Miracles

 This week was pretty good!! 


My companion and I have started to get things going. We have started to talk to more people and have had some good lessons and we are getting to know the members. 

We visited Carlos, Yesenia, Brandon, Julio, Ana, and, Angie this week. On Sunday we went with 4 families from the ward and it went super good!! Julio and Ana will be married on the 2th then baptized after and we are hoping that their daughter does as well. That same day Brandon will also be baptized. We are working on getting Carlos divorced and then Yesenia and Carlos will get married and baptized - hopefully that happens soon!!!! We don't know how long the divorce will take. 





This week we will have leadership council and be able to do a few trainings with the leaders. That will be awesome. 

Also, the senior missionaries always buy these candies for us. I don't know if they are old people candy or not but I really like them.

 

2. It was not ever thus, nor pray’d that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now,
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

This is a verse in lead kindly light. The lyrics are very different in Spanish than in English but I still love this verse. In Spanish it talks about how in a past times we were "trusting in our own experience, we didn't have faith". And I love that so much. In English it mentions how pride rules our will. If we are trusting in our own will, and being prideful, we don't trust in God. Trusting in God will bring us much more peace and guidance. 

I love you all!! 

 

Be Happy
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