I´M NOT DEAD YET!!!!
(that would have
been my subject line if this computer was working)
Bueeen día!
This week was AWESOME.
Even though my comp has been fighting a little cold (typical of completing 10
months in the mission), we got SO much done and what a joy that brings! Saturday
we had a fiesta de navidad (ward Christmas party), and guess what- the familia
Sasso came! And so did another family that we´re working with!!! That was the
BOMB. Friends, music from the primary, empanadas, sweet decorations- it was
lovely. Then on Sunday, the familia Sasso came to church! The dad of the family
is our investigator, it was his first time to the church meetings even though
he´s been married to a member for 10 years. The elders in our ward also had a
super investigator come to church- for the first time in 2 months we had
investigators in church and man- it just felt so so great :) If you’re asking
why that would be so important to me, here´s a basic answer- we work to help
bring people closer to Christ, and we believe that His church is upon the earth
today. Although there are MANY ways to come closer to Christ, one of the best
is worshiping his father and learning of him in His church, and partaking of
the Sacrament. But let’s compare this to a cake. You can look at it, you can
learn about it, you can think about it. But unless you try it, how do you know
if it tastes good or not? It´s the same way with the church. If one wants to
know if the church is of God, they should learn all they can, AND go and see
how it is! So that was ONE of the many reasons that we were happy to have so
many people at church. The biggest reason of all is that we love them and know
that they´ll be blessed for going to church.
Random- let’s just
take a moment and appreciate that we get called Hermana Chill and Hermana
Chilled. And if they were confused with our last name, forget about it, cause
we have the same first name ;)
If you haven’t chosen
a scripture to ponderize yet for this week, I’ll just give you an option here:
OMNI 1:26
26 And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye shouldcome unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, andpartake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption.Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as anoffering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying,and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will besaved.
Another fun fact of
the day: kids and gypsies on the streets here offer little cards in return for
"generous offers" of whatever money one wants to pay. That sure
spoils our efforts of giving out little cards to invite people to church or to
watch Christmas videos on internet.... even desperately shouting "IT´S A
FREE GIFT!!!" doesnt work sometimes... don’t worry, we get creative and
find other ways to start conversations before offering the little cards or pamphlets.
I like it better anyway cause it doesn’t make me feel like such a sales person
:)
This week, we also saw
a motorcycle crash 1 block in front of us- it was so freaky! But luckily, no
one was seriously hurt- a miracle if you ask me.
Sorry that this email
was all over the place! I hope you all have a great week! Remember who you are!
Read the scriptures, pray in your families! And remember, as much as everyone
around here wants to talk about how much time i have left in the mission, I’m
not dead yet! Cherish the moment’s you’re living in, be good. Choose the right.
Love,
Hermana Chill.
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