Families can be Together FOREVER through Heavenly Fathers Plan!
Date: May 7, 2012
Area: Flushing, Queens
Companion - Sister Allen
Dear Family!
These are truly days NEVER to be forgotten! My Heart is Full! I feel truly blessed to be here serving the Lord 24/7 as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the New York New York South Mission. I feel so blessed! Truly Blessed. Ok So where to I start off.....This week was INCREDIBLE!! We have truly seen the hand of the Lord bless us in EVERY aspect of our work. This truly is the lords work and he is 100% apart of it. For we know that we could not accomplish ANYTHING with out the help of our Loving Heavenly Father. I honestly feel spoiled to be here serving a mission at this time in my life. There is NO place I would rather be. This is just the BEST!
Well where oh where. Highlight...Sister Nelson ( President Nelsons wife) came out teaching with us. She came to teach the girls and another lesson, which both of course went wonderful! We were also able to teach Manuel on Tuesday, he is a recent Convert and just loves learning more about the gospel. We also had the privilage of going to a members home her name is Eva, we were able to meet her vecinos ( aka neighbors that live with her) and we made Papusas! mmmmmm Oh p.s. I ate papusas like a Real Salvadorean! I ate them with my hands :) ANyways we got to know some people that she lived with and we hope to be able to start teaching them soon.
Fun Surprize- So we were at the Ayalas house reviewing for their interview when all of a sudden we heard a knock on the door. To My Surprize it was the famous SISTER LAMBERT herself!! I love her so much and it was truly the BEST surprize ever! IT was so good to be able to teach with her again. Sister Lambert if you are reading this I LOVE YOU!!! It was also fun to be able to catch up on her after life and also to go and eat at our favorite sushi place :) ROLL ZIP!
This week has been a lot of running around doing little errons and getting everything ready for the girls baptism. The girls had their interview this on Thursday and the ENTIRE Ayala family came to the church for the interview. It was such a neat experience to see the entire family there supporting their two girls. They passed their interviews with FLYING colors! I have never met girls so prepared to hear and accept the message of the gospel in my life. It is so true when they say that Heavenly Father is preparing the hearts of his children to recieve this message. Everything went smoothly and Sister Ayala is so excited to be able to become active again in the church.
The Sunday of the girls baptism was much more than a Baptism. It was about Families! This Sunday May 6th was their baptism. Little Julian their son was able to be blessed in Sacrament Meeting by his Father Alexander. Juliana bore one of the most powerful testimonys, the spirit was strong. The day proceeded and both Juliana and Alexandra Ayala were able to be baptized by their dear father. The girls were able to bear their testimonys at the baptism! They more than anyone know why they were baptized. They know how that all of their sins were washed away. They know that they are one step closer to being with their familes for the eternitys.
It all started with a simple desire a earning to learn more about our Heavenly Father. They are a walking testimony of the Spirit of Elijah," The hearts of their children will turn to their fathers." Now their family can be an eternal family. They are committed, to living the gospel for the rest of their lives. As Juliana and Alexandra said so beautifully," We want to endure to the end, because we know that is what our Heavenly Father wants us to do, and we will endure to the end so that we can live with our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and Our Families. We know that Heavenly Father is so proud of us.
A Family Changed Forever. They can now be a Family Forever. I know that this gospel is real. I know that through baptism we CAN be with our Familes forever if we follow the example of our Savior Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon is the Word of God, and that if ANYONE wants to know the truth of it, if they read and pray and ask Heavenly Father if it is true. He WILL answer them! I know this church is True. Jesus is the Head of this church. I love my family so much!
I know that I was supposed to leave my family for this short time, so that I could come here and help other families be together with their familes for the Eternitys!
I love you all!
Love,
Hermana Gray
P.s. Chelsea what are you doing breaking your foot?!?! haha I love you and hope that you feel better!
"The ultimate end of all activity in the Church is to see a husband and his wife and their children happy at home, protected by the principles and laws of the gospel, sealed safely in the covenants of the everlasting priesthood. Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling—from which they will never be released—is to one another and then to their children."
—President Boyd K. Packer, "And a Little Child Shall Lead Them", General Conference, Apr. 2012
Topics: Parenthood, Children, Marriage, Family
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