The Luck of the Irish

Happy late st. patricks day everyone! This holiday is funny here because no one celebrates it here. I just walk around explaining to all the members that in my house we drink green milk on the 17th and they think it´s some weird american tradition. But seriously this week was amazing! I learned soooooo much because God gave us some trials and some serious blessings.

Basically we didn´t find any new investigators for a week, and we were looking to drop everyone that we were teaching because they weren´t progressing. We had an AMAZING zone conference and we left super excited and we found a GOLDEN INVESTIGATOR!!! She´s the greatest. her name is Betty and she´s so prepared to hear the gospel. She told us that she felt really happy and she didn´t know why, and we explained that it was the spirit! I already love her so much.

Then the next day, we went out and everything went so smooth (which literally never happens in the mission) Everyone accepted a baptismal date that we saw! We ended up with 7 new investigators. When we got back to the house, I told my companion that it was the luck of the Irish because 7 is a lucky number. (coincidence.....I think NOT!) haha but seriously it was such a huge blessing.

I know that God hears and answers our prayers! I know that he is preparing people around the world to hear the gospel! We just need to be willing and ready in whatever moment to reach out and help them find it.

President Reynoso came to stake conference this week and it was truly a sight to see. The chapel was packed!! And the poor tourists that showed up were all so confused because it was so full and they didn´t pass the sacrament. It was a beautiful conference and it was really special because our investigator that up until this point hasn´t really progressed CAME to church! Whooo! She takes care of 8 kids under the age of 5 on sundays and she brought all of them. They filled up the bench and it was amazing. She received an answer to her prayers in the conference and is excited for her baptism. (happy tears)

Photos:

4 leaf clovers that I found/made

13 months

baby pancakes 

bouncy chair in walmart (some things never change)

Love you all so much! Have a wonderful week! Look for someone to serve today! 

Hasta luego, 

hermana schwartz

I Spent the Week On the Bus

heyyyy friends and fam!

Okay, so I´m once again very short on time but this week was great! We preached and searched and we found a couple miracles.

One thing I learned this week was about humility and about asking forgiveness. That was the topic in relief society, and it turned out to be exactly what I needed to hear. I know that God answers prayers and many times, he answers them in church!

Another fun experience is called I travelled to Cancun on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We go in this little mini combi buses because they are super cheap, but dang. I felt like I spent the whole week in that bus.

My companion and I went bargain shopping today and we found some cute shirts and souvenirs. I try to remind myself I´m not a tourist....yet.

The work is going along really well! Our investigator Flora is really awesome. She already knows so much about the commandments. She´s excited to read the book of Mormon because she´s already read the Bible, and it´s more of God´s word! Yeah! And her cute little daughter told us yesterday that she wants to be baptized too!

Oh, I almost forgot! This week we thought we would play a joke on the elders and we left a note on their porch saying to send a pizza to our address. AND THEY DID IT! It was the weirdest thing, a pizza just showed up one night, already payed and everything. It was the best act of service ever. We sent them the scripture in Alma that says that he fell to the ground in shock, because we were so surprised that they actually sent it. Best pizza ever. We also got to try the famous brownies of Hermano Lumbreras. It was soooooo good! Lifechanging.

Well, that´s all the time I have for today. But I love you guys so much! I hope you have a wonderful week! Scripture reading challenge: Open to a random page and look for a promise. It might take some searching but I promise you will find one!

The book of mormon is true and this is God´s work! Thanks for everything!

Until next week, 

hermana Schwartz