Hola Familiaaaaaaaaaa (: Come le va eh??
This week was a rough one but those are always the best (: I
learned a lot this week and feel like me and my companion have grown closer
together and have both learned a lot from eachother. Almost everyone started
school again.. they just ended their summer break or vacation and now everyone
will be back to school and back to work which will make things a little more
dificult for us but hey all we can do is keep working(: We had one rain storm
this week that lasted about 10 minutes.... now everyone is saying that the huge
rain storms arent ever going to happen which will be the first year in..
forever that it hasnt rained.... i still have hope that theyll come though.. i
need to wear my new boots at least once!!!
This week we got to meet again with Gabriella, their house
is seriously my favorite.. its straight out of a magazine.. which is funny
because looking at it from the outside it looks like a normal peruvain house.
Her husband is a plastic surgeon and makes good money, but at the same time
they are so humble. He was a member but is working on coming back, she pretty
much knows all about the church from him. They were in Argentina the past two
weeks and so we had been waiting to meet with them, when we did she asked us
when she could be baptized.. we told her that was up to her and she said
saturday.. so were planning her baptism for this weekend! The thing that i love
most about her is that she litterally has everything she could want.. but at
the same time is willing to sacrifice whatever she needs to to follow our
savior and do what is right. She said "i need to know everything that i
need to do to complete the promise that im going to make with my heavenly father..
what i need to quit doing, what i need to start doing.. tell me
everything." she amazes me! I wondered.. how many of us. being members for
years have that desire to sacrifice everything and to do everything we need to
to follow what our Father in Heaven wants for us. Sunday in Gospel principles
was the lesson on sacrifice.. perfect(: heres some parts that i love....
Sacrifice means giving to the Lord whatever
He requires of our time, our earthly possessions, and our energies to further
His work. The Lord commanded, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness” (Matthew
6:33). Our willingness to sacrifice is an
indication of our devotion to God. People have always been tried and tested to
see if they will put the things of God first in their lives.
Even though sacrifice by the shedding of
blood was ended, the Lord still asks us to sacrifice. But now He requires a
different kind of offering. He said: “Ye shall offer up unto me no more the
shedding of blood, … and your burnt offerings shall be done away. … And ye
shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit” (3 Nephi
9:19–20). A “broken heart and a contrite spirit”
means that we offer deep sorrow for our sins as we humble ourselves and repent
of them.
Only through sacrifice can we become worthy
to live in the presence of God. Only through sacrifice can we enjoy eternal
life. Many who have lived before us have sacrificed all they had. We must be
willing to do the same if we would earn the rich reward they enjoy.
As our testimonies of the gospel grow, we become able to make
greater sacrifices to the Lord. Note the sacrifices made in these true
examples:A member of the Church in Germany saved his tithing for
years until someone with priesthood authority could come and accept it.A Relief
Society visiting teacher served for 30 years without missing an assignment.A
group of Saints in South Africa rode for three days, standing up, to be able to
hear and see the prophet of the Lord.At an area conference in Mexico, members
of the Church slept on the ground and fasted during the days of the conference.
They had used all their money just to get to the conference and had nothing
left for food and shelter.One family sold their car to get the money
they wanted to contribute to a temple building fund.Another family sold their
home to get money to go to the temple.Many faithful Latter-day Saints have very
little to live on, yet they pay their tithes and offerings.One brother
sacrificed his job because he refused to work on Sunday.In one branch, the
youth gave freely and willingly of their time to care for the young children
while their parents helped build the meetinghouse.Young men and women give up
or postpone good job opportunities, education, or sports to serve as missionaries.Many
more examples could be given of those who sacrifice for the Lord. Yet a place
in our Heavenly Father’s kingdom is worth any sacrifice we have to make of our
time, talents, energy, money, and lives. Through sacrifice we can obtain a
knowledge from the Lord that we are acceptable to Him (see D&C 97:8).
I love the part that talks
about how we need to sacrifice not only our possessions but our time...
talents.. energy.. and ultimately our lives. Truly the only way to show our
love and our gratitude for our Savior and for HIS sacrifice is to sacrifice all
that we have.. we may need to sacrifice time to show others our love for them..
we may need to sacrifice our wants or desires in order to be obedient.. we may
need to sacrifice our energy or money or time to help build up the kingdom of
Zion.. more than anything we have to be willing to sacrifice our will for the
will of the Lord. I know that if we do these things we will be blessed and that
we will be so much happier. I love this work and i know that the sacrifice that
im making and that all the missionaries around the world are also making, to
leave our families and friends and everything behind and dedicate everything we
have.. every minute, every thought, every ounce of energy to the work of
salvation.. to help other people and families come to the knowledge of this
amazing gospel and all the happiness it brings.. is the best sacrifice we could
be making at this time in our lives. I love being a missionary.. and i love
working side by side with the Lord in order to help his children grow closer to
him. I know that this church is true.(:
I hope that each of you can
think about a sacrifice that you could make in order to aline your will with
the will of the father even more. i love you all and hope you have the best
week ever!!
CUIDENSE Y RECUERDE QUE TIENE
UNA AMIGA EN PERU QUE LES AMA(:
Hermana Weller (:
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