SO Roxana and Miguel: OH MY GOODNESS, so last Monday, the day before they were going to get married, they called us because Roxana had gone to ask about the issue with the house - whether they were going to lose the house if they got married. Well, they told us over the phone, rather depressed, that it had not gone well at all and they we should come by the next day. We stopped by the next day and Roxana told us that she had gone to ask, adn the man there said that, yes, she would probably lose the house if she got married. She postulated for this house 12 years ago and the due date to give them the house is in ten months. So they decided that they were just going to have to wait for awhile to get married and baptized. Ugh it was one of the worst days of my mission. Roxana said she had been crying the whole day because they both had truly wanted to start this new life together. I had recently read a talk by elder Scott about making decisions according to eternal truths instead of circumstances and it was an incredible talk. If we make our decisions based on what we know to be right and are obeying the commandments of the Lord, the Lord will guide us in the way we need to go. If we make our decisions according to the circumstances we`re in, we will take ourselves away from the path God wants us to follow. We talked to her a little bit about that, and she said that they almost decided to just go the next day to get married, but then she said she was overcome by fear, that she really didn`t know what she would do if they weren`t able to pay the rent and she didn`t have a house for her four children and told us that she was truly scared of what could happen because of hard things that had happened in her life before. She had to be the mother for her little brothers at age six and was on the streets alone at age twelve. It was so difficult. But then she told us that the man that she asked about the house said that he could possibly give her a different answer in a little bit after the new president of Chile gets settled... It`s a little bit confusing the situation, but I`m still holding out hope that it can happen. Their family NEEDS the gospel. She told us that she hopes that her children can go on missions and be like us. I love them so much and I hope beyond hope that their family can continue in the gospel.
BUT, we also have transfers. And it turns out, I will be leaving my lovely Patagonia. HOWEVER, I will still be in Punta Arenas.. I`m actually just moving to the sector right next to where I am. The ward where I will be going, Magallanes, before only had missionaries, and me and my companion (Hermana Palma, from Chile) will be the first sister missionaries there. We will be dividing the sector with the elders and opening that sector together, which means that we will be starting completely from zero. The President of the mission called me the other day to talk to me about the ward, and he said that this ward needs lots and lots of help. The assistance is really low and almost all the members are over 60 years old. They also need a different bishop, because the bishop who is there right now became a widower the last year, but there is not one other man in the ward who is fulfilling all his duties as a priesthood holder to receive the calling. President Rappleye told me that we need to really find young families to help the ward. Sounds like a challenge sector, but I have complete faith in the Lord that he will help us do just that.
ANYWAY, also the reason we didn`t write yesterday was because we went to THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD. REally, it was recently voted that. the Torres del Paine National Park. It was the most incredible thing I have seen in my whole entire life, I was absolutely in awe. We left at three in the morning to get there, and to return in time to get back at six to start working again. But I`ll have to describe it and send fotos the next time because I have no more time, but I love you all so much!! a more cohesive letter the next time!!!!
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