Keep your Chin Up

Happy Monday everybody!!!                                                                                                        May 21, 2018

  This week has been full of miracles, but before I explain, I would like to mention Jack LaFollete. Jack passed away recently, but I know that his example has impacted my life. He was a wonderful example of humility and diligence, I will never forget his sweet and unmovable testimony. Grateful for him and all his family.
Hermana Perez and Hermana Roe had a great Pday!


This week we were walking down the street in our fav fraccionmento Santa Ana when we contacted a man, his wife, and one of their children on their bikes. Their were just arriving from work. We contacted them like normal, and found out that they have 7 kids. They were super sweet and accepted an appointment. We had our appointment. It was one of the best ever. It was with the mom, Hermana Flor. She had already read the pamphlet about the restoration (that we had left with her a few days earlier). She told us that she saw it laying on the table and something told her, "Read it!" She explained to us the feelings of peace that had overcome her. She accepted a baptismal date for the 9th of June. She and 4 of her oldest children accompanied us to church on Sunday. When I asked her and we entered relief society if she had any questions, she just told us, "No, I am ok. I am going to learn as I go." She later returned to the church that night to get information about young mens camp in a couple of weeks, because her oldest son is going to go. She is all in, as well as her children. We haven't had the opportunity to teach her husband yet, but I know that if it's God's will, there's a way.
I saw these dolphins!!! Beautiful place.

I know that as we keep our chin up and keep talking and inviting even after so much rejection, God will place miracles in our path. Keep on venturing out of your comfort zone. Keep on getting up and going out there day after day, it is vale la pena. 

I love you all! Keep on looking for opportunities to minister and love those around you!

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

Just Keep Swimming

Image
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 cryin...
Read more