Fasting is amazing. I believe in Miracles but I know that they don`t
just happen. We have to do our part which normally is just believe. A
real prayer with real faith can do ANYTHING but when it has the back up
guns of a fast behind it miracles really do happen. I want you all to
put this to the test. This week is Fast sunday. Start your fast
saturday night and do your best to go 24 hours with out eatting. start
with a prayer and a worthy purpose, like a missionary experience ;)
Everytime you feel hunger say a prayer and remember your purpose. I
promise that the hunger will pass and you will be energised and want to
keep going. The law of the fast is soo beautiful, Heavenly Father knows
each and everyone of us personally and so does Jesus Christ. They know
us even better than we know ourselves, they are the only ones who can
help us through this life. TRUST IN THEM!!!
I love the mission soooo much. There is nothing better in life.
People keep telling me that I will just go home and get married but I
tell them that I am going to be a missionary forever, Here in Catú it
seems. ha ha I love it. All is well, it´s like Heavenly Father knows
more than I do......nah, can`t be ;)
I loved to hear that Lucy is back and safe. The trees across the
street must have been pretty scary. I wouldn`t count on me liking her
too much when I get home mom. I have not been developing a love for
animals here on the mission. Espescially not Dogs. Oh my goodness.
Dogs are SOOOO dumb. Last night we were walking home and decided to
take a short cut because it was late. Then we came to a corner and i
desided to cut through a yard to make time even shorter. Mistake. Two
dogs immediately jumped up and started to growl at me. I looked at
Sister Turner who`s face was probably a reflection of my own terrified
expression and said "I made a bad choice" I just closed my eyes said a
silent prayer and walked away. I don`t know why they didn`t rip my
claves open, but I got away unscathed. This seems to happen to me ALL
the time. We were decending a hill on the way to lunch one day and I
ended up saying good afternoon to a family who was outside playing with
their dog. Well I thought they were playing. Apparently it was a "bad"
dog and they were trying to catch it and lock it up again as it had
escaped. Great, it started barking uncontrollably and attacked
me.....well with slobber. It never actually bit me but it was showing
its teeth and gorwling at me. I thought it was going to attack my ankles
I was really upset and Sister Turners best/only reaction was laughter.
ha ha some little boy came and dargged it away, that was fun. Then one
day we were walking on a street totally fine. When out of nowhere some
rabid dog starts running towards me growling and barking and slobbering
THANK GOODNESS it was attached to a chain and when it got to the end of
the chain it was still about a foot away form me. I looked at Sister
Turner and said: if he wasn`t on a chain I think I would have rabies. A
few days ago we were walking somewhere I don`t even remember where but
Sister Turner looks at me and is like "sick, I just watched that dog
barf" like the retard I am I look over and see the dog with some nasty
yellow foam dribblig down its chin HEAVING. sick dude let`s cross the
street. So Animals are not so much my friend on the mission.
ANYWAYS, Investigators!!!!We are teaching a couple girls who are
dating members of the church, they are pretty cool, but neither of them
are ready to be baptised. Simone still goes to church every week and
still loves it when we come over but her "day" Still hasn`t arrived I
wish something hge would happen in her life so that she could wake up.
I don`t know how much I have told you all about Raimunda, she is the
mother of a returned missionary who was SUPER SUPER depressed and now is
SUPER SUPER awesome. She is always telling us how she wants to be
baptised but she isn`t married and that dang law of chastity always gets
in the way. Darn it!!! so we talked to her husband" and he told us he
doesn`t want her to get baptised, are you KIDDING me!!?!?! he says he
doesn`t think she is good enough yet as far as health goes to make a
decision like that. QUE RAIVA!!!!
We found two young men who want to be baptised and they are way
funy. Their names are Mateus and Bruno. I love them al ready and they
think my accent is funny so we get along great, I get to talk about the
gospel and they get to learn. We found them on sunday so they won`t be
baptised until the 17 of March. (which is a VERY special day I might
add) But I am really realy excited for them!!!.
So I feel like this email was REAL random, more random than normal I
don`t know why. ha ha but it happens. I Love hearing all the stuff
you guys are doing at home it seems as though the world REALLY does go
on with out me. Congratulations to all of you for surviving this last
year without me. I cannot wait until I get to se everyone again, but we
are all going to have to wait until august 10.....whaaaaaa!?!?!? at
times seems like forever but then I realize that it is only 6 months
away. oh my goodness!!!!
I love love love you all stay awesome!!! Never Regret!!! BEIJOS!!!
XOXOXOXOXOOX
SIster Ottley
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