Servicio

 

Service Project

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Oaxaca

 

HOLA AMIGOS!  I hope everyone is doing well!

Ok to start of with a pretty cool experience from this week, we're teaching our friend Osiris who isnt a member yet but her husband is.  Years ago she hated the missionaries and would like throw them out of her house and stuff hahaha.  But now the Lord has softened her heart and she is so ready!  She told us that she just wants to know what church is true and I told her Joseph Smith wanted to know the same thing and I shared his story and the spirit was so strong and special.  In another lesson we were talking about baptism and all the blessings it brings and we shared our testimony with her and then her husband shared his and that all he wants is to be sealed with her for time and all eternity in the temple!  The spirit was so special!  We extended a baptismal date and asked her to pray if it was correct in that moment.  When she finished the prayer she was crying and said she knew its what she needs to do.  It was such a special experience! 

Also this week we had a big service project with a few stakes here in Oaxaca!  We cleaned up this big park and it was a ton of fun!  There were over 100 people there and some tourists from San Diego who are members saw us and jumped in to help hahaha.  I even bought a machete and I'm very attached to it if I'm being honest  also we had to wear yellow to the service project but I dont have any yellow shirts so this one lady let us borrow some and I wore a pretty sick yellow Polo

Also something interesting about being a missionary is i don't have fear of things i did before.  For example yesterday during church and during the sacrament i was feeling extra grateful for our Savior and his love for us.  So I went up and bore my testimony.  Before the mission I was always so nervous to do that but now it's not really a big deal and its in a different language haha.  The Lord really does help us grow and improve!

I think it is so special that we have a Savior.  Without him we would be a fallen people but because of him we have the opportunity to grow and to improve!  I know that we feel more Joy the closer we are to Jesus Christ!  So I invite you especially during this wonderful Christmas season to playfully ponder what things in your life are keeping you from Christ, and what things you can do that would bring you closer to him!  I promise that as you do so you will feel so much more light and peace and you will know our Savior like never before!

Les amo!