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The Field is White, But Not Ready to Harvest

January 20, 2020

This week was a tough one, not going to lie. But just like farming, there is a season for harvesting. We think that this is the season to plant seeds. Harvesting season will come soon enough! It felt like all of our most interested people took 1 step forward, and 2 steps back. We are back to square one on a lot of people, and some people got off all the squares in general haha. Its been tough but we have been staying happy and positive with cookies, blowing bubbles (even when its like 7 degrees), and making snow men. I have lots of pictures to show for it too! 

This week I went on an exchange with Elder Holmes! He is from Tucson, Arizona, and we actually worked together at the temple before we came here, so I knew him before I started my mission. It was super cool being companions with him for the day, and we had a lot of fun!

Remember Vidiana? From my first week in the mission field? We managed to get her into a 6 month addiction recovery program and I haven't seen her in months. Apparently she gets an occasional day where she gets to leave and see family and stuff. We randomly saw her on the street and talked to her for a bit! She looked amazing! So happy! She said she has been praying, like we taught her, everyday and that it brings her a lot of peace! She even prays when she gets mad and it helps her stay calm! She said she is 45 days sober and never wants to drink alcohol again. She thanked us so much because she wouldn't be on this path to recovery without us. It feels super good knowing that I was able to help her! When she finishes the program in a few months, she plans on meeting with the missionaries regularly.

Kiko was golden!! Everything about his situation was going perfectly. He was super interested, loved church, and made a lot of friends in the ward. But this week, he called me for like 30 minutes. He was angry at the world and decided to stop pursuing religion all together. I was heartbroken! In that moment he decided to give up eternal salvation because of worldly conflicts. I have never bore testimony harder, and more sincerely in my entire life. I bore my testimony for almost the entire 30 minute phone call. I didn't realize I cared so much about his eternal happiness, but... it really is so important and this church is so true!  I want him, and everyone to come to know its true too! I don't want him missing out on salvation because of minor inconveniences. He is still kind of making up his mind, but we hope he comes around soon.

Not much else happened this week. A guy on the train started talking to me and thought I was from the FBI haha. Elder Stanford told me I talked in my sleep in Spanish and had a full on conversation, so that's pretty cool. Also, I need to come up with a bunch of ideas for ward activities that relate to missionary work! So if you have any ideas, please send them to me! Have a good week!

Elder Webster
PS. Please pray for Kiko, Vidiana, Julian, Marta Lucia, and Michael

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