Gringa Party ;) - Jan 21, 2019

Hey everyone! So this week went a lot smoother than last week. We worked really hard to have a lot of family home evenings throughout the week, and really it was cool to see that if we really put in a lot of effort, usually we could get an investigator to come. (We had some divine help) We have a fairly new investigator named Jesus, and he is very interested in investigating EVERYTHING! (Which is great, except that he gets a little confused with his concept about God because he is also meeting with Jehovah´s Witnesses) But he came to 2 noches de hogar which was sweet. He said he is agreeing with a lot of the things he´s learning, so that makes me happy! 

We had interviews with President this week, and I always love talking with him. He helps me walk out feeling like a good missionary. I can always tell him how i´m feeling and how i know i need to get better, and he helps me turn self criticism to self betterment (if that makes sense...) 

Today for P day we had a ¨gringa party¨ so we invited all the north american sisters to our house (and their comps of course) and we ate pancakes for breakfast and celebrated some birthdays that are this week. It was really fun! It was fun to host it too (even though cleaning up after isn´t super fun).

So I was reading 2 Nephi 26 this week and i loved reading these scriptures, they gave me some comfort :). I know the Lord loves us.

25 Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me?   Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

26 Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues,   or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

27 Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men;             and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

28 Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.

29 He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts;  for, behold,         priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.

30 Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore,   the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing.    Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.

31 But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.

32 And again, the Lord God hath commanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal;                              that they should not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice;   that they should not contend one with another;                   that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish.

33 For none of these iniquities come of the Lord;      for he doeth that which is good among the children of men;   and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men;                                       and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him,  black and white, bond and free, male and female;                     and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

I hope you all have a great week! Keep serving the Lord and doing His will!

Hermana Rowe

Completos (Chilean hot dogs with guacamole?...)

The Gringas

Jessica with the 2 hermanas that had birthdays this week.