This week was literally a week full of Miracles! Starting on Tuesday when We had a great lesson with a Recent Convert and met his older sister from San Blas! She was so great and so sweet and we reviewed the 1st lesson with them and they basically taught it all! After that we went to one out Less active member who really doesn't know anything about the church which is really sad but she is starting to go to church with us again and this week when we had our lesson with her she talked about how she has been talking about the church with her sister and her sister wanted to learn more too! We returned Thursday to have another lesson with Ana (the inactive) and her sister Florinda and Florinda accepted a date!! She wants to be baptized on March 5th and she even came to church with her 2 little kids! She is so cute and I am so excited because they both really love the church and they want to learn more!
Wednesday we had a conference where Elder Christensen of the 70 and his wife spoke along with Elder Alonso of the area presidency and his wife! I love these conferences because I always learn so much but something that they really focused on was our purpose as missionaries. We are to teach repentance and baptize converts. Every Invitation that we give and every commitment we extend is to help those we teach become closer to Christ and exercise the Atonement in their lives. It was just really so great and at the end they extended a Q&A and it was just the best! Such a spiritual boost!
Thursday we got back to work full force and we had a day packed with appointments or citas! It was fantastic and we had so many great lessons and found more people! We were contacting house after house after house! We found one new lady and were able to have lessons guided by the spirit. That night we also got to celebrate a day full of work with the being able to play a little volleyball with the Relief Society! It was so great we were basically a team of all gringas and it was a power house let me tell you!
Friday we had divisions and so I was working in another area but My comp was working in our area where she again had another day of miracles and where she found two new families to teach! We have our return citas with them tomorrow and I am so excited to meet them!
Saturday we had weekly planning and then we had the most amazing lesson with a family that is so prepared for the gospel!!! I am so excited for them! The spirit was so strong! They live on such a busy street where there are always so many cars passing by but during the lesson it was as if there was a barrier surrounding us and the cars were hardly ever there. They read the pamphlet which never happens and had questions that lead perfectly into the lesson! We spoke of the Restoration and in the end they believed it to be true. At the end we asked what they were feeling. The wife Liseth had the most beautiful smile on her face as she responded, I am just so happy right now and know this to be true. We asked the husband Fredricko what he felt and he replied, I feel as though my eyes are being opened and I am finally receiving answers that I have always had and finding out things I never knew! I was so happy I almost cried! Fam Barrios have a baptismal date for March 5th Fredricko, Liseth, Sara, and Frank. A whole beautiful family and the reason I am here on a mission.
I am so grateful for this chance I have to be a missionary and to remember why I am here. The Church is true and the Atonement is real. It is not only for our sins but for our weakness as well. We always have to Savior walking right beside us in all we do and if we hold out our Hand we will find His waiting for us to grab a hold.
Thank you all for your love and support! I love you all so much and hope that you may also see all the miracles that you receive everyday!
Les quiero mucho!
Hermana Garcia
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