Dec. 2, 2013
"Acting on a twig of faith allows God to grow it" -Elder Eyring
Mi Familia,
Wow, que semana. I missed you guys LIKE CRAZY. How fun you were all
together in Utah! That's sooo fun! I missed you all. I had quite the week, and
literally gained 10 pounds, (yes I weighed myself).. Its quite scary, but this
is the life of a missionary si? Let me tell you about my week.
Lunes- It was P-day! We went to a place called Little Village. It is quite
the place, we were the only white people for miles literally. It really is like
you step into Mexico it was CRAZY!.. If you are there at night (which we
weren't) you get killed by the gangs The Satan's Disciples, or the Latin Kings,
they are Hispanic gangs, total rivals don't ask me how I know that. The graffiti
of theirs is pretty awesome I must say:) ja ja!
After we got home we had a
lesson with Maria and Edgar- they LOVE us. But they don't like keeping
commitments. So its really hard because we might have to drop them, BUT I DON'T
WANT TO DROP THEM! It's crazy how sad you get when people don't read the
scriptures and when they don't pray and especialmente when they don't come to
sacrament meeting. Well it really was a great lesson, and my Spanish is coming:)
Poco a poco:) everyone here speaks Spanish so that really is a huge blessing.
Martes- This day was a day of miracles. It is the coolest thing how the
Lord works. Well we had done all of our studies and we went to the library and
for 4 weeks EVERYDAY we had been talking to the security guard. We even ended up
giving him a Book of Mormon, but he DID NOT want the missionaries coming over,
but he LOVES talking with us and so this day we were telling him to have a Happy
Thanksgiving with his cats, because he just got a divorce.
Everyday we give him chapters in the Book of Mormon to read) and asked him about
that, and then he was like, ya know could you maybe have some missionaries come
over and teach me more about this? (he knows we live out of his area) We were
SOO excited, he gave us his information. We left happy from the library:)
The next day when we went back to the library he wasn't there, they had moved him to another location. MIRACLE we got his information THE DAY
before he left! I know coolest thing ever!
We taught Margarita (the blind
lady) Her family is AWESOME! Her son texted us later and said, "ya know,
thanks for comin guys, your the best." AH! We were soo happy about that!
That
night we went knocking doors and this guy was walking into his home and we of
course stop him (like we do with everyone else) and told him, Hola! somos
misioneras de la Iglesia de Jesu Cristo,.. he stopped us and said, "De los Santos
de los Ultimos Dias, soy miembro" He explained that he was less active and he
hadn't gone to church in 30 years! We quickly made an appt with him for the next
day! Coolest day ever! And we also got some horrible nasty cookies from Hna
Velez, IT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER! I love that lady SO much!
Miercoles- Today was a good day, we had district meeting, and that was
good. Then We had studies, then we went and we knocked doors, and it was a day
of rejection. TOTAL rejection, we had some... well not so nice words said, PERO,
esta bien:) Then we went to the cita con Nelson (the less active we found) and
in his words after giving him the restoration were, "you guys..... started
getting teary eyed.. my family and marriage is broken." We had come at the
perfect time is his life when the gospel NEEDS to be in his life. yeah, it was
the coolest thing ever.
(I also got your package and letters today!) They were
So good, mommy! thank you for them! And also the quote from Jacob which said,
"it ain't about how hard you hit, its about how hard you get hit and keep movin
forward, how much you can take and keep movin forward. That's how WINNING is
DONE" thank you Jacob for that quote! I needed it today!
Jueves- Thanksgiving! We had.... weekly planning, then did some studies and
such, but later in the evening we went to La Familia Gonzalez! It was soo fun!
they are the sweetest family, they joined a year ago and sent a daughter off to
the mission last week:) La Iglesia es VERDAD! Except they just kept feeding and
feeding us, and they MADE us eat it ALL... a plate big enough for all the food
you eat in a week. That's always kind of hard to eat. Well, it was kind of hard too
because I missed my familia. This family invited 4 companionships to their
homes, 8 missionaries! They are champions!
Viernes-Our ward put on a dinner for us this day:) oh my goodness it was
the greatest thing ever:) I LOVE our ward, and here I found out that all of the
ward calls me, "the happy Hermana, who loves everybody" I think because
every time I talk to someone I tell them I love them, and in Sacrament in my
talks and testimony I tell them I love them! And its true! And so, whenever they
see me, I get a BIG kiss on the cheek and a huge hug! I LOVE it! ... I have also
been kissed on the mouth, by 3 older ladies... that's always exciting:)
Sabado- I WENT ON EXCHANGES! And we got to go to the temple! It was really
fun:) we went to a Spanish session:) One of our ward members was going through
for the First time. I went on exchanges with the Hermana training leaders Hna
Miliron. It was really good:)
ANOTHER miracle happened! I met one of DADS
students! he was going through for the first time! It was awesome:) He is
heading back up to Rexburg, so I made him promise he would go see you today Dad!
He better! Well then Hna Miliron and I went to a Members home and I have never
been fed so much, she fed me THREE chicken breasts, and wouldn't let me leave
the table til I finished, she thought I went hungry, I was literally chocking
down my food. Almost threw up. It really was torture. But we do it and we get
miracles!
Domingo- Church is ALWAYS my favorite:) I LOVE the members oh my goodness,
please come down here and meet them! You would just love them ALL! We sung
Cantas Santos Angeles for choir, ah! Spanish wards are the best best best! And
it was THE best! Sadly none of our investigators came to church:( It really is
SO hard when people don't come to church, but esta bien. Then right after we
went to a members home and they fed us, A TON and wouldn't let us leave. so now
you see why I have gained 10 pounds in one week. Its great........ yeah....
Well my familia, I love you and I miss you! I have learned so much this
week that if we act on a little faith God grows it. With Mike (the security
guard) and Nelson (the less active we found) If we so much as act on a twig of
faith, by knocking one more house, God grows it. It's incredible. Spanish is
coming:) thank you for your prayers on my behalf, I feel them everyday. Sorry if
I come home as big as the Mayor on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.. ja ja! I
love and miss you all! Hna Felt and I are SO good! We just keep, keeping on!
Even though our numbers are low, and we are planting seeds, we just keep
singing! I really try to stay happy in this place, but one thing that has helped
me SO much is loving the people. I love the people SO much its insane! I love
you my familia! You are the best!
Its not about how hard you hit, its about how hard you get hit and keep
moving forward! How much you can take and keep moving forward! That's how
winning is DONE!
Hna Hammond
Hermana Felt & I at A Little Village
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