Master, the Tempest is Raging

Do you know the hymn master the tempest is raging? That hymn helped me a lot this week. I'm getting better at talking to people! On Sunday, Sister Rios and I helped the primary with an activity. For the activity we were time travelers. I played a Nephite who saw Christ and Sister Rios was Mary Magdalene. the primary kids loved it! Oh, on Thursday night we had dinner with Sister Sheedy. We were talking, and I mentioned that I'm Guatemalan so she told me that that reminded her of this quote from a movie, "it's because of my Guatemalaness isnt it?" It was so funny! I'm totally saying that now! Someone was telling us that missions are like 2 minutes in the Lords time, and that that is why they are so important and why we need to make them count because it geso by so fast.

This area is not an easy area. It's really hard, actually, but that just means we have to give it our all! Investigators aren't falling into our laps and we don't have baptisms every week, but that doesn't mean we aren't working hard and doing our best. Every night when we get back home and we are just so tired I know that it is because we did our best. Even, though, days are hard and sometimes things don't work out, I know that this is the most important thing that I could be doing right now. I know that "these afflictions are for but a small moment and that if i endure well I will inherit the kingdom of God." D&C is so great, especially as a missionary. The scriptures really just mean so much more when you put your name in them. It's like the Lord is speaking to each of us personally.

Kelly and Loretta made some great progress! On Tuesday, they were asking questions and being more involved! Oh, and they didn't smoke while we were there! Elder Rangel and Elder Culombe gave the training and it was great! Also he can't say Gonzalez, which is pretty funny. Canadians in general just can't seem to say Gonzalez. Also, I have been called Sister Gomez so many times, it's annoying! There was a really bad snow storm on Wednesday, and I have never seen snow fall like that! Here, the snow falls like its trying to attack it's nuts! We went to DQ and got blizzards to celebrate Sister Rios' 9 months out and I was like, "Sister Rios, are we Canadian now? Eating ice cream during a snow storm?! haha!" There are so many crows here, and I was telling sister Rios that they are bad luck! We went to go visit a less active who lives in a nursing home, and while we were waiting we struck up a conversation with this guy, Bernie. It was so amazing, and you could tell that he really needed that. AH it's just so amazing how the smallest things can be great blessings! Seed planted! Also, on Saturday we are having one of the 12 apostles come and speak to us! So exciting!