Adios, Amigos
It has been a rollercoaster if emotions this week! But the lows didn't stay long so that's good. I don't know why time goes super fast when you want to enjoy the moment but this week went by way too fast! But we also worked super hard too.
So I just wanted to give a super fast run down with a few highlights:
☆ Brother Kaufman is making great strides to come back to Church! He gave me Fettucine alfredo on my last Sunday.
☆ Said goodbye to Fernando, he got the aaronic priesthood this week. He gave me a flash drive full of mexican music (I can't wait to listen them) as a going away present.
☆ We met this guy named Cesar in Mañad with Brother Roper. He opened up really well and held the BOM tight when we talked to him. We have a great feeling that he will read it and ask us questions.
☆ I survived a bashing at a library!
☆ This man came to us at Panda Express and gave us those panda stuffed animals. It made me so happy
☆ We made a charcuterie Board for Maderlyn for a surprise birthday for a friend of hers. We have been doing a scripture dive with her.
☆ We met this man from Lebanon that spraks arabic. W We are you going to see if we can get the book of mormon in Arabic.
☆ Paula has agreed to be baptized on Saturday! I'm going to zoom in and see it.
Here is some of my thoughts from my personal Study:
Alma 29:5 at the end it says "joy or remorse of conscience" and I thought about how a remorse of conscience is a thief of joy and exactly what will be brought up clearly in our minds at judgment. But for me, I just think about all of the moments in my life (and mission) where I pre-judged myself for my actions, right on the spot. Or times when I didn't need to beat myself up! But the thing is, If I repent and allow myself to have a better hope that I can change, then I should let this "thief of joy" out of my life so that I mat be able to repent and press forward. We all hear that "the biggest enemy is ourselves" and it is very true for me. But part of gaining an eternal perspective is 1. Believing that the lord can change you and 2. With his help, let him help you change your thoughts about you how you see the world, and even how you see others. I know that repentance also means a change of perspective and I think that the experiences that led me to get to this point of my life are my favorite parts of this mission.
I will never forget my experiences, the people (including you!) And again I appreciate that you have taken the time to reach out to me so that you can watch and interact with me on this journey. I think my last words reflect the words of Enos on his death bed:
26 And I saw that I must soon go down to my grave, having been wrought upon by the power of God that I must preach and prophesy unto this people, and declare the word according to the truth which is in Christ. And I have declared it in all my days, and have rejoiced in it above that of the world.
27 And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen. (Enos 1:26:27)
I know my savior lives. I know the Church is true. Miracles exist, the Book of Mormon is true. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Hermana Vestel
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