I hope that everything is going well with you all!!!
I am not sure if I have explained what a cumplemes is? Well cumpleaños in spanish is birthday. So as missionaries instead of celebrating every year, we celebrate every month in the mission, starting from the day we entered the CCM. Anywayyyy, today I have hit 8 months in the mission! Which is pretty cool. Hermana Adams and I have been joking around about how I have 10 months left and she only has 10 days!! Time passes very quickly and yet I feel like I still have so much more to do and learn. Time flies by so fast that we barely can keep track, just when a cumplemes comes along.
Anyway this has been another great week here in Independencia.
We had 2 days that were especially amazing this week with super spiritual experiences.
First off, Tuesday was a really cool day. We were able to find a lot of new people to teach, which is always amazing. We started off in the morning teaching a guy that actually stopped us in the street to tell us he wanted to learn more. Whenever that happens, we know its someone really special. Sure enough, this man is so prepared by the Lord. Our first visit with him, he was asking questions the entire time. He has such a strong desire to find out the truth and find a church where it just feels right. He had read everything we had assigned him and already understood and remembered so much of it. I felt so grateful that the Lord had placed us in his path and that we now have the opportunity to share the restored Gospel with him. Later in the afternoon, the cool finding opportunities continued. We had several citas fall through and so we hard extra time to walk around and find people to teach. We were in a small callejon section and were taking a look down one section to see if there were more houses. We looked though the door and saw an elderly woman sitting in a wheel chair. Now normally when it comes to those who are very elderly, we don't have much success teaching them. They are either 1. very set in their ways without much desire to change or 2. sick or unable to come to church. However we felt prompted to go in anyway to see if we could do anything for her, perform some kind of service. Her name is Dominga and she is one of the sweetest women I have ever met. She is almost completely blind. She can see a little bit just out of one eye. She also only has 1 leg, the other having been amputated years ago. We were not able to teach really but she felt so happy to have a visit. She has so much faith in God. When we mentioned which church we represented, her face totally lit up. She then explained that she used to have a Book of Mormon and read it all the time. She said it gave her a lot of help and counsel. Someone eventually took it so she no longer has it but it was amazing to see the recognition in her face, Even though she is not a member, she has a testimony of the Book of Mormon! While she may not be baptized in this life, I know that this testimony and faith that she has will help her accept the gospel later on. I felt so accomplished for this visit with Dominga. She has no idea what we look like, but we were able to be instruments in the Lord's hands to lighten her day and bring some of His perfect love to her.
The other amazing day was Friday, when we had Zone Conference with the mission president and a group of other missionaries. Its a whole day of talks and presentations that help us continue on in our work. The whole focus of the conference was faith, and how we can work by faith to help others come unto baptism. We read an amazing talk in preparation called 'Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ' by Gene R. Cook. If you can find it, read it!!! Anyway the mission president ave us this whole analogy about climbing a mountain. When you start a large hike, you have a vision and a goal to get to the top of the mountain, Then along the path there are rocks and other stumbling blocks, but you keep going until you reach the top. This is the same as our efforts to help others accept and live the restored gospel, but it can also be applied to every act of faith we do. We need to remember our goal and maintain our vision. When hard times come, why is it that we keep on going forward? We must also act by faith, pray and commit ourselves to do it in the Lord's way. When we commit outselves to change, improvement or even a goal, and then pray and trust in the Lord to help us accomplish, that is how we will find success and grow in faith. Anyway I know that through acting in faith and really dedicating ourselves to doing what the Lord wants us to do, we will be able to find happiness and experience growth. When you are in the middle of climbing the mountain, remember what is your vision? Then act by faith and the Lord will help you accomplish it.
I love being able to learn and serve here on my mission. Through faith and doing the Lord's will, we can be content and happy, and look back at our time with appreciation and joy!
I hope you all have a wonderful week!!
Con amor,
Hermana Graham
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