SERVE AND LOVE
Yo pretty good week this week. We are still super excited about Esteban’s baptism. He’s doing great right now and we are now working on some other people. We had an activity about a week ago for the Young Women in the stake. It was about missionary work so we very briefly trained them on how to make a contact and how to teach. Then we went out with groups and contacted a bunch of people in their houses, stores, or on the street. We saw a kid watering some plants outside his house so we told this group of Young Women to contact him. They did great. This week we have been contacting all of the people that the Young Women talked to and we went back to the kids house. His name is Ian Soto and we met his older sister Katheryn and told them who we are and what we do. Got contact information from them and then went back a couple days later and got to know the younger siblings and the mom named Sandra. They are awesome and so loving. There are so many people today who love so much. This family does not attend a church but do believe in Christ. And that means they believe in his commandments. They offered to let us in and I saw that the mom was mopping so I asked if I could mop. She obviously said no but I grabbed the mop from her and started cleaning the kitchen. She died laughing. She thought it was the funniest thing ever and by the time I finished she started asking questions. Where we were from, why we’re here, where do we live, what church we are apart of, who washes our clothes, who feeds us, etc. When we told her what we do and what our living conditions were she was surprised and told us that whenever we are hungry and whenever we need clothes washed, we could call her and she would feed us for free and wash our clothes for free.
We will make progress with her, I know it. But the first lesson that we had with her was not us teaching her, it was her teaching us. She showed us that she believes in Christ, and through action is how we show that. The 2 greatest commandments are to Love thy God with all thy heart, might, mind, and strength. And second, Love thy neighbor as thyself. When you are in the service of your neighbor, you are in the service of your God.
The last lunch that I shared with my Grandpa England he said this, “When you see the opportunity to assist someone- jump on it. Make them love ya, it will open opportunities”. This lady really understands what it means to serve and love others and it was such a great lesson for us to learn. She wasn't trying to be nice or trying to impress us or anything, it’s just the way she is. So Christlike. If you feel like you aren't being served or it's hard, serve others, chances are they are feeling like that too. We will get there some day haha.
Anyways love you all so much, stay safe and always remember to love and serve others. Often times it helps us more than them!
Scripture of the Week:
Mosiah 2:17 “And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”
Mosíah 2:17 “Y he aquí, os digo estas cosas para que aprendáis sabiduría; para que sepáis que cuando os halláis al servicio de vuestros semejantes, solo estáis al servicio de vuestro Dios."
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