Hello to all my favorite people! So I got a phone call this week from President Camarillo and
I’ll be training a new missionary! But, I’ll be training her here in Cruz del
Sur 3!! Hermana Valdez is headed for
Samora, and I’m going to miss her tons ... For real, so so much! When I got the call, I was a little
nervous. I mean, who decided I was ready
for this? But these past couple of days,
I just feel filled with faith, I’m honestly really excited. I know that the Lord calls us in our
weaknesses, but that He will always qualify us for His work. I know that He has a plan and if He’s going
to call me to something, of course He’s going to help me out!
I loved talking with y’all on Saturday! Ahh, it was so great to
see your faces and be reminded of that Rawe family sarcasm! LOVE IT!
Seeing you guys and our house made me realize how short and temporary my
mission is. I feel like I was just there
and I’ve already been a missionary for four months. The mission really is so
short, and I don’t want to waste any of my time! I get to have y’all for forever, but I’m only
here for a year and a half! Rach, you looked beautiful for Prom and I hope you
had a blast! I love y’all to pieces and
am so grateful for all of your support.
Also, last week Brad told me that Charly gets really fired up if
somebody forgets to pray for me. They’ve said two prayers many a night because
she doesn’t let it pass...HOW CUTE IS THAT??!! I almost died reading that,
Charly Bear’s got my back!
Let’s talk about how amazing the Reynaga family is and
especially Paty. She’s going to get baptized soon! We taught her tithing this week and I was a
little nervous because money is really, really tight at their house. But, WOW,
she started telling us about all of the blessings she had received and of
course she was going to pay tithing. We
extended the commitment and she tells us, ¨Well wait, I’m not waiting till I
get baptized, I really need to pay now!¨ Her 8 year old son, Roxton, accepted a
baptismal date too. I was talking, just
looking at him and invited him. He got
the biggest smile on his face and said yes! He said he wanted to follow Jesus Christ and
that he knew he had a Heavenly Father who loved him. We also had a Restoration lesson with them
and watched parts of the Joseph Smith movie. The Spirit was so strong and Hermana Valdez
and I bore such powerful testimonies. There’s not a doubt in my heart! I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet. Paty believes it too. Honestly, their baptisms are going to be so
special. I also gave them some skirts for Sunday and they looked so great and
were all so excited!
This week, we were chatting with Hermana Claudia, the nurse that
takes care of Antonio’s wife, and she told us some pretty cool stuff. She told us that Antonio is praying. He’s
really praying. She told us that little
things are changing and it all began when we started visiting him. Sometimes we don’t see all changes, we don’t
know what people do when we’re not around. Sometimes we plant seeds and we don’t even
know it. Antonio is 80 years old and has
a whole lifetime not believing in God. He’s not going to change in a heartbeat. However, I have so much faith in Him and I
know he’s starting to change!
After we found out Hermana Valdez was heading out, we visited
the Infante family. We had one of the most spiritual lessons I’ve ever had. We all chose our favorite hymns, bore
testimony of them, and then sang our favorite verse. There were tears and the Spirit was super
strong and their whole family was together. Sometimes it really feels like home being in
their house.
Well I love being a missionary. Lately I just feel filled with faith and I’m
ready to work! I know that the Savior is
always right by my side. I know that this is His work and that I’m completely
dependent on Him. I know that He lives,
this is His Gospel, and I am loving life!
Love you all so much!
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