La Palbra de Dios Nos Trae Paz

Hola Familia! Como Estan? 
Estoy super bien!

This week was crazy busy and crazy full of miracles! Heavenly Father never fails to amaze me with his out pouring of love.  We had a mission leadership conference and I learned a lot about gratitude. I have noticed a huge difference in my life when I have chosen to be grateful. Those who are grateful are those who are truly happy. Its kinda a big deal this gratitude thing :) I love alma 26 one of the best chapters on gratitude.

All of you are wondering about the awesome family we found last week. We weren't able to get them to church this week but we still have faith and are going to get some supplies in arabic so they can at least read the word of God! 

This week we had an awesome miracle of receiving a member referral who is SO prepared to receive the gospel! One of our ward missionaries is really taking his calling seriously because he has a love for God and the work and he is making invitations to learn about the gospel to just about everyone he talks with. He noticed that one of his co-workers was looking a little lonely and discouraged. He truly cares about others and knows the happiness the gospel brings so he started to talk to him about God and his beliefs. He invited him to his house this week for lunch and invited us to come as well. We were able to share a message about our Savior Jesus Christ, his atonement and the healing power of it all. He was  brought to tears multiple times during our lesson and he just said I am willing to whatever the Lord wants me to. He is willing to accept and test his faith with everything. He was able to come to church this Sunday and really loved it and plans to come back!!! Yay for awesome members who have testimonies and are not afraid to open their mouth!  

Here is something I read this week I really like. It goes something like this: The best way to grow vibrant faith is by continual service. That is why so many missionaries change and become converted is because we are constantly serving and growing our faith. How blessed are we to be disciples of the Lord! So question what are you doing to serve your brothers and sisters? Are you letting chances go by to fortify your faith and let your light shine? 

We had the blessed opportunity this week to start teaching brother Victor Lechner. He has been meeting with the missionaries for a little over a year now. He is YSA age so he was meeting with the elders. He actually lives in our ward boundaries and decided he wanted to try meeting with sisters!! This week for the first time Victor got a confirming answer that Joseph Smith is a prophet and that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. He said he felt peace and thats a feeling he never gets. When he called and told us I may or may not have been screaming. It was a joyous moment. He was so happy and he is so nervous. His family is very high anti Mormon. Probably the worst I have seen so far. He is terrified because he knows its true but scared to see what will happen with his family. Regardless we set a baptismal date for the 11th of April and we both know he can get there with an increase of faith. :) Please keep him in your prayers and also Jose Castillo so that he can be well enough to go to Church. He has all the desire in the world but because of his health it keeps getting in the way! We and an awesome opportunity to have dinner with him in a members home and he just felt the spirit there. He is pretty much like a grandpa for me. And I feel like he is going to be a member so soon. He just needs to get well and come to church. I believe in miracles!! We have so many people we are teaching the trick is just finding the time to help everyone and also the sisters but it is possible and so rewarding. 

I love this gospel. I love being a missionary. I know the church is true and God is so good. 

I love you all!!!!

xoxoxo 

make it a great week :)

hermana pentelute

Pics: 

1. We made cupcakes this week for a part member family. It was their moms birthday and got to deliver them around to some of our investigators. It was so fun and I love baking!! (especially eating it after).

2. some amazing ladies from the ward!