nobody here knew it was my birthday so it was really low key which was good...we spent half of it in the hospital (because you know how much i love hospitals!!!! WOOHOO!!) no hahamy companion was sick and had to get some things checked out. but district leaders and zone leaders sang the longest version of happy birthday in spanish I have ever heard..... it was funny!!
Lets see well a lot happened this week,and at the same time not too much. First, WE had a...i dont know what its called in English-- a capacitacion- with elder Paul B. Piper. It was interesting....super spiritual but he had some interesting ideas that I never would have thought to try! so Yea Im gunna try them. We had a lot of fun that day. Got to see a lot of old elders and hermanas that I haven't seen in a while so that was great! Lets see what else.... We have a baptism this coming saturday!...and we are teaching another family!...they are a part memberfamily that the bishop and his councilors visited...during the visit they asked when the missionares would come over...because the youngest 3 wanted to get baptized!!! so naturally we came over,and taught them a quick lesson they came to church and we are hoping everything will go smoothly from there they are the ages of 10, 10,and12. Super sweet kids!!! WE are teaching a lot of little kids and its super fun!....ALSO!!! everyone who talks is always like to my companion....where are you from your accent is funny..you are from Mexico or The United States!...haha but my accent apparently is fine hahahaha i laugh so hard every time...because it is literally daily!...they always go -ok so you are from the United states and so is your companion...then she jus troles her eyes and is like I'm from MEXICO!!! GRACIAS! hahaha its great. Lets see what else. Oh yea I want to talk about something that just kinda hit me..I was super frustrated one day this week, we weren't doing a lot our obedience was going downhill and i just was like no....so I Flipped open the scriptures and came across Mark 12:30-31....Just think about this scripture for a minute...Everyone has heard it. And we all think that this is a commandment we really don't need to work at. Why is it the first commandment so important? ...maybe beause really we cannot complete the others without it. I realized That I was lacking in my love for the Lord...Yeah, I am currently serving a mission...but how many times do I forget to follow his will and not my own...Do we really love him with all our heart, might, mind, and strength....What really stood out to me was strength...maybe i do love God with my heart, definitley my mind..Aren't they all basically the same thing? What I realized is that maybe we do love with our heart and mind but our works? do they show our love for him...If his will leads us in a totally different direction...are we willing to follow???...are we examples to all people of the believers or just when we want to be? Its really easy to think that we are good..I have a testimony....But,remember to always be working to increase your testimony and knowledge--and that every moment counts.LOVEYOU ALL BUNCHES!!
MISS AND LOVE YOU!
ConAMor
Hermana Sever
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