Last week was Easter. The white handbook tells you that holidays and weekends are great times to find people at home so we should spend most of our time out but that is not true. We knocked on all of our investigators's doors and even our less actives but no one was home and those who were had family over and were too busy to hear a message about Jesus Christ. People, do you hear what you're saying?! We finally humbled ourselves and prayed. We decided to visit an active member. She's a little older and does not have any family near by. She really needed to talk and we really needed to hear what she had to say. Numbers wise it was not a good day but spiritual wise it was just what I needed. That happens a lot out here. Time and time again I am reminded of the importance of people; of teaching people, not lessons.
Yesterday I had advanced orientation so we got permision to head to San Jose the night before and spend it at the Sister's apartment. It was really cool to see more sisters because we are in the tip of the mission and have no one but our district Elders for miles and miles. It is kind of overwhelming when there are so many people in white ties or in modest dresses! haha.
Anyway, i wanted to tell you about an experience with a man on the street. We were contacting on the street and we offered a man our card but he wouldn't take it. He walked away but yelled back "I've got a bible!" And because I have not yet reached Mission maturity, I yelled back "We've got that too!" Later in the scriptures I read in 2 Nephi 29:6-7 and I thought it was so sad that people really just don't know or don't want more. They have decided for themselves that God has said enough and have cut off any more communication with Him. It breaks my heart to see people so close minded but my trainer reminds me that our job is to INVITE so that's what we do.
Thank you for all your support!
Hermana Quintana
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