Hola family, well sounds
like it was another fun filled week. Ha-ha all the activities and time with family.
I didn´t know
my sister was singing in choir, but that´s fun. Ha-ha
and I am sure the play of Tempe was great. I laughed with dad´s description with Rachel´s girls ha-ha.
Also that's so amazing that
dad ran into the family that he baptized on the mission and the son, that will
be fun to have them over for dinner. And the missionaries 9 sisters and 5
elders...that is a huge district, but that´s
good!
Yes, M and his mom
A live in our ward!!! A is a widow of about 9 years, because M is 10 and his dad died when he was young. But M is super great...yesterday
when he came to church he came up to us yelling "missionaries I prayed
about Joseph Smith and I know he is the prophet that guided
everyone"...ahhh I love children
R continues to come to
church and is reading the Book of Mormon now! We still are waiting for the
information if she is a member or not. But we committed her to live the word of
wisdom yesterday. It was funny because we asked her when she thought she could
stop drinking tea...she said I think Thursday and I said well what if we bring you herbal tea tomorrow..she said yea, bueno
A and her mom we
weren´t able to
find all this week, her mom is searching for work and A is in school and
leaves with her dad on the weekends..It's sad because we haven´t seen them in church lately either.
We have an inactive couple
who the husband is from Mexico but grew up from age 10 in California and she is
from here.but they met in Califonia...we are working with them, we committed
them to pray as a couple yesterday...but we still aren´t sure why they don´t want to come to church...they say little at a
time...so we will see what we can do to help them. Its hard sometimes as a
missionary because you know what can help them and if they and even I as a
missionary trust more in the Lord and put him first all will be okay.
ha-ha so the other day, Saturday
we passed by an older lady who the Relief Society pres wanted us to visit and
see if she wanted the sacrament brought to her...because she is sick and can´t do much alone and lives alone. So on Saturday
the maid isn´t there
and we asked if she wanted us to warm up her lunch.she said yes...well since we
haven´t used
the kitchen as missionaries in quite sometime and I have never used such a
small kitchen we had spoons falling from all containers with the sauce and
all...ha-ha was a funny experience but nice to see the Hermana happy and
content that we were warming up her food.
This week I was reading
some chapters in the Book of Mormon and seeing how they related to strengthening
less actives and recent converts...and it was so amazing...I love the
activities in preach my gospel...I read Alma 32-40 and when I read this...I
loved it, thinking in less actives and
recent converts...because in 39 it´s not
that they never had a testimony it´s that
we as members or missionaries didn't help them nourish it with care and
patience and diligence...I loved learning from this and the importance to have
these qualities...sometime when I find myself with recent converts who don´t want to receive us I think ugh they never had
a testimony then...but that´s not
true..They need help nourishing their testimony that helped them choose to be
baptized. It was a good reminder
Yesterday was a good day in
church...we had some twins (10) who assisted with their neighbors, the boys are baptized...the mom knows it´s the true church, but she needs to get married
before she can be baptized..We had a family night with them and the dad this
week about the family...it was good and committed them to church...also R and M were there.
Also we had great topics...we
learned about the Sabbath day and in Relief Society we talked about the sacrament...it
was such a great reminder to all the bread and water represented and why we
come to church. And in gospel principles we talked about the 12 tribes of Israel
and the reasons in gathering them...I loved the reasons...they gave me more encouragement
to do the work.
Well that's my news for the
week. I love your thought from 2 Nephi 33, it´s true we all have to accept the spirit in our
hearts.
Ahhh and like you all
mentioned general conference is coming up...ahhh I am so excited!!! Conference
is so great, we need to start committing less actives and inviting everyone to
it!
Well I love you all so very
much! Don´t worry I am safe in the earthquakes...there haven't
been much this past few days.
I know Jesus Christ is our Savior
and it is in Him we can put our trust! The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only
way to find true happiness. I love my Savior and the opportunity we have to be instruments
in his hands to do the work!
Hermana Morgan Anderson
Unimportant things...ha-ha
Well we are having to renew
my visa today...ugh I hate such papers, also my watch battery stopped working Saturday
and I left my water bottle in who knows where...needless to say I am not me without
my water bottle or watch..Ha-ha yes problems of a first world girl. But it´s all fixable. So that´s good