Hola familia! como estan?
This week was a little tricky with getting in to seeing all of our investigators. Hopefully this week will be better with return appointments and getting people to really progress! We have a lot of good people, sometimes the progress is just a little slow though.
One thing that at first was a disappointment is that Mi isn't going to be baptized this Sunday. He still has some doubts and questions about some of the fundamentals and he can't really be baptized if he doesn't have a testimony of those things. Their family is struggling with finances and other things and so there is a lot of stress on Mi right now. I have no doubt that he will be baptized, just not right now. One thing that I really had to learn this week is that the Lord's timing is not my timing. He knows exactly what Mi needs and when he should be baptized. As a missionary my purpose is to help people come unto Christ through the principles of the gospel, of course including baptism. It is hard when there are a lot of people that I want with all my heart to accept the gospel and right now. I keep learning again and again I just have to have faith, do my best, and trust in the Lord. :)
Last night we taught an awesome mom named Ja the restoration. She has had so many questions all her life about religion and never has really been able to find the answers. She is Catholic, but doesn't like everything about the Catholic church. We taught her about when Jesus Christ was on the earth and set up His church, and she was one step ahead of us and asking about why there are so many churches now. Then we taught about the great apostasy and Joseph Smith and she thought it was cool, but still wondered how anyone could know if it was really true. That lead perfectly into the Book of Mormon and praying to know the truth for ourselves. The Spirit was so strong as we were able to teach the lesson to meet her questions and needs. We are seeing her again this Thursday! I can't wait! :)
This week I will have been out on my mission for 1 year. There is a elder leaving from the branch this week and yesterday was his open house. We didn't have a dinner appointment but we were invited so we went and had tamales. :) It made me think back to the time right before I left and all those feelings of being nervous and excited. It is amazing to think of how much I have changed during this year. This is the first year in probably 15 that I didn't go to school, but I have learned more in this year about things far more valuable than what I learned from text books, not that that stuff isn't important ;). I have learned about my purpose in life, the gospel of Jesus Christ and what it means to be His disciple. I've learned that it is possible to love everyone no matter who they are or where they come from and despite any and all weaknesses. I have learned so much about the Atonement and the blessings of repentance. All of that, plus Spanish, and yet there is so much more still to learn. I am so grateful for these next 6 months I have ahead of me as a full time missionary and then for the rest of my life after that to forever be a follower of Jesus Christ and a witness of Him. :)
Love you!!
♥Hermana Pierce
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