December 26, 2012

*** Sister O's call on Christmas was awesome! She sounded so happy and filled with the Spirit!.****

Esta semana pasada paso muy bien. La Hermana R. es una buena trabajador. Y la manera mas fáciles para nosotras para tener animo y conocer personas que abren la puerta y nos invitan a pasar fue por medio de cantando. Habíamos cantando todas las canciones de la navidad.Hola

Pues la música nos ayudo y por medio de cantando el espíritu de la navidad se derramo sobre nosotras. Ahora tenemos mucho animo para encontrar juntos y ser clara con cada persona y usar mas escrituras al contactar la gente.
Como companerismo el éxito que vimos en la semana es que trabábamos bien para tener una transferencia muy fuerte con español. y tenemos plañes para uno al otro para hablar y mejorar en espanol.

A. nos dijo que siente que necesita ser bautismo per o no cree que el libro de mormon es verdadero. entonces hablamos de como al entender el libro recibirá una respuesta de la veracidad de ello.

Vamos a encontrar.
El Elder L. tiene mucho animo y nos ayudo para enfocar en lo bueno de la semana pasada entonces tenemos la ayuda que necesitásemos y ahora trabaja remos! :-)

Feliz Navidad y prospero ano!

So. Keep praying specifically for a family. We are looking for families for January so pray that we find them before sunday so they can come to church!

ANd something I have been meaning to say: to all the YW that got their calls and are heading on a mission. Keep it up read all of Preach my Gospel. Study the scriptures and just never get down!

I also think that applies to normal people too. Every member/person a missionary just depends on what message you are teaching people. Decide for it to be the message of Chirst.

Love Sister O.

E Semana 18

Hola hola!

 

esta semana:

 

La familia san son muy interesantes. la mama la conocimos despues de su hijo y su familia. la mama es un miembro hace mucho. entonces encontramos un menos activo en nuestra area. y pues mas es que el hijo y su familia c quieren ser bautizados. quieren cambiar sus vidas por medio de arrepentimiento y todo. entonces tenemos animo para ayudarles a progressar aun mas esta semana. la cosa dificile por ellos sera trabajo. las hermanas todas trabajan los domingos como care providers y vamos a ayudarles a aunmentar su fe y entender el mandamiento del dia de reposo.

La otra familia R vamos a fijar mejores expectativas con ellos y ayudarles a traer toda la casa (casi 6+ personas) a la iglesia. Vamos a ver mas milagros esta semana.

tenemos la meta del ano (muchos bautismos) en todo la casita por que estamos animadas para lograrlo espezando esta semana con fetchas bautizmales a la iglesia.

Tristemente hno A decidió para no ser bautizado en su fetcha bautismal. vamos a ver si el quiere actuar en leindo mas del libro de mormon o no. El tiene algunas dudas de profetas y el libro de mormon y vamos ayudarle una vez mas para entender por que tenemos el libro de mormon.

Estoy agradecida para mi companera Hna E. Y estoy agradecida para tener la oportunidad de trabajar con la hna ready

 

SO sister Ready i guess is from califonria tambien? and well she and i met up in corpus we were in the same zone for a while all i know is she is a sweet gal.

 

I am quedando en E Estate. So thanks for the 24days of christmas its awesome! we love doing it.

 

con amor,

Hermana O.

 

PS for those who want to know I am now going to be in this are for the longest time that I have ever been in one area more then a transfer and a half.... loco! not had it that long since brownsville. I just love the mission.

 

December 10, 2012

Hola Familia!

Por medio de miembro, jugando, y pues el espiritu encontramos 8 personas con aun mas para visitar esta semana.

El Senor nos ayudo a invitar un miembro a una leccion y aun que la cita se cayo al orar y enfrentar temores el miembro tuvo suficiente fe y esperanza para guiarnos a una familia que el espiritu le dijo que debemos visitar. Fue dificile por ella por que ha experimentado mucha aflicion con compartiendo el evangelio con sus amigos. casi todos lo rechazaron. pues este vez fue difirente. aun que no fue facile la familia v quieren el evangelio en sus vidas. Que milagroso fue esta experienca para la hermanita!

La segunda familia fue por medio de una surgencia de elder b. El dijo que debemos jugar con los ninos en la calle si queremos encontrar familias. Dos veces esta semana jugamos en la calle. Fue divertido y encontramos tres familias. una familia que ha aprendido con las hermanas y quiere ser bautizada y dos otras familias que vamos a visitar esta semana.

En todo los milagros estan y esta semana por medio de los miembros presentes y ensenando la ley del dia de reposo vamos a ayudar aun mas investigadores a la iglesia.

12/3/12

Hola Presidente!

La conferencia con Elder y la Hermana S. fue bien bonita. Las cosas mas especiales para mi fueron que dando la alma es un requisito de la mision. Es lo que repitamos pero para dar la alma en thes. fue un ejemplo que me gusto muchisimo. despues de la conferencia trae mas cosas que me ayudan a sentir el espiritu como mas fotos de mi familia y del templo y las cosas que sietno que cosas mas cerca a mi corazon. Y intenti a compartir mas de estas cosas al conectarlas a la leccion o situacion.

Tambien al leer el mensaje del Harveter este mes senti aun mas urgencia por la historia de elder holland. Por que pense que voy a compartir con mi familia de los dias de festividades? Que estaba en el sol o en la casa de un miembro o ayudando una familia preparar por bautismo? Decidi que no importa de cual cosa solemente tiene que ser el ejemplo como elder holland dando todo y reconociendo la importancia de la navidad. Cristo es el centro. (see the mission christmas o algo asi de elder holland)

Siento en mi mision hasta este punto que me cambie en maneras pequenas y importantes. y voy a cambiar aun mas quiero ser una sierva constante. Es lo que soy y continuare. 

Esta semana tuvimos la dificultad en cuidando hno a. Encontramos un hermanito el cual tiene un papa que no quiere en cristo. Entonces estamos ayudando con su fe y todo. Y estamos intentando a ayudar las familias que conocemos para progressar. 

Cuidando lo que tenemos para que Dios puede confiar para dar aun mas. Y esta semana estamos cuidando entonces podemos recibir mas. 

Estoy agradecida por mi senor y por mi vida y mi companera y la mission y todos los misioneros y por usted y la hna trayner. Doy gracias por esta opurtunidad de creecer y cambiar.

-Hna O.

Nov 26, 2012

Hola!

This week was great and I am trying something new see if you can read this: this is what i sent to presidente.

"Esta semana el poder de ensenar en los primeros momentos se muestraba. Cuando empezamos a ensenar algo claro y basico y permitir que la persona aprovechar del libro de mormon o la doctrina que tiene el libro las personas son mas abiertos a recibir mas. el mas grand bendicion de esta semana es que econtramos siete nuevos investigadores. Es por las ensenanzas de cristo son verdaderos y la gente lo desea!

Vimos milagros toda la semana el lunes primero testificamos bien fuerte y simple de la veracidad del libro de mormon y el dio referencias. Al contactar estas referencias tuvimos la opurtunidad de testificar aun mas. El espiritu realmente nos acompanaba.

En mi entrevista con usted Presidente me dio un recordatorio de "el companerismo divino" en donde habla de un companerismo normal puede esforzarse para preparar y ser limpios y seguir el espiritu y Dios con su misericordia da el espiritu santo para testificar de lo que el companerismo dice. Por la misericordia de Dios tuvimos milagros asi. La opurtunidad de testificar y sentir el espiritu entrar y testificar a las personas. Cuan hermoso es el Senor.

Por Cristo podemos testificar de todo lo bueno en unas palabras. Yo se que vive mi senor. yo se que me ama y le ama tambien. Siento el amor de el tan fuerte ahora testificando de cuan hermosa la mision y los cambios que tuve y tendre. Me siento una paz sencible y hermosa. Definitivamente Dios nos da poder para hacer y sentir todas esas cosas.

le amo a mi companera ella es mi cuate. :-) Y tenemos comunicacion abierta.

Ahora las cosas que vamos a lograr esta semana, al mantener los nuevos investigadores, vamos a encontrar mas y ayudar los hijos de Dios para comprometer a una fechas especifica para bautizarse."

I know that Heavenly Father lives and loves his children. I know that the blessings of scarificing is worth every moment. o sea sacrificos traen las bendiciones o ellos valen la pena. I know that the members that go out and help us teach are getting ready to be super fuerte missionaries. I watch them ask inspired questions and everything now and I just feel the spirit testify and afterwards we try to communicate with them what they did really well and the spirit just seals the experience with a testifmony of the strength that these young adults have (we have a lot of the YSA and future missionaries come out to lessons or work in the streets with us.) So don't be afraid to invite the missioanries over to your home and ask them how you can help and then do it!

And I have thought a lot of J lately becasue I met a couple young ment that remind me of him. Super strong guys, open minded and had military experiences or have ambitions so i want to give a shout out to the o's a, j, e, and g!

I loved all the pictures. everyone looks so cute and handsome and like they are enjoying themselves.

 Happy Thanksgiving!

And a special shout out for Grandma H she has truly blessed us all. Happy birthday Grandma.

And all the hansem you all have strengthened my faith and i love your testimonies they are always with me in my heart.

And even the d's ;-) The monkies after my own heart! does s play with real snakes? and my best of friends los maestros de los monkies (j and e). Thanks for all you do!

And z and j I hope all is well. Z I love you and I hope you have a jeep that suits you ahora. And j keep up the hard work I hope you are utilizing the temple that is so close! Keep up the wonders you both do!

Sister O

Happy Sunday 11/18/2012

Week I'm not sure of E South.

 

My new companion's name is Sister E, California girl, we both like to drive with the wind in our hair expect when its cold :-) We both had the same trainer sis M so we pretty much already love each other and we just are really similar and strengthening each other is easy. She has diabetes and various food allergies so we get to eat healthy together. She has definitely been sent here at this time. And I know we are together for a reason I just know its going to be a December full of people's lives changing and being baptized!

 

We had so many miracles this week but one I'll tell you about is about how everyone is ready to listen to some part of the restored gospel and God works in mysterious ways. We were in the parking lot of the church waiting for the key to open it and a man with two big dogs walks up to us. We talk a little about him but mostly we just invited him to church he lives like 1 min walk from it and goes by it all the time. So he said sure. We won't be teaching him but we just kept inviting him to church and well he came and brought his roommate and her kids. So we find out somewhere along the way that this women had almost got baptized a different time. She knew it was true she prayed that if it was meant to be that she would be brought back to the church by someone another time in her life. WOW prayer answered. I don't know how long it took but God knows who is ready.

 

Don't forget the simple easy thing it is to invite someone to church. What's the worst thing that could happen? they say no? But then its okay just don't be afraid to just invite people to come see the restored gospel for themselves.

 

Keep up the prayers the Lord is pouring out his miracles and blessings upon Texas 

 

Sister O

Hermana O.
200 W. LaVista Ave
McAllen Tx 78501

10/5 - Edinburg Week 8

Hola!

This week we had a bit of a rough time planning makes the difference in every thing and last week we didn't have a great planning session so this week we made it super spiritual so that we knew that the preparations are inspired.

We are doing our best effort everyday to follow the spirit and yet there is always more! As a mission we fasted this last Sunday.

We are also doing a purification challenge as zone and that means we made personal lists of things that stop of from feeling the spirit or things that "poke at our spirit" and we are praying everyday to live a plan we made individually on Sunday. Every night we report to God how we did on the list and ask forgiveness and then also the next morning we pray and ask for his help again.

I realized my list was all to help the inside of my head :-) I am working now to clean out every negative thing in there. I am obliterating judging others and now I putting in habits of praying and thinking of how I can best spend the Lord's time. It all connected to faith in myself and also faith in God. Both are difficult when I keep thinking myself down. So I am happy to say I am now recognizing these things better then ever and trying my hardest to GET RID OF THEM. Light can not dwell in darkness and I am trying so hard to clean out my mind so the light of Christ can shine freely through me and my actions.

Its life changing . I am so grateful for the chance to change and repent and remember God is giving every opportunity to become the best me.

Love Hermana O.

10/29 E south week 6 or 7?

Buenos dias!

 

Esta semana tuvimos varios milagros y encontramos familias! Tuvimos la opurtunidad de ensenar familias!

 

We found and taught families this week :-D What a miracle! We are working on helping them progress to baptism and with even more specific prayers its all going to come about.

 

This week I was reminded various times of the awareness the Lord has of each of us. He sends us when we are needed and he lets us know He's there in vaious repetitious ways.

 

I was reminded or told in a blessing of healing (because I am still getting over the cough but its almost gone), by a person, by the talks in three different wards that God is always aware of us. The Spirit testified to me that my Heavenly Father is aware of me. I am now trying my hardest to continue in following Him. The same way God tries to help us so much we have to try so hard to follow Him. I am grateful that this week we were able to meet families.

 

I prayed specifically before we got out to work that the people that were ready to listen and learn and progress to baptism at this time would ask us questions not just us coming to them with our message but that they would ask us the questions first God has blessed us to find and teach various people with this miracle and I am so grateful he answers prayers. I pray that all the prayers this week for the Family B, G, S and Sis L pray for them that they will be open and ready to commit to baptism. And please pray for Sis D and I that we will be able to listen to the spirit and follow it so that these families will accept the message of la restauracion de el evangelio y  progressar!!!

 

I don't run at night but in the morning its super dark :-)

 

I love you!!!!

 

-SIster O

Oct 22, 2012

Hi 

This week has been a little rough I got sick. I have a cough but I am getting some medicine today.

 

We are struggling to find people and yet we keep a going!

 

Something really powerful this week was the following scriptures: Alma 5 and 1 Nephi 17:9 and Moroni 7:33-34 & 48 and Moroni 8:25-26

 

Keep a praying we need specifically: help recognizing the people who are ready.

 

I am loving it! Growing and learning a lot! Still quoting General Conference its so much goodness I can't even describe!

 

Well more next week.

 

I love you all!

 

I have been running a lot under the moon lately and I can't go fast because I am so distracted! The other day it was a skinny nail thin moon but you could see the whole moon? even the part in shadow? and then right below it was a giant thunder cloud just making its way slowly across the sky. it was really hard to focus when I just wanted to see the thunder clap on the inside. Texas is beautiful!

Sister O

oct 15, 2012

Yeah I kind of tried to write last week's letter for the ward. I'll try again now!

 

Dear Ward,

 

Soy Hermana O! Spanish isn't easy to read so I'll take it easy on my mom :-)

Did I mention how amazing she is? My mom tells me how the ward really loves and supports each other and what you learn in Sunday School and everything. I know what you do to support each other makes all the difference.

 

I have a sad experience to share with you.... I met a man this week who has not come to church for years and his wife never chose to become a member from something small and sad. He and his family experienced discrimination in various states and wards and now is here in Texas with little interest in coming to church. He's from Puerto Rico and people made really sad assumptions about him multiple times and now he has given up... not for long though he invited us for dinner!

 

I bring him up to illustrate that what we do or not do truly makes a difference. I have seen how a small thought to say hi or speak to someone has truly changed their day. And other's lives. A man was baptized just because I was able to get my guts up to follow a silly prompting to ask for computer help with trouble I was having at the library. He asked who I was and we talked. He now has the gift of the Holy Ghost to help him feel the Spirit like he did as a kid and also to feel close to the savior. Ignoring my discomfort was so worth it.

 

Please. Let us not let our brother or sister continue pleading for help from God. We are instruments in the lives of every person every single millisecond of our day. If we are not answering the Spirit's prompting we are prolonging His children's suffering. We will be blessed with joy as we lift the precious souls. Alma 31:37 35? (its about the worth of souls)

 

Please recognize that we are not perfect but that God truly uses his imperfect people to do a perfect work. We can not become perfect unless we practice perfect. Perfectly follow the pure thoughts of the Spirit and as we learned in conference "without delay!" I know it has blessed my life and will bless yours.

 

We will love our neighbor to show our love to God. Feed His sheep and be blessed. Let us not stop the blessings for brothers and sisters and ultimately ourselves.

 

I love you all for the love and support I have felt and feel. We can do our part to lift others.

 

Con amor,

 

Sister O