Hola
Mis Amigos! Como esta? This week has been a pretty good one minus somedays I
had to stay home due to stomach pains... ( I’ll be going to the doctor today to
try and figure out what’s going on) And not to mention CONFERENCE!
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| Hna. Muro and I are matching today! |
Watching
conference as a missionary has a whole new perspective. I really do understand
so much more about this gospel and God’s plan for all of us. Before Conference
Hna Muro and I took the challenge and wrote down questions that we wanted
answers too for ourselves and for the people we are teaching. Every single
thing I had a question on was answered and I received so much guidance for how
we can better teach our investigators and less actives. Isn’t conference
amazing!
Although Pres. Monson only spoke for a short time I think that makes it
all the more powerful. He knew he had only a few minutes to share a message and
he was inspired to talk about choices and their importance. I couldn’t agree
with him more. In the mission I have seen more and more how easy it really is
for people to fall way from the church without them ever really knowing
why.(really) It all starts with our choices. Sometimes maybe we say we
will read our scriptures tomorrow, then it’s we will pray tomorrow,
then it’s we will go to church next week and then little by little we aren’t as
strong of members of the church as we use to be. Our choices really do matter,
so make the choice today to forever and always follow Christ and his
commandments and you will never go astray. (:
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| All the English speakers in a room watching conference. |
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| Quick lunch between sessions. Notice the caramel this is how they eat cookies, by dipping them in the sauce. |
Tuesday we
had Divisions with our sister trainer leaders! We had to go to Santiago, the
hottest place in the whole mission, to meet them for divisions. Honestly,
divisions are the best. You get to see what other people’s area is like, meet
new people and not to mention how other missionaries do things. This time I was
with Hna. Otazu. Shes the perfect sister trainer leader and she teaches with so
much power, she’s from Paraguay.
This
past week we have been teaching a man named Ruben. I told you he owns the
bakery. We have been able to teach him a few times this past week. It’s really
interesting to teach him. He has really different beliefs and almost after
every point of a lesson he just shakes his head and says “no that’s not the way
it is” and goes on the tell us what he thinks and why we are wrong, ha, but he
always wants us to come back and he likes going to church. We will keep working
with him. We also had a really big break through with a less active family. Ana
and Jose. They are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They love to have
us come visit and teach them. Yesterday we taught more about the restoration
and didn’t get too much feedback from them, but once Hermana muro started
talking about temples and how we can be sealed to our families forever, Ana was
really interested. She ALWAYS talks about her cute little boy that passed away
a few years ago at 2 years old. She hadn’t been taught about temples in a while
and really become all ears after we brought up temples. Now we know what we can
teach them to help bring them back (:
Andrea
continues to prepare for her BAPTISM! We have been getting everything put
together and planning so everything will go smoothly. I’ve never been able to
teach the last few lessons before and I have to say they are my favorite. We
get to talk about temples, eternal marriage, family history and all that fun
stuff! Don’t get me wrong I love all the other lessons but we just don’t get to
teach these ones as much! She will be getting baptized on the 8th (:
We
have transfers this Sunday, so who knows what will happen! Either way I’m extremely
grateful for my time with Hna Muro and my time here in Tepic. I know this
church is true and I love it will all my heart! I hope you all have an amazing
week!
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con amor
Hermana Acor
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