been a lot better than last, gracias a Dios! 

I first wanna say FELICIDADES to Okie! I'm soooo excited for you to leave for your mission. Best experience ever! ❤ You're gonna kill it.

This week I decided to forget about myself and go to work. I think that last week I was focusing more on myself, which may have been the reason why it was a harder week, so I tried to be better about not doing that this week! We made meaningful, effective plans each morning and followed through with them. It was great. I was reminded many times of the scripture in 2nd Timothy 1:7 "Let us set aside our fears and live instead with joy, humility, hope, and a bold confidence that the Lord is with us." I love this, and it's been a great reminder to me that I don't need to be afraid, but to know that He is always there for me. 

We had interviews with President on Thursday. Transfers are in a few weeks... will I stay a 5th transfer in North Minne? Or will I go? Hmmm...😋 We will see! 

Ricardo is getting baptized on Sunday! I am so so excited! We have visited him many times this past week. Thursday night we had a lesson with him, but when we went over he wasn't there (which isn't normal for him). We called him, and he was on the bus coming home. So we waited on his porch for him for about 15 minutes. He comes walking up to his porch with his cute little umbrella cause it was raining, and he was dragging his oxygen tank. It was one of the cutest things I had ever seen hahahaha. He told us that he was out looking for a different place to live because his family doesn't support him going to our church so he doesn't want to live with them anymore. It makes me sad. (BTW this guy is in his late 60's). He is so ready for his baptism. Yesterday in Gospel Principles he was sharing the things that we are supposed to do on Sundays and he said "pasar tiempo con mis nietas" (spend time with my granddaughters) which is what he calls Hna Nelson and I! So cute. He doesn't have any ties at all, so mom if it's not too much of a hassle, could you maybe send me a blue tie for him that he can wear for his baptism? 

Our lesson with Ricardo in the chapel last night

This is Ricardo walking to church 2 and a half hours before it starts!!!!

The mosquitos are getting so bad and all of us sisters are getting them all over our legs and bodies, so Sister Barney is going to ask Salt Lake if we can start wearing pants!!! Woohoo! I really hope we can! I counted my bug bites this morning. I have 14 bites in total!

 

Sweet Carmencita :) She started balling when we came over!

Anyways, this week was really awesome. President told me in interviews that missions can be physically exhausting, but also spiritually exhausting. He told me to focus on the basic truths of the gospel by continuing to really study the Book of Mormon everyday and to remind myself that I am a child of God. Sometimes I think we forget the basic simple truths. 

The Penafiel Family. So so cute! We talked about
the creation and colored little pictures.

Sister Hansen and I on transfers last week!

Thank you guys for the emails and everything! I love you guys so much! I am really so grateful for my mission and everything that I've learned so far. Is it easy? Nah, but I'm so grateful for all of the experiences I'm having😊

Soooo funny story. This is Hna Nelson's hammock. We decided to hang it up for comp inventory and comp study. I got in, then came out. She got in, and then told me to get in. I started rolling in and it just completely fell hahaha it was soooo funny

Have a fantastic week! 

Hermana Nissinen