December 24, 2013
Milagros de la Navidad! [Christmas
Miracles]
Man, what a week, y’all!
What a week. Seriously, I feel like I am being so rewarded, but I didn’t
do anything to deserve it.
We were teaching a
lesson to this mom who we talked to in the street. This was like the third
lesson with her, and more than anything, she liked to tell us about her problems.
Not unusual, and really, it’s good. I have always loved being that
person. But in the middle of it I started being a total brat in my mind
and feeling like she didn’t want it and she didn’t actually want to listen to
us. So I sort of interrupted her and made her read Alma 7:15 (there really is an art to interrupting that I
didn’t know existed), and it didn’t really have much to do with what we were
talking about either, but we needed to get to another appt, and yada yada yada.
Seriously, I was being a total brat. And then she read it. And we
asked her what it meant to her. And she said, “Conversion.” And we
were like, whoa, what? Because people almost always use a word in the scripture.
We both reread the scripture and were like, yea, that’s awesome. She
proceeded to tell us that she wanted to have conversion, but she didn’t know
how. And it was like, AAAAAleluia! Luz, and her sons Jairo and
Piero. Por favor pray.
I would like everyone
to know that I have had to erase like five sentences now because I started
writing en español without realizing it. hmmm :)
We found two amazing
young guys this week. Robert y Niller. They are so great. One
of them I think has a small crush on my comp, but it’s more just funny than
anything because she is all super stern to try to balance it out.
Have I told you?
I adore my comp. Totally. She is so cool. She had to
give one of those you-have-exactly-thirty-seconds-to-prepare-a-talk
talks, and she spoke on temples. It was beautiful, and I was so proud of
her. We have really been working on having faith, and it is so cool to
see the changes in her. She is so happy! And we are seeing huge miracles.
Like a couple of less-active
people we are working with. I love that Dalt always talks about less
actives. Because it is really so beautiful. Working with the prodigal
sons of the world. More than anything, helping them see that they can
come back. It wasn’t easy for the prodigal son. I can only imagine
he felt rotten. And so incredibly unworthy. And that maybe it was
an inward battle the whole journey back to his dad whether to return or not. But when we see that humility of a prodigal son, to see the walls come
down, to see grown men cry because they feel so unworthy and like they can’t
get back, nor should they deserve to, is something so incredible. Because
then we get to testify of love. Then we get to just share love and
nothing more. My whole mission long, I have had a picture of the
prodigal son in mi agenda. Because that’s what missionary work is all about.
It’s about that tearful beautiful huggy reunion. How incredible to
have times in my mission when we can see that happen! I feel beyond
blessed.
You know how sometimes
songs capture your feelings better than you an? I feel that way about scriptures. Like, jeez, sometimes, Nephi just so gets me! I’m like, how Nephi?
Exactly! 2 Nef 33:3y4. Or like 2 Nef 4, etc etc. But this
week, Ammon totally got me. Alma 26, I was like, oh man. Exactly
yes. My joy is full. And as to my strength I am weak, but I will
glory in my God. How amazing and the best is He? If this is bragging, yes,
I am gonna brag. Because this is who I am. I am the daughter of the
best Being in the universe, and I WILL glory in Him. I just feel so
grateful and happy :)
We watched Polar Express
for our Christmas program. I had never seen it. Loved it so much.
With my comp, we decided immediately that I was la negrita, because she
was staring awkwardly at the new kid smiling, wanting to be his friend. And
because I am black. And that she was the main kid. And then it was
hilarious to see how perfectly it fit in like every second. But really,
it was more of really touching than hilarious. Everthing had more
meaning. I was thinking of how that is with us. When we decide
early on who were are, everything makes so much more sense. We enjoy
everything that happens more. We are touched by things that maybe we
wouldn’t have been touched by otherwise. We end up understanding everything better.
If I had decided at the end that I was that girl, one, it would have been
cocky. And two, I wouldn’t have enjoyed the movie nearly as much, or had
the opportunity to feel like God was talking to me throughout. If we don’t
know who we are, we are missing out. Let us decide who we are.
Right now. Decide that we really are children of God.
Fabian, Gina and Edgar
and Roel, Rosa, Luz and Piero and Jairo, Judith, Fam Gil. Please pray for
them!!!! Thank you!
It is so beautiful to
be a missionary right now. To be trying to give my all to the One who did
give all. I am so grateful for Him. I am just the luckiest person.
I have the best best friend who has ever lived. He gave everything
because He loves me so incredibly much. I love being His. Everyone
please enjoy this time—I know we have it because Christ wants us to be happy,
and to really use what He gave us. He loves you so much!
Hermana J
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