March 27, 2017
Hola Familia y Amigos!
Another crazy week has come and gone crazy fast!
So sad news of the week - we got transfer calls last night
and my comp is leaving me :(. But she got called to be one of the
missionaries in charge of the chapel open houses throughout the mission!
So we'll get to see her lots in Mar del Plata in the next few months.
So here I am, about to start my last transfer... I feel like
Troy Bolton from High School Musical - "6 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 weeks left
gotta get game on!" Hahaha. Seriously where has the time
gone?! Stay tuned next to see who my next (and last) :( companion will
be... Yankee o Latina? :)
Well things are going well here in Puerto. Flavia & Claudio are well... Just
figuring out paperwork to get married still. They are so ready! I just
hope I'm still here when they can finally get baptized.
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| Hna Davidson saying goodbye to Flavia |
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| Gloria |
A couple months ago, we met Familia Paredes. Analia,
Johnny and their little 4 year old son Gabriel (aka my boyfriend…he loves us!).
So they are from Bolivia but have lived in Argentina for the last 10
years! Analia was raised in the church but has been inactive for many
years. Johnny was baptized when he was a boy because his uncle told him
he would buy him a toy if he did...so he did, but he never went to church
again. He was actually raised Catholic
but hasn't been active in either church his whole life. Until now.
These last 2 months they have been coming to church because they have felt the
need to strengthen their faith and become closer to God. They are such
good people, so funny and so loving!
The ward leaders here sent a request to church headquarters
looking for Johnny’s church records and they couldn't find anything. In
the church, if there aren't any records/photos/evidence of your baptism, you
have to get re-baptized. But it’s not as easy as just dunking him in the water
again. Because he was raised Catholic,
Johnny has many questions and doubts about the church. But, he is so open
and ready to listen to us and really wants to learn and then decide for himself
if this is what he wants to do. I'm so grateful and happy for this chance
to work with Johnny and his family and help him make the important decision to
be baptized. Please keep him in your prayers so that he can feel the
spirit and receive an answer that this is the truth!
Well I hope you all have a fantastic week! I'm not
going to say I miss you because I'll be home in no time and it will just make
it go by even faster. :(
Love you all so much!
The church is true and I'm ready to finish strong and give
these last 6 weeks all I've got!
Con amor y mucha
homedad (humidity),
Hermana Bartholomew
P.S. Funny story – some young women in our ward have decided
that I need to wear more makeup so they literally hunt me down at church and
take me into the bathroom for a makeover. If you know me, you know how
much I love pink lip stick and how much fun I'm having! haha J
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| Do you like my hair and lipstick? :) |
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