Hola mi familia y mis amigos!!!
I hope that you all have had an awesome week!!!
This week has been an awesome wake-up call for how I can improve as a missionary. Wednesday we had interviews with the Mission President and he was able to remind me about several things that will help me be able to make the most out of my mission. There´s such an interesting concept in terms of how we apply ourselves. When we work by faith and do the best and most we can, the Lord will bless us to receive the blessings and make the changes we need to progress. When we apply ourselves, we open up our lives to receive more blessings of the Lord.Not just a missionary concept but a life concept!!
Anyway this week we´ve been working really hard to help our area and the people we are teaching. We´re focusing a lot on working alongside the members. This ward here in Independencia is so big and powerful. Unlike the small rama we had in Vicente Noble, this ward has so many members with wonderful and powerful testimonies. There´s just more support and resources than we had access to in the small pueblo. Here there are so many great members who identify with the investigators and help a lot. I told you all a few weeks ago about a couple that we are teaching. They had a son pass away several months ago and still feel a lot of pain about it. Well we have been bringing a member with us over the last week and a half and it makes a huge difference. This member also had a child pass away and she is able to give so much personal experience and say exactly what they need to hear. She is able to share how the gospel has helped her find the peace. Its amazing to see how much members truly make all the difference.
We also had an awesome experience Wednesday. We did intercambios or companionship exchanges with members from the ward. I went our with one Hermana and Hermana Adams went out with another. I didn't really know the member very well but we had an awesome experiences guided by the Spirit! We went to visit a Menos activo family. A woman who we are mostly working with, but her 3 kids are also members. Normally they dont come join us, especially her daughter. Anyway we walk in and immediately this member I´m with goes and says hi to her daughter because they know each other. I had no idea but this member is friends with them since back when they had been coming to church. Anyway we were able to share with the mom and also 2 of her kids. We talked about our baptismal covenant and what we have promised to do and the blessings God has promised us. It was an awesome lesson and they all really listened as we reminded them of what is means to really keep this promise they´ve made with God through baptism. It was amazing and I felt so grateful to have seen the blessings of working with members. Truly, ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
All in all, it was a great week. With each week, I´m getting more and more comfortable with the area and the members. I know we are going to see some great progress and find a lot of awesome people.
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