November 5, 2013
Subject: BUENAS YA'LL!!!!! How goes life!!!!!!!!!
So, I just want to testify that our
Heavenly Father is aware of positively EVERYTHING in our lives!!!!!!!! And His
Plan is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!!!!!!
So my new area is GREAT!!!!!! I
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT HERE!!!!!! I´m near the Coast in a city called Santa Lucia.
And I feel like Ammon. My old comprenera said that there was like 3 worlds in
Guatemala, the City, the Coast, and the Montanas (the Mountains). And boy was
she right. Everyone here has such a different perspective of religion than they
do in the City. In the City, people were more familiar with God and Jesus
Christ and their roles in our lives. But here in the Coast for the most part,
this idea of God and our Savior Jesus Christ, is like a fairytale they sort of
heard about when they were little. So, I have A LOT of work to do!!!!! A
LOT!!!!! And I am SO HAPPY!!!!!!! My only concern is that I´ll be able to teach
the doctrine clearly. I really have to start from nothing, teaching what
certain words mean and such. I asked one woman here what service meant for her
in her life, and she didn´t even know what service meant. So we taught the
importance of helping others and why this is good and like our Savior Jesus
Christ and how his sacrifice for us was a service for us all and the importance
of His Atonement for us. So please pray for me and my companion and the
Missionaries and the people here!!!!!! We all need it!!!!! But on the other
hand, the members here are REALLY STRONG!!!!!! And, it´s AMAZING!!!!! We just
have a small branch, but our President is incredible and the other members
too!!!!! And I know God is working with people, even though a lot of people
reject our message, a lot are really receptive too!!!!! We have lots of lessons
every day and lots of contacts, so I am REALLY GRATEFUL!!!!!!!! And yes, I
really do feel a bit like Ammon!!!!! Haha!!!!! If I´m even worthy to say
that!!!!!
I LOVE reading the Book of Mormon
here!!!!! It´s AMAZING!!!!! Because I walk outside and EVERYTHING!!!!!!
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Testifies of its truth!!!!!!! I know these people
are the children of Lehi!!!!! And I am so honored and THANKFUL to be a part of
the wonderful promise God made with Lehi that they would be brought back out of
darkness and to the Light and Knowledge of their Savior Jesus Christ, I keep
that promise in my Heart as I go about the work of the Lord and realize
everyday with a Heart FULL of GRATITUDE that I am doing that work!!!!! Bringing
that Light!!!!!! That The Lord has me as an instrument in His hands to fulfill
that promise!!!!!!
So, a cool story about how God is in
ABSOLUTELY EVERY PART OF THIS WORK and this is His design and PERFECTO PLAN for
His children!!!! I just read chapter 3 in 2 Nefi when we had a lesson with a
convert who is 14 and he hadn’t been studying the Book of Mormon, so we asked where
he was in the Libro de Mormon so we could read with him and he said 2 Nefi
chapter 3!!!!! So I was able to understand what we were reading and explain it
to him and the importance of the words written there!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! I
ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVVVVEEEEEE THE LORD!!!!!!!
LOVE YOU ALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta go do the work of the LORD!!!!!
