We have a guy named Jorge who is getting baptized this week in between the conference sessions on Sunday and then a family who is getting baptized the next week. This week was really good and we have been working really hard.
There has been a lot of drama going on here in the ward but one of the things I like about being a missionary is that you don't have to worry about it. What I have been thinking about a lot these few weeks are the experiences we have that help us remember what is really important. One of the things that I love about being in the mission here in Mexico is it helps you realize all the things that I had in the United States that we don't have here. Like air conditioning or washing machines, or not having to warm up our water with an iron in a bucket of water or coming home every night to kill tons of cockroaches. But the thing is, you can be happier even though you have less and it comes from realizing what is really important.
Also, I was reading my blessing that I got when I was set apart for the mission, and it was really interesting because it talks about how my family will be protected with protection and strength while I was gone. I thought about some of the things that happened while I have been gone (like Dan having health problems) and I was a little doubtful that Heavenly Father was protecting my family until I remembered what I had been thinking before. What is really important? Sometimes we can't see the plan Heavenly Father has for us but I started to think the protection that I was promised in the blessing was not physical protection at all-- it was the spiritual protection of our family. More important than anything that happens in this life is the spiritual strength that we obtain and the chance to live as an eternal family.
Since I can't think of anything else exciting that happened this week, I will share some more things I learned from my studies. Oh, and the class schedule looks good for BYU. OK, so another thing I was studying was about Jesus Christ and how when John the Baptist was in jail and asked if it is really the Savior and what the Savior sends back is tell him the people that were healed and the miracles that were preformed. He didn't send back any of the words he said or the lessons he taught he sent back the acts he had preformed. I like this example a lot because we need to follow the example o Jesus Christ and show people that we are representatives of Jesus Christ by our actions and deeds. What is the best way to share the gospel? by being an example.
Also in church they were talking about family history work and someone started talking about angels. How a lot of times we don't believe in angels in this day but how when we are doing family history work we are surrounding ourselves with angels. Our ancestors are guiding our efforts here in our lives or they are guiding our efforts to find their names. It brought a new meaning to family history work for me.
Anyway, I hope you guys have a great week and I hope it gets warmer there for you. The photos are of the family that is getting baptized next week, and of the washing machines here in Mexico :).
Love,
Hermana Jones
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