well, i made it through the week. it was a rough one for both me and my companion, and we are both really glad it's over. haha.
We went out and worked, and saw lots of miracles. we found an old woman who recently got sick with alzheimers and has not been visited by the members of the ward since she got sick. we sat and listened to her stories that she can remember, and taught a lesson to her daughter who is not a member. Her name is Tila, and she is just incredible. :) She puts her mom's garments on her even though she has no idea what they are. She is such an example of a true disciple of christ, and we are confused as to why she isn't a member of our church... but we are going to do some research this week so that we can help her. :) then tila, bless her heart, took us to meet a little old couple that she knew was in need of our help and message. it was a week full of miracles nonetheless, even though it was really hard on both of us.
on wednesday, we went to visit a sister in our ward who hermana fuentes is really close to... and as we talked to her, and hermana fuentes told her that she was homesick, she said just the words that both of us needed to hear to be able to get out and get to work. It's one thing to read words of encouragement like we always do as missionaries, but it's another to hear them. Hna Duran is an ex missionary, and she told us the story of the beginning of her mission when she couldn't talk to the people because they were dirty... but eventually grew to love them all through her efforts and prayers and work. and that she wishes now that she could still have the call that we have because there is nothing like it in all the world. we truly are the only people in this area who have the responsibility to teach the gospel of jesus christ of latter day saints. people look at us and know who we are, and we can truly help every single person here. we can never doubt our potential, because the Lord has called us here and given us the tools to be able to fulfill that call.
Same thing, again we went out and worked and saw miracles. One of our miracle families that we found a few weeks ago told us that they are going to pray about the book of mormon and to know if joseph smith really saw god and jesus christ. :)
needless to say, conference was a huge breath of fresh air, and i walked away from it with answers to almost all of my questions and my fire lit once again. I still have a little nostalgia, but i remember why i'm here and how important this work is. And even through the hard weeks, we still see miracles and we still laugh and smile.
My favorite talk was president uchtdorf's because i think i have been a little too focused on the finish line of this mission lately. I just need to enjoy the day and not worry so much about if i'm going to be able to remember everything to be able to tell you all about it when i get home. This mission is my life right now, and I need to live each day, not just pass through it.
i love this gospel so much. i love my father in heaven so much, and i am so grateful that he has given me this chance to come on a mission. I am learning so much about myself, my desires, and my savior, and I know that this is the only place that I could ever do that. I love being a missionary. :)
i hope all of you took something away from conference. :) and if you have any questions about anything, i'm here to answer them for you... because elder russell m nelson said i could. haha.
muah!
hermana spencer.
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