June 23, 2014
Hola mi familia marvillosa!!! How are you all doing?
This week was awesome!!! We learned a ton as we worked and saw a lot
of interesting sights here in Chillán. Let me tell you the funny things first!
One day we were out contacting and there was a dog nearby, like there always
is, but when we did a double take we realized that this dog had 2 barretts
in it's fur by its ears. Haha so weirdly funny!!
Also, we are teaching a little
old lady that has diabetes and other health issues and she can't walk, but she
sure is a fan of soccer! I ask her about the world cup because she watches it
and it is hilarious because even the older people here watch the world cup like
crazy! Okay, another story about older people. We were walking to a lesson when
suddenly we look up and see a grandmother walking on the roof haha. And finally,
this week we had a lesson with Cesar, but there were two flies in the house that
were bothering everyone, so before we started the lesson he brought out his fly
swatter to kill them. But his fly swatter is super advanced. It is in the shape
of a tennis racket and it has an electric current, so when you hit a fly, it gets
electricuted and falls to the ground. So he hands it to me and I was in charge
of killing them. I got them both, when suddenly they rose and started flying
again. Note, it doesn't kill them, it just stuns them. But that is the coolest
fly swatter I have ever seen.
Okay, now for the spiritual part. This week Anet came to church with her
mom, and Cesar and Jasmin also came. Anet will be baptized on the 5th because
this week is Stake conference and we are going to wait so she can be confirmed
the next day after her baptism. Cesar and Jasmin are progressing, but he doesn't
like being pressured so they still haven't accepted a baptismal date. Please pray
for them! We were also teaching Fransisco but he didn't come to church, and
Crelia, Martina, Katti, Richard and his mom didn't come either, but we hope to
keep working with them so that they can receive the blessings that Heavenly
Father has for them. We also hope to find more people who are prepared to
receive the gospel. Please pray that we can do so.
I learned a lot of things this week, but yesterday we had a lesson in Relief Society that was amazing! It was about leaving a legacy, and a sister who
is a returned missionary gave the lesson! It was perfect as she always defined
all of the words so that the investigators could understand.
Sometimes we forget
that as Latter-Day-Saints, we speak a different language and the investigators
have a hard time understanding. She spoke about the importance of covenants in
leaving our legacy and especially about the covenants that we make at baptism.
A covenant is a pact between God and us, but it is different because He sets the
conditions and we promise to live them. When we are baptized we promise to take
upon us the name of Christ, to always remember Him, and to keep His
commandments. We promised that we would attend church every Sunday.
Why is
important that we attend church? Well the two most important reasons are to take
the sacrament and renew our covenants. We can pray, have activities, and worship
Heavenly Father and the Savior in our houses, but only in church can we partake
of the sacrament, and remember our covenants, repent, and promise God again
that we will keep our covenants. We need to take the sacrament every week! It is
so important! That is why we need to go to church every week. We also need to go
because we love our Heavenly Father and we obey Him because we love Him. We don't
do it to get blessings or receive praise, but we do it because we love Him. I
know that as we are loyal and true in keeping our covenants, and as we go to
church every day, we will be blessed! With every commandment, comes a blessing!
I know that God will bless us in all things temporal and spiritual!
Although the world cup is going on, may we remember that this life is the
most important game that we can play. It is a test, and we must prove ourselves.
Every day is game day and we must be ready to perform our best and win. And we can
only do this when we keep our covenants and do God`s will. I testify that He is
our team captain, and with Him we can`t fail. It is my prayer that we can all
make good decisions so that we can win with Him. I love you all! I hope you have
an amazing week and keep on winning! Hasta luego!
Love, Hermana Harris
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