Hi everyone!
This week was a bit crazy but also laid back at the same
time. I’ll start with the crazy . . .
- EARTHQUAKE! This week was an 8.2 earthquake hit
Chiapas. It lasted for 23 seconds
and affected a few other states as well, but mostly in Chiapas. It’s epicenter was pretty close to us and
in Tonala there are houses that were damaged, I ‘ve been told, but here in
Tapachula all is well! We felt it
pretty strongly but it could have been a lot worse. After it hit, President Doman sent us a
message telling us to get to the nearest chapel before the aftershock
hit. So we ended up sleeping in the
church (there’s a first time for everything, it seems) on chairs. It kinda of sucked because this was all
happening at like 1 o’clock in the morning. The good thing from all of this was that
it made a lot of people reflect on their lives and what they would have
done if it had been “the end.” I
felt pretty calm though during it all because there are earthquakes in
California, but my companion was kind of freaked out.
- We
did a Family Home Evening with less actives, non members and members
present and it went super well! I
totally believe in the power of Family Home Evenings now, it was total
revelation when the church started encouraging families to set aside one
night every week to be together and learn together.
- We
sang “Where Can I Turn for Peace?”
in church with 3 other members and it went well.
- This was a week of listening and I found out that there are a lot of faithful sisters in the church who are really strong, even though they have some tough challenges (or maybe they’re strong because of their challenges) and it made me think of Emma Smith. There’s a 5 minute video on youtube called, “An Elect Lady,” that I really like because it shows that when we trust in God, we can get through anything!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR7u50O2kQU
- Today
I am starting my LAST week of the mission . . . it doesn’t feel real, I
don’t think I’ve accepted it yet, but I’m going to do my best to keep
working, loving, and enjoying.
Con mucho amor, Hermana Dangl
Tapachula in the morning.
Their "beds" in the chapel after the earthquake.
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