With Hermana Allen.  I seriously love this girl!

Well this day has been really fun but we only have a short time to write.

We started writing earlier and I wrote the mission president, but then we were all really hungry and decided to go get something to eat and then come back, we all meaning the other sisters from our ward. Well we went to Burger King and then bought our groceries in Walmart ( I feel really North American!) and now we are back here at the internet. We had a good time looking at all of the Halloween things at Walmart. HEY! Trynn, I love your costume! It's way awesome!!!!! What are the other boys going to be for Halloween? 

I am thinking that maybe not all of my letters are coming through to you all. I sent those flash cards because I don't use them anymore. I had them on a ring and would practice in the street! Maybe you can all learn a little Spanish with them :)

 

 

 

 

With Hermana Guerrero after lunch with the bishop

 I have learned so much about the atonement. I LOVE the atonement of my Savior Jesus Christ. I know that He knows EVERYTHING I am going through. I love that I can be comforted even in the most trying of times if I just rely on Him. HE knows. HE can help. HE has felt everything I am going through and everything I will go through. We have been dealing with a friend who has really bad depression. I never knew much about depression. But I know now that it is a real thing and SO many people have it. Some are stuck in this sickness and feel like they just can't ever make it out. There are so many signs of depression and so many things that people can do to avoid it, but once you´ve fallen into it, it can be hard to get out. I am so thankful that there are so many great people who can help; Doctors, Bishops, Stake Presidents, Mission Presidents, mothers, friends, grandparents, brothers. We are surrounded by our team members who are here to help us overcome these kinds of sicknesses. I am so thankful to be surrounded by so many loving and kind people who help me when I need help and I am thankful that the Lord has sent me here to help people when they are in need of help.

Package from home!

 

 

 

As for your questions that you asked, yes, I am the senior companion. I have been senior companion my whole time here in Comitan! 

Mom made me a skirt

I am reading in Mosiah about Abinadi right now and I love how strong he was and how he would NEVER deny what he knew--even to the point of death. I love his testimony. I love his courage! I keep asking myself if I have enough courage to do something like he did. I am here, as a representative of Christ, people tell us we are wrong, they tell us they are fine without listening to our message, and in a way, I am standing up for what I believe every day when I bear my testimony (in Spanish!!) and tell them that THIS is the ONLY true church on the face of the earth. Do they listen? Yes. Do they change their ideas? No. Does that make me a liar or a failure? NO! It just means that Satan is really working on them! WE WILL BEAT HIM!!!!

 

We haven't been able to get an appointment with one of our investigators because of his work, and he didn't go to church so he doesn't have a baptism date now. :( We are hoping to pass by tomorrow and catch him at home. The sister we have been teaching also didn't go to church and since she isn't married, we are having to let her go :( but we are working with two people right now who are super ready! One man ( I think I have told you about him) can be baptized as soon as he tells us that he has received his answer and we finish all of the lessons! We feel strongly that he could be baptized this week or the next. We are PRAYING that everything goes well tonight when we invite him to be baptized this week!

Another is an old (as in previous) investigator. She has been to church so many times but has been having a hard time understanding that she needs to be baptized again. She was baptized as a young child in a different church, but we finally got her to understand that we need to be baptized by the spirit and not just by water. So we are hoping that tonight at FHE with a family in the ward, she will feel the need to be baptized. 

I have felt the Lord a ton, but the day that I really felt him was when we were fasting yesterday. We fasted to have lots of people keep their commitments and honestly everything fell through so we were a little sad. But then we were able to see the Lord's hand in some personal things that we were working on and realized that sometimes we have to fall down (hard) so that we can get back up and be SUPER WOMAN!!!! ;) 

 

 

Taco delivery!

I really LOVE Taquitos. They are tacos rolled up and fried. YUM!!!! I also love the tacos here. Seriously, there is no way to explain them. We have a sister in our ward who has her taqueria (taco store) and we can call her and she sends them to us for free we just pay for the taxi that brings them to us. Needless to say, we are never hungry in the night!!!

 

As for Halloween, we aren't going to do anything super fun. I might dress up as... A MISSIONARY... but I am not sure... ;)

Well that's about it. We were really really excited this week because we met all of our goals that we can control ( number of lessons, contacts in the street, and invitations to be baptized) and are hoping to get even more numbers in this week too!!

Just a reminder that TODAY! marks 6 months until my release date (April 13th!!) and Thursday is my 1 year mark!!! Can you believe it!!!!! I sure can't.!!
I sure love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!!!!

Hermana Oliphant

 

P.S. This would be my creation that we ate this week. Salchichas (hot dogs) fried with cebolla (onion) and cheese on top hahahah it was NASTY :( I am not the best chef