So on Tuesday my comp and I drive
down to the capital, Santo Domingo, to get my license! It was a two day
process so I got to stay in the MTC and guess who I saw!!! Sav!!! I had
been wanting to see her so bad and knew that my license was the only
way. So luckily all my paper work came in in time and I was able to go
and see her too. Tuesday morning I got there and did the required
medical stuff (which was basically that they took my blood pressure and
made sure I was alive) then I waited for a while in the waiting room of
the MTC and one of the teachers went up and got Savanna to come down.
Right when she saw me she just started balling! Hahaha. I didn't know
what to do other then like give her a high five haha. The couple
missionary companionship from my mission were there and they took
pictures of us. It was so good to see and hear from Sav. She seems so
great and stoked for the field next week! I am way excited for her!
While
I was in the waiting room, I met this lady who works for the church and
her husband is like, the church lawyer or something. She is from France
but speaks like 5 different languages fluently and has lived all over
the world! She was telling me all these awesome experiences she has had
in the church around the world and her conversion story and everything.
She is an incredible woman and has done so many cool things around the
world for the church! We had like nothing to do until the next day, so
she invited us to her house to teach a lady who works for her as a
cleaning lady. She was telling us that her cleaning lady was an
investigator of gold and has so many questions and interest. So we went.
This lady lives in a huge apartment complex like 20 floors up that
overlooks the beach. Super nice and way cool. And quiet! Right off the
bat, the investigator (I can't remember her name) was so interested and
really was a golden investigator! We taught the plan of salvation. My
companion and I taught so well together, the best we have ever taught.
We were so in sync and in tune with the spirit. And the spirit was SO
strong because it was so quiet and reverent up there! For once we had
peace in a lesson instead of crying babies, or traffic noise, or
blasting music down the street. It was honestly one of the greatest
lessons I have ever taught. We were able to clearly teach and answer all
the questions and we had such a great time doing it. Then after, they
gave us these mini pies and a orange-pineapple juice drink. And while we
ate we got onto the subject of the word of wisdom and basically taught a
second lesson haha. I have no doubt that lady will continue to progress
as the real elders of that area go and teach her. I'm bummed that we
can't teach her more, but it was a great experience.
Later
that day we got to go to the temple!!! Because we were staying in the
MTC where they house people who are going to the temple, it was a rule
that we had to go to the temple if we were to stay there. So President
gave us permission because we didn't really have any choice, plus he
wanted us to be able to have that experience. I had never been to this
temple here so it was extra great. The couple missionary companionship
from my mission were here to do a seminar for return missionaries. So we
got to go in with them. It was a great experience. I really do love the
temple so much and it made me feel so high on life. So spiritual and
honestly just pumped me up so much.
The next day in the
morning, a lawyer came and took us to the DMV for my license. It was
such a long process when all they did was take my papers, take my blood,
and take my picture. They didn't even have me step into a car to make
sure I could drive or anything!! No wonder there are do many people her
missing arms and legs... but the whole time we were there (8:30am-12:30pm)
the lawyer lady was with us and she was not a member and had lots of
interest and tons of questions! So we talked to her a bunch about the
church and she is really smart so she understood everything really well
and liked it. So we got her address and are going to have the
missionaries in that area go and teach her!
Finally I got my license and we made the long journey back home.
What
a great two days that was! I was really stressed at first because we
weren't going to get in lessons or have time in our area and be more
behind with our work as office elders, but it turned out to be such a
great trip filled with awesome missionary moments and opportunity to
share the gospel and be pumped up by the temple and getting to see Sav!
Super blessed.
And to top it off, we had general conference and got to hear/listen to the prophet and apostles!
I hope you all enjoy conference too!
Elder Greer
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