Well, we're at the last week of yet another transfer. This has gone by so incredibly fast. But that's why there's the sense of urgency in the work. Gotta keep the flame burning :). This week though was probably one of the toughest weeks ever man, haha. And I am not kidding by any means. I'm pretty sure that we had more visits fall through than the total number of visits that we ended the week with, haha. It was brutal. And on top of that, our two fantastic investigators who were going to be baptized this coming week can't anymore. Well, one can't because she can't stop working on Sundays. She's still good though other than that. But the other one, Blanca, just one day told us that she can't continue anymore. She said it was because the son of the lady that she takes care of and lives with doesn't want us passing by. But then we saw her a few days later and caught her in the lie with a few questions. She came up with all these other random excuses that she's never had before so basically we aren't teaching her anymore. It was honestly one of the saddest moments I've had here in Mataró. We put so much time and energy into her, she progressed so well, she loved everything and had no problems whatsoever. And then one day she just gives up. Talk about a dagger to the heart, haha. We did all we could to keep her but in the end we can't. Just means that we gotta work even harder to find those elect and prepared children of God. No worries :). We were on our way home that night after talking with Blanca and we were just frustrated and probably a little mad, too. And we decided to take out that frustration by contacting people on the street. Probably not the best idea but hey, it worked, haha. We had an awesome little miracle with one of them, too. We were going home for the night and we took a road that we don't usually ever take to get home and we were in a hurry. This one lady was coming towards us and my companion told me, "Contact her." So I did. And you know what? She's a member! She said that she joined the church in Honduras before I was even born, haha. But she went inactive before she moved here which is sad. We met with her and she said that she too had taken a road home from work that she doesn't usually ever take. Heavenly Father places us in the paths of those that need the gospel at this moment, members and non members alike.:)
Well, on a little bit less spiritual note, haha… You'll all be proud to know that Elder Mathews has lost some weight baby!!!! hahaha. Yes, I know that's probably not that special to you all. But the other day I got sent a letter from a member that I know in a different ward and he had a picture of me and him on it and holy smokes, I was a chub! But some of that chub has disappeared and I'm actually doing my morning exercise a lot more and doing it every day :). So there is still yet some hope!:)
School has all started up here finally. They started today so we'll see how that affects the schedule of our investigators. I'm sure it'll be fine though. Even though things were rough this past week, we have high expectations for this next week. And since it's the last week of the transfer, it's sorta a little push to do that much more since you never know if you're leaving. So I'm sure I'll have lots to tell next week.
I love you all and miss you tons. Until next week!
