Monica and Northon (who I have had the privelege to teach since I got to
this area almost 7 months ago) FINALLY got married! and even better? We
got to go to the wedding? It wasn´t anything big, we just went to the
courthouse and they had the cute little ceremony, but it was so great,
and they are so happy. and then...on Saturday, they got baptized! Along
with our other investigadors, Hernana and Emire, some of my favorite
people ever. It was a lot of exhausting work this week getting
everything ready, but Saturday rolled around, the members all pitched in
and helped so much, and it was such a wonderful baptism. As uaual, I
love baptisms because there is a different spirit there. I watch people,
who just months ago were so very different, truly humble themselves
before the Lord, repent of their sins, and follow the example of our
Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. He showed us the way. To know that
the Lord made me a small instrument in his hand to bring this about
makes me grateful, happy, and humbled to be his servant for such a short
period of time here in the wonderful country of Mexico! I didn´t do
anything really, but I try to teach with the Spirit so that it brings
the message to the hearts of the people, and that´s when their
conversion truly begins. When they act upon the message the missionaries
share, when they keep their commitments, and when they really want to
be born again and enter into the straight and narrow path that leads
back to our Heavenly Father. Monica and Northon are already talking
about the temple, they´re going to do baptisms in about three weeks and
we´re going to start a countdown to next November when they will be able
to go through the temple and later be sealed as a family. What a
beautiful day that will be! Oh, I just love this gospel, and I love
missionary work more and more each day. It´s not easy, but it´s the work
of the Lord and he´s always working side by side with us, softening the
hearts of the people who surround us, so that they can accept the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and enjoy the blessings that come from it for the
rest of their lives!
Emire (one of the recent
converts) shared with us that on Friday night she had awful dreams while
she was sleeping, and woke up frazzled and not all that happy..but that
all day Saturday she was excited for her baptism..and then said that
Saturday night she slept like a rock, didn´t even dream! She could
recognize that something as small as that was a blesing that came from
her baptism and the Spirit that she felt, the knowledge that she is
completely clean and has received forgiveness for all of her past
trangressions.
I mean, what more can I say?
Now, we just keep moving forward. We gotta keep finding new
investigators and keeping moving the work forward, while at the same
time help these recent converts tor remain strong and faithful in the
Gospel. Lots and lots to do, just how I like it :) Staying busy and
focused helps me just lose myself in the work, not worry too much about
my self or what all I´m missing back home, but just accept that I´m here
for right now, the Lord has a work for me to do, and that if I serve
with all my heart, he will bless me and my family forever. (sorry for
the long run-on sentences) English has now officially become a weakness
of mine for the time being :(
Anyway. I love
and appreciate all of you! Don´t ever forget it :) Your prayers make me
stronger and give me the strength and motivation to keep working hard
each day. Que Dios les bendiga :)
Con amor,
Hermana Melody Maki
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