Feliz Ano Nuevo!!
Date: January 2, 2012
Area: Long Island
Companion - Sister Lewis
Happy New Year!! Feliz Ano Nuevo!!
Familia!!
Can you believe that we are already in the new year? I cant! Well this week just like the others was wonderful! Full of finding, teaching and baptizing!! You know the usual Ok so Monday we all went to Sushi for one of the Chinese Elders Elder NG's birthday! It was super fun! I have decided that I am quite the fan of Sushi :) I have tried many things on my mission....I have officially decided that I no longer like American Food! Hispanics and other countrys know how to eat!
Alright where to begin...well Monday night we had a wonderful Family Home Evening with our recent converts The Mendoza family along with the Familia Majanos! (they are like my parents on the mission). Anyways we watched Finding faith in Christ and also talked about testimonys and the importance of doing those little things everyday so that we do not loose our testimonys. You know? Those primary answers- Read your scriptures, say your prayers and go to church. It's funny because you know they sound simple but those are the things that keep up strong in the gospel. I promise you that if you read your scriptures everyday, pray everyday and go to church you will Never Fall! It all starts with those small and simple things :)
We have had many lessons with Ada - (she is the neighbor who was preparing for baptism) anyways she is SOLID! She gets it! She is so humble and that is something that I have learned a lot about is humility on my mission. The ones that are humble, ready to make changes and use the atonement in their lives are the ones that are ready to make changes. Really another word for atonement is change! Making those changes whether big or small in our lives so that we can live in accordance to the will of the savior. Ada talked to us about the first time that we taught her the Word of Wisdom. I remember when we asked her to give up Coffee, she pretty much said, " I can't live with out my coffee." We told her that at first it would be hard, but that if she did so that the lord would bless her. She told us on Tuesday when we asked her how she was doing that she had not drinking coffee for a while now, ever since we taught her about the word of Wisdom. She said that with the power of Christ and this atonement we can do anything! I think that she said if perfect! With the healing power of the atonement we can make changes. She is so ready!
We had a lot of fun finding new investigators. So we went to go and look up a less active and she was not there, however her daughter named Carol was there. She said that we could come in and so we did. Her dad then came and sat down on the lesson. We then talked about/taught the Restoration of the gospel. We asked Carol how she felt, and she said that the Restoration of the gospel was a blessing. We then told her that we were going to come back the next day to give her a Book of Mormon. We did and then we explained to her about the Book of Mormon and we assigned her a chapter and then left. We came back the following day and we asked her if she read. With a Big Grin on her face she said YES! And then she showed us her notebook full of notes that she had taken on the chapter in the Book of Mormon that we had left. She understood and really got the meaning of the Plan of Salvation and loved the fact that she will have the opportunity to be with her family again :) She is such a sweet heart and has a real desire to learn.
New Years Eve was great! A party in a half J You’ll never guess what we did! Well ha the same thing that we do every day! Lol but no anyways so we went and taught some lessons and then at 6 oclock we had to be in our pad. So we just hung out with the sisters making Crazy videos! It was a blast let me tell you! I am so thankful that I have been able to spend this last part of the year 2011 doing what brings me the most joy! Sharing the message of the Restored Gospel in the Language that I love the most! Espanol! I truly feel blessed and it is a privilege to be serving the Lord 24/7! I never thought that I could be this happy! But I am !Yo soy Feliz!
Well having this new Year and all that Jazz....people you know usually try to make goals....There is always that goal to loose that extra ten pounds, eat healthier...go to the gym...ETC. As the new year approaches may we try to make some spiritual goals. Whether it be to have or cultivate a better relationship with our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. I once heard a quote, "You cant love what you don't know". For me, if we want to have a better relationship with our savior Jesus Christ we need to learn of him. We can learn of him by Reading of his words. Especially out of the Book of Mormon. It says right on the front of it, It is ANOTHER testament of Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon is ALL about our Savior Jesus Christ. If you want to know more about him, you need to spend time with him. I feel the love that my savior has for me by reading of him in the Book of Mormon. Maybe we want to be more patient, have more Love, Be Kinder....Develop those Christ like attributes. Maybe we are searching for more, I promise you that if you read out of the Book of Mormon everyday that you WILL that peace and love that our Heavenly Father has for you and you will be able to find out what his will is for you! Well you know how we all want to kind of start over trying to better ourselves well Our investigator Ada made the BEST decision that she could have made, in order to start over new and be closer to her savior. By Entering into the sacred covenant of Baptism, to be completely CLEAN and pure. She knew and recognized the importance of baptism. It was such an incredible experience. Every baptism is a little bit different. I can not explain to you in words the way that I feel and felt as I saw her come out of the waters and was able to give her a hug. Her Heavenly Father is pleased with her.
I hope that you all had a happy New Year and that you can make goals, set plans and DO it! Achieve what you want and have set in mind. You are the only one that can accomplish you dreams! Go and DO! I am living my Dream! Whats yours?
I love you Family!
I havent talked to you since last year....SO LONG ago :) haha I love you!
"May we remember these ABCs as we begin our journey into the new year, cultivating a positive attitude, a belief that we can achieve our goals and resolutions, and the courage to face whatever challenges may come our way. Then the abundant life will be ours." President Monson
Familia!!
Can you believe that we are already in the new year? I cant! Well this week just like the others was wonderful! Full of finding, teaching and baptizing!! You know the usual Ok so Monday we all went to Sushi for one of the Chinese Elders Elder NG's birthday! It was super fun! I have decided that I am quite the fan of Sushi :) I have tried many things on my mission....I have officially decided that I no longer like American Food! Hispanics and other countrys know how to eat!
Alright where to begin...well Monday night we had a wonderful Family Home Evening with our recent converts The Mendoza family along with the Familia Majanos! (they are like my parents on the mission). Anyways we watched Finding faith in Christ and also talked about testimonys and the importance of doing those little things everyday so that we do not loose our testimonys. You know? Those primary answers- Read your scriptures, say your prayers and go to church. It's funny because you know they sound simple but those are the things that keep up strong in the gospel. I promise you that if you read your scriptures everyday, pray everyday and go to church you will Never Fall! It all starts with those small and simple things :)
We have had many lessons with Ada - (she is the neighbor who was preparing for baptism) anyways she is SOLID! She gets it! She is so humble and that is something that I have learned a lot about is humility on my mission. The ones that are humble, ready to make changes and use the atonement in their lives are the ones that are ready to make changes. Really another word for atonement is change! Making those changes whether big or small in our lives so that we can live in accordance to the will of the savior. Ada talked to us about the first time that we taught her the Word of Wisdom. I remember when we asked her to give up Coffee, she pretty much said, " I can't live with out my coffee." We told her that at first it would be hard, but that if she did so that the lord would bless her. She told us on Tuesday when we asked her how she was doing that she had not drinking coffee for a while now, ever since we taught her about the word of Wisdom. She said that with the power of Christ and this atonement we can do anything! I think that she said if perfect! With the healing power of the atonement we can make changes. She is so ready!
We had a lot of fun finding new investigators. So we went to go and look up a less active and she was not there, however her daughter named Carol was there. She said that we could come in and so we did. Her dad then came and sat down on the lesson. We then talked about/taught the Restoration of the gospel. We asked Carol how she felt, and she said that the Restoration of the gospel was a blessing. We then told her that we were going to come back the next day to give her a Book of Mormon. We did and then we explained to her about the Book of Mormon and we assigned her a chapter and then left. We came back the following day and we asked her if she read. With a Big Grin on her face she said YES! And then she showed us her notebook full of notes that she had taken on the chapter in the Book of Mormon that we had left. She understood and really got the meaning of the Plan of Salvation and loved the fact that she will have the opportunity to be with her family again :) She is such a sweet heart and has a real desire to learn.
New Years Eve was great! A party in a half J You’ll never guess what we did! Well ha the same thing that we do every day! Lol but no anyways so we went and taught some lessons and then at 6 oclock we had to be in our pad. So we just hung out with the sisters making Crazy videos! It was a blast let me tell you! I am so thankful that I have been able to spend this last part of the year 2011 doing what brings me the most joy! Sharing the message of the Restored Gospel in the Language that I love the most! Espanol! I truly feel blessed and it is a privilege to be serving the Lord 24/7! I never thought that I could be this happy! But I am !Yo soy Feliz!
Well having this new Year and all that Jazz....people you know usually try to make goals....There is always that goal to loose that extra ten pounds, eat healthier...go to the gym...ETC. As the new year approaches may we try to make some spiritual goals. Whether it be to have or cultivate a better relationship with our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. I once heard a quote, "You cant love what you don't know". For me, if we want to have a better relationship with our savior Jesus Christ we need to learn of him. We can learn of him by Reading of his words. Especially out of the Book of Mormon. It says right on the front of it, It is ANOTHER testament of Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon is ALL about our Savior Jesus Christ. If you want to know more about him, you need to spend time with him. I feel the love that my savior has for me by reading of him in the Book of Mormon. Maybe we want to be more patient, have more Love, Be Kinder....Develop those Christ like attributes. Maybe we are searching for more, I promise you that if you read out of the Book of Mormon everyday that you WILL that peace and love that our Heavenly Father has for you and you will be able to find out what his will is for you! Well you know how we all want to kind of start over trying to better ourselves well Our investigator Ada made the BEST decision that she could have made, in order to start over new and be closer to her savior. By Entering into the sacred covenant of Baptism, to be completely CLEAN and pure. She knew and recognized the importance of baptism. It was such an incredible experience. Every baptism is a little bit different. I can not explain to you in words the way that I feel and felt as I saw her come out of the waters and was able to give her a hug. Her Heavenly Father is pleased with her.
I hope that you all had a happy New Year and that you can make goals, set plans and DO it! Achieve what you want and have set in mind. You are the only one that can accomplish you dreams! Go and DO! I am living my Dream! Whats yours?
I love you Family!
I havent talked to you since last year....SO LONG ago :) haha I love you!
"May we remember these ABCs as we begin our journey into the new year, cultivating a positive attitude, a belief that we can achieve our goals and resolutions, and the courage to face whatever challenges may come our way. Then the abundant life will be ours." President Monson
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