week of holidays

Hola! 

I hope everyone had a great week! This week our friend Alejandro got baptized! Leading up to Saturday he sent us messages saying he couldn't wait for his baptism. The service was so special. Everyone that was there knew that it had been a long journey for Alejandro to be baptized. He had to completely change his life to make it to this day. His mom and sister came to support him and after he was baptized his mom started crying and giving praises to the Lord. The spirit was so strong. Alejandro bore his testimony and said, "I don't have words, I'm just so happy." Then, he started tearing up. He is a witness that anyone can change their lives with the Lord. We also had a lesson on Sunday with his mom, son, and son's familiy. Sadly, his son doesn't live in our area but we were able to send the referral to the missionaries in their area. Alejandro is such a good missionary and wants everyone to know about the gospel. 

The family we are teaching is doing good! They came to church again this week! We are just trying to help Beatriz stop smoking. She has had the habit since she was 16, but this week she went without smoking! She has so much faith, and is an example to me! I love her so much! Also, her daughter, Linda, told us she has read all of 1 Nephi in the Book of Mormon! We are still trying to get her 13 year old son to come to church, but this week he read in the Book of Mormon and joined in family prayers everyday! 

We did a lot of finding this week and received a lot of rejection jaja! We have had a hard time finding people, but we are trying to have fun. This week we celebrated a different holiday every night after some long workdays! On Monday, we celebrated New Year's with mocktails and a countdown till 10pm! On Tuesday, we celebrated Valentines day with chocolate covered strawberries and a sleepover with the other hermanas. On Wednesday, we wore green and made green eggs for st.patty's day. Thursday we died Easter eggs for Easter. On Friday, we celebrated Halloween and carved a squash "pumpkin." It was Hermana Wilson's first time carving a pumpkin! On Saturday, we made a pie with ice cream and dulce de leche for Thanksgiving. And Sunday was Christmas, so we put up the Christmas tree, made gingerbread houses and watched a Christmas video! So enjoy all of the random photos from this week...

Our friend Beatriz shared with me a quote that I love! She said when something hard happens to her she doesn't think "porque?" (why?) instead she thinks "para que..." (so that...) I'm not sure if that makes sense, but I love this mindset! Instead of asking "why do I have to face something hard," we can ask "what do I need to learn from this?" Sometimes I catch myself complaining about circumstances, but God just has a plan to help me learn and grow! 

Have a great week!

Hermana Neuberger