The days were slow but the week flew! It was rough, basically every appointment falling through and being disappointed by a couple friends we thought were really progressing.
But we had two miracles, two days in a row 
Saturday morning our appointments fell through, and our backup plans too: (we clapped the door -- you don't really knock here) of one of our last friends and they didn't answer so we went to talk to their neighbor, a really sweet humble woman with three kids. We go inside and begin to share and from the back of the house comes out her sister. She says wait... I recognize your face! And pulls up a picture of us. We had solicited to learn more about prayer from us and casually we find her in her sisters house?!?! It doesn't sound that crazy but in the moment it was so crazy awesome cool. And they accepted the invitation to be baptized so we'll see where it goes
Then Sunday night, we went to an appointment and the lady we had set it with didn't let us in so we went down the street to one of her neighbors that we had met once the week before. We got to her house and saw cars outside and fully expected to be rejected but we ring the door bell and she comes right out and says pasen hermanas!!! (Come in Sisters!) And we come inside and meet her family and everyone's saying HOLA HERMANAS!!!! and we're like ???? HOLA!!!! Turns out! The son and wife of our friend had been previously taught by the missionaries and said that they wanted to start again! We invited them to read the Book of Mormón and the head of the household to offer a kneeling prayer at the end of our visit. And in his prayer he says and I HAVE FAITH THE BOOK IS TRUE and I just died of happiness.
After a week of rejection it did my heart a lot of good and I knew in a really profound way that God was putting people in our path. That coincidences aren't real. Literally entering into the houses of basically strangers and finding the elect of God.
Christ said through His profeta, Joseph Smith:
"And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.
Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is white already to harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might, mind, and strength"
I'm grateful!! To be!! A missionary!!
I love you guys!! Email me!
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Also my companion makes me laugh so hard!!! These have been a fun 3 weeks! 9 more to go with Hna Fleitas!
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