This week has been awesome. Seriously so unreal. I had no idea
that we could use our time so efficiently. I thought we were goners
this week for teaching lessons and such because we had two long
meetings, one in Richmond, but we killed it. And It was so much fun.
And we had a trillion "fiestas espiruituals", seriously people have been
saying that all week. So fun. I love being Hispanic.
So we started out the week with my FAVORITE meeting
ever, which is of coarse Spanish forum. We get to see all of our people
there, and talk about Spanish work and sing together real loud, and it
is always the most spiritual. I trained this time about helping new
members and recent converts get to the temple. Favorite subject
really. Then my cute mana Rosen trained about just having better
lessons, and a lot of other gem things about being a missionary and
trying to be better, and we had some good laughs and some good tears on
that one. She has just been such a good example to me, I have learned
so much from her and I am so grateful we ended up here together on the
Mission trip. I just left that meeting feeling revived and ready to get
back to work.
During the week we taught a zillion and a half
lessons. We have been so busy and the best kind of busy, the really
productive kind. Since our area is humongous now that the elders lost
their car, we only have time to teach people that are super prepared and
progressing. It is all very uplifting. We also had a member invite
his friend over to have the charlas in his house and asked us to come,
so that was sweet. The guys name is Hector and he was freaking out he
was so excited about the Restoration and the Prophet and got down on his
knees right there after we talked about the first vision and prayed
about Joseph Smith. We were like oh yeah yes lets do that, good idea.
It was rich.
Also we had another prayer miracle this week. I love these they are just so good. So we got home one night like riiiiight at 9:30
so we are hurrying in and then turns out the door to get into our
building is broken, someone had twisted the lock so the key didn't work,
so we start to panic a little because we have not phone number to call,
its past office hours...you know. So clearly we decide to pray, and
then nothing happened. So then we just thought that we should start
banging on the door, and then about one second later our cute Hispanic
neighbor pops right out and opens it up for us. It was a milagro.
On Saturday Elder Anderson of the seventy and his wife
came to talk to us, and that was another fiesta spiritual. They were so
great. They talked to us a lot about faith, how to grow it, what to do
with it. Elder Anderson said one thing that reminded me of Dad, he
said that we grow our faith when we keep commandments. He also talked
to us about communing with the Spirit, and how it is another language,
and we need to really study and pray and learn that language, because it
is vital. We are so lucky to be missionaries and receive all kinds of
direction and guidance from General Authorities.
Sunday was just another treat. First of all our cute
family, the Hernandez family, came to church again! We were just so
happy. And as a little surprise President and Sister Wilson came too!
They spoke in Sacrament meeting, then had a meeting with all the Youth,
and then we had combined Relief Society and Priesthood. It was so fun.
They talked about the restoration and of coarse missionary work. We
even did role plays with all the members to help them practice talking
to people. It was just too much fun.
We are so blessed, and happy, and tired from all of the
spiritual parties we have been attending. But it is just the best! I
love you all. Have the best week. Talk to strangers and tell them to
come to church, or even better yet people you already know. Wouldn't
that just be fun? Love love love you all!
besitos, Hermana Riley Jane
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