Wow! I don't know how you all are doing, but I had an amazing week!
We are teaching the Masias family. We were able to give them a baptismal date for the 29th of June! They really are so amazing. They have been preparing to receive the message of the Gospel and we are acting as the hands of the Lord to help them on their way! It is truly amazing to see how when people do the challenges that we give them, they really begin to change their lives and see the blessings that they receive along the way. María the mom of the family told us that their family has been going through a lot of difficulties and that since we showed up the first day, little by little they have been going away or getting better. I truly can testify of the power of the gospel in our lives!
Another thing that I absolutely love is teaching for the needs of the people and not just teaching lessons. These people are children of God and they all have different needs in life. If we truly listen to them, we can help them. We had an experience the other day when we went to teach a lady named Zurma. We went and had planned a lesson beforehand, but as a companionship something that we like to do is start with a prayer to invite the spirit, and then ask an inspired question to find the need of the person. If it be that their need is not what we had planned then we change the plan and teach to that need. So that is what we did. And we began teaching her about the love that God has for her and how in whatever difficult circumstance she may be going through he is always going to be there for her. She was able to open up and express some concerns that she has had and we were able to help her feel the spirit and she got a confirmation of the message that we taught. The spirit was so strong and as a companionship, we were united. We taught smoothly and clearly and many times in the lesson things popped in my head to share and my companion would start sharing exactly that or when she was talking I started looking for a scripture to share and support what she was saying and she was in sync thinking the same. I loved this experience and the opportunity that we have to truly work with the spirit when we are united in a companionship and really give our all to the work and put our trust in the Lord. When you do that, you see miracles each and every day!
What can you change in your life in this moment to see the miracle that the Lord has in store for you? Maybe it's to be more obedient, listen more, study more, repent, etc... Whatever it is, do it. I promise that you will start to see the blessings that await you and the miracles that are just around the bend.
Oh yeah so we also had an earthquake, I don't know if the news reached there or not, but we are all good... it was pretty interesting because it happened at 2:50 in the early morning! And it was looooong! Everyone gets so scared when there is an earthquake here because we are so close to the ocean and it could cause a tsunami, but it's all good right now. Salaverry is still awesome!!
Have a great week!! Love you all so much!
Hermana Roe
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