Week 76

Well this week has been amazing!! Last night me and Hermana Peterson both just fell to the floor of exhaustion. You know its been a week full of work when you are exhausted mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually!! I LIVE FOR P DAY NAPS!!! IT is the most satisfying feeling in the world though to just be exhausted!! I love the Lords work!! It is the best work in the whole entire world! This week we have seen so many miracles! We are still passing out 25 Book of Mormons before I go home and we have done 30!!! More than half way there!! We have seen so much success this week as we have followed Preach my Gospel and invited everyone to get baptized! We had a lofty goal this transfer of having 4 people baptized and I think because we had the faith to stretch ourselves and because we have been working hard Heavenly Father is just preparing people! We have 6 people on date for March 3rd. And they are so prepared and have willing hearts and open minds! Ones name is Luis Vazquez and his wife is a member for 4 years and he was almost baptized in the past and just has this renewed desire to be baptized and to come to church! The Jamilet and Samantha and Xitlaly Mares all are on date. They are so awesome they are a family, Samantha and Jamilet are sisters and xitlaly is there cousin, and they just are so quick to recognize the spirit and to act!! Then Erica Crespo and her daughter Destiny are on date! They are a mother and daughter and the first time we taught them they said yes to baptism, Erica has depression and lost a baby who was a still born. And she has great faith that she can see that baby again! And that families can be together forever! These people in Denver are so humble and so prepared! 

     We also saw a miracle with Lucero Salazar! She came to church again this week with her 3 kids! And they loved it! At the end her daughter Lucy was showing us her young women's necklace that she got and the son was teaching his mom about what he learned about the Plan of Salvation in primary! And at church Natalia Munoz and The olivarria family both were there. They are less active families that we have been teaching!! The people here are amazing!! We have had some powerful lessons this week, I think the more I am a missionary the more I realize that the spirit is the true teacher, all we really have to do is be worthy of the spirit and then it takes over. 

    Something that I really have gained a testimony of this week is the importance of the temple and of forever families, and to begin with the end in mind! The crowning ordinance of the gospel is the temple sealing! Everyone needs the peace and joy of a forever family! As we have taught this week that is the overall message that I have seen that everyone needs!! The most powerful thing we can share as missionaries is the reality of a forever family and the importance of no empty chairs. I have realized that no empty chairs means that each one of us has to do their part, each one of us have to get to the temple!! 

       I just really want you all to know that I know that this gospel is true, this mission has changed my entire outlook on life, my whole perspective, it has changed my heart and my life!! I am grateful every day for that moment when i sincerely prayed to see if I should serve. And I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has given me this amazing opportunity!! the PEOPLE HERE HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE! And the Book of Mormon has changed my life!! The most important thing I have come to know on my mission though is the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ, he loves us he lives!! He knows us individually, he suffered for us all. It has been the greatest thing I have ever done to serve him! Everyone always talks about how a mission is a sacrifice, but I don't think I could ever sacrifice enough for this experience. I don't think I could ever give up enough for this amazing opportunity to have seen conversion in others and myself, I know I have come closer to my Savior right beside all of my investigators. We have grown together! i KNOW I will look back on my mission experience for the rest of my life and just have gratitude and joy in my heart!! I have loved every second, and I plan to love these last amazing weeks that I have been given to serve with all my heart! I LOVE THE MISSION!

Love, Hermana Tams💙❤💜