Awesome Spiritual Experiences Are Really Hard to Write About

Hey guys! This week was amazing. I'm gonna try my best to explain. Some stuff...

--met President Alonso from the quorum of the 70. It was just us 4 Bonaire sisters and our mission president. From the moment he walked into the room, I knew he was really special. I could feel that he knew Jesus Christ well and personally. He didn't plan to stay very long, but was prompted to talk to us about Christ. It touched my heart when he looked right into my eyes and said, "Christ is kind" and then smiled. Wow, I needed to hear that! Sometimes we aren't kind to ourselves, but that's not like Christ. He loves us no matter what and is happy when we do our best.

--Pablo passed his baptismal interview! WOOOOOT. He's getting baptized this Saturday. Man, those Bonaire beach waters are glistenin!

--Had a movie night with the branch and 10 of our investigators were there!!! It was awesome. I didn't know what to do with myself I was so happy. I think I kinda overwhelmed a couple with my excited handshakes. We made 8 pizzas for the activity and call us Italian because they were a hit!

--Carlos, Pablo, and Marylin came to church. Carlos goes, "It really felt like home. I felt really good" He's such a solid dude. He's going to the Netherlands this week, so Dutch missionary friends if you get a referral from Bonaire and he is a rockin' 22-year old dude with a heart of gold, you're the luckiest ;)

--had lots of awesome lessons, one of which with a dutch guy named Michael who really opened up to us. He told us about his parents recently passing away and how he felt lots of pain. We testified about God and his plan of eternal families. I'm excited about this dude.

--Charlie died (this is a dog mind you). We found her in her own grave (ya know the one I dug a few weeks ago?). Yeah, that was sad. And also gross because we had to take her out and dig the grave deeper so she would fit.

That was our week! Also, we officially have smart phones now, so I now promise to send pictures every week! I love you guys and hope you have a great week.

liefs,

Zuster Mergenthaler

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