14 April 2014
Hola,
Que tal? Todo utz aqui. This week was a
little bitter sweet.
A member about 3 weeks ago invited her
neighbor to her house and we made strawberry short cakes. But every time we
went to visit after, she was never home or never let us in. On Thursday we went,
but her granddaughter said she wasn’t home, which I didn’t really believe. As
we walked away the girl ran out the door and said her grandma wanted the recipe
to the short cakes and we could visit them the next day. We went on Friday.
Julia is raising her 2 granddaughters, who are 8 and 9 years old. They are so
cute. Their mom left them when they were babies. The grandma is so excited that
we want to take them to church and visit them. They went to church on Sunday.
When we got to their house they were so excited. And these girls are so cute.
Ahh! The littlest one reminds me of Kat when she was little. Like I remember
that...but I’ve seen videos.
The best part of the week was that a
sister, Vicky, who I taught in Jardines got baptized on Saturday and I was able
to go. It was such a special experience. About 5 hermanas have taught her and
they all got to go. When the baptism started she was all alone; her husband and
kids hadn’t shown up. We sang Love at Home in Spanish. As we sang I felt the
spirit so strong. I felt so much love for Vicky and the love that her Father in
Heaven has for her. Luckily her family showed up for the ordinance. Her husband
doesn’t really have any interest in the church. But as I watched them sitting
together with their kids I felt that one day they would be sealed in the
temple. God softens the hardest of hearts.
Last night we went to visit Anjel. It
was pretty rough. He started drinking. We went to the bar where he was at. It
was a pretty long discussion; won’t really go into details. What I felt was the
sadness that Heavenly Father feels when one of his children sins. I was also
sad especially after how much Anjel had progressed. But I also saw how real
Satan is. And all he really wants is to make us miserable. And how he trembles
when he sees someone try to change their life but laughs when they fall.
That’s something the Lord would never
do. His arm is always extended. He wants to forgive us. He’s waiting. I am so grateful
for him and his eternal mercy.
Love you,
Hermana Davies
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