This week determined the fate of finishing up my mission... monday
night I completely forgot that transfers were this week and we
surprisingly received the call... ring ring. oh no panic attack begins
like always. But I was super calm knowing that whatever happed was
going to be great. either way I was going to be happy. that is what we
called a seasoned missionary. Well the news was sad... hermana hale is
heading out. and we had made a bucket list and everything together, I
was a little bit shocked as I had it in my mind that she was going to
take me out of the mission. So to celebrate we slept outside on our
pourch... camping.. hehe at least we took that off the bucket list, that
and teaching her to cut an apple because yup she cant do it... lunes
consisted of lots of farewells and a surprise baptism! thats right our
baptism was scheduled for friday
but when our investigator heard that hermana hale is taking off jumped
it forward so she could be a part of it. Hermana Marchant is the last
to become a member of her family. She is a single mom of 7 kids, and all
that live with her were baptised years ago. Her day was super special
has her kids sang ¨the family is of God¨, a primary song, I dont believe
there was an dry eye in the crowd. What better way to leave an area.
It was a beautiful baptism.
Wednesday
we headed to buenos aires, my very last transfer meeting... boooooo
it felt weird but I didnt let it sink in to much. in the process of the
trip we lost our phone, so we are now living currently amish style.
without phone, but I quite enjoy it because we dont receive pointless
calls all day long from the elders... shhhh dont tell them. :) this
week we should get another one! So I bet you are all dying to know who
is my next companion.... Hermana tidwell straight from provo with only 6
months in the mission but talks better than me. haha I must say that
she is completely different than hermana hale, she is super chill where
as hermana hale was wild with energy. She is great and a big old
sweetie. She has only had three comps all of which are from utah and she
has killed them all... kiilling machine!!! so I guess she is good at
what she does. welcome to campo my friend.
We
had a miracle this week. I dont know the area all that well since all
of our investigator pool was just baptized. therefore I am getting to
know very well the area book. I went through and found a list of names
of people that sounded interesting to me that I noted to visit. I than
made another list of people who have attended to church before. Well we
head out to visit another list of less actives and we end up finding a
19 year old chicka that was on ALL THREE lists. We went out searching
for her whichout even being aware until that night when I made the
connection and about died. fate or what, she is incredible! her name is
just showing up every place now. after years she is still writing one
of the elders that passed by for her house. sometimes I just get so
excited when things work out like clock work. destiny in a book is what
the area book should be called from now on.
and now for feastings sake....
Alright
so we all like brownies and cakebites filled with cream but what about a
recipe that will make you spiritually giant!! one where you wont see
the calories but have a sugary energy booast to get you rocketted
straight to the finest dinnest five star celestial kingdom. one recipe
that will make you come away begging for second helpings. on that
ratatoue (the rat... I have no idea how to spell it) and all the finest
chefs are taste testing. just like any kitchen it requires following
direccions and step by step fdecisions but its something you cant turn
your nose up too. its a recipe from grandama and one for the kids. SO
dip your finger in and give it a lick....
RECIPE TO BECOME MORE LIKE CHRIST
1.we
need to cope successfully to lifes challenges and satans firey darts.
endure with faith through illness, alonesss, betrayal, poverty, lies,
persecution, denied love, heartbreak, ect ect. We need to complete the
big tests as well as the meazzly quizes.
2.we need to find love and charity fo all people and creations
3. we need to live eachday with a purpose , bringing meaning to our lives
4. we need to never retreat or back track the cause for which we are fighting.
5.we
need to be sufficiently humble and ask the right types of questions.
Giving the glory to the father ¨Jesus, who accomplished the most by far
was also the most glad to give all the glory to the father. Alas, even
when you and I do place some thing on the altar, we sometimes hang
around as if waiting for a receipt.
6. We need to be obediente with real submissioness always living righteously.
and
if we do these small steps we can get somthing big, a master piece of a
job. Somthing that was impossible if we did them all at the same time.
Remember the attributes of Christ and always work to strength them, but
individually. Faith, hope charity, love humlity, diligence, virtue,
patience and obedience.
for ïf you wish to
go where God is you must be like God, or pocess the principles whihc God
possesses.¨ Christ paid such an enormaous pirce for us. We need to
aplly the atonement in order to pay for our smaller prieces required for
our personal progress. lets be valient in our testimony of Jesus.
Therefore valient in our efforts to live as he lived. to enter into his
kingdom we need our restored ordinaces and keep our convants. We can
enter only when we have significantly developed our charity and other
attirbutes. We need our coventants but we also need to develp our
character.
I love being a missionary.
Hermana Alley
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