3/11/24

So I've learned I'm horrible at taking pictures. this week we quite literally took one, so sorry, you're gonna have to read a little more this week! 

Starting off with the one picture I've got…

SELENA GOT BAPTIZED!! She is actually the sweetest person I've ever met, and she was soo excited for her baptism! She said she was talking to her mom about wanting to serve a mission which is seriously so cool! 

I don't think I'll ever find anyone more elegido than her on my mission. Her mom is an inactive member, and a couple weeks ago they just showed up at church. We assumed they were all members, but talked with them after sacrament meeting and sat next to her in Relief Society. We got her number and said we were gonna come visit them during the week. In our first lesson with her she told us that she isn't baptized but that she wants to be, so we got to work, put a fecha and started teaching her everything! Since then she's come to church every week, with and without her mom, rain or shine! She's a capa!! Now we've just got to work on her brother and sister!

We also have the second most elegido person I've found, Lidia! She's become my mom of the mission, and is one of the most loving, kind people I've ever met! Earlier this week she sent us a text saying that she had been talking to her daughter and didn't think was ready to get baptized yet. But that she was gonna keep reading the Book of Mormon and coming to church. We were super sad, but knew that she was ready, she just had to have faith in herself and understand that baptism is just the beginning! So we went and visited her and helped her understand that we're never gonna know everything, or feel ready, but if we have the desire and are doing our best, we're ready! She decided to keep her baptism this Saturday and is soo excited!!

Overall it was a good week! I'm still working on the whole slowing down thing, and now I'm adding to the list letting other people help me. Until now I literally had to let others help because I had no idea what I was doing and couldn't speak the language. But now that I'm not completely lost, I've gotten into the bad habit of trying to do everything. Which isn't good for me or my comp. But hey, we're all getting a little better every day and that's what's important! 

As of today I have 6 months in the mission which is actually insane!! I know it's so cliché, but time really does fly by! These last 6 months I've learned more about who I am and who I want to be than ever before! I've met the best people and made friendships that are gonna last more than a lifetime! And most importantly, my testimony has grown more than I even thought was possible. I've felt the love of God for all of the people I'm serving, and for myself. And learned to rely on Him more than ever before. I am so grateful to be here in the mac (the best mission in the world) and am soo excited to get to keep learning, growing, and strengthening my relationship with God!

All of you reading this that are thinking about serving a mission, DO IT. It might be the hardest thing you'll ever do, but I can promise you it will be worth all the blood, sweat, and tears. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I sent in my papers a year ago, but I'm so grateful I did it! And I know you will be too!

Love you all so much!! Have the best week!

• Hermana Milne