Thats right folks, I have officially completed nine months of my
mission! It was a bitter sweet day. After being here for nine months I
am thinking I am starting to get a hang of things, ex. the language,
the food, the meetings, the missionary times. But It is also sad to
think that it is half way gone. But we don't think about that!
This week has been a little slow, but we are working hard. We have
a new challenge for extending commitments, so implementing that has
been fun. We have been giving our investigators printed out assignment.
So we give them chapters/verses to read, with questions to ponder
while reading. We tell them to start with a prayer, read, answer the
questions, pray again, read again, revise answers, and pray one last
time. This is all written out, and they have to write out there answers
too. It really helps them to really learn how to study the scriptures
and apply them to their lives. We are still in the beginning stages,
but we have been busy trying to figure it all out.
We had a few miracles this week. On Thursday one of
our members, Oralia fed us dinner. She is the best cook in the whole
world. She made us sopes, which is a corn tortilla, with the sides
turned up like a little dish, with black re-fried beans, carne, lettuce,
avocados, queso fresco, and salsa. I think they are my favorite food I
have eaten! Anyway when we were eating with her she told us that we
should go visit her friend/neighbor Teresa sometime. Then a couple of
days later we were in the Wendy's parking lot, and we see a hispanic
lady and her daughter walking through. Then there is this super loud
shooting sound, like a gun or something, and we all look around to see
what happened. Then I yelled out to her and said, whoa that scared
me...but in spanish. Then from there we naturally starting chatting
with her. And she invited us to pass by on Tuesday, turns out she is
Teresa. Turns out we really need to teach her!
We have been working with the sweetest Lady, Corina,
ever since we came to Midlothian. She is from Guatemala, and the
nicest lady. We always have the best lessons with her. She has so much
faith, and is always reading and praying. But she can't be baptized
because she is not married. And she has only come to church a couple of
times, and that was way before we even got here. So its been hard.
But we have kept working with her. She missed our appointment during
the week, so we decided to pass by on Saturday night to invite her to
church. Her son who is 17 opened the door and said that she was on the
phone, and she couldn't talk to us, so we invited him to church, and he
said they would be there, just like they say every time, and we went on
our way. But then when we walked into Sacrament meeting yesterday,
there they were, the whole fam, sitting on the back row, and I about
cried. Her husband has not wanted anything to do with us, and she kept
saying she wasn't coming to church because she wanted her whole family
to go. And for whatever reason, the stars aligned, and they all came.
It was the best ever. She is the sweetest ever. And Heavenly Father
is real, and when we trust in him, anyone can get to church!
This week I was studying in Mosiah 23 y 24. They
are some of my favorite chapters. I love the story of how they are
doing everything right, and the lord still chooses to give them tests
and trials. But he always delivers us from our afflictions. In 24 vs.
15 it talks about cheerfully submitting to all the will of the lord.
Not just part of it, but all of it. I just had a revelation that
whatever is happening on my mission, if I am teaching alot, or not, or
where I am, or my companion, all of it is the will of the Lord, and I
need to submit to it ALL, cheerfully. Sometimes its hard, but he always
delivers us.
Yesterday in young womens we had the most awesome
lesson on the Atonement. I realized how very very very short this life
it. And How I really want to make the most out of it. We have so
many opportunities to be better, to help others to be better, and in the
end to return back to our Heavenly Father. Our Savior has made it
possible for us to repent, to be clean, and he really does know every
single thing we feel. I love him very much, and I am so grateful for
his love for me.
I hope you all have a great week. Read your scriptures, keep praying. I love love love you!
love, Hermana Myer
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