This week was so crazy and I honestly feel like it was just a blur. We had some of the highest highs and the lowest lows, and I´m so grateful for all of it.
We started off the week really well, and everything was going super smooth for the baptisms we had planned. But it was like the calm before the storm, because all of a sudden a ton of challenges came up. I learned this week that the adversary tries really hard to stop good things from happening. Luckily we were able to re-focus. We had an AMAZING zone conference and our Presidente talked about the nature of trials and why we need to fight to have miracles in our areas. God gives us tests, not because he wants to see the outcome. He already knows the outcome. He tries us so that WE can see the outcome and so that WE can see His power in our lives. I truly have seen his hand in the work this week.
Today in the morning we had the baptism of sweet Yahir! He´s 14 and we found him in our area book with a note that said he had already read the first 14 chapters of the book of mormon. We went to look for him and he had advanced up until Enos. (Tears of joy! No one ever reads that fast here!) We taught him all the lessons and asked his mom´s permission......and she said "No." So we went back and talked to her for like an hour and prayed and read the scriptures, and she said "yes!" Then all of a sudden Yahir started saying he didn´t feel ready, but he prayed and he decided to take the leap of faith and today he was baptized. I´m so proud of him and he said that from today on he knows his life will be different. Whooooo!! It was a process getting him ready but I know that he was baptized because God prepared the way to accomplish it.
The best part is that his mom came to his baptism and she liked it, so hopefully we will be able to teach her soon as well!
President came and we played this hilarious game where we had to give the sad news that a pretend person, "Chochi" had passed away....while hiccuping, sneezing, or celebrating, etc. We learned that one of the quietest elders is secretly hilarious and should be an actor, because he nailed it every time. The Elders also got free haircuts if Hermana Reynoso didn´t approve of the length of their hair. It was pretty funny because they all ended up with a trim. And we also ate SO MUCH PIZZA to celebrate this month. Each companionship got a pizza. Bleh
We´ve got transfers this week, but I´m going to be staying here in Playa del Carmen! I love this area so much and I´m grateful I get 6 more weeks here. My new companion is Hermana Santiago, and she´s just adorable. I feel like it´ll be a great transfer.
Thanks so much for all your prayers and support! I would love to hear from you guys. If you want, please share with me your favorite scripture in the Book of Mormon and why so I can study them and share them with people here! :) We are trying to contact using the Book of Mormon and it is honestly so cool to be able to share with someone in the street a scripture that applies to them.
Love you all! Stay safe in the snow!
Hermana Schwartz
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