Fairytales

Hey yall!

I hope yall had a great week! This week we have been continuing the finding grind. We talked to so many people, but it has been hard to find people that are interested. One day while we were contacting in the streets on the way to a lesson, we were able to teach a man as we were walking alongside him. We thought he was interested, so the next day we texted him. He responded, "Sorry, I don't believe in fairytales." We got a good laugh out of that. 

On Tuesday we had intercambios! I was with my friend from Artigas, Hermana Brito! It was a good break and we had a lot of fun.

On Friday my comp and I went to seminary. We were able to talk to the youth about serving missions and our daily lives as missionaries. They had lots of questions and are hyped to accompany us in lessons! 

We have a friend named Gaston that we have been teaching for a few weeks. We found him watching a fútbol game on the beach. He doesn't have much of a religious background and we have been trying to get him to pray since the first lesson. This week he finally did it! It was special to see him pray for the first time and he came to church on Sunday! 

Sunday night we went to a members house who is from Venezuela and they taught us how to make arrapas! Arrepas are soooo good! 

I made mate celestial for the first time this week because it's starting to get cold. It's hot chocolate with coconut as the yerba.. I attatched a pic! Basically an American version of mate.

I read a talk this week by President Monson about how we are never alone. Even though sometimes we feel like we are walking by ourselves, God is always with us. He is there beside us during our trials. I love this part: "Heavenly Father loves you—each of you. That love never changes. It is not influenced by your appearance, by your possessions, or by the amount of money you have in your bank account. It is not changed by your talents and abilities. It is simply there. It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there." God loves us and will help us overcome the difficulties we face everyday! 

Have a great week!

Hermana Neuberger