Kinotos --the fruit
Tip for preparing for a mission-- make a plan of salvation kit and a kit
for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, because if you wait until your
mission you don´t really have that much time :D. But I´ve been putting
mine together because I realized when Hma Walters left that if Hma
Conceicao didn´t have a kit we´d have to teach with out it --and it´s so
much more fun**--
Have a great week***
This change has been good, because I´ve had to
talk more as the person in charge, and this has put me out of my comfort
zone. Unfortunatly there are still times when I look ¨lost¨ as my
companion puts it, but it´s been a lot better, and I feel more like I´m
using my own words in the lessons rather than the words from the book.
This
week I tried to move on from studying the attribute of faith to hope,
but faith kept popping up** Naturally, this led to the following set of
scriptures: GEn. 14:26-36 ´´JST, Eph 2:8-9, James 2:19-26, 1 Peter
1:7-8
Last Friday we had a meeting with Elder
Packer from the Area Presidency, and he showed us the video of two
people trapped on an escalator. Sometimes, in our missions --or our
lives-- we get stuck, but only because we don´t move to change
something.
He also shared something that I thought was cool
about Family History. Through family history, the Holy Ghost can testify
of the divine nature of the family. That put so much more meanin into
what we did when we helped the new member with her family history, and
made me want to fill out my ¨Mi Famila¨ booklet.
This
week we were able to contact SO MANY PEOPLE*** We have a lot of new
investigators and are working to get the members involved in helping
them come on Sunday.
When we were contacting one of our new
investigators, the kids ran in to tell her we were there, and then came
out and said ¨She said she´s not home.¨ :D I never thought that would
actually happen to me, but it has.
Hma
Conceicao is teaching me portuguese along with spanish. They really are
similar. I can introduce myself and sing Silent Night :D.
Beautiful scripture--Jacob 6:5-6.
We
had an awesome lesson with Elizabeth in the library, and she was able
to understand the Plan of Salvation. Next step.. baptism** :D
Guess
what happens in Jacob ? People repent, and then go and PREACH THE
GOSPEL*** What is it about repentance that relates so closely with
sharing the gospel with others? Then I read in Enos --I tried to read it
with my friend´s perspective, because it´s her favorite part of the
book of mormon, and it was soo cool. After he received a remission of
his sins, he prayed that others could receive the same joy, and then he
acted on his prayer.
Funny
story-- you know how we´re not supposed to greet the men with a kiss?
Well there was a man this week, and when we explained this to him and I
was shaking his hand, he said ¨Oh, so I´ll just kiss your hand instead.¨
and before I could take my hand away, he bent over and kissed it. :O.
We´re still considering whether or not we should go back and teach him
:S.
Amazing
talk from today-- If Ye Lack Wisdom, with the beautiful teaching that
although the internet is amazing --I couldn´t imagine my mission without
hearing from my family weekly-- ¨One should not roam through garbage¨.
He then quotes the scripture that we should study by faith, and I´d
never applied the scripture in that way. When we study by faith we can
discern the truths from the falsehoods of this life.
Sister Tova S Biesinger
Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission
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