Good Afternoon,
Our car problems have continued. We noticed that one of the tires is always low no matter how much air we put in so we went to get if fixed. It turns out there were four small holes and the air was leaking out. While it was getting fixed we got stuck with an old car that used to be the Elders and it smelled really bad and made noises every time we turned. It was bad. A few days after we got our car back we were getting supplies. We went to open the trunk...it didn't open. Now we have to get into the trunk through the back seat.
We had the opportunity to take care of a Sister from Guadeloupe who will be serving her mission in a different country. It was an adventure because she only spoke French. Let's just say we used a lot of hand signals and talked slowly for a few days. The cool part is we got to sit in while she was set apart. President Mehr gave the blessing in English while Sister Mehr translated it into French so she could understand. The spirit was very strong.
One night we came in and planned for the next day (the usual). As we were getting ready for bed there was a vibrating noise and the house felt like it was moving. I asked Sister Edmonds "why is our house shaking?" and she said "it's an earthquake get in the doorway!!!" We stayed there until the shaking stopped. It was a small earthquake and we were shocked at first but we were laughing about it for the rest of the night.
I love working with Sister Edmonds. She is a very hard worker and we are getting a lot of work done here in Trinidad. We put in very full days here in my area. We begin proselyting at ten and come in at 9:30 at night. Often we don't get time to sit down and eat (unless people feed us) so we pack our food. I love it. I enjoy the hard work because I know that it will pay off. Through diligence and exact obedience miracles happen. We are enjoying our time together here in Trinidad doing the Lord's work. President Mehr said that our combination is strengthening the people here a lot.
It turns out we have bed bugs and we have been getting bit at night. No worries. The Monsons came and washed all of our bedding in hot water at their apartment, dried it, and sprayed our furniture. Our bedding is nice and clean now.
Spiritual experience: On Friday we were very discouraged because we haven't been able to get members out to lessons no matter what we tried. Either they would cancel or the investigator would. We have been trying to get members out with us for weeks. We had read in the Book of Mormon that day about the power of fasting and prayer and decided that is what we would do. Starting Saturday at lunch we fasted for member present lessons, member referrals, and a few other things. That day we had two member present lessons, four other lessons and three less active lessons for a grand total of nine lessons. I have never taught that many lessons in one day on my mission. The spirit was very strong in every lesson and it is all because of Heavenly Father. It was the best day on my mission so far. Fasting and prayer brings miracles.
Thanks for everything,
Sister Shirts
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