Strengthened and blessed by General Conference

                                                                                                              October 3, 2016

Hi Family,

 

I just want to let you know that I am back to full health. The doctor said that my lungs were clear, but that I had a really bad bug and gave me medicine that has really helped. The Lord has blessed me to heal and I am doing really well.

I want to say how much I love each one of you, and bear my testimony to you all. 

 

This past month has been really hard for me as I have been struggling with my health and learning how to be more patient. Although we have found some wonderful people to teach, we have had some real challenges and our progress toward baptism has been slow. We have also had a hard time finding new investigators. I have been praying to know what I need to do to be a better missionary here in Ferreira. I decided to fast and pray before Conference to know what I could do to be a better missionary, and to be happier in this work. My prayers were really answered!!

 

This past Conference, in almost every single one of the talks, I learned something new by the Spirit that I needed to do to improve. Overall, I realized I needed to pray unto my Heavenly Father more, and that I needed to talk with Him more throughout the day, and really depend on him for strength in every aspect of my life. I realized I needed to look unto him in every thought; doubt not, fear not. I had been doing this at the beginning of my mission, but I had recently been rushing through my morning and night prayers as if He wasn´t a necessary part of my mission, and I was trying to do everything on my own with my own strength. At times, I tried to do everything on my own and my health would get bad, and I would just suffer physically, mentally, and spiritually. I was beginning to lose hope here in Ferreira.

 

This past Conference, the Spirit changed me. I started to put to the test what Sister McConkie said to pray by the Spirit in order to align our will to the Lord´s will, and I have been feeling the Spirit more constantly throughout my prayers. I´ve been spending more time talking with my Father in Heaven, and, to be honest, I´ve never felt so strengthened and carried in my life. 

At times, we try to do things on our own in this life. It´s easy to forget who´s in charge of our future, who has more power to make us stronger, and to carry us through every heavy burden in our lives. We desperately try to reach the next day with a smile on our face, but, if we don´t do as Christ did--rely on Heavenly Father´s strength and power against temptations or mistakes, we won´t have a sure foundation to hold on to the truth that we know to be true. It´s easy to forget who we are as sons and daughters of God in this life because Heavenly Father´s not here with us physically. He can be with us spiritually if we let Him in through just one prayer of faith and humility. 

 

This week I had the opportunity to go on exchanges for one day with Sister Valdera, a missionary from Argentina.

She is one of the happiest missionaries I know. She smiles every second of every day and I love that about her! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, I wanted to share some pictures from our Zone Conference. 

 

How I love these wonderful Sisters that I have had the opportunity to serve with!!

 

I love serving with my current companion Sister Hall! I somehow misplaced my nametag so she let me borrow hers and put my name over it. She is a great Sister and wonderful friend.  

 

 

Look at this super sweet treat I bought the other day with Sister Hall It was too sweet to finish. It actually looks better than it tastes...

 

  

I love you all so much!! I sent a gift with a sister in the Ward, so I hope you all get it soon!!