Hello!!
This week was a good one! Some random things first, then the
experiences.
1-In intercambios I went running with Hermana Galeano and
she passed out haha, but didn't die haha she's ok.
2-I didn't even know it was Thanksgiving until people told
me today.
3- We visited a hidden waterfall and cave today.
4-We get to receive yet another sister from the Dominican Republic
who is coming late because her visa didn't come in time.
But like I said, it was a good week!! The highlight was the
boy we taught getting baptized!!!! Oh
man I love him!! Everything that day just worked out. So many small miracles that lead to a very
spiritual baptism. Almost the whole
primary showed up and so many people from the ward! I've never seen that many
people in a baptism it was incredible!
But the primary basically did the whole thing! The kids said the prayers, gave the talks,
sang "A Child's Prayer" for the special musical number, and afterward
they shared their testimonies. It was
super sweet. I'm 100% sure that everyone
felt the spirit there. Kids are so pure
and bring such a powerful spirit! His
mom came too which was awesome! She’s
not a member, but she’s super supportive. She was super sweet at his baptism
and even got emotional. It's amazing how
one person can change lots of people. We
all need each other.
I've also really been seeing how Heavenly Father personally
loves me this week. It was kinda hard in some aspects, but Heavenly Father
constantly sends me reminders that He is aware of me and loves me and each one
of His children whether we see it or not. Everyday He gives us hundreds of
gifts, but we need to choose to "open" them. I challenge you guys to try to
"open" as many gits from him as you can each day this week!!
I know Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers. And more often than not, he sends people to
be His instruments in blessing us...but it’s always Him. A really quick example. This week I was thinking about an experience
in Coyhaique. I had had the most
stressful week of my mission and we had a baptism early the next morning. We were in super intercambios and I was so
stressed. I went to "shower"
but just cried. The hermana I was with
at the time, Hermana Galeano was super sweet and could tell I was
stressed. We also had zero money or food
in the house because it was the end of the 5th week of the month. She knew I loved no-bake cookies. So while I was in the shower she called the
other hermanas in our ward and asked them to make me no-bake cookies and bring
them to the baptism early the next morning.
I was so surprised and so happy hahah.
It was something small but really helped me feel that Hermana Galeano
loved me and wanted to help me. It's the
same with Heavenly Father and us.
Heavenly Father sees a need we have or just wants to bless us, and
"calls" someone to do something for us to bless us. It looks like that person (in this case the
hermanas from our ward) is the one who is blessing you, and its true they did
act and we should thank them, but at the root of it all is God. He is the one who organizes everything and
blesses us. He loves us and wants us to
be happy!! I don't know if that made sense
to you guys, but what I'm trying to say is whenever anybody says or does
something nice, in reality its Heavenly Father blessing us and we should be
grateful for His love!! Love you all!!
Have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving together!!
--Hermana West
