This was a great week- Maria and Juan got married!!! My first Spanish wedding! Super fun, and we were able to help her get ready and make that day special for their family. We had investigators and recent converts there so it was fun having everyone get to know each other, and for us to get to know other people better as well! We also learned that it is possible for the relief society to plan a wedding in a week and a half....who knew?
Sister Belford and I have been doing great, we are meeting a lot of new people and figuring out how to become better missionaries together. We laugh a lot, which helps keep us happy and realize that some things are just out of our control. We have planned a family night tonight with the Elders and recent converts and two families in the branch. We are going to be teaching about the temple because it is branch temple night on Friday, we want them to understand how they can prepare now, to enter the temple in a year. We are really excited for it and hope it will help encourage them and strengthen our relationships within the branch. Speaking of temples, we were able to go this week as a Zone, which was a really neat experience!
Great things are happening in our branch, and I am really grateful that the Lord is patient with us as we try to find those he has prepared to hear the gospel. It is amazing how he helps you love the people, and realize how much we need to improve so we can teach them the best we can, and help them improve their lives. Two of my favorite chapters this week that I was able to study is Mosiah 15 and John 15. The Lord is our friend, he wants us to know that! He wants to help us, test us, try us, because he knows what is best for us. He is the only way to happiness and eternal life. He is the only person who can help us see what we are missing, when we are looking beyond the mark, worrying about things that don't matter, and how we are his disciples, and because of this he is willing to do anything to help us. He has already done everything- he sacrificed his life for us, and so of us it is required to sacrifice some things for ourselves to understand more of what he did for us. Prophets since the beginning of time have testified of his sacrifice, and how it is the only way for us to be happy, become better and have eternal life. Through Him!
I am still grateful for the lessons the Lord is giving me here on the mission. I couldn't get the ones I need anywhere else, so that is definitely why I am here. I am grateful for the lessons the Lord is teaching me about sacrifice, and understanding my calling as a missionary more. Dallin H. Oaks said that a religion that does not require one to sacrifice all things, does not produce the faith necessary for exhaltation and eternal life. Yo se que Dios quiere que pongamos nuestro confianza en El. Al sacrificar las cosas en nuestras vidas, el va a darnos muchas bendiciones, y consuelo.
I love you all!
Los Quiero!
Make it a great week, and know that I am probably hotter here than i have ever been in my life.
Love,
Hermana Coleman
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