Familia

Wow well this week was amazing; we found 10 new people/families, they are all so great. I will keep you updated on the ones that keep progressing well.  It is amazing to see how much the Lord blesses us when we just keep going with faith. I have learned so much about the importance of diligence and the amazing spirit that can come into our lives when we keep pressing forward with faith. If there is one thing for sure I have seen the importance to never, never lose your faith.  The times when we need the gospel and the spirit is in these times. I know the Book of Mormon is true and that we can receive the peace and direction that we need thanks to this book. 

Well happy news is that M came to church yesterday..his dad didn´t come and we asked why and he said "he said he had to clean, basically excuses" ha-ha... M is super special, he has so many great questions, I think this is one sign of someone who is truly searching when they have questions. Yesterday we had a class with him with Gospel Principles because there are little youth...aka none or at least yesterday so we had a class with him..the first lesson on our Heavenly Father and he did so well and we reviewed the things he can teach his dad as well. 

Miracles - we had a lesson with a family where the dad, his parents and siblings are members. The daughter of his wife now is 8 years old and we asked them what the expected of our lessons or what they thought and she said I am liking this religion I want to know more...ahhh she is cute. They are super great family and super open to listening to the gospel, I hope we can help them live it. 

This week we visited a less active, well we always visit less actives, but anyway...we shared 3 Nephi 11 the first part to express the importance to attend the church because it prepares us for when Christ comes.  So she came to church but it was hilarious because she walked in late while an hermano was bearing his testimony and she said buenas dias and was waving to the congregation...ha-ha ah it was funny. She also wanted to give the prayer at the end of RS, after we had already had one and so they let her. She gave thanks that missionaries from the United States found her to invite her to the church...it was cute..although my comp is not from the US, she is from Mexico ha-ha. 

We also helped a drunk man to his house this week. It´s amazing how small acts of service such as this bring joy because you see how grateful the family is to receive them and that they are safe.

Oh and in one of our lessons this week the dad an older man like 70 was explaining to us what he felt and he was like it´s like the song...and yep he started singing to us...ha-ha the mission is just great. 

I love the story of the baptism - so special, it is so amazing at how the spirit works and yes mom baptisms are amazing, I probably cry in every one that I have attended in the mission, and yes the love and acceptance from the members is key! 

Halloween, there were some that went trick or treating here and dressed up it was kind of fun to see them..but it´s weird that we are going into different seasons, here is it is hot, well the last 2 days the sun has been super strong and hot...but today there is more fresh air and wind...spring like weather...and that´s super sad that you are coming into December weather now...gross - enjoy the snow....ha-ha

When you describe Emma she sounds so big...wow time flies by I can´t believe she is already 1. Also I love the examples of the my family who attend the temple. I miss the temple, sometimes during personal study I just want to go to the temple. So mom I am glad you got to go with and feel the spirit and receive answers to things you needed. 

Love is so important. People always need to know they are loved and just keep inviting..never give up. I love you!

Oh Katelyn of course she watched a scary movie and can´t sleep alone. She could never sleep alone anyway ha-ha. 

We have changes this week. I cannot believe at how fast this change has gone by!!!! We are hoping nothing changes/I feel like nothing is going to change..I love Hermana Rodriguez she is so so great, and today is her birthday. I have learned so much from her, her patience and love for all and the way she teaches with calmness. Teaching has never been my strong suit..but like I learned in Alma 56 this morning the stripling warriors had so much faith to battle that none of them fail. We just have to have the faith in the power of God and we will "win"

Christmas ideas, you can send me surprises and gifts of love you desire to send me :)...pretty much as a missionary I am good with what I have..or a new wardrobe..ha-ha no I am kidding, a little bit kidding. 

Family I love you all so much!!!! Don´t ever forget we have a Father in Heaven who loves us who has given us so many blessing and a way to be happy. This way is the gospel of Jesus Christ!  I love this Gospel and I know it has been restored in our days. Love you so much thank you for your great examples of faith and diligence. D&C27:18...the Savior is going to come again we need to stay faithful!

I just gave my  comp a used tissue...well because she always cries when she receives emails from her family and it is her birthday, but I felt bad I didn´t have any clean ones...so that´s another thing I could use for Christmas - tissues, the travel kind.

te amo mucho!!!!

Hermana Morgan Anderson

 Buenas Dias, 

Well today we received a call from the zone leaders telling us they had good and bad news. He said the good news is that you don´t have to study this morning and the bad news is that you have to go take care of the carnet for Hermana Rodriguez....I wondered to myself which of these two things was the good news ha-ha I LOVE studies...but thankfully we have time after this to go back to the pension and rest and study. 

Sounds like it was a good week back home and you are getting ready for Halloween...and yes they celebrate here...so happy Halloween, we are planning to have an activity Friday night...supposedly they celebrate more than one night here I guess we kind of do things all month long but I was like more than one day WHAT..but yea. 

So first of all R was not baptized. He was telling us he had things he wanted to figure out before...so the whole lesson we were reading scriptures about the preparation and if he really was telling the truth that he felt it was true he was ready...but he said no and neither accepted another baptism date. As we were walking home (may I mention I had a super super migraine that night) we were talking about the lesson and felt we had to return. He and his girlfriend had left and were in the front of her house...so we went over and he came walking out and said he felt like he had to leave...aka he hadn´t seen us just felt he should leave.  We talked and told him we felt he was ready, long story short we found out he still has hurt feelings about the death of his father in September, so we hope to keep working with him...but wow being a missionary you sure see the little things the adversary does to keep us from progressing. 

So I mentioned I had a migraine Friday night so we returned to the house and Hermana Rodriguez told me to rest and she would plan alone. Of course I felt bad for that but I am glad she did because I ended up throwing up 2 times during this time...but don't worry all is well, but it was a rough night with a heart breaking lesson and a migraine. 

This week we cleaned a house for an older lady in the ward who hasn´t attended in some time, but she lives solo and never married nor gets a long much with her family so she kind of has a sad life.  She makes Hermana Rodriguez and I laugh because she super special she likes to have things just perfect, but she herself cannot do it but she tries, anyway we cleaned her curtains and the spider webs and what not from her house and the windows.

Saturday we had lunch in it´s like the mountain here in farm land.it was super peaceful and fun with a recent convert.  Her husband is less active (for now). We need to help them so they can enter the temple!  but it´s hard to get out to that part of town sometimes. 

Also we found a family (mom, dad, son, and baby of 5 months, which I don´t know if I told you but that was our goal this transfer to find a family with at least one kid that was above the age of 8 that recently had a newborn) on Friday and invited them to the activity on Saturday and they showed up! The son who has 13 years is super amazing! He was so excited to read the Book up Mormon...sadly they didn´t show up to church. We still aren´t sure what happened.  Oh and  the woman was not the mom, although they had said yes when we asked if they were family. That´s okay because the dad and son are super special. 

Sunday was conference for the ward. It was super super amazing! I loved the talks from the two counselors of the stake presidency.  They called this presidency like 2 weeks ago and one of the counselors was a counselor before as well and he said when he received the call that he was going to be released he said he thought, "I can rest and have more time now", only to find out that was to be called as a counselor again.

The talks were based on D&C 58 doing good for our own free will, and that we should always be searching to learn and they had us think what things motivate us to be different and that to be true disciples we need to put aside the things of the world. I was uplifted and reminded the importance of learning and setting goals. I have been a little bit lazy on my personal goals lately like Spanish and so forth. 

Last night we passed by for a contact we had done in the street earlier in the week. First off they live in apartments where you have to have a key to enter and there is no door bell type thing and we didn´t have his number either so we were searching for a way to enter and we decided knock the windows from the back side (because he lives on the first floor) thankfully we knocked on a window of a nice woman who let us in. So we knock on his door and he welcomes us in with a super big smile...ah it´s like Christmas when this happens. We had a great lesson on the restoration and that we are children of our Heavenly Father. His wife is sick and was in the other room and couldn´t join us. but we had a great lesson with him and his son Jonathan of 21 years. They are super great and receptive.

We couldn´t find M this week until yesterday, she is having a hard time receiving permission to attend on Sundays, so we still have some work there..But she is super great and is reading the material we give her. It´s just hard because her dad who is member at first told us he wanted to return but he is being lazy now and not wanting to talk to us and was drinking yesterday when we were trying to talk to him. 

Today after we did our shopping we were walking back to the apartment and had decided if we saw a place to eat we would stop. We saw a place that sold pollo and papa fritas or chicken and fries for those of you who need a translation.  So of course PERFECT. We enter and start talking to them.  Then one guy says so you are Mormons we say yes. He tells us he was baptized at age 9 but is not active right now and he had moved a lot so he kind of lost contact or got lazy. We asked him where he lived and he said la Corvi.  ahhhh what, yea when were paying he said come visit me. I love moments like this; he lives with his mom and nephew...family incompleta! He is super humble.

Well that's about all that has happened this week here in the Corvi.  A came to the family home evening, but she wasn´t able to come to church.  Did I tell you that we had a lesson where she made her own goals? We had made a paper that said my goals and she had to write 4 things she could do this week to reach her goal to be baptized. Also when we were giving the BOM to M and his dad she was standing by us giving testimony of the Book of Mormon. I know she will be baptized one day; she just has some things holding her back. 

Well there are so many other great stories from the week I could tell you, but there just isn´t enough time.I should write more in my journal. Well mom like you I love the simple truths of the Gospel, this week I studied the first chapter of gospel principles.  It´s about the nature of God. I know Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live! We have a loving Heavenly Father who has given us this time and many opportunities here on earth. We have so much to be thankful for. I know we are children of a loving Heavenly Father.  Go out and share the love Heavenly Father has for his children! 

I want to thank all of you (family and friends) for all your amazing examples, prayers and support I probably wouldn´t be where I am without your examples of faith in our Heavenly Father. I love you all so much!  Have a great week and be safe for the Halloween!

les amo siempre 

Hermana Morgan Anderson