T25

Hey yall!

I hope everyone had a great week! Not too much is happening here in Colonia. The work here is a lot different. Instead of finding at parks, we have just been knocking a lot of doors. I come home every night the most exhausted I ever have on my mission. Here are some highlights from my week:

- My friend Beatriz got baptized on Saturday! Sadly I wasn't able to go back to Montevideo, but I was able to watch it through a video call. She is so amazing. She completely changed her life to be able to take this step and I know she feels so good after her baptism. Her story has helped me grow and I know God put her in my life for a reason. I feel like she was a reason I was called to serve here in Uruguay.

- It rained one day this week and my comp and I were out knocking doors. We were by the beach and there were some really nice houses. One of the houses looked like a southern house in the US. We took pictures of it and as we were walking away I told my comp we should knock it for fun. We knocked twice but nobody answered, as we were leaving an 80 year old lady opened the door, we turned back and then she said the best words, "pasen." I had a big smile and was trying not to laugh as we walked into the house. It was one of the nicest houses I have seen in Uruguay and I couldn't believe we were going inside jajaja! The lady is Catholic, but we taught her the restoration, she said she needs to start going back to her church. We are going to try to help her come back to the church of Jesus Christ....we will see what happens, but it was a fun experience.

- Living with 4 hermanas is the best! We have been exercising together in the mornings. We either use by boy Shaun T (T25) or go for a run to the beach. Also, I get to live with hermana Norris from Alabama during football season....blessed! Even though we might drive our comps crazy sometimes.

- One thing I have learned since I have been in Colonia is Uruguayans live so long. We visited a 96 year old lady this week in our branch. She was so cute and when she prayed she said it was the happiest day of her life. Also, most of the people who live in our apartment complex are 90+. It's so wild! 

This week has been kind of discouraging. We aren't really teaching anyone and sometimes the days are long from just knocking doors. I'm trying to remember, "the Lord loves effort." All we have to do is give our best to Christ and He will multiple our efforts. I read a talk this morning called "Divine Discontent" and it says, "What you have to offer is more than enough—even with your human frailties and weaknesses—if you rely on the grace of God." God makes up the difference and He has a plan for us! 

Have a great week,

Hermana Neuberger