BLOOM

 

Hiii 

I love you all and hope you're enjoying this warmer weather!!! With the flowers blooming I can't help but think about how we can bloom ourselves. In many of our lessons we have been coming back to President Nelson' s talk in general conference about faith! Something I've learned from Covid that I hope to never forget is to protect my little seed of faith. It is the most important thing I can do! I also loved a demonstration of faith given by some sisters from Japan in a pass off lesson with our bestest friend ever Um! She compared faith to falling backwards into someone's arms. We have to be willing to fall and with that there is a guarantee that we will be caught 110%. 

This week was a better week:) still so many ups and downs but it's all worth it. I am learning SO much from the experiences and people. I'm learning that it's best to forgive, and not just once but seventy times seven... like the Savior taught! 

We had a lesson this week with a new ESL friend Carol. The first time we met her she came prepared with assignments and we were able to let her know that we start and end with prayer help with English then share a little spiritual thought. Our first lesson went well and later she messaged us and said she was so touched by our words. We had a second lesson with her and wowowowowowow. This time instead of coming with her assignments she came to us with a broken heart And contrite spirit ready to embrace the gospel and invite God back into her life. She mentioned that a loved one passed away just that week and she felt like we were the angels sent to her at this specific time. That lesson we were able to have the Spirit testify through our words that she was loved, known, and taken care of. I've learned that it is only when our hearts feel broken that we are able to feel the Savior's loving hands holding it together still. Carol is a divine daughter of God and I'm grateful God let me stay here to witness this miracle and to reconnect with a heavenly friend. I'm so thankful for all the eternal friendships I'm making here! 

Another tender mercy... Melissa Molina. This girl is a light. We had the most spiritual lesson this week. She was feeling confused about whether she wanted to go through the temple May 15, or to wait a few more months for family to be able to join. With the Spirit and with prayer the answers came! While kneeling in prayer with her and listening to her sincerity with God my heart felt like leaping! I could not deny the Spirit I felt. 

This week after zone conference and after the departing testimonies my heart was filled, and I wanted to sing the song of redeeming love. My testimony is firmly rooted. I know who's side I'm on. I love my Savior. He is my King! Personal revelation is real and can happen for each of us. I love studying my scriptures. I love prayer. I love missionary work. I love God. I love trials. I love my companions. They are so good to me.

I've been on my knees so often lately with the words repeating in my head, "thank you thank you thank you thank you". 

GOD LIVES. His power is on the earth today to help us bloom into the people He knows we can become and for that I will forever say "thank you"!