HOLA TO ALL MY FAVORITE PEOPLE-
Well, this week definitely hit us like a rock. More like a
boulder. Definitely one of my
hardest weeks so far BUT I'm learning to focus more on the little tender
mercies of the lord than on all the little things that go wrong. Just a little
summary: we haven't met with Moises at all this week, we haven't been able to
see Merci either, half the lights in our apartment burned out, the heat is
coming at a rapid pace AND to top it all off Leo just found out he's not technically
legal here so he might have to go back to Columbia this next week. WHAT A WEEK
LEMME TELL YOU.
But anyways let's skip all the lame stuff and get to the
miracles. The situation with Moises right now is really complicated. Even I
don't know what happened. Everything was going so well and then he just got super
distant and didn't answer any of our calls or show up to any lessons or
anything. We saw him in the street a couple of times but he just acted really
awkward and tried to get out of the conversation really fast. We've been really
worried and praying and fasting for him
because we don't know what's happening. We had all this food
that we were going to give to him and his daughter and then they just wouldn't show
up to the citas. So, on Saturday, Hermana Vigo and I BOTH had the impression
that we just needed to drop the food off at his house, anonymously. So that's what
we did. And Heavenly Father is amazing because as we were walking into his
apartment, he was walking out with Paloma. He seemed a little shocked to see us
but Paloma was so excited. We explained that we were just gonna drop the food
off and go as a surprise and I think that softened his heart a little bit. He took
the food inside and then we walked with him to the park so that Paloma could
play. He explained to us that he's just really stressed right now with finding
work and with his ex wife and with his living
situation and everything. And to top it all off, we were
just being the missionaries we are and calling him all the time. Oops. We were able
to have a good talk with him and I think it made him feel a little better
because he came to church on Sunday!!!! We were so worried that he wouldn't
make it but he showed up yesterday and seeing him just brought a lot of peace
to my heart. He even prayed in the gospel principles class and made most off
the comments. Please please keep him in your prayers this week, he needs all
the help he can get to prepare himself. We have a cita with him tonight so I'm
hoping that everything works out.
The situation with Leo was a mess but we were able to meet
with him and have a really good conversation. He was frustrated because he's been
trying so hard to read and pray and be righteous and then this trial came
along. He kept asking, "where's God? I don't understand?" The thing
about life is that we're going to have trials and problems. It's the only way to learn. God's plan
is just different than what we might think or want. So we explained to him that
sometimes we have a trial of faith to prove that we're still willing to follow
him. We watched the video, "mountains to climb" and it brought a
really sweet spirit into the room. We all ended up crying. We read a chapter in
the Book of Mormon and talked about it and I could tell that any burden he had
was lifted off his shoulders. It was a much needed crying session
for all of us. I mention this in practically every letter
but there really is SO much power that comes from reading the Book of Mormon.
It brings me peace in a life of chaos. It answers the questions that I have.
Reading the Book of Mormon just ALWAYS makes me feel better, no matter the
situation. If it's been a while since you read it, crack it open tonight and
read a chapter. If you've never read it, go find a
copy and see what it's about. I promise it'll change your
life.
Okay funny story to cheer up the mood of this letter. The
other day, we walked out to our patio and there was this bird just sprawled
over the windowsill. It was alive but I was so confused as to why it was just
sitting like that ((picture attached)). Our patio is weird because it's really
closed up. The walls of the building surround it so
sometimes birds fly down and then don't realize that they
have to go all the way up to get out ((this probably makes no sense sorry)) but
anyways, the bird was basically lost in our patio and didn't know how to get
out so our neighbor told me to pick it up and take it inside and go to the
front and let it go. Smart right??? Hahahahah WRONG because the second I got
into our piso the bird started flapping like crazy and I had to let go so I
wouldn't hurt it and then it started flying around everywhere. I promise you
guys it was like a movie scene with us running around trying to catch the bird
and it was just flapping and flying around everywhere and we couldn't catch it.
FINALLY it went into the kitchen and we were able to grab it and take it
outside. I wanted to take a picture with it but Hermana Vigo wouldn't let me ):
probably a good idea because we would have had a bird incident part 2.
Last thing, our neighbor (whom I mentioned earlier) is the
cutest old lady ever. Her name is Maria Pilar and she's like the grandma of the
missionaries. She's not a member but she's known the missionaries since forever
and loves to take care of them and spoil them. She lives in the floor above us
and it's so fun because sometimes she will open her window and lower down food
or treats or supplies in a little basket. She also makes us full meals and
sends those to us when we have nothing good to eat it's great. I usually take
videos for my family but I'll attach this video here for funsies.
Well, that's all the time for this week. Not much to tell
but I could really use some extra prayers out here. The people here are so prepared
and so ready to receive the gospel, they just need a little push!!!! Thank you
all for EVERYTHING. I love you guys with every part of my heart :-)
Besitos,
Hermana Spangler
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