December 16, 2013

¡Hola Familia y Amigos! (Hello Family and Friends)

This is probably going to be a short email, but hey that’s ok,- right? The reason it is shorter is because mi compañera fue enferma esta semena. Que triste, yo se (My companion was sick last week. That is sad, I know).

Funny thing really quick. When I start writing in Spanish, it’s because I can't think of how to say it en Ingles(English). Entonces, lo siento. Pero es super bacan (So, I am sorry.  But it is super cool).

Any horse, mi compañera estaba enferma (my companion has been sick). She is doing much better now but for this week, we spent a lot of time in the house. ¡Casi 4 dias! (Almost 4 days!)

But on Thursday I had an amazing spiritual revelation.

There is a Mormon movie called "Saturday's Warriors" and for the longest time it has bothered me why it was called that. I had no idea. But on Thursday I was listening to this song on my ipod. And the spirit hit me so strong.

It is Saturday, because Heavenly Father created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. This dispensation will NEVER end in an apostasy. So that means that this is Saturday. 

Now in a talk by a woman from Utah named Diana Holscher, she shares a quote from Pres. Benson where he said that we were held in reserve all these years because we are the ones that Heavenly Father has chosen to lead the army. Which means that we are the warriors.

I had been praying to know exactly what my purpose was here on earth especially here en(in) Chile on my mision. There is one part of the song that says "First they must learn why they’re here and who they really are" This was exactly the questions that I have been asking about myself for years, the next line after this, along with the spirit, answered my question. "These are the few, the warriors saved for Saturday. These are the strong, the warriors rising in their might, to win the battle raging in the hearts of men on Saturday."

I'm sure there are lots of people who understood this song long before I did. But at this point in my life and especially en mi mission (on my mission). This was what I needed to hear and learn for myself.

With all this said I can't fight this battle on my own, I need your help.

Please pray for Hermana Ruz (Sis. Ruz), she is the relief society president, but her entire family is opposed to the church.

Please pray for Rueben that he can have the strength of God to make the decision to be baptized.

Pray for la familia Navarro (the Navarro family) to remember the spirit that they feel in the church and return every Sunday to feel that again.

And please pray that I can find the people who are ready to hear the gospel.

Thank you all for your support and love. I have funny stories to tell you about this week but they will have to wait for another letter. Because I felt that this was more important for people to read.

I know this gospel is true. I know that Christ was born in Belen(Bethlehem) (sorry I can't remember how to spell it en ingles) and I know that he died for our sins. In this time of Christmas, remember the greatest gift that was given. The life of our Savior, that one  day we might all have eternal life. And if we live all our days righteously we can have that eternal life with our families, our Savior, and our loving Father in Heaven.

Happy Christmas to you all. Les Amo mucho y yo espero que ustedes estan feliz con sus familias esta Navidad. (I love you all so much and I hope you will be happy with your families this Christmas)

Hermana Monsivais