Week 39 - Woodland

Mis amados Hermanos y hermanas,

What a week it has been! The second of this transfer its crazy that already two transfers have past. This week has been awesome we had a hard day on Tuesday when Maria wouldn't answer her door. We weren't sure of all that was going on but it was so hard to know she was there and that she wasn't opening to us. But on the same day we were able to see Patty and Tomas! We had an awesome lesson where we talked about the war in heaven all the way to patriarchal blessings. I feel so blessed for the opportunity I have to get to know Patty, she has had a crazy life and she is such an example. It's fantastic to be able to watch someone's journey with Christ! She is so understanding with the fact that we need trials to grow and she knows that even though they are hard they are good for us!

Tuesday we also had zone meeting! It was an awesome meeting and in preparation we read the talk "Beware of Pride" by Ezra Taft Benson. If you haven't read this talk I encourage you to do so! It helps you to see pride in a new light and it has helped me to think about things that I can improve on. One point that I really liked from the meeting was that Satan really knows us each. We forget sometimes that he may have been our friend in the life before the earth. He knows exactly what he can do to tear us down and we need to always remember there is someone stronger that is pulling us up!

Elder jones called us to see how our day was and he does a thing called question of the day. His question was why are you staying on your mission, not why you came out but why you are staying. It made me think a lot and of course I said I love the people because teaching the people you love is the best, but as I was thinking my answer was I think that I am finding who I am supposed to become out here and it's a cool experience.

This week was also general conference and it was so amazing to be able to hear from the apostles and prophets of god! It was inspiring and motivating to hear their words. As I listened I noticed there were two things that were repeated a couple times. They were the sacrament and repentance. The scriptures continually call us to repent of our sins big and small so we can continually have the spirit to be with us. The atonement of Christ is a beautiful thing and his happiness is so great when we use the gift he has freely given! The sacrament is another part of repentance as well we partake of the sacrament we are promising to do all we can to walk in the right way. We can be forgiven of our transgressions when we truly prepare for the sacrament. What another beautiful gift the savior gives us, that each week we can go to a holy place to worship and partake of the sacrament to be forgiven and better ourselves. I've been moved by so many of their words and am excited to try to implement the things the spirit has whispered to me personally into my mission and life. I encourage you all to reflect on what you remember and write a note of the things you want to remember and to stick it on your wall to remember each day!

In ending this week I would just like to bear my testimony that I know this church is true. The question was asked during conference "to whom will we go if not to You" Peter said this to Christ when Christ asked if they were going to follow him. I testify and promise that Christ is our savior and redeemer and that there is no other person I desire to follow. I pray to be more like our savior and I ask for help to know him more. I know that he suffered for us and that through him we can truly be forgiven of anything that we do in this life and that through him we can return to our heavenly home again.

I testify that the plan of happiness has been given to us by a loving Heavenly Father and that through this gospel all the questions of a soul can be answered. I love my savior and I love my Heavenly Father and I'm grateful for the things they bless me with daily. I bare my witness that Christ lives and I encourage you all to seek to have Christ in your lives even more because he has an infinite love for each of us. I love you all and hope you can feel of the love I have for this gospel. Thank you for each of your examples and your love and prayers!

Tengo un buen semana!

Nos vemos

Hermana Foster