April Showers?

April 3, 2012

Happy April!

I love this month because it is always so pretty. Or hot if you live in Florida. For instance, today in is about 91 degrees.

Anyway, you are probably all wondering why I'm writing on Tuesday, once again. I have one word for you:

TRANSFERS!

So here's the big news. I'm staying in West Palm again! But Sister Sobwowicz is NOT! She's leaving me here all alone (or with a new companion) to hold down the fort. I hope it all goes well. I mean, I know it will because God qualifies those he calls, but let's just say there will be a lot of qualifying that needs to happen, especially if my new companion doesn't speak really good Spanish.

Despite that news, which we didn't find out until 10:25 last night, lot of other things happened this week. The best part for me and hopefully for all of you was

GENERAL CONFERENCE!!! Yes it was that exciting.

I really love conference. It is probably my favorite weekends of the entire year. Although, this one was very different then I"m used to. Por ejemplo, it started at 12 and 4 and we watched it at the church. I really hope a lot of people were watching it online, because actual physical attendance was pretty low. For both the English and the Spanish ward. (That's another interesting thing: watching the English and Spanish wards work together. Ha! We had a meal between sessions on Sunday and there was one table with all the Latin food and one table with all the American food! Good times) I hope all of you watched it. Every minute of it. I learned so much that I can't even comprehend it all. Plus, I watched two sessions in Spanish so I really couldn't comprehend it all!

It was pretty fun to see which of our investigators and recent converts came. Here's the run-down:

Sat AM: Cesar

Sat PM: Cesar, Cesar, Dora, Luis Guzman

Priesthood: Cesar, Cesar, Diego, Inocente

Sun AM: Cesar, Luis Guzman, Juan Amador, Nelson, Cesar, Blanca, Pedro,

Sun PM: Cesar, Mario, Juan & Santos, Fredy & Hector

What do we learn from this? Cesar is Awesome. He got baptized last week, came to every session of conference, went out teaching with the Elders between sessions, and basically helped us teach his parents about family history work! Plus, he made us a treat. He's that cool.

Also, Luis Guzman cried when Elder Holland talked. He doesn't know it yet but he's getting baptized next week!

Nelson is too.

Fredy and Hector will probably be the week after that.

I don't know about Juan and Santos because we met them, blessed them, and then they came to conference. So I don't really know them at all.

Inocente isn't getting baptized next week, because he GOT BAPTIZED on Saturday! It was kind of a sad baptism because almost no one came, but Diego showed up half-way through and they are pretty good friends now, so that was nice.

Actually, Inocente's whole life is pretty sad right now. He told us on Sunday that he was trying to find a way to tell us that he wasn't going to get baptized but couldn't figure out how, so he just got baptized! Then yesterday, he told us that his wife (who he is separated from, and who lives in Guatemala) told him that he can't talk to his kids anymore!. She apparently didn't like that he put their names and birth dates on his baptismal record! What a dumb thing to be upset about! But how sad that he can't talk to his kids! Plus all of his cousins and stuff who live here are all very negative about him getting baptized, too. He's facing opposition from all sides, but he's really hanging in there! I am so impressed by him. I mean, we have honestly taught him very little (as in not even the plan of salvation!) and he is still willing to go through all of this simply because he feels that it is right. I mean, it is right and I understand why he would do it, but he doesn't, at least not fully. What great faith to stand up for you beliefs when you don't even know exactly what they are! And what a testament to the power of the spirit!

Well, other things happened this week, but I have to go help Sister Sobkowicz pack and clean for my new companion!

Hope you are all doing well!

Love, Sister Sheffield

P.S. Our mission reached our goal of 100 Baptisms! We got 106! So amazing!

P.P.S. Happy Easter! Remember the Savior everyday and how His Atonement can change your life!