This week, sad to say, was not the best. Myra is still awesome and ready to be baptized on the 16th of August. She told us she prayed about her date and felt butterflies in her chest. SPIRIT! She wants to go to the singles ward, though. Gustavo...well, that's kind of a heart breaking situation. He's in Colorado right now and homeless. This past week we called him and he said his sister and brother in law got upset with him and suggested he leave the house. So he told us he was going to Colorado. The next day he met us at the chapel after district meeting to say goodbye and he was very emotional about it. He kept touching his heart and saying, 'it's always in my heart' and even gave us a gift. A whole bunch of face wash products. He told us he would continue working hard at going forward with what we've taught him. He also gave us his business card so we could keep in touch and we told him we'd send missionaries to him when he settled down. He gave us a hug before he left (what can you do) and took off. We've been texting him on and off and we're really worried about him. President Pecjak called the bishop of the spanish ward where Gustavo is right now in Colorado, so we hope he'll get some help soon and find the church out there. Gustavo is a really smart man, so this is very unlike him to just take off and be homeless. We pray for him often. Please keep him in your prayers as well. It's been really hard for Sister Hutchinson and I because for whatever reason we had a really cool connection with Gustavo. It's so weird how much you can love people! I never knew so many different types of love existed before my mission. Ay, ay ay...
As for the rest of the week, a lot of people either dropped us or we dropped them...so we basically have to start all over again. Oh, and one of our really awesome recent converts moved back to mexico and her dad went off the deep end and decided he's going to stop going to church for a year so he can do some sketchy stuff to make money and doesn't want to mix the 2 together. Super messed up. We testified/warned him of the importance of keeping the sabbath day holy and how he will be blessed temporally by living it, but he straight up doesn't respect us. Then in gospel principles yesterday the same recent convert asked me what exaltation was and when I explained it to him, he insisted I was wrong and then the whole class looks up the word in the dictionary in their phones and came to the conclusion that exaltation is 'praising and shouting'... okay, whatever... sure, the covenants we make in the temple prepare us for 'praising and shouting' and NOT the highest state of happiness in the celestial kingdom in the presence of God, Jesus Christ and our families for eternity. Whatever. Don't listen to the missionaries who have been through the temple. Anyway, I'll end this on a positive note, I promise...
We are keeping our heads up and maintaining an eternal perspective. These let downs are only building me up and making me stronger. It's just hard when I want to help the branch grow because I love the people here so much, and all these unfortunate things happen. I won't let Satan win, though. I won't give up until my mission ends in 2 weeks...and even then I won't give up. I just won't be involved in the same way I am now. During interviews President Snow talked about being a Preach My Gospel missionary for LIFE. That's what our missions prepare us for. I'm so ready! Well...maybe.
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