Buenas Familia!!
Well I love you guys and wish the most very merry Christmas and
hope you got my package that I sent you. and that you do not open it until Christmas!!!
See how it feels???? muahahahahaahahaha I
made a serious choice that I would be obedient to your wish mom even though I
knew you wouldn't know to not open all 12 gifts the first day. It has been
quite the process but I look forward to it every day and have loved each one so
far! I love you guys!!
This week went by like lightning!! The good thing about these
transfers though is that I am staying really close to my beautiful greenie. I
really couldn't have asked for any better of a call. But some cool things this
week happened that I really want to share with you guys. This week we have had
the car and it has been awesome!! However Tuesday we had a bunch of things set
and absolutely everything fell through! Like even our most positive people who
always take us in didn’t have time, We knocked for like 3 hours and got
nothing, we went to members who weren’t home, we called everyone!! It was awful
and I truly felt like good ol Alma and Amulek. Then as the day was coming to a
close we were in the car and we had been praying all day to know what the Lord
would have us do that we might see success and of course nothing..... So I am
there with Elder Russell just trying to think of what to do and as nothing
comes to my head I let out a "what would you have us do Lord?" I kid
you not I had not even made the last d sound before we got a text with a
referral for a man named JESUS. Ironic eh?? Well we had no more time that night
but the next night we go over to his house and he welcomes us and ends up
sharing about his strong desire to have a great family and to quit smoking and
drinking and how he wants to know about God because in Cuba they don't really
have choice in religion. It was a beautiful experience that once again reminded
me that it is after all we can do that we see the hand of the Lord. Not only
that but we were able to go to an activity call NOCHE DE BELEN or night in
Bethlehem. It was beautiful and the spirit was super strong and I had the
opportunity of giving away a couple cards and a Book of Mormon all in under an
hour!! That was while I participated in the show and all the side activities
there were. I just kinda finally feel like it’s coming to me and I am starting
to see how missionary work can be done in every moment and situation. We just
have to offer and open our mouths and the Lord has never failed to fill it. I
just know He is there and that He loves us for trying. I love wearing my clothes
and name tag because people know who and what I am. I have never felt so much
joy in being a saint in the true church. I love sharing my testimony and I love
to love. It has actually been hard just to move one area over because I will
not be able to see these people as much and it just makes you want to cry. We
were with our over the top positive investigator Jacqueline who has already
done 3-- 24 hour fasts so that her husband’s heart would be softened (we had
her do the first and then a couple weeks later she ends up telling us she had
already done two more) She gave up coffee since the first night we told her and
she reads every night. Yet in her greatest hour she is also passing through
some of the hardest experiences I have ever seen a woman pass through. It was
pretty rough having to tell her I would no longer be coming over all the time!
She almost gave me a besito!! haha (Latina cheek kiss) And she told me I was to
come back and see here as much as possible. Good thing is that as ZL I have to
do splits with the dl and Elder Russell's new companion is a DL. SO I will
probably be visiting quite often!! Anyways. I love this area and I love my
mission and I love you guys and I hope you all have a great Christmas!! I will
probably get to call you to set up Skype and stuff but try to remember all the
passwords and all that whodaladdy.
LOVE, ELDER OLIVER
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