Another week out here in beautiful Minnesota! Didn't you just love conference? We are so lucky to get to hear exactly what God wants us to through his servants!! I loved every aspect of it. I thought a big theme was not being afraid to stand alone! I think this is so applicable with the world we are in today but as we stand up for what we believe and share what we know we can change the world! One of my very favorite things that was said was from Elder Holland "Christ-like love can change the world" I think this is so simple and so beautiful. As we love those around us we will want to serve them and share what makes us happy. Charity is the pure love of Christ and we all should strive to be like our savior! I was able to listen to the Sunday morning session in Spanish, it was definitely different but amazing that I could still understand what was being said. It was cool to know I could understand what half of the world can! And Gaspar was watching it with us, I was so happy he got to see the prophet speak! Speaking of Gaspar, he is so ready for baptism. We are sooooo excited for him. We taught him this week and we had one last commandment to teach him. Obeying and honoring the law. Something that I have always looked at as maybe not as significant as the others (word of wisdom, chastity). As we taught him about obeying and honoring the law he brought up a concern. Since he is here in the United States without documentation he was a little nervous and expressed concern because he wants to live the laws of God. He is a great person just trying to make a living and he can do that here. It was really crazy to hear his story about trying to get here to the United States. He had tried so many times and had been caught and sent home. This last time he was trying to cross the border he got put into a detention center. He said there he prayed to God and said if it was what he was supposed to do he would be let out and into the states and if he wasn't he would know its Gods will. Well Here he is 8 months later and about to be baptized into the church of Christ. I know that's why he is here to accept the gospel! He may have never had that chance in Guatemala! Anyways back to the story about teaching... Here I stood humbled as always, the Lord knows all things. He makes all commandments for us for a reason. They are inspired and can help us to be the people we want to be. The inspiration of the Lord is outstanding, truly what we are asked to teach comes directly from our father and each has a significant purpose in our lives and the lives of our investigators. I now have a testimony of the importance of obeying all of God's laws to the best of our ability and never taking anything he says for granted!
I want to tell you about one of the coolest people I have ever met. Her name is Talitha! She is from Chicago. She is so awesome. I think awesome is one of her favorite words too. She absolutely loves us. She calls us her girls. She has the cutest son named jay'cion. We just love him and she always talks about how he likes the pretty ladies (us and he is only 1) She is going through a lot in her life right now and we are just trying to help her see that the gospel will bring her the happiness the lasting happiness she is looking for. One quick funny story. We were with her the other day and her sister called, she answered it and put it on speaker phone. Her sister just started rambling and talitha is sitting there saying in a black ladies voice "she just don't know when to stop even if I have company she just keeps going and going" So she is saying all this as shes holding the phone and then all the sudden she just says WOW and the sister is like yeah I know right? And just continues it made me and my comp laugh because she had no idea what she was talking about but the wow seemed to fit what she was saying.
Well the work is great out here I am happier than ever! Sorry I didn't have as much time to write this week but I will write more next week! Keep looking for miracles everyday because the Lord truly blesses us in all things. I know that Christ is our Savior and he is the Redeemer of the world. I know through him we can have eternal life.
I love you all!!!!!
XOXOX
Hermana Pentelute
P.S. Good Luck COLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Pictures:
1. Stacey's Banana Bread recipe -success!!
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