Week 39: Halfway there! March 31-April 6, 2022

 Hey Everyone                                                                                         April 6, 2022

 

I'm 9 months or halfway through my mission  time flies and time is so slow at the same time. I feel like yesterday I just started but also that I've been doing this so long. It's been the hardest and most beautiful experience of my life. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve the Lord and to dedicate this time to Him. And if any of you are thinking about going on a mission, listen to the apostles and serve! 

This week was so good. I am loving Reformita. It's the safest I've felt my whole time here in Guatemala haha and it is just a cute, calm neighborhood (although we've heard that it's actually super dangerous here haha). As the mission nurses though we get a lot of calls from missionaries and we have to schedule appointments, work with insurance, work with Hermana Hruska, and more. Sometimes it takes a lot of time and can be stressful. 

I had been so overwhelmed before conference but all throughout conference I was lovingly reminded that my best efforts, no matter how small they may be, make all the difference because with Jesus Christ our efforts are magnified. This conference was so beautiful and powerful. These men and women are truly called of God to lead us in these times. 

We are teaching a man from Colombia and he is one of the funniest people ever. He is 25 and loves to listen to us but doesn't really want change even though he knows it's true. Well we were talking with him until pretty late (like 9:30pm don't worry) on the phone. We asked him to say the closing prayer and he said he wanted me to say it. I told him that it was just too late so I couldn't speak Spanish anymore haha. We all laughed and he said the prayer. During the prayer he asked a blessing that I would be able to speak Spanish at this hour. Hermana Vela and I died laughing we had to mute the phone call. Never a dull moment with hermano David. I've learned a lot from people I'm teaching to truly speak with God and to say what's in our hearts. He is our Father. He loves us and He wants to hear from us. Something I loved from conference was Elder Hollands talk. We truly are Heavenly Father's most precious possession. Don't forget that He loves you! 

Con amor,

Hermana Snow