2 weeks to go and a temple trip

Nogales temple trip

 Hola todos!

This week was good! Not much has happened since Monday, but we went to the temple today!!! So I had to change my pday (so I will not be writing on Monday).

I love the temple so much. I have found that in the temple, no matter where you are in the world, you can feel at home. It is a manifestation of God's love for us and it helps us come closer to Him. It gives us the chance to experience a little bit of Heaven, feel the love of God, and receive answers from Him. If you don't know what to do, go to the temple. If you're feeling down, go to the temple. If you have a question you haven't been able to answer, go. If you're happy, go. Whatever you're feeling, experiencing , going through, go. There is no situation that going to the temple can't help you through. Always be worthy to hold your recommend. Always. The rest isn't worth all that you will lose.

In my time here in Juarez my Father gave to me:

6 great companions,

5 pounds (or more)

4 new parents

3 areas

Frontera 1: How to work on God's team. In frontera I started my mission, and went through the good, the bad, the ugly, and the miraculous. I learned how to be a missionary and how to keep working, though at times it may seem impossible. I found and developed my own testimony and saw how the gospel changed really changes lives, if we use what it teaches us. What He teaches us.

Colonia Juarez: How to patiently wait on the Lord. The Colonia Juarez is a colony of 1200 people, 700 of which are already members of the church. On arrival, I felt as though I was starting my mission over. There were days when we felt as though all of our efforts were for nothing, that all of the walking and knocking and talking was not bringing the fruits we had hoped for. However, as we patiently kept working, kept trying, and kept praying, the Lord provided His miracles. Always. I learned that there is no wasted effort. All that we do is for something, though we may not recognize the miracles in the moment.

Nogales 2: How to endure in the face of challenges. In Nogales I got to train 2 different sister missionaries. Those of you who know me well know that I am generally a person who struggles to make decisions. Even here in the mission I often times waited on my senior companion to make the decisions and tell me what we should do. Training, however, has given me the opportunity to grow and strengthen the exercise of my agency, and though I have much more to work on, it has helped me start the long road.

Me and Hermana Gonzalez

Each area that I have served in has been immensely different and has helped me develop different traits and attributes, and I am so incredibly grateful for each one. These areas have my heart and are forever in my prayers and in my mind. They have become a second, third, and fourth home for me. They, along with the people I have met within them, have formed who I have become.

Hope you all have a great week and I'll talk to you in 10 days!

Hermana Naatjes