He Lives

HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
How are you all? I hope that you all had a great week!

My week was crazy..... I cannot even describe it....

- Two intercambios.... and I am finally feeling the stress that comes when there are so many problems between the sisters... WUT DU I DU?

- We started teaching one really cool sister named Alejandra. She is so intelligent. I cannot believe it. She has been reading her Book of Mormon, but thinks very logically, so it is hard for her to see the other side. She needs to start reading with her heart and not with her mind. We are still working with her. I love hearing her talk about how she wants to keep the commandments of God so much, and really wants to find the true church. I hope we can help her. She told us the other day that she was reading a book written by a woman prophet... uh oh...

- Our area is slowly progressing. We have some potential people, but no one is really progressing yet. I know that Heavenly Father still wants me to see miracles, though. He always guides us to people who need to be uplifted that day. Every single experience that we have had has been with people who dont live in our area. But I can see the Lord guiding us to people who really need our help that day. For example, yesterday we were just walking, looking for people, when my companion stopped and started talking to a young girl in the park. We talked to her for a while and she started to cry, telling us that she has felt so lonely recently. She lives in my old area in Potosi! Heavenly Father wanted me to find her here, though. This was one example of Heavenly Father still giving us little miracles and special moments every day, even when we will never see the fruits of our work. It is tough to not have literally anyone progressing, but I am grateful that my Father in Heaven still guides us.

- This week, I came in contact with TONS of people who dont believe in Jesus Christ. Atheists, crazy people, even a lady who said that she "hated the Bible". I have honetly never had so may experiences like that in my whole mission because the people in Bolivia have so much faith in Christ. It honeslty got me down. It was a hard. But then I realized yet another reason why Heavenly Father put me in this area. My testimony of Jesus Christ has never been stronger. I know that He lives. I have such a testimony of such simple doctrine such as faith because I have to testify of it every single day.

- YET ANOTHER TALK IN SACRAMENT! It hit me yesterday just how much I have changed. I can give a talk in sacrament, in spanish, without any notes, and not be nervous. WHO AM I NOW?! hahahahahah

Yes, still jealous about you all being on the cruise.... but I think that I am having a pretty great time down here in crazy Bolivia, too.

LOVE YOU ALL!

Hermana Routsong