February has flown by! And can you believe it...one year in the mission just like that. This past year has been the best, hardest, longest, fastest, most rewarding year of my life. And I can´t wait to keep learning more and to keep working even harder for the next 6 months. The mission is just something so special that I´ll never forget nor regret. I know that the Lord called me to serve here in Mexico, here in Morelia for a reason. There´s people here that have touched my life, that have changed my heart, and that´ve helped me understand a little bit better the love our Savior and Heavenly Father have for us.
This last week we visited a family, the Calderon family, that has passed through every trial you could think of. She´s single, full time working mother with three kids surviving on the little they have... and someone broke in this last week taking everything they owned. The mom is sick but can´t pay for the treatment to get better. The oldest 18 year old son has a drug addiction and new born baby to take care of. The list goes on and my heart broke as I listened to their story. I wanted to take away their pain and all their problems but I couldn´t. The only thing I could do was testify of a loving Father that listens to our prayers, a Savior that has felt every pain and a hope that it will all be okay. At the end of the lesson, the mother sobbed as she offered the most heart-felt sincere prayer that I have ever heard. As I embraced that woman and her 14 year old daughter, I felt an overwhelming love for them, a love so pure that it could only be from Him on high.
I came on the mission to help others, but I´ve found that in turn they have helped me to learn, to grow, to develop Christ-like attributes, and to truly become the person that God knows I can become. I feel incredibly grateful to be here. I know it´s where I need to be.
Well this next week should be a good one as we head to Guadalajara (again) for Leadership council and then 8 hours to Lazaro Cardenas for some special assignments. I´m excited cause that´s where the beach is :) But really, I love this work with my whole heart and I also love all of you! Thanks for your prayers and support. Keep up the good work.
Te amo,
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