June 6, 2018

I am the most blessed person there could ever be. I am convinced. 

The opportunity to serve with and learn from the most incredible people on the earth´s great face. With concilio Monday, and the womens conference yesterday, I fill ready to tackle anything life throws at me. I know God lives and loves me because of all the angels he has placed in my life to be sure I get back home. I learned so much about how the key to have a successful life is really just to live worthy of, and listen to the spirit, and make God number one.

This week I have seen God´s hand many times and have recognized the beautiful blessings of being obedient.

Alonso has received his answer that he must repent and be baptized. Yet he doubts his faith and he doubts his strength. He told us all of the details of his very complicated situation last night. It breaks my heart to see him so broken, but he knows what he needs to do and I have no doubt he will do it. We will be fasting with him this Sunday and I am so excited because I know without a doubt that the gospel will bring miracles and blessings to his life. His guilt will be swept away and his soul filled with light because that is what the gospel does!!

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One miracle we saw was while Hermana Fuller came down to be with me for an intercambio. We got to see our friend Ernest from Cameroon and teach him the Plan of Salvation. It was so great to see the excitement he gained as he learned of the amazing plan God has for him. He is working towards the 30th and is working to get work off on Sundays. 

Also MIRACLE. We were doing a passby and I was searching for the light switch in this building and accidentally rang a doorbell, but it was definitely guided by the spirit because 4 young adult girls that have just moved here from the Dominican Republic opened they door and wanting to learn more!! We went back and the 2 that lived there welcomed us in and taught them the restoration and they were so cute and so excited about being baptized and about coming to church and knowing for themselves. We were devastated when we went Sunday morning to pick them up and found that no one was home. Then we found out that one is very sick and having problems with her kidneys and is at her aunts house because she can barely more. She is on the mend, and we will hopefully see her in these next few days. We saw a similar incident with a golden reference from the elders. The day of our cita she passed out and was in the hospital for a number of days. She just got home yesterday and is just hungry for the Gospel, so miracles are happening even with Satan working hard against us. 

Mara is doing well but got unexpectedly called into work on Sunday. :( 

I am learning so much about how to serve and love. I've really made an effort to pray for new opportunities to serve and we have been able to help people with their shelves and bags, and doing the dishes. It just makes me so happy when I can help someone else. 

In the women's conference, something that stood out to me is that our thoughts, like water will always follow the easiest course down and we must always carve a pattern so our thought stay elevated and pure. Gratitude is one thing that I have been working on to help keep my thoughts positive and humbly focused on my sacred calling. I cannot count my blessings but I know that as I try, I really see got in every single moment. 

We put together a fireside to help members flood the world with the BoM we taught them how to prepare a book with their testimony, how to explain it, and how to find someone to share it with. They loved it. And the spirit was so beautiful and so strong. 

I love being a missionary and I love you all! Have the best week! 

Hermana Read