Holy crap this week has been full of surprises!! I don't really have time to write about everything but let's just say, we had a baptism this last Saturday and it was perfect, and we planned it in like 2 hours! It was really stressful because we had everything planned and then our bishop called us on Tuesday and said I will not have baptisms on Saturday, you can only do it on Sunday, which is really against the norms here in the mission. It is a lot better on Saturdays, so I couldn't believe he was starting this whole thing again after promising us just 2 weeks ago that baptisms could be on Saturday, so we were really upset. I didn't have the patience to talk to him and I was just praying to leave Liniers. Well then Friday night our bishop calls and says well are you having a baptism this weekend or not, and we were like um we don't know and he was like oh I thought you had one planned for tomorrow, and we were like yeah but you said we couldn't do it and he was like oh I don't have any problem. Then we come to find out our stake president talked to him, but I don't know what changed because before he had talked to him and our bishop said yeah the stake president thinks baptisms are better on Saturdays but I command things here... WOW I couldn't believe he actually said that! Well something changed and he said we could have the baptism, and then he said it has to be very organized, this was like Friday night at 10:20pm and the baptism was the next day at 6, my comp got really sick that day so I was stuck calling like the whole ward inviting people and giving out assignments, and I must say the baptism was perfect! I absolutely loved it and a lot of members went! I think our bishop is a little mad that everything went so well!!
SO then we were also waiting for transfers because of course I knew I would be getting a new comp, and we were talking about who it could be, of course we never even thought that I would get transferred, so then we get home on Monday night to plan and our mission president calls. I think my heart stopped because he only calls for 2 reasons, that I knew of, to either tell you you are going to train, or that you are going to the south, so he calls and I was so nervous, and that is when he tells me I will be going to Tonelero with Hermana Ladd, which made me so happy because she is awesome, we get along so well. I'm just really sad she goes home in one transfer! Things are still a little weird right now because Hna Pérez is still here until tomorrow morning so things won't be normal until tomorrow, but we are both so excited to be together because we never thought it would be possible. My area shares the same chapel with Liniers so I'm still practically in the same area, but it is a branch which means the members are sooooo much better. I already know most of them really well, because, well, I see them every Sunday! I'm so excited to be in this area, I always wanted to come here but never thought it would be possible!! We have 6 baptisms planned for the 11th. I don't know them yet but they are a family from Bolivia, they seem really great! The work in the branch here is so good and they have a mission plan that is the best I've ever seen! And the best part of everything is I will still be able to see the members and converts from Liniers every Sunday anyways, because I will miss a few members, there is one member that was like my mom here in Liniers and I will miss her a lot, but thankfully I will see her every Sunday! But wow I can't believe my luck, I'm so excited. A little about my comp, her name is Hermana Ladd. She is from Vermont she went to BYU Idaho before her mission. She is a little crazy. The other day she burnt her lip while eating an apple with a knife. She wanted to cook it and didn't realize the knife was so hot, now she looks really funny with a big burn mark on her lip! I think this transfer is going to be the best in my mission until now! I have a great area and a great comp at the same time. I'm excited!! Pray for me and my new area I'm sure we need it, no matter how great it seems I'm sure there is still a lot of work to do!!
I think there were other things I wanted to write about, but to be honest I can't really remember, but this week was a week of miracles, I saw a lot of progress in Liniers and I'm so excited I got to be a part of it!
I hope everyone is well and well I guess I will be writing next week. Let's hope my letter will be better!!
Love ya,
Hermana Gosnell
P.S. You all have a pic of my comp. Remember my birthday cake? She is the one where we are eating the cake!!
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