Hola fam,
hmm... what to say in this week! All the weeks are
beginning to smoosh together, and soon enough I will be there at home.
Too crazy. You trunky fools.
Bueno, quick investigator updates.
NO ONE WENT TO CHURCH!!! we were super sad, but at the same
time, it was an interesting week at church. I now understand why
sometimes missionaries have fear to take investigators to the chapel..... y
bueno.
Raul is praying looking for his answer still. We are
learning patience in the process.
A*l now wants to try again with the whole religion
thing. For a while we dropped himi because he was not progressing.
Then last night we passed by him in the street. He was in his car and so
he pulled over and talked with us on the curb. He mentioned something
about how beautiful the stars were. We asked what he thought of when he
saw the stars. He told us he thought of his late father. Bingo. We
testified of the importance of the message that we have and all the answers
that we have to give. He is anxious to start a family, looking for
happiness, and comfort after the death of his father. That is exactly why
we are here as missionaries. We explained our purpose- a little better
this time. He looked off in the distance for a while and then said,
"when can you pass by? we should give this another try becuase I believe
you two." WOO HOO!
Also this week we taught some spirit guided lessons.
Tears were shed while explaining the simple basics of forgiveness and the
opportunidad to start new. There is nothign better than seeing the people
you are teaching begin to understand and the light hits their eyes just
perfect. Then they say "thanks... you came in the perfect
moment" I love being a missionary.
We watched The Testaments and 17 Miracles this week.
They are good reminders of the truth we have been called to share. After
crying a good deal while watching the movies, I wanted to read more about my
anscestors and their experiences with the pioneers.
My favorite story, among many (also I like the danish that
that sent his children to cross the plains while he saved up some more before
leaving.) I found while qickly flipping pages was from Hiram Spencer from New
England. When he finally did make the journey to Utah, their company
left late, and joined in with the Martin Handcart company at one point to help
them and share their goods (if I didn´t mix up the stories I read). He
passed away just outside of Martins cove at the point of sweetwater. His
last words were, "Live and die with this work!"
Not only did I feel the spirit in knowing of the sacrifices
of my family so that I could have this great blessing of the gospel in my life
right now, and be sharing it with thousands of others, But I remembered when I
was there in his sacred place of death.
Are we constantly living for this work? Are we ready
to die when the time comes? Are we truly repentant? Are we giving every
sacrifice to the Lord?
"Arrepentirse no siempre significa que hay que hacer
grandes cambios. Con frecuencia, no requiere más que una mayor dedicación
para vivir de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios. El verdadero
arrepentimiento no siempre sucede con rapidez; sea paciente con usted mismo
mientras se esfuerza por hacer lo correcto y enmendar sus errores. Al
arrepentirse, experimentará un cambio en su corazón; ya no tendrá deseos
de pecar; llegará a saber que es un hijo de Dios y que no es necesario que siga
cometiendo los mismos errores una y otra vez. Su deseo de seguir a Dios
será cada vez más fuerte y profundo. Todos cometemos errores. A veces nos
hacemos daño a nosotros mismos y herimos gravemente a otras personas sin poder
reparar solos el daño causado; cometemos daños que no podemos arreglar
por nosotros mismos; entonces nos sobreviene la culpa, la humillación y el
padecimiento, los cuales no podemos sanar por nosotros mismos. El poder
sanador de la Expiación puede remediar aquello que nosotros no podemos
solucionar."
“Repentence does not always mean making great changes.
With frequence, it does not require more than a higher dedication to live
according to the will of God. True repentence does not always come
quickly; be patient with yourself while you become stronger to do what is right
and mend your errors. Upon repenting, you will experience a change of
heart; you will no longer have desire to sin; you will come to know you are a
child of God and that it is no longer necessary to continue making the same
mistakes over and over. Your desire to follow God will make you
stronger and will become more profound each time. We all
commit errors. At times we hurt ourselves and we gravely hurt other people and
we alone cannot repair the harm we have done; we cause harm the we cannot fix
ourselves; so we are over come with guilt, humiliation, and suffering which we
cannot heal ourselves. The healing power of the Atonement can fix what we
cannot solve.”
Turn to the Savior. He is the source of all happiness.
Hope I didn´t bore you with my sermon this week. They
have just been thoughts on my mind.
In this week I got a new bici, we visited the river and had
a flashback fotoshoot (with sara hiatt in the trees--our personal sacred
grove), and visited the catholic church. All in all, a good week with
some difficulties no más. like normal.
“The Standard of Truth has been erected; no
unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs
may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will
go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every
continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear,
till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say
the work is done.”
1.
Shall the youth of Zion falter
In
defending truth and right?
While the
enemy assaileth,
Shall we
shrink or shun the fight? No!
2.
(Chorus)
True to the faith that our parents have cherished,
True to the truth for which martyrs have perished,
To God's command,
Soul, heart, and hand,
Faithful and true we will ever stand.
3.
2. While we know the pow'rs of darkness
Seek to
thwart the work of God,
Shall the
children of the promise
Cease to
grasp the iron rod? No!
4.
3. We will work out our salvation;
We will cleave unto the truth;
We will watch and pray and labor
With the fervent zeal of youth. Yes!
5.
6.
4. We will strive to be found worthy
7.
Of the kingdom of our Lord,
With the
faithful ones redeemed
Who have
loved and kept his word. Yes!
Keep
going strong and Live and die with this work. Hurrah for Israel.
Con
amor,
Hermana
Woolley
Another
quick cool story. After a tough day, and not finding any new
investogators in the week, we were fasting. After snapping a few pics in
the trees, we decided to start contacting. We knelt down right there in
the middle of the trees to offer a prayer to our maker asking for people to
teach.
The
first two doors we knocked were super receptive, and asked us to return on
wednesday.
God
lives, and he is aware of us. Get on your knees and speak with him.
I
hope this email makes sense... I feel super scatterbrained and jumping all over
the place. Anyways. Love you fools, enjoy your week of travels.
Mom,
on my card that certifies me as a true missionary, it says that I will be a
missionary until nov 17, so I am assuming that is when I willbe released, and
it makes sense with the math. But I am not 300% positive. who knows, I might
just extend to have another argentine christmas..........
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