Re: Anabella´s Baptism :)

Que maravilloso, ver tu crecimiento. la semana pasada fui a la Florida y habia conferencia de estaca enMiami Lakes, y vi a tu mama, fue por corto tiempo pero me alegre inmensamente de verla. estaba linda.
Me alegro todos tus bautismos, y admiro todo el trabajp que estas haciendo. Cuando puedas , me conyestas.
Te quiero mucho
Hna. Rodriguez

On Aug 26, 2013 11:40 AM, "Gladys Ibarra" <gladys.ibarra@myldsmail.net> wrote:

This week was THE BEST! Monday we spent out p-day once again with the stake presidents wife, she´s like my nd mom here in the mission, I love that woman to death and hanging out with her is so fun! We watched 17 Miracles, the pioneer movie, and man, it made me so grateful that I didn´t live in those times. The pioneers suffered and sacraficed so much to be able to have the same blessings we now can enjoy with ease and without persecution. We have our own sacrafices to make in these days and definitely as a misisonary in a foreign country you sacrafice a lot of comforts and conveniences. It´s a terribly hard transition in the beginning, but I´ve adjusted and know the Lord is blessing me for those things I´ve had to do without in Chile like hot water, A/C, heating, food, etc. But it´s all part of the experience and has made me grow so much both spiritually and emotionally.

We had interviews with our mission president this week which was awesome! So I must admit, interviews before the mission we´re definitely not something I looked forward too. They were scary, intimidating, and nerve-wrecking especially when those interviews had to do with some mistakes I made and I felt the necesity to humble myself and seek help from the Lord´s servant. But interviews with the mission president are the total opposite! I love love love getting to talk to him, hearing his counsel and getting his advice. I would have him interview me weekly if I could, it´s one of the things I always look forward to the most! 

As for our investigators Sebastian (the drug addict) and his polola (girlfriend) accepted a baptismal date for the 29th of September and came to church this sunday! Woohoo! We presented to Sebastian a 5 day plan to quit smoking that the A.P.´s created and today on the way to the ciber (internet cafe) he was in the micro (bus) and said he started day 1 today and hasn´t smoked so far, ALRIGHT! 

But best of all yesterday was a special day because we had Anabella´s baptism!!! Hna. Villota and I made breakfast for her family in the morning (omellette with cheese, onion, garlic, sausage and green peppers; oranges; palta aka avocado, crackers, and ecco which is like a coffee made from wheat that we can drink here) we had breakfast with them and then all went to church together in the morning. She stayed for all 3 classes and loved it, she said the time goes by really fast which was a shocker cause usually3 hrs is long for some people. Then we went to San Felipe with the other Hermana´s and some members (it´s weird cause we have to take the micro and make people work on sunday but things are different here) and the Elder´s in our zone had everything ready for us, the font was filled, the chairs were set, the TV was out and while she changed from her wet clothes we showed a short film called "Only a stonecutter" about a pioneer who helped out in the SLC temple. The missionaries played the piano for the hymns, Cesar, a young man who went to school with her and is a member gave a short talk and at the end of her baptism we showed a slide show Hna. Villota made with the help of Anabella´s mom, brother and pololo (boyfriend). It was a great idea because it got her family involved in her baptism and made  them feel like a part of the event. It couldn´t of been a more happy day for all of us. After the baptism we went to a member´s home for FHE and watched The Testaments and pigged out and had such a great time. The Lord has blessed us so much this week and we are truly seeing the fruits of our labor, diligence and obedience.

Spiritual cookie: So this week as Hna.Villota and I went to work on the finishing touches on the powerpoint for Anabella´s baptism. A brother from church lent us his laptop and we went to the chapel to work on it. We pressed the power button several times, but nothing. So I thought "maybe the batteries dead", we plugged it into the wall and still nothing, we tried several outlets...yup, you guessed it, nothing. So we called the hermano to see if there was some kind of trick to his laptop, he told us to take the battery out and put it back in and a bunch of stuff but it all resulted to nothing and the latop wouldn´t turn on. Finally I decided we needed divine help, I unplugged all the parts of the charger from the wall and the computer, took the battery out and told my companion we were going to kneel and say a prayer. I offered the prayer and asked that the computer would turn on so we could finish the powerpoint for Anabella´s baptism. I Put the battery in, pluged in the charger, pressed the power button, and it turned ON!!! Seriously people, prayer works, it is real, the Lord listens, and if He is willing to answer a small prayer to turn on a laptop, imagine all the mighty things He can do for you! I love you all!!! 

Hna. Ibarra

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