Feliz Cumpleanos: Meg, Kirsten & cute London!!
Mi Familia Bonita!
WHAT? I HAVE BEEN ON A MISSION FOR 6 MONTHS! Time is flying over here!
Mission SLOW DOWN!
Okay- so we have exchanges tonight so we aren't going to see the green
lake, but that just means I get to write all of you! This week has
been a good one! And we ate, a ton...
WHAT? I HAVE BEEN ON A MISSION FOR 6 MONTHS! Time is flying over here!
Mission SLOW DOWN!
Okay- so we have exchanges tonight so we aren't going to see the green
lake, but that just means I get to write all of you! This week has
been a good one! And we ate, a ton...
Oh, and
right before this, I got in my first car collision, but no worries;) wasnt our
fault, no one's hurt, and we might have got a new investigator for the sisters
(english) missionaries:)
Martes- this day was an interesting day, we set out for our adventure. To Harvard like every Tuesday usually, and we were going to
try this one family, and the Spirit spoke to Hna Michael and I and
said,"do not go into that home", and at first I just thought it was me
being like wow the devil is tempting us from trying this awesome
family from joining the gospel. Then the closer we got to the house
the stronger the feeling was, the spirit was telling me, "that home is
dangerous, do not go into that house." Then Hna Michael just said, (as
we were about to get out of the car),"hey Hna Hammond, I feel funny
about this house." And I was like, "Hna so do I, we need to leave
right this minute." So we did. Then, we parked a ways a way and were
about to go to the food Pantry cause that was our backup plan, when
the spirit spoke to both of us again saying, "you need to get out of
Harvard, now!" And both of us were like, "huh do you feel like we need
to leave..." So we started driving back towards home.
Martes- this day was an interesting day, we set out for our adventure. To Harvard like every Tuesday usually, and we were going to
try this one family, and the Spirit spoke to Hna Michael and I and
said,"do not go into that home", and at first I just thought it was me
being like wow the devil is tempting us from trying this awesome
family from joining the gospel. Then the closer we got to the house
the stronger the feeling was, the spirit was telling me, "that home is
dangerous, do not go into that house." Then Hna Michael just said, (as
we were about to get out of the car),"hey Hna Hammond, I feel funny
about this house." And I was like, "Hna so do I, we need to leave
right this minute." So we did. Then, we parked a ways a way and were
about to go to the food Pantry cause that was our backup plan, when
the spirit spoke to both of us again saying, "you need to get out of
Harvard, now!" And both of us were like, "huh do you feel like we need
to leave..." So we started driving back towards home.
The
spirit spoke to us again saying, "Hebron." And I was like Hermana, "I
think
we need to be in Hebron today." Which Hebron is a TINY town of 1,000
people, it's at the border of Wisconsin, and smells like cows. I
thought I was in Rigby. We have been told by tons of missionaries that
there are NO Mexicans in Hebron, but we went anyway. At first we
started knocking, giving out pass along cards and asking if people
knew of any Mexicans around, and then we went to the one store in the
whole city, which was.... subway... And we were like, there's gotta be
a Mexican in there, well, there wasn't, but we asked the worker if he
knew were any lived, and he was like... "Yeah! Right across the
street!" So, we went, and knocked some doors, and the last door we
knocked, they were Mexican. The mom had taken the lesson before in
Texas, and her daughter was AWESOME, she's15 years old. It was really
cool! This is the first Mexican any missionary has found in Hebron, not
only that, but they told us that they had family and friends in
Hebron, meaning, that's where we are going to be for the next while,
trying to light up the gospel in This little town! I know the spirit
lead us here, and honestly Hna Michael and I dont know what would have
happened had we stayed in Harvard, there wasn't a shooting or a natural
disaster. But I learned that if you plan and work and be obedient, to
the best you can, then The Lord can bless you, and he can change your
course to what he wants you to do. But it's after ALL you can do on
your part!
Miercoles- this day we had 3 eating citas, but I honestly love all the
members so of course it was vale la pena! (Expression in Spanish
meaning, it was all worth it, like worth the pain!) first one was with
Hna Barrios, we ate a lot a lot, she's a divorced single woman who is
so awesome, we showed her the Mormon message called, "Hijas de Dios."
She started crying because she's had such a hard life, and we
testified that she has a great purpose on this earth, that she is a
daughter of God, and to "siga adelante." Or in English...."keep moving
forward, that's how winning is done!" -minus the end part.
we need to be in Hebron today." Which Hebron is a TINY town of 1,000
people, it's at the border of Wisconsin, and smells like cows. I
thought I was in Rigby. We have been told by tons of missionaries that
there are NO Mexicans in Hebron, but we went anyway. At first we
started knocking, giving out pass along cards and asking if people
knew of any Mexicans around, and then we went to the one store in the
whole city, which was.... subway... And we were like, there's gotta be
a Mexican in there, well, there wasn't, but we asked the worker if he
knew were any lived, and he was like... "Yeah! Right across the
street!" So, we went, and knocked some doors, and the last door we
knocked, they were Mexican. The mom had taken the lesson before in
Texas, and her daughter was AWESOME, she's15 years old. It was really
cool! This is the first Mexican any missionary has found in Hebron, not
only that, but they told us that they had family and friends in
Hebron, meaning, that's where we are going to be for the next while,
trying to light up the gospel in This little town! I know the spirit
lead us here, and honestly Hna Michael and I dont know what would have
happened had we stayed in Harvard, there wasn't a shooting or a natural
disaster. But I learned that if you plan and work and be obedient, to
the best you can, then The Lord can bless you, and he can change your
course to what he wants you to do. But it's after ALL you can do on
your part!
Miercoles- this day we had 3 eating citas, but I honestly love all the
members so of course it was vale la pena! (Expression in Spanish
meaning, it was all worth it, like worth the pain!) first one was with
Hna Barrios, we ate a lot a lot, she's a divorced single woman who is
so awesome, we showed her the Mormon message called, "Hijas de Dios."
She started crying because she's had such a hard life, and we
testified that she has a great purpose on this earth, that she is a
daughter of God, and to "siga adelante." Or in English...."keep moving
forward, that's how winning is done!" -minus the end part.
Then right after we had a cita with Hna Jimenez, this was a hard cita
for me, because while she was cooking our plate of hot dogs, (when I
say plate, I mean tray) the cat got up on the table, let out all
it's nasty fur all over the food, and then we got to eat it. This lady
has literally no money, but it's really cool because she knows (like
out whole branch does) that they are richly blessed when they feed the
missionaries. She's also a single lady with a hard life, and so we
shared the same Mormon Message. We testified that Christ knows all of
our temptations, afflictions, trials, and challenges, and to siga
adelante with Jesucristo. She loved our message, and how lucky are we
that The Lord let us be the instruments that got to see a child of
His, come a little closer to Him. Ah, so cool.
Then we had another eating cita with the familia Garcia. They are an
awesome familia, and sadly she cooks really good food, but by this
time we were so so full, we were praying and praying to ..just keep
eating just keep eating, what do we do, we eat, eat.." Jaja. Because
of the longness in this letter, and because of time, I will shorten,
but we shared a message after eating a lot of food, and then had to
hurry and drive to Woodstock for a lesson with Kelvin and Joshuel. It
was such a fun lesson, because well, children are the best to teach.
(They are recent converts) they have SO MUCH FAITH! We taught them the
first lesson again, and they were like when does Jose Smith come. They
LOVE Jose Smith. It's the coolest thing ever!
Jueves- planning day! We also had a cita with la Hermana Alcantar, she
is one of the strongest members in the branch, she is SO cool. She has
the coolest testimony, and a hard life. We shared with her the first
lesson in 3 minutes and then challenged her to do the same with her
friends. It was so cool, because she is already the coolest.
Viernes- we had a zone conference this day. It was really good! I
don't have too much time to tell you all what happened. But I learned
a lot, there is ALWAYS something we can do to be more obedient. We try
to always be obedient because I know that's how we show our love to
The Lord. Then right after zone conference we had to hurry fast and
get to a cita with Hna Monge. An eating cita of course, this is the
lady who was really sick awhile ago, but she's feeling a lot better.
I was praying really hard because when we walked into her very
humble home, she was like, HERMANAS! Then she was like I have a fever,
but don't worry I made you food. I literally can't watch her make
food, or I'd throw up, but, with A LOT of silent prayer, I ate it.
Then, I realized how selfish I was being. I thought of this song,"to
love another person is to see the face of God." I know that Jesus
touched all sorts of dirty people, people with diseases, sickness, and
sin. And the second that that popped into my head, on the way out the
door I gave her one more big extra kiss right on the cheek, because she is
a daughter of God who needs a lot of love. And I can give her that
love.
Then,
we volunteered for a member in the English ward for service and went
to
the school and painted children's faces. Our district did it for a
school fair for service, actually a lot of parents asked who we were!
Sometimes we just need to get people to know and see the tag! Even
though it's a tiny seed, it's something!
Sabado- we had yet another cita, what's a cita without food right?!
With Hno Lemus. He is a great man, who is very less active, but loves
the missionaries! He was offended that we hadn't come over in awhile,
so we had to make amends, so we just kept eating and complimenting his
salsa, which actually wasn't too hard because it was really good,
after four tamales and the normal Mexican stuff we shared a message on
our purpose here, he liked it. Out here I have learned that people
really do get very offended and because of grudges won't come back to
church, and it breaks my heart because I am like, AH DON'T YOU WANNA
LIVE IN THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM!" It kills me.
Domingo- we had church and it was great, then we tried to find that
family in Hebron with Claudia Camacho (15 year old in our branch) (we
thought it'd be a perfect match up!) sadly they weren't home, but we
aren't giving up on them! Then we went to the Familia Camacho for
dinner! It was really good. Then we shared a message, and it was
great! They are such a cool familia, they have a son on a mission, and
they are really strong members!
Well, it's been a great week with our members and finding, and
teaching, and testifying, the latter being my favorite. I have
realized this theme for the week being, "Find the will of God.... And
do it." Sometimes actually a lot, my mind gets so centered on making
sure we work work work, this week I learned that sometimes we plan and
we do all we can, then we need to listen for a brief moment to make
sure this is in line with Gods plan. Eye single to the glory of God!
Because of this theme I decided to read the story of Enoch, in the
Pearl of Great Price. And so I did! (Close enough to a bible story
right!?)
First Enoch says, "why have I found favor in thy sight, I am but a
lad, and all the people hate me." Just like sometimes I feel like, all
the people out here don't want to hear our message and they hate the
Mormon missionaries. But nonetheless Enoch went and did, and cried
repentance unto the people. Because Enoch went and did the will of The
Lord, his mouth was not only filled by God, not only were Enoch's
words justified, but "So great was the faith of Enoch that he led the
people of God, and their armies came to battle...and he spake the word
of The Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even
according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of
their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the
wilderness; and all nations feared greatly so powerful was the word of
Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given
him." Enoch was basically a boss! So cool! If we just do the will of
The Lord he will magnify us! We all have weaknesses, but I know that
when we act on the faith we have, and just go do the will of The Lord,
he will help us.
A couple pages later The Lord says to Enoch, "Lift up your heart, and
be glad, and look." We need to just look to the Savior, in all that we
do.
In every cita I have ever had on my mission, every single one, the
focus is the Savior. I know that if we look to him, he can guide us
back home to Heavenly Father.
Well familia, it's been a great week for work! A great week for
testifying! I hope you all find something that The Lord wants you
personally to do. Find the will of The Lord, and even though at first
it might be scary, just like at first Enoch was scared, if you just do
it The Lord will magnify you, and he will help you. And then of course
never forget,"lift up your heart, and be glad, and look."
Love you familia!
La Hermana Hammond
We had to give up our planners!!!!
the school and painted children's faces. Our district did it for a
school fair for service, actually a lot of parents asked who we were!
Sometimes we just need to get people to know and see the tag! Even
though it's a tiny seed, it's something!
Sabado- we had yet another cita, what's a cita without food right?!
With Hno Lemus. He is a great man, who is very less active, but loves
the missionaries! He was offended that we hadn't come over in awhile,
so we had to make amends, so we just kept eating and complimenting his
salsa, which actually wasn't too hard because it was really good,
after four tamales and the normal Mexican stuff we shared a message on
our purpose here, he liked it. Out here I have learned that people
really do get very offended and because of grudges won't come back to
church, and it breaks my heart because I am like, AH DON'T YOU WANNA
LIVE IN THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM!" It kills me.
Domingo- we had church and it was great, then we tried to find that
family in Hebron with Claudia Camacho (15 year old in our branch) (we
thought it'd be a perfect match up!) sadly they weren't home, but we
aren't giving up on them! Then we went to the Familia Camacho for
dinner! It was really good. Then we shared a message, and it was
great! They are such a cool familia, they have a son on a mission, and
they are really strong members!
Well, it's been a great week with our members and finding, and
teaching, and testifying, the latter being my favorite. I have
realized this theme for the week being, "Find the will of God.... And
do it." Sometimes actually a lot, my mind gets so centered on making
sure we work work work, this week I learned that sometimes we plan and
we do all we can, then we need to listen for a brief moment to make
sure this is in line with Gods plan. Eye single to the glory of God!
Because of this theme I decided to read the story of Enoch, in the
Pearl of Great Price. And so I did! (Close enough to a bible story
right!?)
First Enoch says, "why have I found favor in thy sight, I am but a
lad, and all the people hate me." Just like sometimes I feel like, all
the people out here don't want to hear our message and they hate the
Mormon missionaries. But nonetheless Enoch went and did, and cried
repentance unto the people. Because Enoch went and did the will of The
Lord, his mouth was not only filled by God, not only were Enoch's
words justified, but "So great was the faith of Enoch that he led the
people of God, and their armies came to battle...and he spake the word
of The Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even
according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of
their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the
wilderness; and all nations feared greatly so powerful was the word of
Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given
him." Enoch was basically a boss! So cool! If we just do the will of
The Lord he will magnify us! We all have weaknesses, but I know that
when we act on the faith we have, and just go do the will of The Lord,
he will help us.
A couple pages later The Lord says to Enoch, "Lift up your heart, and
be glad, and look." We need to just look to the Savior, in all that we
do.
In every cita I have ever had on my mission, every single one, the
focus is the Savior. I know that if we look to him, he can guide us
back home to Heavenly Father.
Well familia, it's been a great week for work! A great week for
testifying! I hope you all find something that The Lord wants you
personally to do. Find the will of The Lord, and even though at first
it might be scary, just like at first Enoch was scared, if you just do
it The Lord will magnify you, and he will help you. And then of course
never forget,"lift up your heart, and be glad, and look."
Love you familia!
La Hermana Hammond
We had to give up our planners!!!!
This is us at the gym!
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