Studying the Savior's Life

This week has been great. I am learning so much. I am learning how to better teach people, souls, sons and daughters of God. not lessons. I am learning how to plan effectively, how to organize an area, how to better work with leaders. How to be positive and be a better disciple of the Lord. Sister O. is a wonderful companion, as have been my other companions. I am trying to soak up everything.
As I was studying this morning I was reading from the manual in LDS gospel library called "Teaching in the Savior's Way". It goes along with our Mission Vision Statement and it changed my studies!  But as I read in Alma 20 the Lord seemed so much closer to me as He spoke to Ammon.

I understand I must strive to become more like him and by so doing, I will have more love and a sincere desire to help others come to Him. Studying the Savior's life and of His atonement is essential to better understand our roles. I cannot believe I've come to understand this until now. I will try to implement this in my daily studies from now on.

Press Forward

Letter from Feb. 26

El miercoles tuvimos cambios y ahora estoy en mi nueva area con mi companera hna F. Ella es increible. Vivimos con una hermana tan linda.

I am so grateful and blessed to have this wonderful opportunity to serve in Satoga Springs. I knew my time had come to leave AF.

Elders are now over our area and in addition to whitewashing an area... (which covers an area of 15 stakes they also combined AF (American Fork) and PG (Pleasant Grove) which has 8 stakes. But they call with questions about the area and all so it's not like the worst situation for them. 

Also... So for transfers Wednesday morning 

This area is amazing. I love it. You will not believe how amazing Brother M is, he is the ward mission leader of the ward. He knows everything about those whom the elders were visiting. The ward is so missionary focused and I was just overwhelmed by it all (in a good way) I am seeing what type of person/member/sister/and wife I want to become.

Sister F. is amazing! 

She is teaching me a lot about how Heavenly Father has mercy with each and every single one of us, just from her conduct and patience with me. 

I have already fallen in love with this area, the people and everything.

I know that the Lord always provides, He answers our prayers as long as we are willing to follow His voice.

This is the last week at the temple open house! 

"We are not and never need be alone. We can press forward in our daily lives with heavenly help."

—David A. Bednar, "Bear Up Their Burdens with Ease"

One of my favorite!

The Provo City Center Temple has become one of my favorite temples!

Accomplishments:
This week I am up to date with my little budget book. 

One of my downfalls in my life has been my spending habits but rest assured the Lord is helping me be organized with it.

This week was an incredible one. We worked at the temple open house for the last week and it was bitter sweet.

I am currently serving with Hermana F___ and she is so amazing. I love her very much. She is so humble and loving.

We are currently serving in Saratoga Springs and whitewashing part of Eagle Mountain.

This week.
-I am grateful for Doritos.
-For the sacrifices parents and children make to maintain their eternal families. 

Sis. Mena  

Rotten Waffle

"Realizing" defined is to become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly;  and its cognate in spanish is realizando (which defined is one of the definitions of realize) to cause something to happen or to give actual or physical form to.

That is the revelation I received this week!

As we realize what we need to do or work on we must make plans to realize our vision.

Alma 5:13 

 13 And behold, he preached the word unto your fathers, and a mighty change was also wrought in their hearts, and they humbled themselves and put their trust in the true and living God. And behold, they were faithful until the end; therefore they were saved.

This week has been the greatest thus far. We had the opportunity to go the the Hillcrest Stake Conference.  "What have I learned? What am I going to do as a result?"

We found this rotten waffle. It was in the waffle maker since December in the home. We could not bear the smell so we started cleaning everything to come to find out this little waffle. This reminds me of the stake conference general theme. Repentance, change and the importance of doing so to come unto Christ. May we make those changes that allow us to change and progress, that we may be clean and changed when we come unto the throne of the Lord.

May we act now. 

"Are we foolish to procrastinate our day of repentance?" Let us be wise and work now and do now.

"All things testify of Christ"

As we turn to Him in morning and the evening

Recognize our birthright, recognize Jesus Christ

We have seen so many miracles. 

Godliness is manifest through the ordinances performed by the Priesthood authority.

Let us use the atonement of Christ to become clean, pefected. and not rot as the waffle did!

Daily Message:

"The twin guardrails of deep personal conversion and strong family relations help keep us on the heavenly highway."

—Anthony D. Perkins, "Beware Concerning Yourselves

 

 

Hermana Mena

Provo City Center Temple!

These past few weeks have been great. There has been a good amount of snow lately. 

We are part of the Provo City Center temple Open House! :)

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/provo-city-center-temple-public-tours?cid=HP_TH_1-14-2016_dPAD_fMNWS_xLIDyL2-2_

Today as we spoke to the people there at the open house I began to cry because I realized how truly blessed I am to serve here and for how well my Heavenly Father knows me. The temple is the House of the Lord here in earth. I do not know if I have previously mentioned it but I had a dream months before I got my mission call that I was going with my friend Tamina through this large hall and then we came out to see a big temple and we saw a temple cultural celebration and dedication. I have been truly blessed to be able to be a part of yet another temple dedication and feel an inexpressible gratitude to God for all that He does for each one of us. For how mindful he is of us. 

We have been able to see many miracles as a result of the open house from being able to take through those we teach. They feel something inside the temple. They are able to recognize the Holy Ghost. 

How are you all, how are things? 

I love you all. Thank you for being who you are.

I love my companion, she is amazing. We have learned these past few months the importance of unity and speaking openly with one another and our relationship is wonderful.

We all have faults, every single one of us here in earth. But you know what, we can overcome them. Through the atonement of Christ. 

 

We have been able to reach our goals this week! It was miraculous to meet some people and we have been able to feel the love for the Lord as we invite others to learn more about the message of the restored gospel of God's unending love. As we extend them the invitation to them to follow the example of the Savior and be baptized they feel an urge no need to act. 

I invite you all to pray to come to find opportunities to share the message of the restoration with your friends, family and acquaintances. Pray for the Lord's help. He will help you. 

If you are reading this and are not a member or are struggling with your testimony I invite you to pray to your Father in Heaven to come to know for yourselves if in reality He is there, if He loves you, if He has restored the gospel here on earth once more. 

Moroni 10:4-5

4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

May the Lord bless you that you may come to you know for yourselves, feel of His love, and act upon that answer is my prayer. It will change your life. I know. It has changed mine.

Humility

Bueno!

So this week has been a great one. 

First off, dreams are important. So this week I had a few interesting dreams 

One of them was quite interesting.

We went to someone's house and there was a pink backpack that Sister B. had left in their house. We were able to see it like in a vision as the Brother told us what had become of the backpack, a little girl or family had been able to come to use it. They were grateful. As we imagined all he said, there was a space of time between me thinking about what he had shared with us until he gave me a little knit Bag, it was beautiful. It was turquoise and had little black near the top and towards the center it had a beautiful intricate pattern with yellow and a orange yellow. I opened it up and it had a few first aid items inside. The dream goes on but that was the most interesting part of the dream. 

I tried to understand it all and just came to the conclusion that I may need to have my emergency backpack ready. 

Anywho. How are you all? How is the weather in NC? Or wherever you all are at. 

This week after some training we received at ZTM Zone Training Meeting...

We have a few companionship so in a zone. I think we have like 9 or so, excluding our Sister Training Leaders.

I came to complete the attribute activity. It was surprising to see that the whole training was on Christlike Attributes and The Law of the Fast. One of the Attributes that I will be working on this week is Humility. I prayed to know which of the many I need to work on and focus on and humility is the answer I received. I have been able to see how the Lord is in charge of it all. Without him we are nothing.

Humility in True to the Faith is amazing. I also have come to learn the importance of self reliance and for that I need a watch and a few clocks. 

That is all for this week, my thoughts are all over the place. 

Daily Message:

This isn't the daily message for today but I feel this one went along pretty well with this week..

The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that the desires of our hearts can be transformed."

—Michael T. Ringwood, "Truly Good and Without Guile"

This is the Daily message: :)

"Christ was…our best example. He always demonstrated courage to stand up for what was right."

—Gregory A. Schwitzer

Hermana Mena

¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año!