Happy Thanksgiving! (Week 59)

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your week flew by and was fantastic! I think something has happened every single day this week and it's been kinda crazy, but mostly really fun! 

Monday:

It was a pretty normal day until it came time to leave the house. As soon as we got put of the house it started raining  BUT there was a miracle! We went to knock doors in a trainer park and as it turns out, a member lives there. She saw us and decided to shelter us from the rain and give us hot chocolate  She saved the day!

Tuesday:

We had exchanges and I was with Hermana Owens for the day! Everything was going fine...and then her tire went flat  The other hnas picked us up and some elders came to the church and showed us how to slime a tire, which apparently helps them not going flat as easily  Then, right after they left the other tire went flat so I used my newfound sliming skills and fixed it  Finally, we got out to do missionary work and the chain was being weird. We ended up walking to Cardenas and talking to people there because we couldn't ride the bikes. The elders came back and fixed it for us though! AND we got a referral from my MTC comp (shoutout hna. Buyack love you and miss you )

Wednesday:

Sister's conference! It was so fun. We had a conference with all of the sisters in the mission. We talked about staying healthy (physically, emotionally, spiritually), had a lunch, and did a clothes swap! I also got to say hi to so many people I love and it was great 

Thursday:

I spent the morning in the mission home since Hermana Pier had her departing interview  It was a good time though and Sister O made us waffles  Then, the rains came down. And down. And down. And eventually the streets started to flood. And we started to bike  We were SOAKED by the time we made it to the church (the other hnas had to bring us a change of clothes) but it was really fun biking in the rain! 

Friday: 

We went to the temple again! This time just to walk around outside, but Fausto and Juan came and so did one of the friends of the other Hermanas. Our member did a great job explaining the difference between a chapel and a temple and afterwards we drank hot chocolate! We also showed the Latinos how to play the game where you launch whipped cream off your hand and try to catch it in your mouth  It was a hit! It ended with them trying to launch whipped cream to other people and it was so fun! 

Saturday: 

We did service for 2 hours in the morning! We helped direct traffic for an activity the college was having (aka we stood around and didn't really do anything) but it was good! The bike drama strikes again. Hermana Piers chain just straight up broke while we were biking. So we ended up being walking missionaries for a little bit and spent most of our time at El Super talking to people. While we were there we got a voice message from Fausto telling us that he doesn't want to come to church anymore  We're still really confused about why. We're going to meet with him on Wednesday so please pray that it goes well  

Sunday:

The only normal day of the week! Church was lovely and it brought a lot of peace 

I hope you all have the best week ever! Please try to have a moment of gratitude each day. Being thankful is so powerful - it will change everything if you find just 5 minutes each day (or even each week) to feel grateful. For big things or small things, it doesn't matter. Take time this week to enjoy the simple things and to find peace in the moments of chaos! Love you all