Buenos dias!!!
I hope you all had an amazing mothers day and got to reflect on all the amazing women in your life! I am so thankful for your example and testimony Mom, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you! (Literally haha) I know I say this a lot but THIS WAS THE BEST WEEK OF MY MISSION! Haha I never want to leave. We literally doubled our teaching pool this week. I have like 1001 things to write about but I'll try to just pick a couple things that I have learned this week.
When we show God we are willing to work, He rains blessings on us:
This week on Tuesday and Wednesday we worked like as hard as we could and knocked the doors a lot of people with potential, and no one answered/was interested. But we showed God that we were willing to work hard, so on Thursday he just started POURING blessings on us like I have never seen before! We got a referral from Salt Lake for this guy named Yonatan that requested a Book of Mormon online. He is in his 30's and his parents have been members in Guatemala for 10 years. He's gone through some hard times that have humbled him and prepared him for the gospel!!! He seriously just ate up the lessons we taught him and read a TON in the Book of Mormon and then he came to church on Sunday!!! He is so amazing and prepared!!
Technology is changing missionary work:
I have a lot I could say about this. But to start, throughout my mission I have seen a giant change in the way missionary work is being done. I feel like it was a common thought that the only way we could find people to teach was by knocking on doors. This is changing!!! A lot of missionaries here have been posting Books of Mormons in the buy/sell/trade page on Facebook. This lady requested a Book of Mormon from them and she spoke Spanish, so they referred her to us! She is also so prepared!!! She had so many questions about the church that we were able to answer for her and she is coming to church on Sunday! All from a post on facebook! We would have never found her if we were just knocking on doors.
Last night we saw in our car and just spent a couple hours just communicating with the people we were teaching over Facebook messenger! We were sending videos/scriptures and having conversations with like 5 people at once about the gospel, teaching and fellowshipping them from our phone! It's impossible to be in 5 places at once. But it is possible to teach 5 people at once that are all in different places at the same time over technology! The Lord is hastening his work and it's through technology!
The Holy Ghost changes lives:
One of the most amazing things I've seen this week is how the Holy Ghost works through people. 3 of the people we are teaching literally said the exact thing this week. Something along the lines of: "Every time I read the scriptures I get this feeling of peace and comfort in my heart I can't exactly explain it." THAT IS THE HOLY GHOST! It's been such a blessing to be able to help people identify that. I think as members of the church sometimes we forget how powerful the Spirit's influence is, because we have been living under His gift and guidance for so long. It's so special to be able to see it work through people that haven't recognized it before. I am so blessed!
"Missions are hard:"
I've been thinking a lot about when people say that missions are hard. The reason that missions are hard is because we literally have to change our desires so much. To be successful and happy we have to learn to put off the natural man and throw what we want out the window. All of the times in my mission that I struggled were because deep down I did not want to be doing what I was doing. Through prayer, fasting, scripture study, and the miracles I have witnessed through obedience - my desires have changed. I feel one with God and His will for his children. That is why I feel so happy! This quote by Neal A. Maxwell says it all:
"When you and I finally submit ourselves, by letting our individual wills be swallowed up in God’s will, then we are really giving something to Him! It is the only possession which is truly ours to give!"
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!!!
Love, Hermana Hansen :)
Pics:
1. Hermana Gubler came to visit and so we had a lesson with Borys with her!!!
2. A card we made for someone we're teaching :)
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