Hermana Maciel
Family! Hey! How are you all?! I would like to first announce that I am safe! I do not have to leave good old Apoquindo B.!!!! Which is the best, by the way! I really think now that I have heard about all of the other sectors this is the best sector in the entire mission and since we all know this is the best mission in the entire world; I am basically in the best sector in the entire world. So, naturally, I really did not want to leave.
Carlie's Zone
Paola and her family are still doing super well. Paola is
officially divorced with her old husband and now we are anxiously
waiting the 250 days that we have to wait until she can marry Edgardo
and they can get baptized. We spend a lot of time at their house which
could not make me happier. I wish I could explain to you how good Paola
is! She just loves to help people! She has this way of working her
fingers to the bone to barely keep her self alive and bless and lift
every person around her! Her kids are following in her wise footsteps.
Vania is always ready to help. She is only thirteen but acts like a wise
twenty year old. Josefa is progressing too. Almost every time I see her
she proudly announces that she prayed. Basically ... I love them!
Ariela (the manos activo and madre de Rodrigo) is having a hard
time. It is hard to know how to help her. Her problems are justifiable
and I feel bad telling her that even though she did work all through the
night, she still needs to get up and get to the capilla the next day for
three hours. I would have a hard time if I had that problem too. Then
to make things worse her house is totally falling apart and I don´t know
how to help her fix it for good, not just for a week. It is hard to even
feel the spirit in her house because of all of the stuff. She is such a
good person and is working so hard for her kids. She obviously feels
the blessings of the gospel through her kids, but it is still so hard
for her to do things like go to church. The problem is too .... that affects
her son and daughter.
Erika is new. She lives in the sector de los elderes, pero she has
no esposo entonces we get to visit and teach her, which is awesome
because she is so great! Erika has a lot of trials in her life. But she
is choosing to respond with faith! Everything we teach her - it is like she
already knows it! I love it because it is obvious God is teaching her
and she is listening! I love it when that happens because they progress
so much faster! (obviously) I probably told you guys about her already.
But she is so cute. It is so weird ... people tell us all of the time that
we are like angels who come into their home. I think they are getting it
mixed up. I think they are just noticing the angels that are following us
around. She is one that tells us that the most. I love being in her
house because she reminds me of the angels. Her dad passed away a year
ago and he did not believe in God. I guess he was a little rough around
the edges but Erika loves him so much! I like to think Grandpa has a
really good personality to convince him that there is a God who loves
him! I love this whole missionary work thing. We are so not alone!
I think that is about it! We are super excited to have one more
cambio juntos! Hermana Maciel really is an amazing missionary! It has
been so fun to work with her and learn from her! I can´t wait to see
what I will learn in the next 6 weeks from her.
1. I have a God that knows me and LOVES me.
2. I have a Savior who died for me because he LOVES me.
3. I have the greatest family ever that is bound forever in LOVE.
4. I have the hope of a forever family of my very own that will be bound in the same LOVE forever!
5. I have the hope of changing and becoming better every day, and having a greater capacity to LOVE as I do it.
6. The people that I LOVE can receive all of the same blessings I listed!
7. One day I can fall at the Savior's feet and declare I did all I could to LOVE and have faith in him.
8. Because LOVE is even stronger than death, I can feel the love throughout my life. I don´t even have to wait.
9. God´s LOVE is even stronger than death. I can feel the LOVE throughout my life I don´t even have to wait.
10. Because God has perfect LOVE for me, He also has perfect patience with my weaknesses.
Did you guys catch the pattern? I tried to point it out. LOVE!
LOVE is the reason this all works. My faith is weak; I can be pretty
prideful at times but I love our Savior and I love these people here, so
it turns out God still lets me teach. Or in other words as Sara loves to
say: "I believe in Christ so come what may!" I love you all!
Hermana Webb
(Cute Hermana Lori DeYoung delivering a package and hug to Carlie for me.)
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