This first week has been a little challenging. I have had
stomach pains and massive diarrhea. the nurse told me to get an exam, and we
found out that I have had a bad stomach infection since i was in the MTC. I
have been taking an antibiotic to get rid of it. hermana chiquin and I have a
lot of investigators we are teaching right now. i cannot believe how many
people have just been waiting to hear this message of the gospel. we are so
blessed to have the gospel so prevalent in Utah, we have the truth right at our
fingertips, and so many friends that share in our same beliefs. earlier this
week we were knocking doors, and we saw mother and her two kids playing outside
just down the street. we both felt so prompted to go and talk to her. her name
is Sister Flores, and she goes to a Christian church, but has never been
baptized in any specific church. we told her that we had an important message
for her and her family, and that we were representatives of Jesus Christ. We
taught her right then and there in the pouring rain, the message of this
gospel. we sang the hymn families can be together forever. she sat there in
astonishment, and she had tears in her eyes. we continued to teach her how the
gospel can bless families, and how Heavenly loves her, and each and every one
of us. Grandma, the Spirit was so strong. That is the first time in the mission
that I have felt the spirit so strong. we were all tearing up. We have taught
her two times now, and she is continuing to progress. I feel such a love for
these people. And when I see them, I see them as Children of God. I can picture
them a year from now, in the temple, dressed in white. I tear up just talking
about it with you. These people need this message, and oh my gosh I am just so
humbled that I was called to be a representative. I have had a lot of fun, I
have had spiritual experiences, I have had my challenging times. It is hard, so
so hard. I know it is not supposed to be easy, because you know how Christ
yearned for our Salvation so much that He died on the cross for us? Well,
I think I know a small part of how He felt now. It is my eternal duty to fight
for these peoples salvation. And all this hard work, is extremely worth it. I am
glad I came here on this mission. I still struggle with the language, I can
hardly speak it, and sometimes I have gotten discouraged. So, I fully rely on
my faith in Heavenly Father, and my simple testimony, that I can change
peoples lives. This is one of a kind experience. :) I love you....and I know
for the past 6 , 7 weeks I have been away, I have never told you that I missed
you. Well this week, I really do miss you and the family. I am a little
homesick for your cooking. ha-ha ,) I continue to pray for each and every one of
you every day. I hope you are all doing well, and I hope the move to the new
house is going ok. I actually wrote you guys a letter....I hope you got it.
Please be safe, have fun with the family. Tell them that I love them. I LOVE YOU
TONS!!!!!! ;)
Sorry everyone, I just forward because lack of time that I
have to email. I want you to all know that I love you so much. I want to all
impress upon your minds the importance of families. Families are central to
Heavenly Fathers plan, and it is where we grow the most in the Gospel. This
week, please stay close to your families. Serve them, be patient with
them...find activities to do with them. We had a teacher in the MTC who told us
about how after he got back from his mission, his dad was killed by a gang
member. It was unexpected, and was traumatic for his family. He told us to
always remain close to our family, because you never know what might happen. I
am not trying to say that something traumatic would happen, but just cherish
the time you have with each other, our time here on this earth is so short and
should not be wasted. I cannot tell you how much I love you all. Please
email me or dear elder me sometime, I want to hear from you!! :)
..
so these are pictures from this week. the pics of my legs
are the massive mosquito bites I have gotten here, don't worry I haven't gotten
dengue yet. haha I have used my whole can of bug spray already. there is
another pic of me and my comp. I also took a picture of a typical rainy day in
el salvador...it will look like this until October. then in the rainy pic,
there is a red car thing. that is what the taxis look like here. I ride them
everyday. hmmm que mas...I think there are a couple pics of me and my companion
from the mtc. I also took a picture of a spider. it was just chillin in my
bathroom the other day. I about freaked out and died!! ha so big and scary and
gross. oh and the pic of the gecko..we get tons of those in our house at night.
they are soooo cool!!
(Ummm I only got 3 of the pics in the email she sent so this is all we get )
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