Week 56

Wow it has been quite crazy these last couple of weeks! I am sorry that I haven't had a ton of time to email, I am going to try and make up for that and send a good email this week! Well It has been amazing these last couple of weeks, I truly do love Columbine and Sister Pelo! She truly does have GREENIE FIRE!! It is so great to train a new missionary because they have such amazing faith! They think that everyone that they meet wants to hear our message and be baptized!! WHICH IS AMAZING! I think that the rest of us missionaries that have been out in the field for a while we have Faith and we talk to everyone, but we are a little cynical! We know that Heavenly Father is preparing people to receive us and the restored gospel, but we start talking to someone and we are like, no I don't think that they are the ELECT. But Greenies just came on a mission with that pure hope and faith! AND I LOVE IT! President told us that our job as trainers is to keep that flame alive! SO THAT IS THE PLAN!

    This week we also got to go to the temple on Wednesday! It had been a year since I had gone to the temple and it was amazing to feel that peace in the temple! I know that the temple truly reminds us of our true purpose in life, and it gives us eternal perspective! I loved going inside the temple and having questions answered and just feeling ready to take on the world. As I was studying in the temple I came across Ether 6 in the Book of Mormon! I LOVE this chapter. It is talking about the Jaredites and their journey across the sea to the Americas. It says....

5 And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters,towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind. 6 And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind. 7 And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.8 And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; 

I love these verses! And it made me think of my whole mission experience. I know that I have been tossed from the winds and buried under the sea at times, but the amazing thing is that Heavenly Father continues to guide me towards the promised land. He loves all of us, and even though we may have trials and tribulations and times where we just fill like we are being tossed about on the waters, we have to remember that if we STAY ON THE WATERS the wind will continue to blow us towards the promised land. But we cant give up and jump ship, THAT IS TOTAL LAMAN AND LEMUEL! When things get hard we have to work harder and pray more and be more obedient and have more faith!!! 

  This week has also been amazing because we got the chance to go to Train the Trainers, and I finally got some inspiration and direction to know how in the world i train someone!! HAHH! But one of my favorite quotes that they shared id by Donald L. Staheli, and he said when Obedience ceases to be an irritant, and becomes our quest, in that moment god will endow us with power! I know that we truly need to have that desire in our hearts to be obedient and to change to want to become better. And I know that that desire comes from our love for Jesus Christ and his Atonement. I have been working my hardest to have Obedience become my quest! Every missionary obeys the mission rules but we need to convert to the mission rules and not just conform as my wise Brother told me!  I have seen so many amazing miracles on my mission but every single one of them has happened because of my Faith Obedience and Diligence. Heavenly Father is waiting to bless us and give us miracles, but it all depends on our individual exertion! 

I wanted to finish my Email with a few miracles that we have seen this week because I know that sharing miracles increases FAITH!! And that is the goal to have more FAITH! This week we have found some amazing people in simple ways! I have found the importance of service!!! WE met a lady who was weeding and we offered to help and she was finished but was automatically more receptive, and more open to listening! We got a return appointment with her to share the Restoration!! And then we were knocking doors down this street and we met a girl named Amy who was searching everywhere for her dog, so me and my companion said a prayer that we could find her Chihuahua! Which by the way I hate  now!!! Chihuahua, I think that the Hispanic peritos have ruined it for me! But anyways we finish this prayer and we are kind of pointlessly walking around this neighborhood and a  Chihuahua pops out and starts barking at us! It came like 5 minutes after our prayer. So we told Amy That we found her dog and we got talking to her and she said that half of her family was Mormon!! I know that God puts certain people in our lives for a certain reason!!! I LOVE THE TENDER MERCIES FROM GOD!!! I am so thankful that he is in the tiny details of missionary work!! I love this area and I love my companion, and most of all I LOVE THIS WORK!! It is the best thing that I have ever done! I love you all, I hope that you have a great week and notice the miracles in your lives... AND SHARE THEM!!!

LES QUIERO!!

Hermana Tamales!!!  💜❤💜💚🌸