Just Keep Swimming

Hola Family,

 Swimming in rain. Just for a couple of days. But SO much. I think that for a moment God was tempted to send another flood. Can´t say I blame him.

Happy Monday! Today (as is everyday) was an expierience. We went to Palenque today (it is only about an hour away) to play sports with a couple of other zones. Super fun! It is hilarious. Because there are all these latinos who are born with a soccer ball in their hand... and then there is the crazy American running around like a pollo sin su cabeza. All of the Elders now know to fear me and my mad soccer and bball skills. haha
Gotta love me a coke down here in Mexico!!!


Life is good! Working hard down here. I was so happy this past week because we had an awesome lesson with our fecha, Elizabeth. I felt the strongest impression during the lesson to tell her that she is loved. So I told her that God loved her. After, we had her pray and we asked her how she felt. She said she couldn´t explain, she felt like crying though. And we were just like, "YEAH!!! EL ESPÍRITU SANTO!!!" So that was great. Love her.

Top: Malecon in Daytime. Bottom: We loved helping Sister Imelda paint her home!
This week we had a little ward activity where we were kind of reenacting Lehi´s dream of the tree of life. Every room was a different temptation, like money, sports, food. And my room was dancing/fiesta!! Haha I have never laughed so hard in my life you guys. Jk, I probably have, but that was the hardest I laughed that day. 😉 Especially because Hermano Chable, this skinny, middle aged man, just jumps in and starts going ham. Oh these people are hilarious. 
Random holes in the sidewalk. They're pretty deep! Waiting for the day I
step in one!
Walking dirt roads for miles! Hard work but wonderful work!!!

All in all, a good week. So much stuff happens in a day, let alone a week, that it is impossible to write it all down in an email. But the important thing at the end of the day is gratitude. For example, we were cracking up today driving back from Palenque. We were in a convey (so many people crammed in such a small space) and I was just so stoked because one of the windows didn´t have a tint to it and was SO CLEAN. I was so excited you guys. It was awesome. We were cracking up because of just how happy I was about a window.
Itinerary and the great Elders we work with!!! Love Elder Alcala!
 

Obviously, I was really hungry and slightly delirious at the time. But it is so important to be grateful for the little things. When you are happy or enjoy something or someone, say it. Help to lift up those around you.

God is good to us down here. The work is hard but wonderful. And a smile goes a long way. Love you all! Till next week! Adieu!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Bren and her Dad have a special relationship!

Love,
Hermana Roe

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Called to Serve

Image
May 13, 2019 Happy Monday Everyone! And happy final week of the mission to me!!! So here's the thing: this is my last letter from the mission field. Next Monday, I'll be traveling to the mission offices in Villa, and Tuesday morning I'm off. Gone. Ouch, it hurts just thinking about it. Let me explain why: A perfect example: Sunday. Yesterday, I really felt the meaning of the hymn, "I Stand All Amazed". First, because Hilaria was baptized! She met the hermanas about 10 months ago, and we had actually left her, because I thought that she would never get around to it. But we felt like we needed to darle una vuelta, so we did. And she told us that it was time, she was ready to get baptized. I thought, "HA! Será. We´ll find out." Very quickly we were able to notice that the Spirit had been working on her. So on Sunday, she got baptized.  Just imagine it. Sitting in sacrament meeting, among members and families that I know and love. On one b...
Read more

Patience is a heavenly virtue

Image
May 6, 2019 Happy Monday everybody! Can I just say, the Lord is so good to us? He really is. And I love Him. This past week, I was studying and thinking about what I should develop of the Christlike attributes. You already know, when we ask God what we need to improve or change, He lets us know pretty quickly.  So I am trying to develop more patience. I like it, it is very closely related with faith and hope. At the end of my study, I prayed for the opportunity to develop patience.  HE ANSWERED. Splits with Herbertson! So great! This week, it was hot.  This week, it was very, very, hot. It was also the "Día del Niño" so everybody was out and about partying, just like the past 2 weeks. So there weren't very many people available.  We planned well, but the backups to the backups fell. People that were going to get baptized suddenly had to suspend our visits, and people that were going to come to church never showed up. I may or may not h...
Read more