Email from Monday, July 20, 2015
Hey there everybody,
Remember how I told y'all that
Hermana Monar felt a little bit sick last week? Turns out she got some
parasite and she was in bed or in the bathroom for almost the whole
week. We even got to return to the clinic (thankfully for just a quick
visit and not overnight) and the nurse saw me and was all "como estas
Jennifer?" I'm well known in the clinic...unfortunately. But then we
finally got the meds that my comp needed and she was back to normal on Friday for our multi-zone conference with President Willard.
The
zone conference was amazing and I have 5 pages of revelation that I
wrote during it but the most important thing that stood out to me was
that he shared a part of President Nelson's talk from conference and
talked about the question "What sign do I want to give to God?" and how
our obedience is really a demonstration of the sign we want to give to
God. And then he said something that hit me so hard and has been burned
forever in my mind. "Every time we fall short, sin, or make mistakes, we
really just lack love for God" and it's changed me forever. I realized
that we wouldn't even need manual misional if we understood the first
and great commandment and the second, If we just loved God with all our
heart, might, mind, and strength and then loved everyone else around us
too, we would be more Christ-like and more prepared to return to His
presence.
So now my goal is more than just
exact obedience to the mission standards but 100% obedience to the first
and great commandment. Because I could be exactly obedient, work hard,
and have success, but "if I have not charity, I am nothing".
This
week, we had a visit from a not so furry but still very terrifying
tarantula in our kitchen and you'll be happy to know that I've included
photos of my own experience with Fear Factor:Sister Missionary Edition.
My companion was so calm about it that she was even willing to sleep and
leave the tarantula to eat me alive in the night. Luckily, we had a can
of bug spray from when the other hermanas had cockroaches so I was able
to sleep tranquilamente. :) There's no problem that doesn't have a
solution!
Anyway, I'm wishing you all a happy
week with opportunities to love your neighbor, serve those in need, and
help someone in your life come unto Christ. I love you, I'm praying for
you always and I hope all is well.
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Gauger
Hna Monar and I being the cutest missionaries in Progreso
Wait...we don't sell soup in plastic bags in the states?
The clinic advertises "atención las 24 horas" but mostly it's a lie
because there's never anyone at reception...
Fear Factor:Sister Missionary Edition
Does this exist in the states? It's not a pumpkin, but it's similar.
It's called camoté and it's really yummy. I don't really remember food
from the states...oops.
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