Biking weeks are always the longest! This week was tough full of ups and downs... haha the hills as I rode my bike across city.
On Wednesday Erick, a recent convert, took us out to a Chinese buffet. It was delicious but the next day I woke up with a stomach ache and threw up all morning. We spent most of the afternoon trying to recover and finally had to call the Elders that live closest to us to give me a blessing. We decided to take it easy that day since we were ridding bikes so we took it hour by hour working mostly on Facebook and staying close to home in case I had an emergency. It was painful and one of the most tiring days of my life but we saw so many miracles! We were able to help an investigator who's name is Jovita. She had been trying to get a hold of us because she is pregnant and needed a ride to the hospital on Monday and her husband couldn't get it off at work. We showed up even though we hadn't planned to that day but had to because we had to stay close to home and she lives relatively close. If I hadn't of gotten sick or hadn't of chosen to go out and do work even though I was sick we would have never known.
That night after our dinner break we decided to knock some apartments near by. We didn't find many Hispanics but we found a community of people from India who came to work at the giant Nissan factory in town. They say they have a mile long assembly line! And it makes since they probably need a bunch of workers to run it. Someone told me yesterday that they have three shifts and run all through the night; poor people! Anyways it was fun getting to know their story. Hermana Capener and I came out with a new found love for that culture. We also met Key and Ruby a "black American" (as they call themselves) couple who were supper friendly and supper prepared for the gospel! They are the funniest pair I have ever met. They sit there and argue about everything and anything. I thought I was in a comedy show and I just kept laughing and laughing! It made me feel a whole lot better!:) We were able to share with them a copy of the Book of Mormon and they said they would read it. We then ran back home with I don't know what kind of energy, since I hadn't eaten anything that day, and were able to make it home safely. What a day!
This week I will be finishing the Book of Mormon for the first time on my mission and WOW has it been amazing! It really is book of God. I decided this time to really ponder its message. I studied and compared it to the Bible and studied the words of the prophets as they spoke about the individual doctrines and I know without a doubt in my mind that it is true. Every single word in that book is true! I would give my life for it! What a blessing it is to have it.
Love,
Hermana Orellana
PS these are some old photos my compa had on her camera
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