Surprise, Surprise!

So. Yesterday when we went to write our letters they only gave us 30 minutes instead of an hour.  But today we received a message from our zone leaders saying that we have another 30 minutes!  So you get to hear from me again!

We just went with Alejandra and we were so excited to have another discussion with her and invite her to be baptized, but when we got to her house her mother answered the door and told us that Alejandra is very sick and feels very bad so we can’t see her today.  So, we are going to go another day to see how she is doing.

Last week we had zone conference and it was awesome!  We talked about so many things but one thing that I liked was that we talked about Peter and that he was scared to share the gospel but with time he began to have more courage and later nothing scared him.  Presidente Felix told us that we should replace fear with faith.  Because faith is the opposite of fear.  We can’t have faith if we have fear or are scared of something.  Yes, being a missionary is hard and every time that we go to knock on a door I get scared but I need to have faith in the Lord and that He will fill my mouth with that things that I need to say.

We also talked about charity and how Jesus Christ was serving at all times and to everyone.  If we want to be like Christ we have to serve everyone in whatever they need.  And by serving others, they will see that we are serving the Lord.

I have also been studying the Liahona and I love it!  Take time to read it.  There is an article from the August 2014 edition called “Becoming Children of Light.”  It talks about how we all have the light of Christ inside of us and by serving others and by keeping the commandments people around us will be able to see that light.  I liked how at the end it says something like, “at times we may think how is it that the Lord wants me to serve others when I am the one that needs help.  But the Lord has faith in us and He needs us to share the Light of Christ with the world.”  I shared this message with a family in the ward after dinner and the mom thanked me and told me that she liked it because it made her think of her son who is at school and is the only member of the church and he is an example to his classmates.  I told her that yes, we are all examples to those around us.  And though we may think that we don’t shine very bright because we aren't good examples…even in a dark room a small bit of light makes a big difference and helps to see.  We are all shining this light of Christ that we have inside of us and others will ask what is this light.

I love you so much, see you next week J

-nono