Week 60

December 21, 2015

Stake Chrsitmas Devotional was a Success!

Dear Everybody,

Well this last week of transfers was the calmest transfer day of my whole mission--we didn´t transfer nor the other sisters in our house so it just felt like a normal day! Unfortunately this week we received the notice from our leaders that we have to move out of the White House, because they don´t want more than one companionship living in one house, so basically the whole zone is going house hunting. It was a miracle because we talked with one owner and he lowered the price 8000 pesos for us just because we´re missionaries! I´m going to add house bargaining to the list of things that I didn´t expect to learn in the mission... 

This week we had a Stake Christmas Devotional and we spent the week inviting all of Artigas! It turned out really beautiful. It was all music performances from members, a choir from the city, a small orchestra, and then at the end all the missionaries sung He Is The Christ. It was so powerful! It´s amazing the way that music can soften hearts, I know that hymns are praises and prayers to God! At the very end, an older woman from our ward was supposed to say the closing prayer, but I think she forgot because she got up there and shared her testimony while we all had our eyes closed and heads bowed.

This Sunday we had a miracle! After sacrament meeting a man asked us if we could visit his family. He said he had already asked us a month ago, but it turns out he asked missionaries from another ward. We went to their house yesterday and it turns out that they´re active members, but they recently moved into our ward and they were hesitant to start coming to our ward because his wife was worried about having to receive a calling. We had a great lesson with them and they committed to come next week! It´s an amazing family.

This week in my studies Mosiah 7:33 really touched me. I know that when we are diligent and put our trust in the Lord, that He helps us with all of our efforts. I love you all! Thank you so much for everything, and a very Merry Christmas to you all!

Hermana Autery