These are all the Spanish Speaking Missionaries in our mission.
This week has been good. A lot happened, as normally a Lot happens...
There are tons of Hispanics here and sometimes it just feels like
you're walking through Mexico... Because you won't see an English
speaker for a long time. Also our area is huge. We have one
investigator on date, but she lives 45 minutes away. Her family are
recent converts, and she's so cute. She's their grandma and she just
loves the scriptures and if she could drive to the font tomorrow, I
think she would.
We're teaching this one family. Let's just
start with the fact that walking up to the home we found a stray cat
with a purple cardboard cast limping around. (I'll include a picture).
Then we go in, and when we asked why they let the missionaries in they
sang us this song about when Jesus Christ knocks on your door, you let
him in. (I don't know who the writer is, but THANK YOU. It even said
they would be in twos and have black tags....)
We've been seeing a lot of miracles here. Less active families coming
back to church, and apparently the grandma was against the church in
the first place. It's funny because this area is known for its
success, but also a lot of problems. So I've just resolved to take
everything with the best attitude I can put forth and the Lord is
working wonders.
We had Zone conference this week and it was with 2 other zones. So
that was fun. One thing we've talked about particularly is the Book of
Mormon. At Christmas out Mission president gave us each a hard cover
Book of Mormon with certain instructions for how to mark it. I didn't
really get it at first, but after the conference, I did. So there are
phases, and phase one is marking all of he references to Jesus Christ.
I have been doing this and right now I'm in 3 Nephi. This morning I
read 3 Nephi 17 and it was just the sweetest chapter ever. I love how
the Savior changes his whole agenda when he sees the Longing in the
people's eyes (tears) and he stays just a little longer. He blesses
and heals the people and they all come and kiss his feet. He then
gives them a blessing so amazing, it can't be recorded.
"16 And after this manner do they bear record: The eye hath never
seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous
things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;
17 And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man,
neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things
as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the
joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto
the Father."
Which reminded me of 1 Corinthians 2:9
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for
them that love him."
You can just tell the people loved the Lord so much. Christ talks
about how much faith these people have, and it appears to me that
these people must have been very obedient because in John 14:15 it
says "If ye love me, keep my commandments.".
These people's faith was apparent because of their obedience. And it
moves the Savior so much that it says "he wept". Twice.
The Lord loves us so much. We have been testifying a lot of His love
to the people here. Who better to put our trust in than He, who is our
loving father and is all knowing and all powerful?
I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He lives. He loves the
Lord's children perfectly. It is a marvelous work to witness others
experience his love.
I love and miss you!
Love,
Hermana Wallis
