24 August 2015

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! JORGE SE BAUTIZO!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) I am a little more than happy :):):):):):) It was so amazing and the Spirit was sooooooooo strong!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. anyway, I am okay. I am calm. but still super happy :) hahahaha

okay so I will tell you everything that happened this week. it has been insane!!!!!!!!! first the baptism!! So lo que pasa. I was super annoying every day this week and reminding Jorge about coffee. He thought it was so funny that I was so annoying about it. so I guess that's good. He wasn't mad or anything, but he's not that kind of person. He's so happy in the first place. But fue tan especial because I was with him from the start. We (Hna Huntsman and I) found him (or rather he found us) by coming to church with a less active. and then he went to an investigator devotional and then he would listen to us sometimes. and so we started teaching him and then Hna Hall and I continued teaching him. Every lesson that I had with him the Spirit was so strong. It's really amazing. I never really had experiences like I had with him. Wow. It took a little bit of time (like 5 months, which is amazing that I'm still here because I've been here for just about 7 months and that's a while. hahaha) anyway, it was even more special to me because I was with him teaching him all the time and we are super good friends :) (at least I think so) but Jorge has told me that we are definitely going to be friends forever. sweeeeeet!!!!!

okay, so Jorge was ready for baptism and then Sunday morning came. and we got a call. Hno. Favio told us he had to talk to us. He then told us that Jorge drank coffee. He forgot that morning and he drank it and he was so sad and he didn't want to talk to us because he felt horrible and he didn't want to go to church or anything. My heart dropped. i swear it didn't work for a minute. I couldn't even speak and I may have cried a little bit. and the whole time Favio is just asking How is Hna McMullin. Is she okay? What is she doing? and I couldn't say anything. and then after a minute of that. he said.. JUST KIDDING! Fue una bromas! Jorge and Favio decided to freak me out because they knew how I am and so they played that joke. Ah. I seriously died. Not gonna lie, it was pretty hilarious, but I almost, man. I don't even know. but todo bien :) 

then church!! and Jorge totally dressed up for it!!!!!!! I was so impressed!!!! church was super good. then because we had a couple hours in between church and the baptism he went back and we got the programs and everything and set up. then it was time. FOR THE BAUTISMO!!!!!! :) when he got dressed all in the white suit, ah, I was so happy. He was a little nervous, but you could tell he was excited too. 

We had the program and Jorge asked me to give the talk on bautismo which I did. Hopefully that went well. I was a little nervous and full of energy. :) then the BAUTISMO!!!!! It was tan bonito and wow, the Spirit was so strong. I can picture it right now in my head and I know without a doubt that he truly was baptized into the church of Jesus Christ and that he is clean from sins. I can't express the feeling I had at that moment or the one I am having right now imagining it. I can only testify that this truly is the true church and through the priesthood that we have people can be clean and they can change their lives. 

Then the missionaries sang a song for Jorge. I got to choose it. I felt like conmigo quedate senor would be good (Abide with me Tis Eventide) and oh my goodness. the spirit only got stronger. We didn't practice it or anything, but wow. I don't think it was us singing. I think we had some extra help :) Jorge totally felt the Spirit during that.  (I'm pretty sure Jorge just brings the Spirit. It's amazing) and then Hno. Malacara (who was conducting) said after that he knows that missionaries are just normal people, but in that moment while we were singing, we seemed and sounded celestial. Wow. So special. and then after My friend Omar (the cutest 5 year old kid ever) told me that we looked different while we were singing. Don't know what that means, but wow. I wish I could be there in that moment again. 

The bautismo was amazing and incredible. I can't fully describe it. but I have never been more full of joy in my life. truly, this is the work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and our Heavenly Father. :) 

Now for just normal stuff. We played soccer again on Friday and it was so fun!!!!! I'm starting to learn a lot. whooooo :) and Favio gave me tacos!!!! (cleats) they're sweet!!!! IT's so much more fun to play now and I feel official :) 

oh and I gave Jorge a HLJ bracelet and he is so funny about it. He said it's his good luck charm now and so he wears it for special occasions. but he was playing soccer and he was doing super well and he told me it's because he was wearing the HLJ bracelet. hahaha (don't worry it's a manly bracelet. not a girly one. I got it in Mexico) but i hope it reminds him to always Haz lo justo (choose the right)

La vida es bonita. I am so happy. It's been a little crazy here with some stuff going on, but it's definitely making life more exciting. whooooo :) I'll let ya know what happens. 

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):)::) HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK!!! DISFRUTE LA ESCUELA!!!!! BUENA SUERTE!!!!!!!! LOS AMO MUCHISIMO!!!!!!!!