This week was so wonderful! Being a missionary is such a privilege and a joy!
It is also hard at times. Especially when you´re me, and you demand perfection of yourself and overcomplicate everything. :) I´m learning, though!
Yesterday was an amazing experience. Our investigators Sebastian and Margarita, two teenagers, texted us at 7:20, before church at 9:00, to say that they did not want us to come over anymore and that they weren´t coming to church. I cried. We had a lesson with Sebastian the night before, and I could see that he was interested. He even committed to come to church. I can see how much the gospel will bless people´s lives, so I get so frustrated and sad when they don´t see it. I of course blamed myself a bit, and I was so sad because my heart was set on seeing Sebastian in church. I have been too uptight and trying to be perfect immediately, so this was all a great experience.
On the way to church, we saw Hermana Cabrera, the less-active woman we taught on our first night here. I was so excited to see her and her daughter in sunday dress coming to church! There was even Rodrigo, a crazy recent convert there too!! Seeing them comforted me.
The sacrament meeting was amazing. I felt the spirit so strongly. The sacrament was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I felt that I had truly repented of my sins and mistakes, and I felt the Savior lifting my burdens from me, comforting me, and letting me know that I don´t have to be perfect now. I just have to do my best and keep going. That´s what I´m doing!!
Yikes, there´s much more to say, but my time is over now. We are striving to find more people and work with members so that we can get some people who actually make committments!!! I am so eager to help people come unto Christ and realize the blessings of the gospel!
Love,
Élder Olivier
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| our study area! |
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| My CCM teacher Hermano Pedersen. What a guy! I want to be like him! He served a mission in Utah but is from Buenos Aires. |
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