So, subject line- now
that we are on public transportation we always get lost and are always
waiting way too long for the bus. Wa-wa is a Latino word for bus but in
some countries like Chile, wa-wa means baby. So it's a really funny
phrase to say depending on what type of Latinos are around.
But twice just this week we have been waiting at bus stops and different Elders saw us and gave us rides!
Being
on the buses, we talk to a lot more people. It's amazing to see how
many people know how we are even on this side of the Country. We don't
even have to introduce ourselves half the time! It's so cool to see the
prophesy being fulfilled that the Gospel will sound in every ear, to all
people. It's happening! Everyone we talk to knows someone in their life
that is a member!
Though, not all people are kind about it, we
were trying to find a less actives house and saw a guy shoveling snow,
so I asked him if we could help and he talked to us-well I should say
lectured us for 20 minuets about our religion. But he did thank us for
offering so if anything hopefully he can just think of the church now as
good people trying to help out.
We had an amazing zone
conference! All of our mission presidency spoke to us. My favorite thing
was President Packard's discussion on repentance. The English
translation of the word changes our view on what repentance means. The
Hebrew word is Shub which means to turn or return. Repentance means to
return to God. The Hebrew to Greek translation word is Metanoeo, meta
means change and oeo means air, so change how we think. Become a new
creature through Christ. The error is in the Greek translation to Latin
the word is Poenitere, poen means punish. That is not what was intended
for the word to mean! We should think of repentance as turning away
from our sins, and turning to God.
"Exaltation is a process of
becoming. Repentance is a process of becoming. If you aren't repenting
then you are not becoming, and if you aren't becoming, then forgiveness
will not help you very much." -President Packard
That's why in the scriptures it says to speak nothing but faith and repentance to the people-faith and turning unto God.
Miracles
are going crazy this week! As a zone we set a goal to have 70 new
investigators this month. We only have 7 companionships, so that's 10
new investigators per companionship, the record before was 39. In 3 days
we are already at 23 new investigators!! It's so cool! Hermana Riggs
and I got really pumped when we set the goal so we decided to be as
obedient as possible so the Lord could work through us, the next day we
got 3 investigators! We have a total of 5 in our companionship. The Lord
has already prepared these people, He is just waiting for us to be
worthy to be His vessel for these people to come unto Christ.
I am so grateful for our Heavenly Parents and the love they have for us!
And to be able to share a message about our individual worth to those
who don't think they have worth. As I testified to Elena, our new
investigator, that God loves her and she is destined to be a Queen if
she follows the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the proper authority, she
cried. I have never felt the power of the Spirit that much in my
mission. How grateful am I to have been a vessel!!!!
Love always
Sister Flores
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