Hermana Anne Tolman: : Week 12

Hello hello!

Well golly, this week was a rollercoaster. What can I say. Tamerlan (the very same one that we met on our first day here) was going to get baptized on Sunday- like we're talking interview set up, program planned, baptismal clothes obtained-and then he called us on Saturday night and told us his pastor from the Hosanna church had heard that he was going to our church and got uPsEt and so the baptism got called off. But we went and visited him with a member and talked and I think all hope is not yet lost.

Missionary work sometimes just feels like a punch in the stomach because people tell you that they know for themselves that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that they've felt peace that they've never felt before at church and then still choose not to change. Or sometimes people that have been progressing so well suddenly just flip a switch and never want to talk to you again. It just feels really poopy. I'm trying hard not to lower my expectations though, cause I know lowering my expectations will lower my faith. There's a scripture in D&C 64:32-33 about not being weary in well doing because you're laying the foundation of a greater work and I read it after all this stuff with Tamerlan went down and I said ´Gah gosh darn it, me want big results now, me no want to be patient´ but hey, what can ya do. But still I admit I'm a bit disheartened. Everyone please send me love emails that say ´You´re doing great sweety! Keep your chin up!´ cause oof.

Also we had CAMBIOS (transfers) this morning and they took Hermana Strong away from me! She´s off to be an Hermana leader in Tocumen! I forgot to tell you all that everyone here for some funny reason thought Hermana Strong was related to President Trump (they say her name ´estrong´ and somehow they think that equates to ´etrump´). Anyways I´m really sad cause we were FUN FRIENDS and laughed a lot but my new Comp is Hermana Head and she seems like a good lady so far (I mean I've only known her for a couple hours) but she likes to COOK and she's from Utah and yes. She´s been here as long as Hermana Strong was but Hermana Strong has had a native comp before so things are gonna be interesting with communicating.

What else do I have to update you all on.. oh, remember Michael? Well apparently he was baptized in the Church when he was young and he just forgot that it happened??? I don’t know what's going on there but he´s a hard man to catch at home because he teaches English in the Interior all week long. Also this week we met a ton of Buddhists.

Anyways yeah. I think that´s all??? I surely love you all!

Have a great week.

Also I included some end-of-transfer people pictures that I forgot to include in earlier emails!