Buenos Dias,
This week was fine, a pretty normal week. On Monday we visited R. We are trying to get R prepared for baptism soon, which is exciting. I think I’ve mentioned her, she’s 12, but super prepared, she understands everything and just needs to come to church a little more. It’s kind of a miracle though that she’s so close because the missionaries had been visiting with her off and on for a while, but she only started to really pay attention about 2 months ago.
On Tuesday the most exciting thing that happened is a member gifted us with large Cuban bananas. It’s a wild species of banana that you have to fry or boil to eat, you can’t eat them “raw,” like normal bananas.
On Wednesday we visited J and had an awesome lesson with her. J is a bit of an “eternigator,” (eternal investigator). She’s super ready to be baptized and knows the church is true and cried during the lesson about how much her life has changed thanks to the gospel, but has never attended church. Honestly it’s one of our biggest problems here, getting people to come to church.
On Thursday, (first day of December! Yeah for Christmas!) we prayed for a miracle that even though we didn’t have a member to accompany us on visits, we could have some lessons with members present. By miracles of miracles, all the less actives we visited that day had non member friends over also visiting them that we were able to teach. Whoo! I think that the people who don’t feel like they see small miracles in their lives are the people who don’t ask for them. When we are obedient, God promises us blessings, but we have to ask for them. Ask for miracles and you will receive them! :o)
On Friday our sister training leaders came down from Arriaga to do companion exchanges with us. Our area is super far away though so when we do splits we all work in Mapastepec. I got to work with Hermana Vargas which was cool! The whole point of companion exchanges is to learn something new from the other Hermana. They left on Saturday, and we visited C, a less active who lives by the cemetery. I always thought I was super blessed that basically all of my extended family lives within 20 minutes from me, but C has me beat. He bought a whole street of property and gifted it to his 12 kids so that they all live nearby. It’s nice for us to because we get to focus on this one street jam packed with inactives and potential members. :o)
On Sunday J came to church and I about died from happiness. She’s the “eternigator,” I mentioned earlier. We tried to watch a live stream of a conference that was happening in Tonala and it totally wasn’t working so we watched General Conference again. After church we all piled into President Toledo’s truck to visit members that didn’t come and they weren’t there so we all ended up stopping by Hermana Ines’s house. We did a kind of potluck thing and I got to try a nice little mix of cow heart and various other insides. Which was a very interesting flavor for me haha. On Saturday we ate quesadillas that were so good that it made me never want to leave Mexico and eat the subpar Mexican food that we have in the US. So I guess it all evens out.
In closing, I’d like to share something I’ve been learning recently: How important it is to truly follow the example of Jesus. Granted, we can’t exactly atone for the sins of the world or raise the dead, but it starts with the little actions. The things we do daily, our thoughts, and desires make us into who we are. We can follow his example in serving others, comforting the broken hearted and listening to those who may be crying for help. In withstanding temptation and quite literally thinking, “What would Jesus do?” Well, I hope you all have a great week!
Con amor, Hermana Dangl
Katelynne didn't upload any pictures this week so I added some that her Aunt Jennifer took before she left on her mission. Beautiful!
This week was fine, a pretty normal week. On Monday we visited R. We are trying to get R prepared for baptism soon, which is exciting. I think I’ve mentioned her, she’s 12, but super prepared, she understands everything and just needs to come to church a little more. It’s kind of a miracle though that she’s so close because the missionaries had been visiting with her off and on for a while, but she only started to really pay attention about 2 months ago.
On Tuesday the most exciting thing that happened is a member gifted us with large Cuban bananas. It’s a wild species of banana that you have to fry or boil to eat, you can’t eat them “raw,” like normal bananas.
On Wednesday we visited J and had an awesome lesson with her. J is a bit of an “eternigator,” (eternal investigator). She’s super ready to be baptized and knows the church is true and cried during the lesson about how much her life has changed thanks to the gospel, but has never attended church. Honestly it’s one of our biggest problems here, getting people to come to church.
On Thursday, (first day of December! Yeah for Christmas!) we prayed for a miracle that even though we didn’t have a member to accompany us on visits, we could have some lessons with members present. By miracles of miracles, all the less actives we visited that day had non member friends over also visiting them that we were able to teach. Whoo! I think that the people who don’t feel like they see small miracles in their lives are the people who don’t ask for them. When we are obedient, God promises us blessings, but we have to ask for them. Ask for miracles and you will receive them! :o)
On Friday our sister training leaders came down from Arriaga to do companion exchanges with us. Our area is super far away though so when we do splits we all work in Mapastepec. I got to work with Hermana Vargas which was cool! The whole point of companion exchanges is to learn something new from the other Hermana. They left on Saturday, and we visited C, a less active who lives by the cemetery. I always thought I was super blessed that basically all of my extended family lives within 20 minutes from me, but C has me beat. He bought a whole street of property and gifted it to his 12 kids so that they all live nearby. It’s nice for us to because we get to focus on this one street jam packed with inactives and potential members. :o)
On Sunday J came to church and I about died from happiness. She’s the “eternigator,” I mentioned earlier. We tried to watch a live stream of a conference that was happening in Tonala and it totally wasn’t working so we watched General Conference again. After church we all piled into President Toledo’s truck to visit members that didn’t come and they weren’t there so we all ended up stopping by Hermana Ines’s house. We did a kind of potluck thing and I got to try a nice little mix of cow heart and various other insides. Which was a very interesting flavor for me haha. On Saturday we ate quesadillas that were so good that it made me never want to leave Mexico and eat the subpar Mexican food that we have in the US. So I guess it all evens out.
In closing, I’d like to share something I’ve been learning recently: How important it is to truly follow the example of Jesus. Granted, we can’t exactly atone for the sins of the world or raise the dead, but it starts with the little actions. The things we do daily, our thoughts, and desires make us into who we are. We can follow his example in serving others, comforting the broken hearted and listening to those who may be crying for help. In withstanding temptation and quite literally thinking, “What would Jesus do?” Well, I hope you all have a great week!
Con amor, Hermana Dangl
Katelynne didn't upload any pictures this week so I added some that her Aunt Jennifer took before she left on her mission. Beautiful!
Her mission call she received 13 months ago.
Book of Mormon in Spanish and Mexican Flag!
Called to Serve for 18 months!
Newport Beach Temple
Preach My Gospel Missionary Guide
The Holy Scriptures!
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