Sorry everyone thesepast couple of week have been busy! One week we had immigrations and then the next day Elder Snow from the 70 and Elder Duncan the area President and Brother Turley the church historian came nd did a little conference for us!! It was really so great! I learned so much! It also was in English so that was really nice too! hahaha
I learned that no matter what we can be a part of the avalanche. Everything we do as missionaries is a rock rolling down the mountain and as I roll down the mountain I hit other rocks and they begin to roll and Hit more rocks until it is a great big avalanche. At times I may not get the rocks to move. Sometimes it may be just a little nudge but that nudge can lead to loosen up that rock so that the next rock to hit it knocks it loose. He started this analogy (Brother Turley) Because he said that his father served in the Panama mission back in 1950.. Ya that was when the mission was al of central america hahaha He said that his father served in mainly GUetmala and Costa Rica and there wasn't hardly any members there. He was serving in the Brach Presidency and where there were these tiny branches are now Temples in those two areas... He is still alive and was able to see such a great change in his areas... It may not seem like we are doing very much but over time we can that our little job we did could have been the start of a great avalanche. We should alos keep a record so that other may be to learn and keep on going to keep the work in motion. They encouraged us to keep a journal of all the things we have ever learned in our missions both spiritually mentally and emotionally.
Last week as a mission we won the opportunity to watch the movie Freetown. It was so powerful and I encourage you guys to watch it. It was to me a tremendous example of Faith and trust in the Lord. It made me reflect greatly on What it is I am doing that If I was to be put in their situation I would be able to rely 100% on the Lord and know that He would protect me. I know that He love each and everyoe of us and that He is always there. It may be difficult to see it at times but with Thanksgiving coming up it is a great time to reflect on what it is we are grateful for. Say a gratitude prayer. Get down on you knees and thank the Lord for everything He has ever given you and don't get up until you can't think of anything else. You will come to find it to be a very long prayer.
Sunday I had a really really neat experience. We had a Family History activity as a Zone and had to invite investigators and recent converts to come learn how do to family history. There was a man there that wasn't a member and my ocmpanion and I were able to talk to him (ALL IN ENGLSIH) He has manty many doubts about relgion but has faityh there is a God but wants a church that can answer his questions and not just say have Faith. As we were talking to him he kept coming up with examples from science and I loved it!! The spirit was so strong and I felt like I didn't really answer anything. All of my resposes caused him to think and take a step back. The Lord really knows what it is we need and what we can do to be strenghtened. He will answer our questions and strenghten us if we are willing to listen to the spirit and its guidance. I needed that moment of talking with him just as badly as he needed those answers.
The mission is a beautiful work! I am so grateful to be apart of it! I love you all!! Thank you for all your prayers and messages!
Les quiero mucho
Hermana Garcia
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