Hey mom, dad, and boy!!! :)
I cant believe another week has gone by!! To fill you in on some things that have been going on:
Martes and Viernes we passed and started teaching an 8 year old named Nicolas. He comes from a part member famly and the obispado asked us to start teaching him the missionary lessons to work on preparing him for baptism along with his family! He is such a sweet little boy, and I am amazed every single time we talk with him how much he understands about the gospel. No wonder the kingdom of heaven is likened unto them. They have such sincere desires to learn and to do what is right, I need to be more like little Nicolas! It melts my heart everytime we ask him questions and watching his eyes light up with excitement as his talks about his desires to follow the example of Jesus and wanting the gift of the holy ghost. Parents have the responsibility of teaching their kids the gospel, what a sacred and precious opportunity. :)
Viernes (en la tardecita): We passed for the Family Matus. They are less actives that we had been working with along with the elders (they wanted us to help with the mother and her daughter specifically) and last week we attended the funeral of the Hermano :/ That was difficult, and brings up a whole different set of thoughts, but I want to focus on the beauty of the atonement. We talked to Hermana Matus, and it was amazing to see her heavy burden she felt being gradually lifted as we talked about Christs sacrifice for us and that she didn't have to pass through it alone. The atonement is real.
There have been so many cool studying and learning experiences this week but one thing I have been thinking about is the importance of the family and covenants. We talked to Berta this week (wife of victor who didn't really like us) and she really opened up to us and recounted some problems that she had had in the past and pains that she had. FYI Victor is still in the south. The problems mainly had to do with the family, and so my companion and I studied more about how the gospel blesses families and specifically how making covenants ties into familial (is that a word?) happiness so that she would understand maybe a little why we want Victor to be baptized. I went back and studied the general conference talks from the women's conference in Abril and the Familia Proclamation. En the proclamatio its bien claro of the sacred nature of marriage and that it is something intended to last forever. FOREVER. The family is of God, and he wants us to be united as man and wife, and between man wife and the Lord. There is a list in the procamation of the things we need to do to establish a successful family. This is the well known list of 8ish things that is usually written on the walls of living rooms or framed in fotos. ¿What does this list have to do with covenants? EVERYTHING. When we make covenants through baptism and in the temple, we promise to strive every single day to be disciples of Jesus Christ. If we take this promise seriously as we should, we apply the teachings actively in our lives. If we really apply them in our lives, we will automatically do the things the First Presidency has outlined on the list of how to have a successful family. A disciple of Jesus Christ will actively strive to excercise their faith, they will recognize their reliance on the Lord and pray daily, they will be compassionate and loving as they strive to see others as the Lord does, they will forgive and seek forgiveness, they will put their best effort in all they do, and find positive outlets to enjoy their time with their family and help them grow. The MAKING and KEEPING of these covenants is the force that binds families together and por eso they are fundamental in the gospel of Jesuscristo. Covenants are the key to our progression now and in the eternities
I am so grateful to have been blessed with an incredible family, and to be sealed to them now and forever :) Keep enjoying your summer vacation!!
Hermana Temple
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