Something I have really learned is that God really knows and loves all His children, and He knows exactly where there are and what they need. This past week, we found people, members, less actives, and investigators, who just really needed us in that moment in particular. La verdad [The truth], I never really felt particularly inspired to go to any of these people, I was just trying to be obedient not just to the mission rules, but to Preach My Gospel and the scriptures and everything. Obedience really does bring miracles.
Oh and so awesome story here:
We asked this one member the other day, so how did you find the gospel? (AMAZING QUESTION TO ASK PEOPLE) and she said that when she was little, she never understood why Jesus didn´t come to the Americas, like why did He only go to Asia? its so far away. Then one day someone gave her a Book of Mormon and she loved it but it didn´t have the name of the church on it, solo Libro de Mormon [only "Book of Mormon"], and so for 17 years she looked for the church, but never found it because she thought it was called "Mormon Church" not "La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de los Ultimos Dias" ["The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints"], and during these 17 years she lived 2 blocks away from one of our churches. And she said that during that 17 years, people would siempre [always] come by her house from all sorts of religions and she always would say to them, "Before you say anything, did you know that Jesus came to the Americas?" and every time "No, we didn´t" and she would say, "Alright, I´m not going to listen to a word you say"
Then one day she was at her sisters house and some elders came by.
Elders: Hola [Hello], we´re missionaries and we´d like to share a message about Jesucristo [Jesus Christ]
Ella: Well I can´t let you in because its not my house and also I don´t want to listen to you
Elders: But it´s an amazing message about Jesus!
Ella: Well, I have one question for you
Elders: Si, sister, ask away!
Ella: Did you know that Jesus came to the Americas?
Elders: Yes
It was like she had just been punched with the Spirit.
Ella: what do you call yourselves?
Elders: Elder
Ella: That's the name of your church?
Elders: La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de los Ultimos Dias [ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]
Ella: Ok, but if I were to call out to you on the street, what would I call you?
Elders: Elder
Ella: Yeah but a member of your church, Like I´m from the catholic church so they call me catholic, for you guys i can´t say,"oh look it´s a member of the La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de los Ultimos Dias!" [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!] That´s just super long!
Elders: Ohhhhh we´re known as Mormons.
Again, punched by the Spirit. Her search for 17 years had ended! She was baptized 3 months later, 2 of her 3 kids served missions and the third is on the mission. They are all sealed in the temple and she and her husband are leaving on a mission later this year.
I love mexico.
LOVE YOU ALL
Julie
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