Hola!!!
What
a week :)
This week we had some happy things :) Our investigator Elena and her son, who are trying to stop smoking, are making some great progress. The struggle of the cigarette is so real. I have never had so much resent for tabacco in my life. It takes over peoples lives. I feel so grateful for the Word of Wisdom and to be able to share the blessings with others. Nahuel (Elena´s son) has a really hard time being in groups of people and struggles socially but took all the courage he had to come with us to a FHE. And he LOVED it. I love seeing the slow but sure progress of people coming unto Christ :)
This week we had some happy things :) Our investigator Elena and her son, who are trying to stop smoking, are making some great progress. The struggle of the cigarette is so real. I have never had so much resent for tabacco in my life. It takes over peoples lives. I feel so grateful for the Word of Wisdom and to be able to share the blessings with others. Nahuel (Elena´s son) has a really hard time being in groups of people and struggles socially but took all the courage he had to come with us to a FHE. And he LOVED it. I love seeing the slow but sure progress of people coming unto Christ :)
Also...
Mario. So precious. I seriously love teaching him. I have learned that humility
is the key in learning. He is full of humility. But.... has his moments...
JK... but something really funny he said this week. We were teaching him about
prophets and showed him a picture of Thomas S. Monson and Hermana Lloyd after
explaining how inspired the Prophet is, said... "..and He´s handsome
too...." .... Mario thought for a second and said.... "Medio
parecido a mi.... (looks kinda like me)" hahah we were dying. He´s
got his own little character. But TRULY is full of humility :) Also the best
part is that his wife is opening up a lot and participated in the lessons 2
times this week :) YAY.
In
every week there is happiness and success but always a little bit of
rejection. This week there was a lot. Sometimes I just feel so frustrated that
the people don´t accept the blessings and happiness of the gospel. Yesterday we
were chatting with a lady and she went off explaining that the Book of Mormon
is blasphemy. And a lot of other negative things. Hermana Lloyd and I felt a
little frustrated. Sometimes as missionaries... walking away from rejection we
make the mistake of thinking ...."Bueno... you had your chance... you´ll
find out eventually... you´ll see...." but this week I realized that
Heavenly Father is perfectly merciful and perfectly just... HE knows why they
didn´t accept.. In some cases when they really do deny the spirit, I´m sure
there will be some consequences... but who are we to try and understand the
why. We haven´t been in their shoes... Christ has... that is why HE will be the
one to judge. This week I found this quote in Jesus the Christ... I am in love
with it....
"The
inborn tendencies due to heredity, effect of environment whether conducive to
good or evil, the wholesome teachings of youth, or the absence of good
instruction, these and all other contributory elements must be taken into
account in the rendering of a just verdict as to the souls guilt or
innocence..."
and
this part of Elder Packer´s last Conference talk....
"God
is our Father! All the love and generosity manifest in the ideal earthly father
is magnified in Him who is our Father and our God beyond the capacity of the
mortal mind to comprehend. His judgements are just; His mercy without limit;
His power to compensate beyond any earthly comparison." -Elder Boyd K. Packer
What
a blessing to truly understand how perfect our Heavenly Father really is. How
perfect His plan is, and his judgement. For the moment we just have to love and
love and love some more. Everyone is fighting their own fight :) I
love being a missionary!
Con Amor, Hermana Matheson
Zone Meeting!
Exchanges
with Hermana Bautista! Matching :)
Tacos
with our Sista friends in Amppya!
