Well, I left my agenda in the apartment and when that
happens its pretty much like losing your brain! I cant remember anything
that happened this week, However I will do my very best! We are
teaching an elderly man named Omar. He is practically my adopted
grandpa! well he smokes and drinks and we've told him to stop a million
times, and when we were going to drop him this week it hit me so hard
that we haven't even helped him stop. How horrible were we. so we made a
plan for him together, he wrote it out and its been years since he has
written anything. well blessing would have it and he hasn't smoked or
drunk for 8 days!!! he is remembering our lessons, coming to church and
preparing to be baptized! he is so great and we are so happy for him, He
tells everyone about the gospel and shows the photo of him at the
temple! it just goes to show you that teaching some just to teach does
nothing. that we are literally to walk hand in hand with the people we
teach. We aren't above them, we are with them! GO OMAR!
This week we had a special opportunity to head to a
special hermanas conference in buenos aires. we left are area at five
pm. and the next day at midnight
returned. Despite the lack of sleep seeing my old companions made up
for everything! and everything we learned was divinely inspired! They
mentioned five big things in which we need to improve on, one of them
being pride. that's a big theme of the mission right now. and I can
understand why, because everyone has it. and if you don't think you are
prideful. hate to break it to you, you are PRIDEFUL! I have become a
sponge on the mission and every bit of advice i soak up and like my good
old friend the cow, regurgitate the same material multiple times, until it
becomes me. I am a missionary of others. haha Who I am is different
parts of different people, live by example! yesterday, I also gave a
talk in church about love! I focused on the love of the savior and our
heavenly father and tied it in with repentance. There is a lot of
grudges and bad relationships in our branch built up over the year and
the magical God given gift of Love isn't really there. or at least not
nearly where it should be. I love every member individually but as a
rama we are really struggling. If we want our converts to stay active
in the church they need to feel loved. as missionaries and
investigators we have such strong relationships, but I seriously feel
like letting my baby go into the lone and dreary world when I give them
up the ramas care. Anyways, I talked about the concept that if we don't
love someone for something that they've done, than we don't understand the
atonement. people are changing everyday and are becoming better.
Heavens how many times our we forgiven for our sins and weaknesses. we
need to forgive and forget, and just LOVE! haha and more importantly
Love like Christ loves, unconditionally. Dont you think its
interesting that Christ never bought someone chocolates or flowers but
yet that is how we define love today. NO if you want to know what true
love is look at the life of the Savior. The World knows nothing, and for
that reason their are missionaries, Prophets, and the scriptures.
I am so grateful for this time to just love the people I serve!
Love you
next Wednesday is transfers, wish me luck!
Hermana Alley
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| "Look I taught myself to french braid!!! this was only the fiveth
attempt! GO ME GO ME! pretty much its for all those sisters of mine that have done my hair for the last 19 years... I am forced to learn now... boo" |
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