Hi again everyone!
Busy day today, we've been bouncing around all over the place, hence why this email is a touch later than usual. We played soccer for like four hours this morning, which proved to me that I'm still not quite used to being at nearly 8000 feet. The air is a bit... lacking, here. Either way, on the way home from that, we ended up coming across some couches on someone's driveway, so we asked if they were throwing them out, and if we could have them. One slow trip back to the house, and we became the proud owners of two new couches for our apartment. Very exciting stuff, up until now, we've just been using hard folding chairs.
Other exciting news, we had sixteen of our investigators show up for church this Sunday! It was a miracle that they all made it. Now, to be fair, there are four families in there, which make up about fourteen of those attendees, but it's still really good! Plus, that number makes us look great in the mission reports. ;) Were very happy they were all able to make it, though, coming to church is one of the best things people can do to draw nearer to God. Which leads right into my spiritual thought for the week!
As I'm sure most of you know, last year was weird. And for a long time, we didn't have the opportunity to go to church in person. Even when we did start in-person meetings again, we still couldn't meet very often, or indoors. I, probably like the majority of people, had a lot of complaints about how limiting it was, and how much harder it was than when we could meet at full capacity. However, looking back on it, I can see how my life was blessed by attending church anyway, even with the difficulties. I know that God put us into our wards for a reason, to learn, to grow closer as a ward family, and to serve each other. Don't let those opportunities escape just because you don't like the way things were run for a while. I promise that as you make the effort to befriend your ward, and to serve and uplift your fellow members, you will be happier, and better able to deal with the challenges of today.
And finally, one more cool thing about Mexico. So when I arrived here, there were quite a few different places just covered in dirt, and dust, rather sad things to look at. But since the rain has started, over the course of a few weeks, it's completely changed, becoming incredibly green, full of plants, and much, much prettier. So for the first time, I'm sharing a second spiritual thought! (So exciting, I know) Our testimonies are like these dry, dusty fields and byways. When we nourish them with spiritual rain, they will grow, and grow, and become more beautiful than we could have thought possible. So please, don't give up on your testimony because it still looks dry and barren. Just keep on watering it, and it *will* grow.
And that'll do it for me, for this week, at any rate. Hope you all had a great Fourth of July! Though I would imagine if you had one at all, it was more of a party than I got here . :P Oh well. Until next week!
1- Tacos for dinner
2 -Our new couch that we got from some guy on the side of the road for free
3- Hamburgers made at home
4- An Hermana in our ward who just started her mission
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