Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Time is like a Cheetah...it runs REALLY fast!



Hola a todos!!                                                                     October 20, 2014

Mom, Congrats on your new calling!!!  You will be an awesome Relief Society President! It's kinda funny, because this morning I was thinking about callings that you and Dad have had, and was wondering if you have ever been President of Primary or Relief Society...hahaha I can tell the future. Okay, no but you'll be good.  Dad, do you have a new calling or still the gospel doctrine teacher? The rolls came out Green!?!?!? hahahaha What did you do to your bike to make it look smashed?  

THIS week was really fast. I'm kind of scared...I don't know how to hold on to the time here. Ugh! 

We are trying really hard to contact families here, but man it's frustrating when they say "soy catolica." OR quite common "Soy testigo de Jehova." 
"Yeah, that's fine! Can we sweep your patio? Or clean your dishes?" Guess what, nobody wants to accept service! We're gonna have to start getting creative. 

But we did contact a young married woman last night! And when we told her about families, she looked pretty interested. There's hope there :)

A recent Convert received the Aaronic Priesthood Yesterday! And is now ready for the Melchezidek just in time because Stake Conference is next week! Woo! It's really awesome to see them enduring to the end because Eduardo, the convert, has had a really hard time, and now he and his daughter are doing really well. 

We are trying to work with the members more, and this week a recent convert, youth, came with us to a lesson. The investigator, Aida, wasn't acting all too interested, and so if the lesson didn't go well, we were going to let her go, but what do you know? She asked about a million questions!!!  It was REALLY good, and what's more, she saw the testimony of Ricardo, the youth that came with us. She is REALLY nice and really has faith in God, but is really busy because she cares for her whole family, and her Mom was just diagnosed with cancer. Hopefully we can progress with her.

One of the hardest things here is getting people to go to church at 8:00am. We have awesome lessons, and they really want to learn more, but when Sunday comes..."es que no me despertè!" or "I didn't wake up!" or It's just too early!" 

Just for those of you who have to sacrifice sleep or something else...Remember that sacrifice brings blessings :) Lots more than you can imagine! 

Here on the mission I am learning BASTANTE about the scriptures. I can't believe I read so little before my mission!! Agh! There's so much to learn! And while I'm reading the scriptures, I learn a lot from what I read, but then I feel like I forget what I just learned 30 chapters ago! And that's why we have to read them over and over and over and over again. 
Right now I'm in 3 Nephi where the Nephites defeated the Gadianton Robbers, but only because they put all of their strength in him. 

" 10 But in this thing they(the Gadianton robbers) were disappointed, for the Nephites did not fear them; but they did fear their God and did supplicate him for protection; therefore, when the armies of Giddianhi did rush upon them they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength of the Lord they did receive them."


I was thinking how much difference there would be if we put our strength in the Lord like that. I don't know how it is to go into battle. I think it would be pretty scary. But if we rely on the Lord...well..all things are possible! All things :) 


Thanks for everything! Love you guys! Have an awesome week! 


Hermana Daniels

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