Monday...June 16th, 2014
WELL... this week has been a crazy one ands
that’s all the words I have got to say about it.
This has been a small part of my life the
past 5 months..
get sick
go to the doctor
get better
go work
get sick again
We can just come to 2 conclusions. That
Spain is a bit behind with the whole medical thing.. OR missionaries just don’t
take care of themselves
I think that I am a mixture of the both..
either way.. I think that I am finally better!! Or lets hope so. Because being
sick on your mission is like the worse because you have to think about YOURSELF
and that’s not fun at all
ALSO.. this transfer has seriously been the
fasting flying.. this area has been on FIRE and rumors has it that the ward is
splitting. I wonder if I will be here when it splits.
Its still hot and I am a getting a very
nice missionary tan line. Hahaha
Satan.. lets just say that he works very
hard on people who he knows can make the most of a difference. He even works
harder on the people who are about to CHANGE their live. I have realized that
time after time after time on my mission but this week it has been more clear
than ever.
Here is the story.
And it starts with the stud of a guy J.M.
As you know we have been teaching him for
months now and he has had the longest journey of them all! He has made the
biggest changes of him all. I expect a lot from him in the future just seeing
how cool of a guy that he is.
Anways we met with him a few times this
week to finalize all of the things for his baptism and he was doing great! I
have never seen a person as excited and ready as him.
We planned the interview to be on
Wednesday.. but sadly our district leader couldn´t come so we had to resport to
doing the interview the day before on Friday. (I am not a fan at all of doing
the interview the day before.. and you will see why)
So he comes on Friday and even comes early.
We sat outside talking to him
Meanwhile I am just calling the elders over
and over and over and over again as 15 minutes..30 minutes roll by. Turns
out that the elder who lived in the other city.. his train pass wasn´t working
AND he was just struggling to get over here.
After stalling foreverrr J. just gets up
and suddenly just got SO mad! It was so weird! I was on the verge of tears.
Just had the biggest lump in my throat the whole time trying to talk it through
with him. I got the elders on the phone and was literally trying to talk to
both of them when they told me me they were 3 minutes away and running. He got
all dramatic and said that he was so busy and couldn´t wait anymore and left
off storming. I tried all I got possible to get him to stay but he just
wouldn´t. He was exploded and told us that he will get baptized one day when we
are ready. As he left I shouted to him, we´ll see you at church on sunday
right? no answer.
It was just hard seeing him like this!
Someone who is literally the most Christ like person I know just lose it and
get so frusterated. I know it was the adversary working him.
I called him later that night.. still no
answer.
Sunday rolls around and it broke my heart
to see him not come to church after 12 weeks of coming without missing a single
one.
Wow it was rough.
I know with out a doubt that the adversary
keeps up. I hope so bad and pray so hard that J. isn´t gone.. I know he is
better than that! He HAS such a testimony burning inside of him and it would
hurt me to see him fall
Man the adversary is REAL. but we can be
stronger than it. I know with all of my heart that there is no heart ache no
temptation no saddness no adversary that we cannot overcome. Christ helps us.
He helps us to be stronger that that. I know that he will be there to help
J! I know its not the end.
Just one of the trials in the life of a
missionary
On that note.. I have come to know on my
mission more about the love that Christ and Heavenly Father have for literally
everyone. They know our weaknesses.. and they don´t judge us for them because
the KNOW our hearts perfectly. I feel it all of the time. as I walk down the
street seeing people who are struggling with their lives and as I get to know
people who fall. He loves us for no matter what and desires everything for us.
Its never too late to change back. It hits me hard as I think of that. It makes
my heart pump.
every soul is of great worth in the sight
of the lord
Every change begins with small and simple
things.
The longer and longer I have been a
missionary the simpler my testimony has become
I KNOW Christ lives
I know Heavenly Father is aware of us
He hears our prayers
He gives everything we need
He loves us
I have 6 months left and thats it. I am
going to give it all I´ve got.
I have loved my mission and I hope to
continue to feel the same way forever
I give God all that I´ve got and he is
giving me something better. Something I can´t deny! How happy I am about it
too. I am so excited for all of you future missionaries. It is quite the
experience and WILL change your live.
Hermana Nydegger
Ps.. newest nickname! Niagra falls!...
hahaha someone this week who couldn´t say my name called me Niagara falls...
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