9-23-09

Ok so there were no transfers, so I am here another 6 weeks with hermana Reese. We are both pretty excited about it, even before we knew there would no transfers we went out and bought ice cream to celebrate, because we decided we didn't want transfers, and well we were right... there were no changes! Actually our president basically told us that there would be very little changes because we are in the last week of the double. I haven't mentioned it, but last year at this time as a mission we put a goal to double baptisms, and this is the last week of that period, and to achieve it we need as a mission to have 52 baptisms this weekend!! It is a huge goal, because the most we have ever seen in a weekend is 43 I think! So pray for us that this weekend we will be able to see a miracle! My comp and I well, we don't have much to work with but we have faith that we will see a miracle in some form this week! So because of this president said there wouldn't be very many changes, and even told us to treat this week like a normal one, because normally we have district meetings on mondays and pday on wednesdays, but transfer week it is all different, we have pday on tuesdays and district meetings on wednesdays, but this week no, we kept it all the same... which is good because I forgot to tell you all to write me before tuesday!!
Well This last week nothing too exciting is going on! My comp did't have too many crazy things happen. She did fall once that was really funny! We were running to cross the street cause a bus was coming and we got to the other side and she just biffed it, I don't even know what happened, all of a sudden I turn around and my comp is sprawled out all over the sidewalk with all the contents of her bag spilled everywhere... it was soooo funny!! Luckily she didn't get hurt!!
Oh and our lesson with Elder Campero went well, it wasn't exactly everything I had hoped it to be, it actually almost didn't even happen! Romina was really sick and refused to come down until we said we would just leave and come back another day and then she came down to see us!! And it was really nice cause elder campero gave her a blessing, and we had a lesson and he bore his testimony which was really nice, but it was hard because romina was really sick and she wasnt really paying attention, but the spirit was really strong, and I know it helped them a lot! Beacause we went back on saturday and talked to them about baptism and marriage, and well romina is still saying no to baptism, and we had what we called a charla franco with them, which is basically saying they need to get baptized, because we have nothing left to teach them, and they really started thinking about it, and well we will get our answer from them tonight! I hope it all goes well!!
Wow I don't really know what to say, not much is going on, we are working a lot but
sometimes I feel like we aren't doing anything! I know I'm putting in my all because I don't know what more I can do!! I love this work, I love being a missionary but it is def the hardest thing I have ever done!! We are working a ton with the members, trying to gain their confidence, its hard, but little by little maybe we can do it!
Welp I gotta run, we have lots to do!!

Love yall and thanks for everything!!

Hermana Gosnell

PS to Ladd, I dont hate you, I just miss you a TON!!!!