Friday, August 13, 2010

4 floors underground in the Dungeon/Torture chamber called a GYM

Guess what happened to me today, at the gym? (You know that since the earthquake, I just offer a prayer as I enter there in the mornings, going down 4 floors underground to the basement of this highrise, not the safest place to be in terremoto terretory, since I'm wearing my garments each time, I hope that nothing will happen while I'm entering and going down, down, down, but if it does, they will find me as they search the rubble, still alive and faithful, trying to be healthy!!!!)

One of the friends I have there greeted me, we kept lifting on our own, and then as I was leaving I felt prompted to asked her if she had a busy weekend ahead. Then as she was there lying under the rack for dead lifts, she starts to tell me that after 25 yrs of marriage, she's having problems with her marido. Finances in his sales with the economy has pushed him over the edge, and they fight all the time. She starts telling me "this and that," and I have to squat down near her on the floor,since you know how I can't hear well to start with, and with the gym music blaring, and she's pouring out her heart here to me. She says she doesn't know what to do, no other family here, only her 3 children and they are all too busy for her, and I'm just praying what to say. I have to hold back the tears, and I feel the Holy Ghost tell me to testify of God to her. I ask her if she believes in God, and does she have faith? She says yes, but doesn't know how He can help her now. I told her He is her loving Heavenly father, and HE wants the best for her. He can help her in this challenge. She said, I just want peace in this turmoil, to find answers in what to do, and how to fix this problem. I told her that God can help her, and gives us peace to know the answers. She asked me if the next time we can talk more, so we have time, and I said yes.I told her I'd bring her something that she could have that will help her with finding answers to her problems. She said she would like that.

Wow, I know I need to give her the Libro de Mormon, and then I'd take her also the DVD of Jesus the living Christ. I left still holding back the tears and hoping that the Spirit will comfort and be with her, to know that God will help her. I am so thankful to be here, as a missionary,even doing the hard things, like the workout, but it was so worth it, to be there when the Lord wanted me to talk with her. I need to go up and pray and thank Heavenly father for this sweet experience to start my day, and for the Holy Ghost helping me to testify when she needed it too.

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