Dec. 15, 2014 GODS COMMANDMENTS TRULY MAKE US FREE!!
Feliz Cumpleanos: Kyson K, McKenzie, Shawn, Melanie, and MY AMAZING Grandpa Hammond!!!!
FAMILIA!
I am so excited for Rosa to get all of the presents! I know she will be
so grateful! I am so grateful for you family!
I don't have much time, we have a lot we have to do, BUT my
new companion will be HERMANA KOHLHASE.
Actually, I have been on 2 exchanges with her, and Hermana
Izu trained her. She is AWESOME. I love her to death!
I am so excited! Sad as well because Hermana Izu will be missed.
I will only share 2 stories from this week, but it truly has been a
great week!
This past Friday Hermana Izu and I had a very interesting day, but it
was a great day. In the morning we had Hermana Milagros, and she is
one of my favorite people in the world. She takes very good care of us
missionaries. She loves to feed us, and every time we go over there
she serves us A TON, (like more than you would eat on thanksgiving,
and add an elephant on top of it) so after we ate there we went over
to this other members house, (double eating cita... Always a killer)
Hermana Calderon, and she just is the cutest thing ever. Before I got
here she didn't really like the Hermana missionaries, but she is the
one who gave us Rafael, (our awesome investigator) and after working
with him a little and showing her love she just loves having us over.
She cooked us some Pozole, (which is usually really good) but Hermana
Izu and I both got sick from it, (it could have been the meat and/or
we just ate too much..) but in the bathroom Hermana Izu threw it up,
Then after leaving her house I ran to the back of her house into the
alley (while running I was throwing up) and threw up there, but right while I was
throwing up (and running into the alley) Rafael and his mom came out
of their car (they are neighbors to Hermana Calderon) and started
talking to Hermana Izu. They invited us in. So I quickly threw up, and
was a great day. In the morning we had Hermana Milagros, and she is
one of my favorite people in the world. She takes very good care of us
missionaries. She loves to feed us, and every time we go over there
she serves us A TON, (like more than you would eat on thanksgiving,
and add an elephant on top of it) so after we ate there we went over
to this other members house, (double eating cita... Always a killer)
Hermana Calderon, and she just is the cutest thing ever. Before I got
here she didn't really like the Hermana missionaries, but she is the
one who gave us Rafael, (our awesome investigator) and after working
with him a little and showing her love she just loves having us over.
She cooked us some Pozole, (which is usually really good) but Hermana
Izu and I both got sick from it, (it could have been the meat and/or
we just ate too much..) but in the bathroom Hermana Izu threw it up,
Then after leaving her house I ran to the back of her house into the
alley (while running I was throwing up) and threw up there, but right while I was
throwing up (and running into the alley) Rafael and his mom came out
of their car (they are neighbors to Hermana Calderon) and started
talking to Hermana Izu. They invited us in. So I quickly threw up, and
my companion was in Rafael's yard looking at
me throwing up in the alley, and yelling, "YOU CAN DO IT HERMANA, WE HAVE TO GO!!!"
So I quickly threw up a little bit more, cried a little bit, my companion yelling at me,
"COME ON, I AM GONNA THROW UP TOO!!!" I whipped off the throw up into my
hands, cried a little bit more, (I am such a baby) (I am not a good thrower upper) and walked into their home smiling. While we were teaching the spirit was so strong. We showed them He is the Gift, and we reminded Rafael and said, "Rafael, do you remember when you had
that feeling, burning in your heart you told us about??" And he smiled
so big and was like, "yeah..." And we said, "Rafael we have SO much we
want to teach you, like where you came from, and why you are here, and
where you are going.." And he was like, "You have all of those
answers?" "Yes, Rafael, if you want to learn, then you just tell us, we
are here for you." And he said, "can you come back next Friday?" ....
Family, Rafael avoided us for almost a whole month! It killed me that
he didn't want to see us and dropped us because we taught him the
Sabbath day and he wanted to okay soccer on Sunday. (He still does,
but we are going to work with him) we just had to remind him of his
testimony! It just took a little break and a miracle for us to talk to
him. God made it possible and put Rafael and his mom back in our path
and they want to be taught again! After the cita both Hermana Izu and I
so big and was like, "yeah..." And we said, "Rafael we have SO much we
want to teach you, like where you came from, and why you are here, and
where you are going.." And he was like, "You have all of those
answers?" "Yes, Rafael, if you want to learn, then you just tell us, we
are here for you." And he said, "can you come back next Friday?" ....
Family, Rafael avoided us for almost a whole month! It killed me that
he didn't want to see us and dropped us because we taught him the
Sabbath day and he wanted to okay soccer on Sunday. (He still does,
but we are going to work with him) we just had to remind him of his
testimony! It just took a little break and a miracle for us to talk to
him. God made it possible and put Rafael and his mom back in our path
and they want to be taught again! After the cita both Hermana Izu and I
hurt from the eating and waddled home, then took some ex-lax, but it was truly a miracle!
Next, I would like to share what happened with Rosa. She is doing so great.
She didn't come to church because she was sick, so we went and visited her.
We shared a video with her and just listened to her. She is changing. From the first
time I got there, and she truly wants to change. Baptism might be in the far future because
she has to face some hard addictions, but I know God works miracles! At the end of our visit
she said the closing prayer, and prayed for all of my family, and was so grateful that we were put into her life. She also prayed for unity in her family and just started crying saying, "my only wish is to live in the place of the SUN (the celestial kingdom) and be with my family forever." She has changed my life. If it be 5 years until she gets baptized, that's okay, I will be there. The medication she is on is waning her off of what she is addicted to, and it make take years, but she can do it!
I love you family! I know that God gives us commandments not to encage us, but to FREE us!
I have seen what happens to families lives when there is Word of Wisdom problems, or when the law of chastity is broken. It is nothing but sad, and it takes a long time of repairment, but that is why we have the Savior! He helps us! I just love the thought that we the missionaries, and the ward, and our friends are here on the side rooting, cheering on those who are coming, BUT I know its the Savior who is pulling with them, who is there every step of the way. I love Him.
All of me loves all of you all!
Hermana Hammond
Miracles: GIOVANNI CAME TO CHURCH AGAIN
VILLANUEVA FAMILIA CAME TO CHURCH
MERCY CAME TO CHURCH
WANDA LET US HIDE HER COFFEE MAKER SO SHE WONT DRINK COFFEE!!!
El es la Dadiva!!! It was awesome!!!!!!!!
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One Direction and Wanda!!
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