So this week was pretty
good. Transfers came and went last night and it looks like I'm staying
here in Portoviejo and I'm good with that, I like it here. I said I'm in
for the long haul because this transfer will be for 8 weeks instead of
6. They changed how long the Latins are in the MTC for (it's 3 weeks now
instead of 2) so they had to have this long transfer to balance it all
out. I'm glad though, because I love my companion and so everything will
be great.
So
this week we went to Guayaquil for a nursing conference. I don't know
if I said this in an earlier letter but I am training as a misison
nurse. Hermana Gonzales is a mission nurse and is super good and I'm
just like wow, I don't know if I can do this...but I know I can do
anything with the Lord's help. There are 6 mission nurses and so all the
missions are split up between us and we help the missionaries in these
areas. It's extra responsibility but I know that it's important and
there will be extra blessings. Anyway, we went to Guayaquil for a
conference and it was really good.
*A
side note about traveling to Guayaquil. So we stayed in the temple
housing which is always super awesome because THERE IS HOT WATER and so
we get to take warm showers which actually feel pretty good because
there is air conditioning and everything as well. Yeah, it's great.
Anyway, so our breakfasts (and sometimes dinners) in the temple usually
consist of yogurt and cookies and ham sandwiches and so basically I ate a
ham sandwhich for breakfast and dinner for like 2 and a half
days...haha (Tell Remy, I thought of him)
Anyway,
Hermana Gonzales was super excited to go back to Guayaquil because she
was there for 10 months and we actaully got to go with the Hermanas in
our old sector and go teaching with them one afternoon and Hermana
Gonzales was super happy because we were going back to teach one of her
converts oh and it's kind of my convert too, but I didn't really teach
her, I came in at the end and I was there for her baptism, it was my
first baptism in the area and yeah anyway I was just sitting in the car
as we were driving to the sector thinking.."am I really helping these
people, am I really making a difference in these people's lives? Does
anyone even remember me in this ward, I was only here for like 3 months"
And all these thoughts were in my head but something happened that
changed everything. So we went in to the house and the Hermana was
really happy to see us and I was like oh, yeah, like she's probably more
happy to see Hermana Gonzles but ok this is good, but then it got
better. We were sitting in her house and these two little girls from a
family that we spent a lot of time with and taught a lot came running to
the door. They are 10 and 12 and they just ran in and gave us the
biggest hugs and Nicole, the 10 year old just started crying...they both
started crying and in that moment I knew I had made at least a little
bit of difference in the lives of these two girls and for that I was
very grateful. I know that these people remember us and that I really am
making a difference. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for
allowing me to see His hand in my life and feel of his love. If you ever
feel like He's not there, look for His hand in your life and I promise
you, you will find it. God is in the little things. I love you all and I
hope you have the best week.
Love,
Hermana Roylance
No comments:
Post a Comment