Week Seventy-Nine

Hola!

 

It's still been so hot here but I think it might just rain tonight. But don't worry, we just eat ice cream and drink lots of water. Also, we found a pomegranate tree the other day and asked to have a couple and they were pretty good.

 

But anyways last week I kinda of freaked out because I just felt so much pressure to get numbers and even when we were able to stretch and make the numbers, it just didn't make me happy. But then we had this fireside thing and he reminded us to love the people because if we don't love them and do this work with our heart it doesn't have a real effect. So this week I tried to remeber that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God and didn't focus on the numbers just to have numbers rather to help the people. Because in the end of it all after this life Heavenly Father isn't going to ask how many lessons I had, he's going to ask if I took care of His children, if I loved them and helped them come unto Him. I think in a bigger thought we can apply that to sharing the gospel and serving in the church. Heavenly Father wants us not just to do home teaching and visiting teaching because we were asked to, He wants us to do it because we love them and want to help these people. Why do we live and share the gospel? Because we love it, we're thankful for it, and because we love our Heavenly Father and His children. If we forget that and do it only because our leaders ask or becuase we feel guilty - maybe we aren't doing it in the best way. I love this gospel and how it makes me grow and change.

 

We've also had the chance to teach Angel this week. He is a sweet heart. He has some learning challenges but we are teaching in a very simple form and he just wants to learn all about it. I love his simple heartfelt prayers. He is just like a little child but I know that God loves him and I believe that through him we can help his family as well. We've still be teaching Santiago and he brought his friend Gabby to a lesson. He is so awesome and they have started reading the Book of Mormon together. I love this work!

 

Take care - I love you all so much! More than words could ever express. 

 

Con Amor, Hermana Potrie

 

Week Seventy-Eight!

Hola!

Alright so this week we were working like crazy to have the members help us with the lessons and it was way good. The best was lunch on Sunday. Marysol had invited Santiago a guy from work for lunch and to talk with us. It was so awesome! Santiago is amazing and he is so ready for the gospel. He told us that he had never heard of mormons before and then within one week he meet four. Hahahahaha but seriously he told us how he is just looking for peace in this life and we told him how the gospel can help him. It was awesome.

Also in church, Evangelina blessed her two youngest babies. It was so amazing to hear the blessings and see Evangelina keep progressing. We're really trying to help them as a family to all come to church because some of her sisters have stopped coming. The interesting thing though is that both of their boyfriends are interested. So we're teaching them all together again the lessons that they learned. I love the example of their mother though that is always reading the scriptures of the Liahona to them. She truly is an amazing example to me.

I love the story you shared about Tacey asking Kesler if he knows God loves him. And how he knew it. It sounds like they've both grown so much physically and spiritually. They are so adorable and I know that Ammon and Tyanna are doing a great job teaching them. I love the children here, especially of Natalia and her two year old twins and her baby girl Uma that just turned one on Saturday. We made her a cake and got to sing to her. It reminded me of Kesler. I just love that little girl she is so full of smiles. It never stops to surprise me how little children will be playing and screaming and then we stop to say a prayer and they just stop and calm down, then carry on playing. I can't explain it but it's so powerful to me.

I love you all so much and hope you have a fantastic week. Keep smiling and keep sharing this amazing gospel because it truly is the key to happiness.

Con Amor Hna Potrie