Sister Jarvis Mission Updates: Week 22

August 2-August 8, 2016

This week was awesome!!! First off we have another bautism coming up!! We got a call from the assistants (elders in charge of all of Neuquen who work directly with our mission president) They said, hey president Cassariego wants us all to have one more bauptism before the month is over and asked us if were up for the challenge. I was like, "of course!" I turned to my companion and we both said "Jaqueline".... Because she has all the lessons and has attended church (everything she needs to be prepared) but wanted to wait till her house was finished. We had been praying for the Spirit and the right scriptures to share to help her accept to be bautized. We ended up sharing a scripture in the Book of Mormon about how we need to be prepared spiritually for what tomorrow might bring. We then bore our testimonies and before we could even ask her she said... ¨I´m ready to get bautized. I don't want to wait any longer!¨ Her daughter (9 years old and member) asked ïn September?¨ and we couldn't believe our ears when Jaquelin said , ¨no I have to do it this month. I don't want to wait any longer.¨ THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT WE HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR THEM OR THAT WE WANTED TO HELP THEM GET BAUTIZED BEFORE THE MONTH WAS UP. The Lord keeps surprising me with His wonderful ways. I know that there are people who are ready to hear the gospel, who want to change their lives and I know that WE as missionaries are representatives of Christ. That only through our invitation can they accept to come unto Christ. For that we have to teach faith, repentance, bautism, the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end to EVERYONE we meet. Because if we don't... who will? I am extremely grateful to have this opportunity!!

This week was also my birthday and well lets just say that was a hit too!! Of course we worked and taught lessons all day and I think that's what made it the best. I have to say it was the best birthday ever! My companion put flour and a raw egg in my hair while I was was doing my exercises at 6:30 in the morning. Let me just say the egg was hard as a rock and she had to thunk me with it like 5 times... she has it all on video and the whole time I'm like ¨OOOWWW Hermanaa?? Is that a hard boiled egg??¨¨ hahaha it was raw but I couldn't believe it. Also we ate lunch with our investigator Fernanada and her Boyfriend. They cooked Paella!!! its a sea food dish with my favorite Mussles!!!! it was delicious and I have lots of pictures!! My favorite part was that my companion said, ¨And bless Hermana Jarvis with lots of more years¨ in every single prayer that day. She's crazy but I love her. haha Hope everything is going well back home!!

Hermana Jarvis