transfer started and so like we both expected, Hermana Acosta and I
are together for another transfer. We are both super excited to
work our tails off and see just now much we can help the area pick up
again before the Festival of Lights starts here at the Temple Visitor's
Center. It's gonna be exciting just to see how many miracles the next
2-3 weeks will bring. So like the subject says, this week I have
learned so much. We had 3 really rough lessons that taught me so much.
It's funny how much more we learn from the difficult experiences, but
I guess that's why they're there, so we can learn.
So I'll tell you about the first one. We have been meeting with this
girl who was baptized into the church as a niña, but she hasn't been
to church for a long time. We've always just barely missed her when
we've tried to meet with her, but this time we finally had an
appointment and she was really excited! So we sit down and start
talking to her about what the previous Elders had talked to her about,
why she hasn't been to church, etc. And she was super open with us.
She has such a strong testimony of our Savior and the role He has in
her life, but she just really struggles with believing in prophets and
the Book of Mormon. We extended the invitation to her to really read
it, and pray about it. Because really, what better answer can you get
than one from Heavenly Father himself? But she pushed it aside and
said she was happy with what she had, and then breaks it to us that
she is being baptized into another church. My heart just broke. She
has the truth and the path to eternal happiness right in front of her,
but she can't see it yet. I know Hna. Acosta and I tried our very best
in that lesson. The Spirit was speaking so strongly through us, but it
just wasn't enough for her.
It's hard to leave those kind of lessons, but you learn so much about
how agency works. Our Heavenly Father always knows what is best for
us, and that is this gospel, but He still allows us to make our own
choices, no matter how much they hurt Him. He loves us so dearly that
He sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesucristo, to the world. And
Jesucristo loves us so much that He suffered not just for our sins,
but for our trials, our sickness, and our afflictions. He knows how we
feel every second of the day. I testify that He lives, and that He
really did overcome our pains and sins on that day in the Garden of
Gethsemane and on the cross. He overcame physical death when He was
resurrected on the third day so that we can one day live with Him
again if we follow His gospel and endure to end. I love Him. Yo sé que
El vive. Él es todo.
Hermana Bree
P.S. Also there is a video that I want you to go watch. It makes me cry every time, and I want you to watch it in Spanish because for me it has so much power in that language. It is called Gracias a Él from mormon.org.
(And here is the English version for non-Spanish speakers)
And finally, pictures!!
The gorgeous temple
I found O'Fallon Street!
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