Week 6 of Training!!!!!! Justin Bieber Toothbrush, Baptismal Dates, and Abundant Blessings

So last week was beyond amazing!!!! We started the week off super slow. We had a bunch of people cancel appointments, or not even open the door, we dropped 4 investigators, and 2 of our investigators had to have their baptismal dates pushed back. BUT, by Wednesday, instead of getting discouraged, we prayed and decided to try walking around more. So we went to one of our most ghetto areas, and we knew that it was the area that the Lord needed us to work on. We walked around for a while, from potential to potential, and talked to EVERY person on the way. We exceeded our street contacting goal for the week with 42 people contacted!!!!! It was such an amazing blessing. We got referrals from all the english people we talked to , and we were able to get referrals for a few of the english missionaries! The Lord led us every step of the way, and we left behind our fears, and declared His gospel to each person we met!!!

We found 2 inactive members this week! Our goal is to reactivate them as soon as possible!!!!

While we were walking on Saturday in our sketchy area (we only walk during the day, and the early evening. NEVER at night), we passed a house. I saw a Panama sticker on the car. And I said, "Hermana! People in Panama speak Spanish!" Let's go knock on that door. We introduced ourselves behind a screen door, and when we said that we were representatives of Christ, she opened the door and ushered us in. We prayed with her and she wants to learn more! We invited her to church, and I was able to follow the prompting to invite her to look at ldsjobs.org. I'm so grateful that we were able to find her. If we had not followed the prompting to walk in this area, we would not have found 7 new people to teach!!!!

This week we had Zone Training meeting! I learned so much! Here are my favorite things that I learned, all of these things are on my "How to Be a Better Missionary Wall"

I encourage y'all to read the following scriptures!!!!

• D&C 60:2-3- Open your mouth to declare His word, or your gifts will be taken from you! Totally rebuked!!!! I know that as we open our mouths, and invite every person we come in contact with to come unto Christ, He will protect us and strengthen us.
• 1 Cor. 13:11- Put away childish fears!!!! My companion and I heard this and applied this in our area! It was such an inspired scripture for our ZL to share!!!! It was certainly awkward to approach people, but the blessings far outweighed the initial fear!!!
• Omni 1:26- ALWAYS INVITE

"They have the same knowledge that we have, they just don't remember it. It is our DUTY to bring this knowledge back to them."

Okay funny stories:

• During one of our member present lessons, the sister said, "Cuando nosotros no tiene ojos". My companion and I started freaking out! She meant to say, we won't need glasses, but she didn't say it right. Hahaha. We had to clear up the confusion....
• During another lesson, we invited Maria to be baptized! She said yes, but um...Then she pretty much asked us never to come back. When we got to the car, I realized that I had a red punch mustache from lunch..... I taught. a. whole. lesson. with. a. red. mustache. I looked like the Joker. But the weird thing is, it was only on one side of my face..... Ugh.
• I bought a Justin Bieber toothbrush at the 99 cent store!!! I've never been so happy to have "real" music. (Mom, if you want to send a mix CD with cool Christian rock music, I will not complain). Hahaha.

Okay. I think that's it from the week!!!! 

I hope y'all have a great week!!!!!!!! <3 Choose the right, remember who you are, and always remember who you represent!!!

<3 Hermana Cordova

*Justin Bieber toothbrush

*Temple Walk with a recent convert!!!!