Fam!
Well, it sounds
like everything is going great back at home! Thank you so much for your words
of comfort and motivation each week, it means so much to me! Well, this week
has gone well. I am learning and growing more than I ever could have expected.
We have seen many miracles this week, especially with our less-actives and
recent converts. They have all completely
forgotten the reason they were baptized. But, as we have been teaching them the
lessons again it is amazing to see the spirit that has been dormant for a while
reawaken.
The other day
we had a lesson with one of less-actives.
His name is Edward and for some reason in the morning we had the feeling
to teach him about the word of wisdom. When
we started the lesson we asked him if he was keeping the word of wisdom and he
said, "Yes, I am reading the wisdom of the wisdom of the scriptures each
day." He had no idea what it was! So as we explained it his eyes began to
be filled with fear and began to tell us that every morning and every night he
needs to have a cup of coffee to stay awake.
As we explained a little more and challenged him to keep this law he
said a little doubtingly, "Yes, I will try." However, we knew that Satan
was still going to work with him and tempt him in this way so we told him we
are not going to leave this house unless you get up right now and get all of
the coffee packets and give them to us. He resisted for a long time until
he got up and gave us the 20 packets he had and right then my comp and I threw
them in the trash outside. It was amazing to see the atonement work through him
in that moment in order to give up something in order to come closer to his Savior.
We also had an
amazing experience with one of our investigators this last week. As we taught
her about the plan of salvation I truly saw the evidence that we are all born
with the light of Christ and as missionaries we are only here to reawaken this
knowledge that they knew before this life. As we explained the fall of Adam and
Eve, explaining that is was part of the plan to eat of the fruit, the spirit
reawakened the light of Christ in her and she said, "Oh yeah, that makes
sense. I think I have heard this before." So amazing how powerful the
spirit is and it is unreal to realize that each person that we see on this
earth CHOSE to follow this plan but they just don’t know that. It is our responsibility as members of this church
to make our brothers and sister remember!
This week the
president felt impressed to have a mass fast with the entire mission in order
to receive revelation as to how we can better this mission. It was such a
beautiful experience to know that the entire mission of Arequipa was fasting, one
in purpose, and I am positive that miracles occurred because of it.
I learned a lot
this week about how Heavenly Father is in absolutely every detail of our lives and
there are two ways we can live; believe that miracles happen rarely or to believe
that EVERYTHING is a miracle. If we look at life with an eye of faith and
gratitude we will slowly begin to see that every step that we take is a gift
and a miracle given to us by our Heavenly Father.
It has been a
great week. I hope everything is going well back at home! Find ways to be a
missionary at every moment! I love each of you and pray for you each night.
Until next week....you know what’s comin.........keep smilin! :)
Love, Jess
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