The highlight of this week was a lesson we taught to Marta, Miriam, and Miriam´s daughters Dahiana, Ramona, and Mariana. We taught the Restoration and I felt impressed to use lots of examples and pictures to help them understand. We taught the importance of baptism, then asked them if they had questions. Mariana asked what a person had to wear to be baptized! We answered a few more questions, but Dahiana still hadn´t asked anything and looked like she had a question. She was too shy to speak up right away, but we kept waiting and listening and then she burst out "When can I be baptized?" The Spirit was really strong in that moment. She and her sister Mariana accepted the challenge to be baptized in three weeks, on August 13. Ramona accepted the challenge to pray to decide if she wants to get baptized too!
On Sunday Dahiana, Mariana, and Ramona came to church. Ramona said she prayed and didn´t get an answer, but that she wants to keep praying. She really liked church. I feel so lucky to be able to teach those three girls. My worry is that they won´t be able to stay active without their mom. We´re going to keep working with Marta and Miriam so that they can get baptized too and so that the girls will have plenty of support. They slept in and didn´t come to church, but they really like when we teach them.
The sister we prayed with, Teresa, had to have her toe amputated afterall. I was worried that she would be angry and depressed, but she said she felt at peace about the operation and that now she feels much better. She trusts that God let happen what was best for her and knows that he is looking out for her. Her faith is a real example to me.
Hna. Navarro and I are really worried that our future converts won´t stay active because there isn´t much fellowshipping in the ward and half the recent converts are inactive, so we are planning efforts to help the members participate in missionary work and fellowship each other more. Tonight we are teaching a family home evening to an active family about how to share the gospel with their friends through service. We also want to have a young singles FHE with some of the recent converts and inactive members who are young single adults. If the ward is stronger, more people will get baptized and stay active.
Hna. Navarro are still struggling a little in our efforts to stick to the schedule, but we are improving and will keep trying. One of our strong points is that we can talk really openly about the things we want to improve and we are really united. I love our companionship! I really hope President Carter gives me one more transfer here.
Yesterday we had to go to the capital so Hna Navarro could vote in the mandatory elections! We arrived 5 minutes before the polls closed-- stressful! It was kind of fun because we got to take two trains and the subway, which I had never taken in Argentina, but mostly it was just boring--4 and a half hours of traveling standing up just to put a paper in a box.
Sorry this letter is so short, I´m out of time. I´m glad you all had a good time with the extended fam and that Dad and the YM got back safely-- what an adventure! Thinking of those tamales made my mouth water-- I really miss Mexican food. I love you! Make sure Ben reads his email cause I sent him one. I´m looking forward to reading all your talks.
Love,
Hermana Clark
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