Claudine ♥

I just got my itinerary for when I go home so I'm feeling a little bit weird.
(NOVEMBER 23rd!!!!!!!!)

Things are good though! We had a wonderful week, Maria has a baptismal date for September 24th and another one of our investigators, Claudine, accepted a date this week for September 17th! I've already talked about Mariaso I want to talk about Claudine a little bit. Claudine is amazing, she has gone through so much in the last year and it is amazing to see how perfectly it has prepared her to accept the gospel. We weren't worried when she said before that she didn't feel prepared to accept a baptismal date, because she is praying and reading the Book of Mormon every day. And people who sincerely do those things have the desire to make covenants with Heavenly Father. Which is a desire she now recognizes :) We're really excited for her. She kept asking "But do you think I'll be READY?" which was a funny question. She's ready now. We taught the Word of Wisdom and tithing a couple evenings ago. "So, Claudine, will you obey the commandments of tithing and the Word of Wisdom?" "Well of course I will, I want to be baptized so I'll follow all the commandments of God so that can happen." She makes teaching really fun :)

Ummmm I really love Sister Calderon still. She finishes her mission next week which is cool for her and all because she'll be with her family but I feel a little bit sorry for myself #anotheronebitesthedust. I'll let you all know what happens with transfers! This transfer's missionaries are leaving a week early for school but new missionaries are coming in at the normal time so there's a week of limbo, don't know what I'll be doing. I'm hoping to be a solo sister for a week...probably won't happen.

Funny moment. We pulled up to a dinner appointment and Sister Calderon REALLY had to use the bathroom. We prayed in the car before going in and she prayed that WE would be able to hold it. and I as we were walking up to the house I said "That seems like kind of a 'you' problem, what's up with the 'we'?" And she said "It's a 'me' problem as long as I can hold it, otherwise it becomes a 'we' problem!"
And I just thought that was really funny so I wanted to share it with you all, with her permission.

Soooo yeah, that's my life. We've started doing role plays with members to help them know how to share the gospel which has been way fun.

We went on exchanges with one of our sister teams this week which was awesome! It was a new experience being on the STL side of exchanges. I totally know what I'm doing as a missionary these days, so that's cool. Exchanges were good. Although I don't like people telling me their issues, it's nice knowing how to better serve those I'm asked to serve.

I'm a happy camper :) I love you all, (OH, and we tried to give blood this week. Sister Calderon was successful. They said my veins are just too darn small.)
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Sister Lonas