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Dream Team is Back

Greetings from mooie Bonaire! I hope you all are doing great. This was an amazing week. Guess what....my favorite person, trainer, mentor, best friend, ZUSTER WOOLSEY is back in Bonaire! Woooot. I love her. She is finishing her mission strong here. I miss Hermana Almonte, who is back on Curacao, but we get to talk to each-other every night when she calls in. I'm loving Bonaire and looking forward to my last transfer here on the island before immigration kicks me out ;) It was an AWESOME week and I feel super pumped about the future. Some stuff....

--Aquiles FINALLY feels ready to be baptized!!! We just need to find him a white pair of dress shoes....pray for that, because Bonaire is tiny and I don't think I've seen ANY dress shoes. They might have to be white crocks or sandals, so hopefully his fashion dreams can include that.
--Had a lesson with this bomb young guy named Carlos. He's actually friends with a missionary serving in Scotland that's from here (Gary) and is looking for the truth. We talked about how we know there's a God even though bad things happen. It was so cool. He's going to the Netherlands in a month, so we got to get him baptized quick before he goes haha
--Had a super spiritual lesson with an old investigator named Linny. Her mom died this week and she had us come over. She basically unloaded the whole thing, we cried together, and then we testified about the Plan of Salvation. Well, actually just Zus Woolsey because I was too busy crying, but it was just a really spiritual experience. Linny knows the church is true and told us she had been reading in the Book of Mormon to find peace and answers to her questions. I love her lots.
--taught Ronny and figured out a little more whats going on. We are working things out. He found out I could be leaving in a month and a half and said he'd better get baptized before I leave. I agree ;) my favorite old man in the Carribbean. 
--gave Omar our old bikes and walked back on this hecka sketch road to get back before curfew. I see now why they make us watch those safety videos because the only light besides our little bike lights we were using as flashlights was the power lines surging haha. We were feeling a little scared, so we just started belting, "I feel my Savior's love" and it was hilarious. 
--woke up early this morning to run 5 miles along the beach. SOOOO BEAUTIFUL. sweaty pics/videos below.

I hope you guys have a great week! The Lord is spreading his gospel throughout the world and it's getting exciting! I know miracles happen because I see them everyday. Sometimes you gotta look a little harder, but they are always there. 
Love,
Zuster Mergenthaler
PS sorry pictures aren't working, but next week.

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