October 27, 2014
Hola!
Um, I just don’t even know where to start. Last week was
basically nuts. I should probably start out by saying thank you so much for
your prayers this last week. Without a doubt they were answered! I felt them so
strongly. We were able to see Norma and teach her in her apartment every single
day. She had her baptismal interview on
Friday and passed it and everything. It was really great. :) And
then came Sunday....
We had planned her baptism and everything. But when we went to get her for
church on Sunday,
she wasn’t home. So we called her and she quickly said, "I can’t talk I’m
in church" and hung up. Yep, she was in a catholic church the day of her
baptism.... Why? Well, in the catholic church you just show up and the priests
bless you, whereas in our church they just don’t give out blessing like that.
We told her that you can receive blessings of health and explained the
priesthood authority again, but she said she had never seen blessings given at
church, even though she has received one before. (Her memory is really not that
great since she fell down the stairs and hit her head.) So needless to say, she
still doesn’t understand everything about the Restoration. Yeah, it was a rough
Sunday
for me during church yesterday. I think it’s probably the biggest taste I’ve
gotten yet of someone using their agency. Needless to say, I’ve learned so much
from this experience.
One day this last week I was studying the Sacrament Prayers
and I can’t believe how much I learned from just two prayers that I hear every
single Sunday!
So here’s what I was able to learn/realize- or at least it’s my point of view.
In the prayer for the bread we make 3 promises, which are to take upon us His
name, always remember Him, and keep His commandments. When we partake of the bread
we are committing to keep those promises that we make. We are remembering His
body. It is because He died for us and then resurrected, that we too will live
again. That gift is free. Then we have the prayer for the water, where all we
promise is to remember Him. But to remember Him is to remember the promises we recently
promised to keep by partaking of the bread. We are sealing that promise and we
do it in the memory of the blood He spilt for us. The blood for which he sealed
His atoning sacrifice. It is only through that atoning blood that we can return
and live with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ one day. And that must
be earned by keeping the covenants we have made. So yeah, that was the relation
I was able to see between the two prayers más o menos. What I loved was having
the Spirit teach me through simply reading two prayers that I hear all the
time. There is ALWAYS something to be learned.
So this week was pretty rough for me energy wise. I just
wanted to die at the end of every day because I was so tired. The heat has
started. It’s like already 30º Celsius which I have no idea what it would be in
Fahrenheit. But basically it’s only October and the real heat shouldn’t come
until like January and February. I hear those months are the ones that are just
unbearable. It’s also only Spring, so I’m freaked out for Summer. Just not a
big fan of the humidity. Also, because of the heat and the humidity I have the
worst blisters. I have wanted to straight up cut my feet off every single day
this last week. It’s been rough in that sense jaja. But whatevs. I’m buying
summer shoes today thankfully.
Well, thanks again for your prayers on my behalf. I felt
them so much this last week. I love you all so much and hope everything is
going spectacular with you all! :) Remember, when we love the way the Savior
does, miracles happen! And of course, Stay Anxiously Engaged!! :)
xoxo,
Hermana Van
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