This week is carnival week here in Panamá. To put it simply there are a lot of crazy parties going on in the interior and the city is practically empty. Everybody throws water (and occasionally eggs) on everybody and there are lots of people drinking . . . . a lot. Obviously as missionaries we don´t take part in the festivities, but we are all walking around cautiously. Fortunately Hermana Lopez and I haven´t been soaked yet, but we´ve heard lots of funny stories of other missionaries getting soaked. Carnival gets over on Tuesday, so we´ll remain extra alert until then.
In our zone this change we have all become really good friends are are always teasing one another or playing little pranks on eachother. I may or may not participate such activities ;) This past week a few missionaries decided to get me back for some of my harmless teasing. Here are some of the better stories . . . .Upon returning home from a long day I left the room to fill up my water bottle. My companion decided to hide under my bed. As I walked in and approached my bed she grabbed my leg. Needless to say, she scared me half to death. She was laughing so hard that she couldn´t get out from under my bed. A few days later an elder handed me a small package and told me that a sister had sent me something. I excitedly began to open it. He, however, had rigged it to set off a loud and vibrating alarm in my hands. I had a minor heart attack and ended up throwing the ´´package´´ at him. He, as well as those privileged enough to see my scare, were all laughing so hard that they couldn´t get up from the floor. These are only two of many small pranks that have been exchanged. Looks like I´ll have to be more careful with my teasing haha :)
Last Thursday we had a multi-zone conference with Elder Carlos H. Amado, the Area President. We sat in the chapel for 8 hours as he filled us all with a greater spiritual knowledge. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and was able to learn a lot. I felt like he covered just about everything. I especially like the new point of view that he gave me concerning repentance, in respect to both myself and my investigators. He explained that God loves each and every one of us, even those who commit the worst of sins, that love will never go away or be diminished by circumstances. However, few are those who have the TRUST of God. We gain that privilege only through consistent and sincere REPENTANCE. Repentance leads to trust. It makes sense; I simply hadn´t thought about it in such a way before. It motivates me even more on a personal level to repent of even the small sins that I commit each and every day because I want God to know that He can trust me. Also, I´m grateful for the new understanding of such an essential concept for my investigators. I hope that with it I will be able to help them more efficiently.
I don´t know for sure yet, but it´s almost a guarantee that I have changes this Wednesday, so I will probably be writing from another area next week.
I love and miss each of you! Thank you all for your support and love. I feel it each and every day here in Panamá.
Go Forward With Faith!
Hermana Falslev :)
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