Putting On My Armour of Light: NO PASA NADA! (ITS ALL GOOD)

Oh man this week! I am so tired, so so tired. For those of you who have seen The District, I feel like Elder Moreno in that one clip where he just says over and over again, "I´m tired. So tired. I´ve never been so tired:" hahaha (I´m a big fan of The District btw). We worked so hard and it really payed off. Slowly but surely, Puerto is turning around! If all goes as expected, I´ve reached my halfway mark here which has given me the push to work as hard as I can to leave the area better than I found it! But oh man, its so tiring. I´m exhausted.

Haha okay okay,I´m done. first of all, I have to talk about Isabel. I haven't talked about her in a while I´ve realized, mostly because shes still as amazing and as faithful as ever! Every cita with her are my tender mercies of the day. She´s just so full of light and hands-down the most prepared person I´ve ever met to receive the gospel. She remembers everything we teach her, everything. And she immediately takes it to heart because her spirit immediately recognizes the truth. Sh went through an incredibly rough week but she always praises the Lord for the blessings she has recieved. What an example to me. Something I´ve learned this week is that we´re given struggles and trials in this life and its just not about surviving them...what really matters is how we act and the choices we make DURING them. For example, even if I made it through a really stressful time in my life,the end wouldnt be as sweet if I knew I didn´t go through it with a good attitude. Maybe I even affected others in a negative way on account of my stress.The mission has definitely helped me to have a better " No pasa nada " attitude (its all good!). A cita failed us? No pasa nada! i got back-up plans! I have to give a 15 minute talk in Sacrament Meeting in a couple hours and I havent prepared yet? No pasa nada! The Lord knows how busy we´ve been and He will give me the words the congregation needs to hear. etc. etc. I dont think I´d survive one day here if I didnt learn how to go with the flow haha. But anywya, sidetrack over... We´re on a countdown: 2 weeks until ISabels baptism! Her husband´s health is improving and we´re hoping that will all our prayers and fasts we have made will soften his heart! I have faith!

This week I´d also like to talk about an investigator, Sonia. With Hermana Steffensen, I tried to meet with her for 6 weeks. And then when Hna. Vigo came, we continued to call them and set citas with her and her husband but they always fell through. At one point this week (I admit, I was driven by a little bit of impatience, than by the Spirit ;) I told Hna. Vigo that if they didnt come to this cita, that was it! We went to the church to wait for them and lo and behold, they actually came! It was a miracle. It was definitely a sign from the Lord, "Don´t you give up on them, have faith!" Then, a couple days later, Sonia came to English classes and we happened to show up towards the end to prepare for the ward Family Home Evening. Okay wait, let me take a step back. Earlier that day, our of our citas canceled so I spent over 30 minutes during break, calling over 20 people with the hopes of finding somebody that could meet with us. Nobody could and I was frustrated. We went through the plans we had and the last planned thing we had was that FHE at the church. So back to what i was saying. Englsih classes ended and the Elders left but we asked if Sonia would stay for the FHE. She did and we waited around for people to show up but NO ONE did. No one haha. It was a little embarrassing but we ended up talking for Sonia for TWO hours abiut her life and her struggles. She told us her faith is slipping because how could she be going through these hard things in her life if God really existed? We shared scriptures about the Atonemtn with her and that God will not always solve our probelms when we want Him to. he might not solve them at all! Sometimes all we can do is pray for strength and hope to survive these trials, with the knowledge that one day we´ll have peace. Thats not always the answer we want, but Heavenly Father loves us and will not forsake us. We are on theis Earth to be tested and tried and we have to let these challenges purify us rather than defeat us! There was a reason i couldnt find anyone to meet with that day and there was definitely a reason no one showed up to FHE: That was a sign to me that Heavenly Father was looking out for his daughter, Sonia, so that whe could talk with us and get the consoltaion she needed. She still has a choice but we´re definitely going to keep meeting with her!

Thise are my two miracles of the week! I hope you all can feels Heavenly Father´s love for you! And if not, pray until you do! I love you all!

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!

Hermana Morrow