Week of Dec 14, 2015

The weeks out here just get better and better. This past friday we were only allowed to work until our lunch meal (we get fed everyday around 2pm) then we had to go back to the casa. And we werent allowed to salir (forgot the engilish word), on sábado. because it was some national holiday here and isnt safe for white mormon people to be out walking around haha so we stayed in cleaned, studied, and watched church movies. I have 7 chapters left of Jesus the Christ, which has like 43 chapters or something like that. Its an AMAZING book! On friday we worked for like 4 hours and got three new Investigators! It was great! During one of our lessons, with our Investigator Noami, something really hit me. My first though was seriously, "Holy Fetch! What are we doing?" it hit me how serious of a work this is. We cant take sharing the gospel lightly. This is the salvation of Gods children we are talking about. I thought about back home and how amazingly privilaged we are. We have this amazing gospel, and it is our DUTY to GOD, to share this gospel, to save his children. I thought to myself why doesnt every member dedicate every ounce of strength they have to this great work? As children we always dream about super heros and how awesome it would be if they were real. We need to dedicate our lives to spreading the knowledge that there was a super hero who has walked this earth. One who will save us. Not from a falling building or an astroid, but from a death that is even more real. We need to spread this gospel to every person on this earth. I am so grateful for the oportuinity I have to dedicate every hour of my day and every ounce of my strength to spreading the knowledge of our redentor, our savior. 

Then sunday we had the oportunity to attend two sessions of the Dedication of the templo de Tijuana. It was an abosolutly amazing expirience! The amazing whitness the apostles have of christ is astounding. Just listening to their simple powerful testimony that Christ lives. And if we will only let him into our lives, we can find peace, joy, happiness, comfort, salvation. Just like in Alma 7:11-13 says" 11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictionsand temptations of every kind; and this that the wordmight be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him thepains and the sicknesses of his people.

 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loosethe bands of death which bind his people; and he will takeupon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filledwith mercy, according to the flesh, that he may knowaccording to the flesh how to succor his people accordingto their infirmities.

 13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless theSon of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of hisdeliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me."

 I love that is says,that he WILL take upon him death and cuch in verrse 11&12, but it says MIGHT take upon him the sins of his people. We are guaranteed life after death, but it is up to us and our use of the atonement, that will alow us to return to God once more.

Today was great! We had a Mission christmas party, and it was a blast, futbol, talent shows, great food, and our president and his wife gave an amazingly funny skit! Im loving it out here! The spanish is coming along, slowly but surely! But its great! 

Oh and I got your package of the food today! Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! And my scripture is 3 Nephi 5:13

Hows everyting over there?! Tell Logan I say Happy Birthday! Oh and we will probably be skyping for christmas! But not sure what time and everything, but we will figure it all out and let you kouw! Oh and look up guerreo chimalli, (I think thats how it is spelled) but its this big red statue in my city, and aparently it has a story about the ancient inhabitants in my city about a man who came into the city a looonnnggg time ago and the people drove him out because they didnt like what he had to say, then he came back two years later, and the people sacrificed him to their gods by fire.... Then read the story of Abenadi.... Oddly familiar... haha So cool! 

So...I might have bought a guitar for $17

Mission Christmas Activity