Hola!
This
week has been so strange... its like half winter half summer. It feels like
Utah... one day we are dying of heat and the next day we`re sportin scarves and
gloves... it`s all good though... makes me feel at home ;)
This
week finally got to have a lesson with a girl "Brenda" we talked to
almost a month ago. We started with an opening prayer and as I was praying she
stopped me and said... "It`s Florencia..." For about a month we had
her name wrong, coming and trying to make an appointment... turns out her
sister was the first girl we talked to... named Brenda... but every time after
that it was her... Poor girl she was probably so confused. But she is so humble
and wants to learn. Hopefully she`ll forgive us :)
Another
blessing this week. The Campos family that we had been teaching about a month
ago and had to leave for a while because she had her baby.... at 7 months...
because she was in a car accident, and has been pretty much living in the
hospital ever since, away from her other 18 month old baby... poor girl,
she`s 16. Her baby still is so small and in the Neo unit. He has a month now
and still weighs less than 2 pounds.... :( As we were talking and reviewing the
Book of Mormon.... she randomly just said... "Can we come to
church tomorrow?" .... Ummm.. YES. It was so genuine. The best part
was that she actually came :) You could see her desire to change, a better
future for her sons. Heavenly Father puts trials in our way to help us change.
No doubt.
In
our lesson with Alan and Silvana this week we asked Alan to read a scripture
and as he turned the page, the page tore. He instantly just started crying. He
LOVES his scriptures. He has them all marked up with tabs and everything. It`s
adorable. That is not the normal 8 year old. The normal 8 year old would cry if
his ipod broke right?... but scriptures? It was such a simple tender moment,
but made me reflect on how much I love my scriptures and study.
I
think that one of the greatest lessons from my mission so far is learning to
LOVE the scriptures. Anyone who knows me knows that reading has never been my
number one hobby. I lasted about 10 minutes before I started to fall asleep.
Heavenly Father has truly blessed me with a testimony of scripture study... its
amazing how one hour a day... has CHANGED my life. I`m truly learning to "Feast
upon the words of Christ..(2 Nephi 32:3)" I feel like
before my mission... I just "tasted" of the spiritual strength that
the scriptures bring... but now I am learning to FEAST, to truly indulge in
them. "My soul delighteth in the scriptures...and my heart
pondereth them." Every day I count down the minutes until
that special hour that I have to open my heart and my scriptures and learn what
my Heavenly Father wants to teach me :)
That`s
probably one of the greatest secrets of the mission life and what makes
missionaries different... Scripture study. But the best part is that Anyone can
study the scriptures, and let them change your life... don`t have to be a
missionary ;) Sorry this is so long... it`s just that I love scripture study so
much haha :)
Had
to share this quote..... Puts things into perspective :)
Don`t yield to Satan’s lie that you don’t have time to
study the scriptures. Choose to take time to study them. Feasting on the word
of God each day is more important than sleep, school, work, television shows,
video games, or social media. You may need to reorganize your priorities to
provide time for the study of the word of God. If so, do it!” -Richard G. Scott
Con Amor, Hermana Matheson
A day out to eat... :) (SO yummy... and less than 4 dollars...)
Our
minions... a member made us... haha :)
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