Big Week!

Hi family!!!!! 

I hope it was a great week for you guys! I can only imagine how busy it has been with Luke’s farewell and having family there and everything. I can’t believe that July is almost here. Man! Enjoy all the last days you have together. Play extra volleyball for me and send me lots of pictures :)

This week was a great one. Like I said last week, we are really starting to see more progress here and have had lessons with some awesome families that want to progress. Like I always say... teaching families is one of my favorite things here! Maybe I love it so much because it makes me think of my family... and how much I want other people to be able to have that happiness.

24 hours with Hermana Hull!

Well, from the beginning of the week we had lots going on. Guess what I got to do on Tuesday? I got to work with Sister Hull for 24 hours!!! Jenika! We work semi close to each other, so Tuesday we got to do divisions and I got to learn her sector. Man, it was such a great day. We worked hard, we laughed a LOT, and at night, we had some really good talks about life and how we’ve gotten to where we are. It was so cool to think about growing up together in young women’s, always being in the presidency together, planing activities, going through troubles, having the BEST leaders in the world.... leaders that have helped us reach where we are right now. Leaders that helped us set our sights on the temple and serving a mission.... and there we were, laying in bed across the world on our mission. Together. It was a super cool day. Hermana Hull is such a good missionary and I literally can feel the light of Christ beaming from her. I’m hoping to see her again before she comes home in August. Mom, she’s gonna bring a hug to you!!!

Wednesday we gave a tour of the church to one of our investigators, Diana, that has a baptismal date. I love being able to see the light in people’s eyes as they come to know the Church of Jesus Christ. It’s like everything starts to make sense to them. We talked about the classes we have, baptism, the temple, activities, and then we ended the tour in the chapel talking about the sacrament and the importance of the atonement. We all sang a hymn together and ended it with a prayer, asking for help that they can receive an answer about the church. It was such a spiritual experience to see them understanding and really FEELING the truth. I know Diana is going to get baptized. I know that the Lord is going to help her. 

After the tour we had to go to Quito so my companion could take her final English test. So while she was taking it, we got to spend time with Hermana Richardson in her house just talking about life and how she feels about ending her mission. I am going to miss her so much. She sure has impacted the way I think about life and what I want for my future family. It was one of the first times on my mission where I could just sit on a couch in a clean home with spiritual music playing and relax for like 30 minutes. :)

Sis. and Pres. Richardson

I had a cool experience on the bus coming home from Quito. There weren’t too many seats open, so I just took the first one that I could find, and about 5 minutes into the ride, struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to me. When he found out that I was a missionary of our church he started asking a lot of questions. When we found out that we both had a while on the bus (because we both lived far away), he told me that he just wanted me to teach him. Anything that I wanted, anything that I had to say. So.... I started out with bearing my testimony about the love that Heavenly Father has for him. I went right in to the first lesson, and... before I knew it, had taught him the whole thing... with questions, examples, stories. I even was able to give him the baptismal invitation right there on the bus. As we talked, he told me that he agreed with everything I was saying and that he saw a light in us missionaries. As we got ready to leave, I asked for his direction (assuming that he lived in another sector) so that the missionaries could visit him. And.... I found out that he lived in my sector. Oh the miracles that come in times that you don’t expect it. We’re hoping that we can visit him this week so he can be a new investigator!

I’m getting really low on time, and wish I could talk more about the rest of the week but here were the highlights....

We had our final reunion with Pres. and Sister Richardson because they go home this Friday. Our zone prepared a special musical number for them, and it was super emotional. I know it’s going to be hard for them to go home... but I can’t wait to see what’s ahead.

We also got our phone robbed this week. Someone took it out of my companions bag... nothing too scary. But we found out what its like to live without a phone for a few days.

Our shower also exploded. Like with fire and everything.

I got to see Hermana Potter and her family!! They came back to visit and I’m in her old sector. Sooo fun to see her. And thanks mom for the candy!!!

Hermana Potter and her family

We also got to sing in church with the primary... the song “ We’ll Bring the World His Truth". We saw many parents crying. Good flashback to my farewell.

Well, that’s about it for this week. Thank you all for your support and love. I am so happy to be here in Ecuador and know that the Lord’s hand is in our work everyday. Love you!!!

Hermana Yorgason