Courtney's Week #69

Happy Birthday Dad!

Well, things have been an adventure here. We have had a long week, or at least it seemed really long. We had urgent interviews with President this week because my companion told me that she was thinking about going home. It has been a tremendous struggle. Changes were today, but we didn´t change. President told me that I am doing a good job and that I am doing all that I can. He told me that after another six weeks I will have a break. I know that sounds bad but I am kind of wearing down emotionally and mentally. I thought that I was a pretty patient person before, but I am learning a new definition of the word patience. 

So anyways on the bright side, we had a miracle this week. Last monday we decided to knock an apartment building that was fairly close to our own apartment. We climbed to the top and the first door that we knocked let us in after just stating that we were missionaries. It was a lady of about 55 or something and just after she let us in she went off to the other room and returned promptly with a book in her hand saying "I have something I wanted to show you girls." I thought for sure that it was a bible and that we were in for a session of bible bashing, but now when she put the the book on the table guess what, it was a really old-style Book of Mormon. I was in awe. She took an old picture out of the pages and showed me the inscription on the back from an elder that taught this lady 27 years ago. The lady, Catalina is her name, told us that this elder visited her when she was pregnant and that she went to church quite a few times, but she never got baptized. But in the years since then, when she was sad or discouraged she would take up the book and read it and it helped her to feel better. WOW! We talked about the restoration and the importance that the Book of Mormon has. The spirit was super strong and she started to cry. It was super awesome. Just goes to show, as missionaries we are always planting seeds, even if it is to be harvested 27 years in the future. 

Well, that is about all that I have to say this week. I love you all, and hey, you should tell Rebecca that October is fine as long as it is after the 23rd. 

Love you, 

Hermana Evans