I hope that your week was amazing! Mine was! I told you that I wanted to talk a bit about conference in this email... so we got to watch the Saturday sessions with the rest of the world but we had to wait a whole week to be able to watch the Sunday session because it just so happened that on that Sunday here in Peru, they had (votaciones) voting and it is obligatory for every citizen and we aren't allowed to have meetings. Wow was conference amazing! I had the opportunity to watch the Saturday session in English, the morning Sunday session in Spanish, and the afternoon Sunday in English! I love how our prayers and questions are really answered through the messages given!
- I loved how a lot of the messages were about OUR WILLINGNESS to allow the Lord to help us. I have been thinking a lot about this lately and if I am willing to permit the Lord to help me. Because really He has all of the tools, help, and blessings that we need, but He is not going to obligate us to receive them. We need to ASK. Ask for His help, ask for the blessings, answers and help that He has for you.
- I also loved how they spoke about the need for us to be His hands, and the shephards of His flocks here in the earth. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we have the fullness of the Gospel. We have the truth in our hands, our families, and our homes. We have felt and received the unending blessings of His Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now it is our turn to help Him in the gathering of his other sheep who maybe don't know of the truth or of these blessings that are awaiting them. It is our opportunity to share our faith with the world and help in the gathering of Israel! (ministering as the Lord did)
- I was also thinking about how this is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (the church of JESUS CHRIST). How we have allowed other people to use other names such as mormons or lds... I understand that these names are so much easier and faster to say and use. I was thinking about that and how this life isn't easy. How Prophet Thomas S. Monson said it is better to choose the harder right than the easier wrong... really these easier and shorter names have been tools in Satans hands and we didn't even realize it.. He has slowly been using them to confuse the people outside of our religion. As a missionary, this has become VERY prominent. When talking with and contacting new people in the street or their houses or taxis, we have had people tell us that they didn't know that we believed in Jesus Christ. This is because these people have only heard the name mormons. PLEASE follow the prophet's councel and help others know the REAL name of the church of Jesus Christ. It is HIS church! We don't worship Mormon, Joseph Smith, or any other man. We worship and follow God our Heavenly Father and His beloved son Jesus Christ. READ (3Nephi 27)
- Have you taken the name of Jesus Christ upon you? When other people see you and your actions, do they think of the Savior and His acts and love for others? What can you do to have the Savior in your countenance each day? what do you need to change or better in your life? Just like the song that I love so much.... If the Savior stood beside me, would I do the things I do? Try to think of the Savior at your side each moment of every day, and see the difference it makes in your life. As a missionary we have our commission that states (...my voice is His voice, my acts are His acts, my words are His words, and my doctrine is His doctrine...) EVERY member is a MISSIONARY. Not only those who have a plack. WE are HIS HANDS in these ULTIMOS DIAS. He needs us. How can you show in your acts, and words that you are a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ?
ALSOOOOOOO this week we had the GRAND opportunity....drum roll please...
to have the PROPHET here in PERU!!! He came to Lima for a special devotional for all of the missionaries during the day and then for all of the members the same night! Wow what an incredible experience! No, I didn't have the personal opportunity to go to Lima and be in the same center as Him, but we got to see him transmitted out to our area here in Chimbote! During the missionary devotional, he talked in English with a translator and then with all the members her started with a translator and then stopped and said that he was now going to speak in their native language and he surprised everyone and started to talk in Spanish! Wow how edifying this month has been to have the opportunity to receive messages from conference and these special devotionals with President Nelson! I know that he is called of God. God leads His church through His prophet to guide us in these latter days. We are preparing for the second coming of the Lord and we have a prophet here to help and guide us with the will of the Lord. I sustain the prophet. and I testify that all of His teachings are true and are guided directly from our Heavenly Father who loves each and every one of us!
Update:
-Marli is going to be baptized this saturday! she was able to attend the special devotional of the prophet and also a baptism and she is soooo excited! It is truly incredible to see how her desire to follow the Lord has increased so much and her faith has truly grow and blossomed!
FOOD:
- I ate chicken neck... I didnt really know how I was supposed to eat it.... lol so I only ate the outside where I could find meat... but apparently people each the whole thing and supposively there is meat in the middle... I was like yeah.. I'm good... I'm just gonna eat the outside, don't feel like eating bones right now...or ever..... bleh. ... adventures of food in the mission going strong! My pensionisa (this is a typical plate of peru.) yikess no thank you, I will eat the other food from Peru! haha
WEATHER:
- I literally am so scared for the summer haha... it is warming up here and I am literally going to die. they don't have air conditioning and everyone is telling me that it is blazing sun during the day and then a sauna in the night.... I'm going to be praying and praying and praying... lol
HALLOWEEN:
-they don't celebrate halloween here.. and I love Halloween, so if you have any pics, send them! haha they only have a little celebration for the kiddos here and don't do anything like the states! haha
Miraflores is doing well! The spirit is strong and we are so excited pumped after hearing the words of our dear prophet! Again, if you have not yet, watch conference!! I love you all so much! Have a miracle filled week!!
Hermana Roe
Scripture: Alma 34:21-25
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