Dear Family and Friends,
I honestly never really know where to begin because SO MUCH HAPPENS!
This week has had the whole shebang.One of the best feelings is coming home exhausted because you know you've
done your best and the Lord has helped you complete all He needed you
too.
We had a lot going on this week; on Saturday we combined with the
English Ward for a chili cook off. Hermana Martinez was soooooooo
excited. She said she had never had chili until her mission and she
loves it! The Ward members were great- there was a family from the
English Ward that even brought a Spanish family! We were able to talk
with them and invite them to church and set up teaching appointments
with them.
I honestly never really know where to begin because SO MUCH HAPPENS!
This week has had the whole shebang.One of the best feelings is coming home exhausted because you know you've
done your best and the Lord has helped you complete all He needed you
too.
We had a lot going on this week; on Saturday we combined with the
English Ward for a chili cook off. Hermana Martinez was soooooooo
excited. She said she had never had chili until her mission and she
loves it! The Ward members were great- there was a family from the
English Ward that even brought a Spanish family! We were able to talk
with them and invite them to church and set up teaching appointments
with them.
I have been good. We are working hard. We teach mainly elderly women.
We found this one lady from Guatemala, but she doesn't know how to
read. She said she'll have her grandchildren read to her... Which will
be sweet because it just means more investigators! We've also been
working a lot with less actives. We are trying to see at least 15 a
week! We've started emailing our branch president a weekly report of
all the less actives we work with. He really liked it.
I was thinking, so in Spanish one of our biggest conflicts is that not
everyone in branch council has email, so we can't email everyone our
weekly church attendance email. When we brought this up to president,
he said, "well, call them!" You could maybe have the missionaries text
you or write you a letter of who comes to church and what not if you
wanted. We have to report on investigators, less actives, non members/
visitors, and then we also list people's needs for the week, ( for
example: so and so is sick, so if someone could bring a meal, it would
be much appreciated!) I'm hoping the more we report on people, the
more enthusiastic the branch will be about helping the Lord's "Lost
Sheep!"
lived a perfect, sinless life for us, yet he suffered everything for
us. He felt every thing we have felt, do feel, and will feel. He did
this for each of Heavenly Father's children. He died for us. He knows
and loves each of us perfectly. He loves each of us more than we can
ever comprehend. That is why when we serve each other, when we help
those who he loves so dearly, he feels it as if we are serving him.
I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve him. I love it so much
and am so humbled by it every day.
I know this is His church and this is His gospel. I know that the Book
of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and combined with the
Bible, that is what gives us His complete gospel. It is a privilege to
be able to share it with others.
I love you all so much!!!
Love,
Hermana Wallis
We found this one lady from Guatemala, but she doesn't know how to
read. She said she'll have her grandchildren read to her... Which will
be sweet because it just means more investigators! We've also been
working a lot with less actives. We are trying to see at least 15 a
week! We've started emailing our branch president a weekly report of
all the less actives we work with. He really liked it.
I was thinking, so in Spanish one of our biggest conflicts is that not
everyone in branch council has email, so we can't email everyone our
weekly church attendance email. When we brought this up to president,
he said, "well, call them!" You could maybe have the missionaries text
you or write you a letter of who comes to church and what not if you
wanted. We have to report on investigators, less actives, non members/
visitors, and then we also list people's needs for the week, ( for
example: so and so is sick, so if someone could bring a meal, it would
be much appreciated!) I'm hoping the more we report on people, the
more enthusiastic the branch will be about helping the Lord's "Lost
Sheep!"
I love this work so much. I love being a missionary. I love having my
time completely devoted to helping the Lord's "Lost Sheep". In relief
society our lesson was on "Feed My Sheep". I love that lesson. I love
it because we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father. Who loves
us so much, He gave us His son, Jesus Christ. And He gave us his
gospel, which is teachings and guidance for how we can be happy in
this life and return to live with Him. His son, Jesus Christ, came and
time completely devoted to helping the Lord's "Lost Sheep". In relief
society our lesson was on "Feed My Sheep". I love that lesson. I love
it because we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father. Who loves
us so much, He gave us His son, Jesus Christ. And He gave us his
gospel, which is teachings and guidance for how we can be happy in
this life and return to live with Him. His son, Jesus Christ, came and
us. He felt every thing we have felt, do feel, and will feel. He did
this for each of Heavenly Father's children. He died for us. He knows
and loves each of us perfectly. He loves each of us more than we can
ever comprehend. That is why when we serve each other, when we help
those who he loves so dearly, he feels it as if we are serving him.
I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve him. I love it so much
and am so humbled by it every day.
I know this is His church and this is His gospel. I know that the Book
of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and combined with the
Bible, that is what gives us His complete gospel. It is a privilege to
be able to share it with others.
I love you all so much!!!
Love,
Hermana Wallis
