What a week.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY... AND WENDY!! Love you both so much.
Speaking of birthdays... I´m pretty sure I asked for a birthday list and I had like 5 people working on it for me as of almost a year ago. Can someone please get me that?? I have missed so many birthdays and I feel so bad!! Please forgive me.
Birthday list please?? :)
My week.....
A Mexican Man who speaks english hugged me this week.
I was SO RED and felt HORRIBLE.
And Derlis basically proprosed to me with a necklace with my name engraved in it. He came to church. He comes every week, but still won´t get baptized.
BUT Victor the security guard came. He said that he was only going to stay for 15 minutes. But he stayed for the whole thing. And he stayed in the Primary with us and watched living scriptures. He loved learning about Nephi. He is reading his Book of Mormon both in Spanish and Guarani and when Nadia spoke about baptism in la sacramental, he leaned over and asked me if she was talking to him.
Yes, Victor. If you want her to be talking to you, that´s what she´s doing. We can clean the pileta right now if you would like. :)
I feel like I´m getting better and then the Devil throws big boulders at me and tries to push me backward.
I have been blessed to have the companionship of my Heavenly Father and my Savior in those moments. But I wondered a lot this week about the people that forget. I understand that our testimonies can be tried. That sometimes it´s hard to stay strong. BUT How do people completely forget the blessings of the Lord? How do they lose their testimonies? There are quite a few people here in Bogado. Others in the Scriptures and even some at home. But my testimony has been strengthened so much that even when the boulders come flying my way, I could never deny the testimony that I have.
So how is it that some people, who have received the same witness as I, can forget?
I decided to read my farewell talk this week. To see if my young pre-missionary self could help me out a bit and I found this quote from Elder Scott.
"As your testimony is fortified, Satan will try harder to tempt you. Resist his efforts. You will become stronger and his influence on you weaker. Satan’s increasing influence in the world is allowed to provide an atmosphere in which to prove ourselves. While he causes havoc today, Satan’s final destiny was fixed by Jesus Christ through His Atonement and Resurrection. The devil will not triumph.
Even now, he must operate within bounds set by the Lord. He cannot take away any blessing that has been earned. He cannot alter character that has been woven from righteous decisions. He has no power to destroy the eternal bonds forged in a holy temple between a husband, wife, and children. He cannot quench true faith. He cannot take away your testimony. Yes, these things can be lost by succumbing to his temptations. But he has no power in and of himself to destroy them."
It´s succumbing to the temptations of the devil. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Which is kind of scary no??
The time is slipping away from me....
We worked really well together. She is Hermana Trillo´s hija and has about 6 months in the mission. She is a rockstar teacher and she is such a hard worker and such a sweet heart. She loves the people with her whole heart. She was so humble and willing to learn but she taught me.
I almost didn´t want to give her back
He shared some fun Isaiah scriptures with me. Many times we only read 8 and 9... But keep reading! :)
Isaiah 55
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my wayshigher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Gotta love Isaiah
I wonder why everything I have been studying lately comes back to being myself... Developing my talents. and working hard..
Something interesting.. He told me to find a way to not let myself burn out.
I must look tired or something. :)
I must look tired or something. :)
Hermana Cuevas has a really bad back. That´s been rough... So we went to the doctor and he gave her some drugs. She´s been feeling better but she got sick last night and we had to go home early.
Basically Saturday was our day of miracles.
We decided to work in an area that I have never even been in. I don´t know why I never went down there before.... The cemetary just creeps me out. But we basically tracted a 2 mile long 2-way street on 2 sides. It was actually fun.
Who woulda thought??
Who woulda thought??
But I was just about sick of no one inviting us in. Until we get to the end of the road. And we saw Fabian. We had to cross the street to get to him but It was totally normal and he didn´t seem weirded out. We said hello and introduced ourselves. And he invited us in. Without us even saying anything.
OKAY.
This never happens.
We had a great lesson with him and talked a lot about how the world is a mess and we just need to save it. He does NOT like hypocrites. And that´s why he doesn´t like going to church. Because people go to church and act all Christ-like and then they leave and drink and party and act totally opposite.
We had a great lesson with him and talked a lot about how the world is a mess and we just need to save it. He does NOT like hypocrites. And that´s why he doesn´t like going to church. Because people go to church and act all Christ-like and then they leave and drink and party and act totally opposite.
So we explained to him that even in our church, we are trying to be better and to be more like Christ. Not only on Sundays but always. We are trying to develp our testimonies of the gospel and to live how God wants us to live.
He ate it all up and promised us that he would come to church NEXT week. He didn´t come yesterday but we have a cita with him tonight and basically he is going to be the next branch president. I promise. Pray for him!
We also met Marisa. She is 15 and we invited her to church. She said that she had to ask her mom. So we wrote down her number to call her in the night time and see if she got permission... But Hello, the Lord´s hand is in all things and on our way back to el centro after meeting Fabian, this nice lady stopped us. And asked us if we were the chicas who had met her daughter only 2 hours earlier.
Marisa had ALREADY called her mom for permission. And her mom just loved us too. We invited her to church and told her that we wanted to pass by during the week.
Marisa had ALREADY called her mom for permission. And her mom just loved us too. We invited her to church and told her that we wanted to pass by during the week.
Another lady had walked past us and entered her house. Which we were standing in front of. 3 minutes later, as we were wrapping it up with Marisa´s mom, Angelica came back out and asked us if we spoke english.
NOOOOO.
She needs someone to basically tutor her son because he is failing in his ENGLISH class. Well, you´ve come to the right missionaries.
They then invited us in and we taught a mini Plan of Salvation because their cousin has cancer. We are going to go back this week and help Franco with his english and teach them all about Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Baptism. Love and
share our testimonies and our talents!!
After all, God has given them to us so that we can bring others unto Christ. I´ve learned that that´s the purpose of this life.
Love you
Hermana Rupe
Forgot my camera today... I had to steal pictures from Hna Cuevas. They are mostly from last week. but I will send double the pictures next week!! LOVE YOU LOVERS.
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