Week 35

 Another awesome week! 

This week we found a lot more people and we put 2 baptism dates with 2 of our friends! But our friend Fransisca we found out is living with her partner and isaias wants to be baptized in May. So we still put the baptism date in May and we're gonna have to work a lot harder with fransisca. But this week we saw a ton of little miracles! For example last night, we were walking in the street and a lady came up to us and told us that she has a lot of problems in her life, but she wants to go to our church and receive our messages and she has 2 twin boys that are 8 years old. She said all of that without us saying anything it was crazy! So we're gonna start teaching her and her boys. 
On Friday 2 our district leaders came to our area for a few hours and helped us find more people. They went to the more dangerous areas and ended up finding a lot of people with interest! So now we're gonna try to get to know all of them this week! I'm excited and hope that really we can help them learn and come to church! 

This week I really felt strongly the importance of the Sacrament. It's really a necessary ordinance. We need the sacrament every week. It is the best way to realign our life with God's will and really repent. I love the power the atonement has in our lives. We can really leave behind our past sins and choose to follow Christ. It doesn't matter what we've done, there is no sin, no burden heavy enough that Christ can't carry. He's always there ready to help us, we just have to give him the backpack. We can't expect Christ to help us if we're not willing to hand over the heavy backpack. We have to trust one hundred percent in Him and give everything to Him. And that's when we are going to feel real relief. 
We had another multi-zone conference because the 1st councilor of the area presidency of South America came to speak to us. It was an awesome conference all focused on our missionary purpose and the importance of the Spirit. Literally without the spirit we can't do anything as missionaries or anything as members and disciples of Christ. And to have the constant guide of the spirit we have to be clean and pure in heart. Which means to be continually repenting daily and taking the sacrament every week. I love so much how this time on earth is the time to act. It's the time to make good habits, set goals and accomplish them because now is the time to grow the most. I love the mission because we have the chance to grow, really grow every single day. And I always tell myself if there is something I want to learn or a Christlike attribute I want to develop, the time to do it is now in the mission. But in reality the time to develop or accomplish anything is in this life, right now. Every day is a new opportunity. Every day is a new day to be a little kinder, do a little more service, pray a little harder, read more intently, and so much more. And the desire to change a little everyday is awesome, but when we actually act on it, that's when we change and grow. I challenge you guys to think of a way you guys can become more like christ today, make a plan, and actually do it. Do it today. Now is the time to change. 
And it's all possible thanks to Jesus Chrsit. I love him with all my heart. He makes the world so much brighter and full of love. 

I love you guys and God does too! 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 58

Image
 This week we had a zone conference and it was truly amazing. I realized that people want and need this Gospel. If they can understand what it means to be baptized, there won´t be a single person who wouldn´t want to be baptized. It just depends if they can truly understand the doctrine. Understand that when we are baptized, the door to return back to Godś presence opens. The only way to start to access Godś power is through baptism. If the people can understand that the first step to living with their families for the eternities is by being baptized, they wouldn't have to fear it.  This week we got to put this into practice. We taught our friend Absalon about the importance of baptism and how his eternal progression relies on being baptized by someone that has the authority of God. He was a little concerned at first because he said, If I were to be baptized again, that means that it would invalidate the baptism that I already have had and all that I have experienced up until ...
Read more

Week 53

Image
  This week was super eye opening. I learned so much about all aspects of life. First of all on Tuesday we left with Sister Trythall, the mission president’s wife. And it was so fun to see our area from a different perspective and to hear her testimony and feel her spirit. This week I felt super grateful for every little thing I’ve lived through. I’m super grateful for this time I have to be super focused in changing myself and helping others to change.  I also had some opportunities to have deep conversations this week with a few different people. The first one I had was with my companion. We talked about how sometimes we feel like we don’t feel the spirit as strongly or as drastic of a difference and the truth is that we are so connected spiritually that I realized it's normal. It's normal that people in the street feel the spirit strongly and they share the hard things they’ve gone through or what they’re going through right now after talking to them for 3 minutes. And that...
Read more

Week 73

Image
  My last week in Chile! The best week ever! This week I just soaked up everything! Every lesson, every street contact. especially Sunday. It was a super sweet and spiritual Sunday! I got to give my last testimony and wow it was hard for me, but I just felt so much love looking at all the people I love and have served with for so long. I am sad to leave but excited for the next part of my life!  Some highlights from this week! Ignacio got baptized and confirmed! The baptismal meeting was so spiritual and Ignacio shared his testimony at the end and he started crying! Afterward he said that the spirit was so strong during the whole entire baptismal service and it all exceeded his expectations! That is a lot coming from him because he is a very intelligent, calculated person, so the fact that the spirit was stronger and hit him harder than he thought was really special! Our friend Javiera saw us doing all the prep to get everything ready for Ignacios baptism and she asked us how ...
Read more