Benjamin

Happy Father´s day!! Love you so much JR and am sending you a big old air hug from the DR. Hermana Thomas and I are being transferred from Villa Verde to Benjamin. It is still in La Romana, and now we´re boardering the beach. I´m suprised with how sad I am to leave. I' ve grown pretty attached to some of the investigators, members, and people we pass on the street everyday. Its a weird feeling leaving because I dont know if I´ll ever see these people again. Also, Im a little sad because we have two baptisms coming up. 

One of the baptisms is Beatriz. She is twenty four and has two little girls. Her spouse was baptized but never really went to church but now he is going with Beatriz. She has communicated to us how her life has changed since she allowed the gospel into her life. She said there is more peace in her house and she and her husband have a better relationship. She was in a bus that got in a bad accident and killed a woman in the car the bus hit a while ago. For her this was a pivotal moment. It made her reflect on her life and her relationship with God. I've been visiting Beatriz since I first got into the field and I am going to miss her. She is going to get married in the next couple of weeks so she can get baptised in July. 

 

The other Hermanas we live with had a baptism on Saturday. It was a muchacho named Daniel. He is 18. I was on intercambios when they were doing the paperwork for his baptism and he didnt know the names, location of birth, or date of birth of either of his parents. It broke my heart a little bit. Apperently, his mom died giving birth to him and his dad died a few years later. He lives with a aunt who disregards him and really isnt part of his life. He is a smart boy and has tons of questions. He smiles a lot and is very kind. His baptisimal service was very nice. There weren't many people there but it was nice. 

 All is well in the D.R. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Spence and I forgot last week to wish Owie a happy birthday. 

 

 

¨I think that every person you meet you fall in love with. Just a little bit. And a piece of them always stays with you. So overtime you collect people, and maybe you dont remember every single one, but that doesn´t mean they haven´t affected you. For better or for the worse, They changed you.¨

xoxo

Hermana Meg