So, this week has been super insanely . . . I don´t even know, haha. Wednesday I had one of the BEST days with my companion. It was amazing. One of the best teaching experiences on the mission. It was that moment that we finally clicked so well with our teaching. We were completely guided by the spirit and completely in synch with our teaching . . . it was amazing. And then, that night, we got a call from the President´s assistants saying that Hna. Luna had an emergency transfer and we had to be in the Offices the next morning to get my new companion and for her to go to her new area. I was so sad! We had such an amazing day and right when things were perfect . . . well, I guess that´s how life is, lol.
So, we got to the Offices in the morning and it turned out that one of the sisters was going home, and I was going to be with a youth from one of the stakes of the mission so that they could serve a mini mission before leaving on a real mission. So . . . I had a lot of thins on my mind that morning. My companion, Hna. Luna, left with her new companion, and I waited in the Offices with the sister who was going home until the mini missionary showed up. It´s amazing how everything is so perfectly coordinated in our lives, if we´re paying attention to the whisperings of the spirit, and if we´re living in a way that we can be led to where God needs us to be. I had a really good conversation with this sister who was going home. She had a lot of fear and a lot of doubts about herself and what was going to happen when she got home 5 months early (we have the same time in the mission), but as we talked, I helped her understand that feelings of doubt and fear do not come from God. Fruits of the Spirit are peace, love, joy and assurance. God does not speak to us through feelings of doubt and fear. It truly was a blessing that we were able to have that hour together before she went home. It´s amazing how much God loves His children, and the people He puts in our paths to help us get to where we need to go. I´m so glad that I was able to help her a little. With my companions who have had to go home and other friends who have gone home early .. . I guess I just understand a little of what they´re feeling and what they´re going through, and I encourage all of you, if you hear of someone who came home early, please do not judge them. Don´t even ask them why they came back. Just love them, and help them to be happy, because I garuntee you that, no matter the reason they went home, even if it was honorable, they will need help feeling better again. Some people go home because they´re physically sick, others go home because they´re spiritually sick, and either way, they need our help and love.
So . . . my new companion. I was super nervous because I´ve only heard negative things about having a mini missionary (they´re not set apart, they don´t where mission tags, they can call home whenever they want, etc.) so I´ve been trying really hard to not let that affect my views. Well, so far it´s been super great. Her name is Hna. Sedano, and she´s from an area close to my first area in San Juna de Lurigancho (the more poor part of the mission). She is 23 (I thought she was 13 when she walked in the office, lol) and she´s leaving on her mission in September to Bolivia. She is super awesome, super prepared and she´s already a great teacher, and she´s gonna be a great missionary. I´ve learned this week how much God really does love His children. If He didn´t love me, He wouldn´t give me trials and opportunities to become better and prove my faith and dedication. I know there was a reason that, out of the 80 sister missionaries in the whole mission, I was put with her. It´s gonna be a great transfer, and I know I´m gonna learn a lot and I´m gonna be able to teach her a lot as well, as she prepares for her mission. I´m already learning a lot from her. It´s definitely a humbling experience being a Peruvian´s companion, learning about her conversion and how she lives and the trials she´s faced. I honestly don´t know how my friend Pamela is handling being in the States in the Provo MTC right now . . . Anyway, it´s all a very humbling experience.
I love you all so much and I hope you have a GREAT week. Keep me in your prayers, please. I need them :)
Love,
Hna. Hulse
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