Hello beautiful family! I'm glad you
got the package!! I hope you guys enjoyed the Mexican treats, they are amazing
right? Good job Mom on finishing memorizing The Living Christ. And the rest of
you??? Hmmm. Good luck to Kennedy at State this week, you will do wonderful!
And have fun picking out your dress Maddie! Pick the poofiest one you can
find...ha-ha. I'm kidding. Let's not look like a white fuzz ball at your
wedding. It's not 1988 after all. (Hehehehe, Mom :)) Oh, and a very happy
birthday to Grandma Russell!!!!
This week was great, as are all the
others. I really like my companion, she is a hard worker. I think Juarez is a
bit different than Wyoming, but she's taking it like a champ and adjusting
well. We had a really cool experience this week with an investigator. We got to
Antonia's house and her two cousins were there too. She had just finished
reading Alma 32 and was ranting all about how beautiful it was to her cousins.
She kept repeating, "Faith is like a tree. We have to keep watering
it!" Her cousins starting asking us questions and we got into a good
conversation. At some point, one of them said, "Well, I think all the
churches are true and come from God. Everything that's good comes from
Him." Well, that's half-true. Before I realized what I was saying I said,
"Well, that's not exactly right." and was flipping open my Bible to
Eph. 4:5. They asked how they could know which church was true. Then we
explained that there was a young boy in the 1800's that had the same question,
and taught them about the Restoration. When we asked them at the end what they
thought of all of that, they just said, "Wow!" So, we got their
addresses and passed them along so the missionaries in their area could teach
them. They were a little floored, but they said they felt really good. THE
SPIRIT PEOPLE!!!
Maria de Jesus has hit a couple of
road bumps, but I'm not too worried. She knows it's true. I think Jaquelyn
might get baptized before her mom, but we will see if we can iron out the
wrinkles we have going on. She invited her neighbor to come with us to church,
but he didn't want to. She was upset he didn't want to come. She said, "He
really could use help. I know he would feel more at peace if he would go."
Ah, drives me crazy, she loves the church and does everything...she just has
that darn man in Sonora. We are just going to pray and let the Lord take care
of it. She told us the other day, "It's like magic when you come to my
house." I'll tell you what that magic is: The happiness that the gospel
brings into our lives!
Anyways, this week I've just really
been thinking about how blessed we are to have the gospel in our lives. I've
really noted this week how unhappy some people are, and it's because they are
either not living it, or they don't know about it. I wake up every morning with
a smile on my face and am always humming happy songs, because I'm happy!!!!
Sure, I have had a few surprises in my life and there are many more to come,
and yes the mission is work, work, work...but I'm happy. We are so lucky to
know what we know, and have this blessing in our lives.
My thought for you guys comes from
Romans 12:2. It says:
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The world is changing fast! I know
I'm in my mission bubble, but I can sense it. Standards are falling,
"exceptions" are frequent, and we are starting to depend on our own
wisdom instead of the guidance of God. Our “tolerance” cannot find us failing
to stand up for what we believe in. NO, IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY!!! May we
take the stand, be firm, and be examples. We read about Captain Moroni this
week. Let's be bold like him, and not conform to the trends of the world. We do
have to live in it, I'm not suggesting we run into the mountains and cut
ourselves off from civilization. I'm suggesting we get our noses in our
scriptures, become more fervent in our prayers, build unshakeable testimonies,
and stand up for what we believe. There is a world out there waiting for us!
I love you all and miss you
soooooooo much! I hope that you all have a great week and that all goes well.
Enjoy state, enjoy spring break, and love the life you live. We are all living
the dream!!! XOXOXOXOXO Till next week!
Hermana Anderton
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