There are lots of dogs here in Chile, as I have mentioned
before. So one of the highlights of the week was seeing the miracle of
resurrection. Just kidding. But unfortunately we do see a lot of dead dogs in
the road sometimes. It isn't very fun. It was quite sad when we saw a familiar
neighborhood dog dead in the road one morning when we were leaving and then
when we came back late that night, he was right in his normal spot looking
happy and wagging his tail. And we were like 99 percent sure he was dead, so
either he is good at faking or he has a twin? I got a kick out of my companion
saying YOU WERE DEAD at him a couple times in shock. Another dog that lives on
our street is named Popsy and we say hi to him everyday. He always gets so
excited to see us and follows us up and down our street. The dogs are mostly
good, there's just a lot of them.
Another highlight and funny of the week was a first lesson
we had with the sweetest lady. She was kind of scared of us at first, or
Mormons in general, but we gained some trust after we helped her take her
Christmas tree and decorations down. We told her about why were known as the
Mormons and we explained a bit the Book of Mormon. We had her read the
introduction page to get an idea of what it is and she started reading it all
aloud and literally freaked out when she read Joseph Smith's name. I have never
seen anyone's eyes go so wide.
After a lengthy conversation with her, and a lot of explaining
about some common misconceptions, she came to the conclusion that Mormons really aren't
so weird after all. We don't have this hypnotic preacher man that we worship who
is traveling the States right now. We don't sacrifice babies or any weird thing.
Seriously, I'm still not sure how some people can come up with some of the
weirdest things and how some people can believe it. It was an eye-opener for me,
but in the end the lady is awesome and we are continuing to teach her and her
daughter.
My thought of the week:
This week wasn't the best. Things were slow, I was sick, lots
of the things happened, but I sure did learn a lot. Patience is required. It
has never been one of my strong suits, but patience and faith are the keys for
being happy and having success. Faith always proceeds the miracles. Always.
There is no other way. But there are miracles and tender mercies every single
day.
They can be as simple as members giving you the best
blackberries you've ever had in your life (for those that don't know,
blackberries are my favorite fruit). And we are teaching the sweetest family
who has a very traumatic and difficult backstory. Seeing the trust they put in
us and the love they have for us is incredible. Seeing their lives changing is
amazing. And we had the opportunity to teach them to pray. Now they all pray
and have so much faith and hope, and they sing I'm a Child of God all the time.
It is their favorite, and when the kids are scared at night, that's what they
sing now. Sweet experiences like this make the difference. And I am so
grateful.
Look for God's hands in the details everyday. I promise you,
your eyes will be opened.
I love you all. Have a great week.
Con amor,
Hermana Eibert
1. random vineyard/orchard here in Rengo, ft. mountains and
palm trees
2. Rengo is cool, I guess
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