some wind and not much else. It was more of a challenge to explain
daylight savings to my companion than it was to survive Hurricane
Patricia. Nothing can stop the work of the Lord. This week was truly
fantastic (as is every week in the mission). We found a bunch of new
people to teach and can I just tell you, there is no way we would be
able to find these people without the help and guidance of the Lord.
For example, we were searching an address we had of a young woman
named Angeles. We searched the street like 4 or 5 times and the house
number we had just didn´t exist. So we said a little prayer and felt
inspired to ask this young man that was sitting on the sidewalk if he
knew this young woman. Turns out it was his sister, and they had
actually just moved houses, but the young man was able to tell us were
their new house was and when we got there, the whole family warmly
welcomed us into their home and intently listened to our lesson about
The Restoration. But really, what are the chances. The thing is, there
are no coincidences in the mission. Another day we knocked on the door
of another address we had to contact. We didn´t find the person we
were orginally searching for, but rather a middle aged woman who´s
father had passed away that week. The Spirit was strong as we taught
her the Plan of Salvation and that families can be together forever. I
have no doubt that the Lord leads us to these homes. He prepares the
hearts of these people.
Laura is steadly progressing toward her baptism! She came to church
yesterday, and since the ward went to the temple on Saturday, many
shared their testimonies of the temple and the work we do there.
Afterwards she told us that while she still didn´t completely
understand what they do in the temples or what they are, she really
really wants to go after hearing everyone´s experiences. Haha. Some of
our recent converts were able to go for the first time and do baptisms
and they shared some beautiful experiences with us. Some other
families from my previous areas were sealed together. It made me so so
happy to hear all the wonderful things that are happening as the Lord
hastens his work here. I feel so grateful to have been able to do a
little of my family history and attend the temple frequently before my
mission. It has given me a stronger testimony of everything we do here
in the church.
Other than that, I had companion exchanges with Hermana Vargas here in
Salvatierra and that was good. Also the hermanas from Acambaro are
staying in our house until they find a new house due to safety
concerns. But one of the hermanas is the Hermana Tupounuia...my
companion from the MTC!! We´ve basically been in the same zone our
entire mission and now we get to live together! It´s fun to reminise
on our first days in the MTC and in the mission field. It helps remind
me just how far I´ve come these last 8 months. But really, it´s been
great to have someone to share these experiences with throughout my
entire mission. So many blessings in the mission.
I love you all and thank you for your prayers. They really help.
Les amo,
Hermana Anderson
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| Celebrating Hermana Trejo´s birthday with sparklers and cake |
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| Cause there´s just so many pretty flowers and colors here in Mexico |
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| Hurricane Patricia in Salvatierra |
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| Hermana Gonzales and I enjoying the Park on P-Day |
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| The fantastic 4 |
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