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| a cake I made from scrattchhhh. yeaahhhhhhhhhh turned out good. That’s coconut on top. :) |
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| there’s even casinos in Argentina haha (it’s in my area) |
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| shoes after one year... (and I have two pair) |
BEST WEEK EVER!!!
Elder Haderlie and I are working
really hard and were finding a ton of people that are so great! This week has
been FILLED with miracles and I don’t even know where to start. Maybe I should
start with our new friend, Milagros, because his name means Miracles! We
received a reference from a member of a family that got baptized a long while
back that lived like 5 blocks from their house. We went... nobody. Then we went
back on Sat... nobody. Then we went back like an hour later and....a girl answers
the door and was super happy and almost kissed Elder Haderlie on the cheek. It
was awkward but we got talking to her at her door and her name is Alejandra.
She said her sister and parents got baptized over 10 years ago and that they
were getting back around lunchtime. We asked if we could come back after lunch
and share something with them. She said sure and so after lunch we went and
they received us with open arms. They’re SUPER nice and loved going to church
but stopped because the other Elders left and lost contact with the church.
Rufina, the mom, lives with her husband and two daughters, Sandra (member 30
years old) and Alejandra (nonmember 23 years old). Sandra has two daughters,
Milagros-10, and Maitena-5. Alejandra has a 2-year-old boy named Ticiano. They
had only good things to say about the church and we invited them to come to
church. We invited Alejandra and Milagros to be baptized on the 25th of August
and they accepted! soooo on Sunday... THEY ALL CAME TO CHURCH! Woohoo! I will
keep you updated!
Then we have Rodrigo, a hilarious 21
year old that is kind of an air head but smart at the same time. Finding him
was a miracle! But we talked to his Dad that had been to Vegas and stuff and
then we shared a little lesson and Rodrigo was way interested. We went back on
Monday with our ward mission leader and taught about the restoration of the
gospel. We promised him that if he read and prayed, that he’d receive an answer
from God. It was such a great lesson! Anyways, we went back on Wednesday and we
asked him if he read and prayed and he said YES! And that he knew it was true!
ahhhhhhhhhhh! We went back last night and read from the Book of Mormon and
talked about some things. After, he asked us if we knew how to play an
instrument and we said we played the piano a little bit and he said SING
SOMETHING AND I’LL FILM YOU! ahaha so I played praise to the man and we sang
the first verse. Haha, that guy.
I love being a missionary and love having
Elder Haderlie as my companion. We’re working hard and the Lord is blessing us!
I know that this church is true and that God knows the desires of our hearts. I
know He loves us! I know that whoever reads, ponders, and prays with real
intention, WILL receive an answer from God. I’m so thankful for the many
blessings that I have received and the blessing that I may receive if I’m
worthy of them. We’re progressing a lot and I hope that the zone can feed off
of our excitement.
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Elder Hjelmstad
Shout Outs:
Jen- Have fun at hair school!!
Dad- You’re a bachelor for a week!
Watch some Olympics for me!
Mom and Jade- Soak up that Utah sun!
Grandpa- Thanks for the advice! love
ya!
J&A: Have fun in Georgia!!!
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