Hola!!! This week has
been so incredible!! I have felt the Spirit
so much, and they have really been focusing on getting us ready for Chile! We have been practicing teaching so much, and
even though we have a long way to go, we are getting better every day! Last night for our personal study time, we
decided to all get priesthood blessings!!
It was such a powerful experience!
What a blessing it is to have the priesthood restored on this earth!! Nothing confirms my testimony more than the
priesthood!! Hearing the Lord tell you
things through another person that has no idea what you're struggling with but
knows, through the Spirit and through the power of God to say exactly what you
need to hear is incredible!! Also, I
leave on Monday for Chile! Woohoo!!! I'm so excited to serve other people!! This past Saturday in TRC (where you teach
real people), we had the opportunity to actually teach a nonmember! Her friend had invited her to come! Our Spanish isn't very good, but we taught
her about the Book of Mormon, tried to answer her questions as best we could,
and invited her to read it and ask God to know for herself if what we were
saying was true. We taught her how to
pray and she gave the closing prayer!
She started crying and told us that she felt the Spirit. She thanked us for helping her feel God’s
love. She told us that even though our
Spanish isn't very good, she felt something different and good with us! She told us she thinks we are doing a good
thing, and she is glad to hear we are going to help others! She also told us that she will read the Book
of Mormon and pray to know if it’s true.
It was a super cool experience because we didn't know she wasn't a
member until we were in the lesson and I asked her how long she had been a
member. She said she wasn't and that she
was Catholic. So the lesson we had
planned, we just abandoned. It was cool
having to rely completely on the Spirit to know what to teach and being an
instrument in the Lord’s hands. We also
had another devotional this week, and I felt like the speaker was saying
everything that I needed to hear! He
talked about how you may not have wanted to be assigned to labor in the mission
we were, but that is where the Lord has called us. The apostles look at your face and missionary
application one by one, and the Lord tells them through the Spirit what mission
you are to be assigned to. I was
sobbing. It's not easy, but I know that
the Lord has called me to Chile. He told
us that the Lord trusts us. He trusts us
enough to represent Him and His church, and He has placed his confidence in
us! I love being a missionary!! Even though it's hard, I sometimes wonder how
in the world life could get better!!
OH!! Also one of my teachers this
week was a missionary that served in Danny´s mission!! His name is Hermano Lopez, and he just got
back in December! He says Hi to the
VanCott family!! Also when we were
packing, I found all the notes you guys hid in my suitcase!! They were so sweet, and I loved them so
much!! Thank you!! I don't know how I got blessed with the best
family!! I love you all!! Keep living the gospel!! This time next week, I will be in Chile
woohoooo!!
--Hermana West
