Email from November 11, 2014, Mexico MTC
HOLA FAMILIA Y AMIGOS!
We went to the temple today
and I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD right now! It was INSANE to be back in that
visitor´s center and to think about how much has changed since I was
there just this past April. I am in love with this whole country and
everyone here. I seriously love every person I see!
Guess whose back?
This
week was definitely the most difficult one so far and I had a lot of
very frustrating moments, lessons, and days. But I know that this is
missionary work and it´s all completely worth it. My number one most
spiritual moment this week was when Elder Schmidt and Elder Christiansen
gave all of the hermanas blessings because they felt prompted to. I
swear the heavens opened up and the spirit of the Lord was tangible as
we sobbed and listened to the words of God come straight through these
young men that I´ve known for just 3 weeks. Ya know how that scripture
says that angels will be round about you, well there´s no doubt in my
mind that there was angels in that room that night. The priesthood power
is real and I needed that blessing and reassurance more than anything. I
love my district SO MUCH. I say that every week but every single day is
a blessing just to know them.
Distrito 7b
Today at the
visitor´s center, we watched that "God´s Plan For Families" movie and I
CRIED SO HARD. I love my family more than anything else but this time as
I watched and thought about how wonderful my family is, I got so
motivated to share the gospel so that everyone I meet can watch that
video and feel the same way about their own families and know that they
can be together forever too!
Adventure wise, I
was at gym the other day when an elder came running out of the bathroom
and screamed "HELP THE TOILET EXPLODED!" and a flood of water came
pouring out of the bathroom. I kid you not, I fell straight to the floor
and busted a gut because I was laughing so hard. Yes, for those who
know me well, I did snort a few times. But seriously, the toilet was
shooting water like a geyser and the companion of the elder who had run
out was standing in the bathroom trying to stop it but it was like a
fire hose shooting out of the wall so he ended up soaking wet and Hna
Rhees and I (once I recovered from laughing so hard) ran and got help
for the poor guys. I still cackle whenever I think about it.
Hermana Segura and I work out
Sundays
here are the best days ever! We have RS, district meeting, sacrament
meeting, and then 2 devotionals, followed by a movie every Sunday
night! Like real movies...kind of. Testaments, How Rare a Posession,
and Joseph Smith. The spirit is incredible on Sundays and I love it.
Also,
in regards to the Word of Wisdom, those blessings promised in Section
89 are REAL. I always used to think of the "do nots" in the WoW but now
that I´m strictly following the "dos", I realize how important it is and
how incredible it is to truly receive treasures in my mind. And working
out every day for an hour is such an awesome blessing. I run a mile and
do abs twice a week and then the other days, our district plays
volleyball and it is so fun! Apparently, I´m not as terrible as I
thought haha.
Anyway, I love you all. The
church is true. I´m so grateful every day to be here and learn and grow
in ways I didn´t even know I needed to learn and grow. Your prayers mean
the world to me and I know they help me each day to be strong and able
to do this work. I wouldn´t be here without the love and support I´ve
received from all of you over the years.
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Gauger :)
Preparing for the real thing
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