Week 29

Letter to come, but pictures to enjoy!

Week 28

This week has been another great week full of many miracles and learning experiences. The lord just blesses us whenever he wants and it happens in every moment as well! This past week we happened to contact a reference this past Thursday. It was our only opportunity to have the time to visit with them. So when we called they said that we could come and share a message with them! So my companion and I ran because there was no transportation near us at all, once we arrived we had the opportunity to meet them and had a lesson with them! It was such a miracle because this family has been looking and searching for the TRUE church. They would hear messages from everyone as well, very strong Catholics. Once we shared with them what the church is about and the importance and principles about our church they were just hooked. They asked what was the difference between, The Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints and other religions? It was that simple and we felt the spirit and shared about The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ. This family has such desire to learn more and I can’t wait for our next visit this week!

Week 27

This week has been another great week, full of blessings. I can’t believe how fast time flies each week. This week we did a lot of contacting and trying to reach out to people. It’s amazing what happens and the results we have at the end of each day. Though we might feel rejected most of the time, the ones that accept the invitation to hear a message are the ones that enlighten my companion and I. I am truly grateful for members in our ward who help us and work with us to find new people teach and share the gospel with. My companion and I have been working with members and youth in how we can have more investigators or friends attend activities or who would like to hear a message. This past Monday, we had a lesson with a member and her friend who isn’t a member. By the end of the meeting you could tell she had desire and wanted to know more, we invited her to baptism and accepted! It’s a miracle how if we work together as a ward that we can find people who want the gospel! I love this gospel so much! God pours out miracles on his children every day!

Week 26

This past week has been great, filled with tiny miracles! This week we had a family home evening with members of the church along with a mom and her daughter. Their names are Gleni and Nicole. They’ve been attending church for the past month and a half; we had a little lesson with them on Repentance and Baptism. We invited them to baptism and they accepted for the 25th February. Another miracle is this past week on Sunday we had another activity with our zone to contact and plant seeds in each of our contacts. It was a little harder in this area. My companion and I and another companionship had an idea to swap companions for one last contact. It was funny because it ended up being myself and another missionary from the states, so neither of us are fluent in the language. This particular missionary is still in his training, so I felt some weight on my shoulders. We both felt that we needed to Contact a couple that was sitting right in front of us. One of the coolest experiences ever, the first few moments with them they didn’t want anything to do with us they were catholic. I don’t remember how we were able to have a fifteen to twenty minute conversation with them. Basically we went from zero lesson to sharing a little of lesson one. They were anxious to hear more so we left with them the restoration! Clearly the Holy Ghost played a big role; I couldn't believe that I understood everything they said to me! Honestly I am so grateful to have had that experience. I love this gospel with all my heart!

Week 25

So this week has been a great week, my companion is great. I am learning a lot from him each day, new attributes to learn and grow from. Honestly so grateful for having him as a companion. We have been working hard but I feel not to our potential. Though it’s only been a week so far in this transfer there’s not a lot a time in between each transfer for this work. I am starting to realize how time is so precious in these moments. This week has been a great week; one of the little miracles we experienced was during a zone activity. We had the opportunity to do an activity where we contact whomever at a big park. The objective is to bring them to a table where there is a missionary companionship that gives out a Book of Mormon or a folleto of what we teach to investigators. We almost got up to 100 people that we talked too and brought several to receive a folleto or a Book of Mormon. To me it was a huge blessing and I’m so grateful to have been part of this activity, Planting a seed in a person’s heart is the best. It gives an opportunity for someone in the future to be an instrument of God’s hands. I am so grateful for this work and that I get to live it each and every day!!

Week 24

So this week we had another great week. Learning from our investigators, and seeking to be better missionaries each day.  I am learning how to strengthen myself more and more during studying time, or whenever we have spare time. I am starting to like studying, which is a little strange for me.

So this week has been sweet, I am really sad that I had to say goodbye to my companion today because of transfers and because he finished his mission. He honestly taught me a lot and has a strong testimony of this gospel and to better my listening skills. Something I appreciate from him is that he really helped me with listening.

This past week has been a great last week before transfers. A cool thing happened this past Sunday I didn´t notice but there was an older couple who was from the states who attended our ward. They didn´t know any Spanish. Brother and sister Hummel were just visiting because brother Hummel was touring Peru where his close friend had served. He happened to have served in the ward my companion and I are in.  The coolest part was that I had the opportunity to help translate with my companion during second and third hour of church. I really didn´t think I could translate at all until I just listened and started talking! It’s amazing how god knows our needs and is there to help us; all we have to do is ask.

Week 23

So this past week my companion and I were walking back from Stake Conference on Saturday night and in the middle of the intersection was a broken down taxi car with a man needing help to move his car out of the busy traffic around him. So my companion and I went to help (when it was safe to go across) we pushed his car to a safer part a few blocks down. The reaction that he had was a surprised one and when he tried re-paying us we told him no, instead we gave him something more valuable, It was a card of Jesus Christ and a spiritual thought about his atonement for all the people including him. I am so grateful to serve and to have these opportunities to find ways to serve. It is such a blessing to have the gospel in our lives.