Summer Time

Summer time here in Mexico apparently just means more rain. We had quite the adventure this last week in Yuriria. We had finished all our lessons and were about to head back to Moroleòn. As we started walking to the bus central, suprise, it started raining. The rains came down and the floods came up, and none of the buses could make it to the central, so we ran (more like sloshed) through the rain until we found a taxi to take us to the other buses. Somewhere along this wonderful adventure, we lost our cellphone, and spent an additional 2 hours in the rain trying to find it. By the time we eventually gave up, we were soaked head to toe, had missed all of our appointments in Moroleòn, and the only thing we could do was laugh and press forward. 

The good news is we have a bunch of investigators preparing for baptism! The only problem is we can`t seem to get any of them to church... so we`ll keep inviting, and teaching, and preaching and doing all we can to help these people continue on this road to baptism, the temple, and Eternal Life. 

This week we tried to have a member in nearly every lesson. It was great to see the Spirit their testimonies brought and the power in their conversion stories. This work would not be the same without members. Yesterday we felt prompted to invite a particular member to our lesson with one of our newer investigators, Maria. She happily accepted and when we arrived at Maria`s home, her daughter was visiting. They both agreed to listen to our message. We taught about our purpose here in this Earth and The Atonement. During the lesson, Maria`s daughter shared with us her recent struggles with depression. The member that was with us had also struggled with depression and was able to share a powerful testimony on how through the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can overcome these weaknesses, and even turn them into strengths. 

While on my mission, I feel my weaknesses have become that much more apparent. But I know that with Jesus Christ, these weaknesses will become strengths. Day to day, this work can be hard, exhausting, disappointing, and discouraging, but I know it is the work of God. While this work isn`t easy and we have different trials and difficulties, I wouldn`t want to be doing any other work. So I`ll keep pressing forward with a steadfastnesss in Christ. I know He lives, He loves us, and with Him, we can do all things. 

Thank you for all your prayers and love, 

The Church is true!

Te amo,

Hermana Anderson