Week 41

The Spirit of God like a FIRE is burning 

MY FRIENDS!!!

Ok, so it's been a long 3 weeks since the last time I wrote to yall - some crazy things happened! My phone broke a few weeks ago (I accidentally dropped it on a rock and it rolled into a puddle ) so I didn't have the chance to write something for each day. Luckily I got a new phone and everything's chill now - but this week's email is gonna look a little different!

BUT as always we're going to start with a scripture 

 Scripture of the Week 

"Porque si permaneces callada en este tiempo, el alivio y la liberación de los judíos surgirán de otra parte; pero tú y la casa de tu padre pereceréis. ¿Y quién sabe si para esta hora tú has llegado al reino?" Ester 4:14

For this very moment God put you on the earth! You were made for this!!!

And now for a rundown of my week(s)!

️ We put 3 fechas!!!  Their names are Francisco, Narly, and Julian. Francisco is someone that we found in my blitz with Hermana Johnson in the pouring rain - he came to church his first Sunday and has been growing every single day for the past few weeks - and he'll be getting baptized on August 23rd! Narly and Julian are both new people in teaching and are learning & progressing well. Pray for Narly - she's been facing a lot of opposition lately with her job and housing situation. 

️We had zone conference! It was so so so good. We received so much inspiration for our zone and sector. I had to give a presentation for the mission media referrals (it was so chaotic but it worked out well haha) and the APs also asked me to share my testimony about my baptism. It was a really tender moment!

️Had my first MLC!! It was truly holy ground. The hermanas were talking really loud the whole night haha so I didn't sleep much but I felt so rested and revived by the Spirit. Despite all the thoughts telling me that I'm not sufficient, I know that this is where God wants me to be!

I SAW MY MOM!!! HNA BRYNER YOU HAVE ALL MY LOVE 

️ We saw lots of rainbows and sunsets 

I love how God speaks to us through His creations!!!

"All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator." Alma 30:44 

️ Led my first consejo de zona! It was actually so good and Spirit-led, and everyone participated so much!! We also made them a pancake breakfast - it was buss 

️Lots of intercambios! It was so fun!!! It's been raining a lot but it makes it even more fun honestly haha. We also went to pichilemu last Monday and did a blitz with the hermanas there too - it was so beautiful!

️ We went to the temple on Thursday! It was such a precious experience - I can hardly believe that my feet are on the ground when I feel what I feel when I'm in the temple! I have never ever in all my life felt so weightless. 

Some crazy/slightly funny things that happened:

 My comp went modo cartoon character and slipped on a banana peel that was in the street. I literally almost peed my pants laughing 

 I accidentally ate a rabbit empanada 

 We locked ourselves out of the house and Hna Liendo had to break in through the kitchen window 

 Watched a drunk guy fall of his bike. He eventually realized that he was not capable of riding a bike so he started walking instead...and then his pants fell down. Classic Chile things. 

 Hna Liendo has been literally dying - she has some stomach issues and has been vomiting in the street every day (she's gonna get an endoscopy to figure out what's going on) and this past week she caught a really bad cold and has been through the ringer a bit  But we've been finding a balance between resting and working, and she's a trooper!

 Almost burned the house down  ...when the chepica hermanas were staying over with us, they accidentally had their blankets too close to the space heater...aaaand it caught on fire. At about midnight we woke up coughing to a house full of smoke and realized what had happened just in time to be able to put the fire out lol. We put in a request to put a smoke alarm upstairs (we only have one downstairs and it didn't detect the smoke). But don't worry - everyone's fine and it was honestly a miracle that we woke up when we did! Now it's honestly a really funny memory 

But just be careful with your heaters 

️Spiritual Thought️

Today I want to share a quote from preach my gospel! This is something we talked about in consejo de zona, and of course this was meant for extending invitations and helping our friends...but it can truly apply to EVERYTHING in life! It reads:

"[People] will change to the degree that they feel the Spirit and experience the joy of living the gospel of Jesus Christ."

Do you want to change?

Do you have goals you want to reach? Do you have something in your life you need to get rid of, or a habit that you want to start?

Do you want to become everything you have the potential to become?

The best and only way to achieve this is through personal and frequent experiences with the Holy Spirit. 

God is a God of miracles! Don't get discouraged if it looks impossible. It wouldn't be a miracle if it was possible! 

Do the spiritual work required to enjoy the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, and I promise that you will see the change you want to see in your life.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Thanks for all your updates! Message me when you get the chance!

All my love,

Hermana Geary