A few lessons I'm learning personally through people/ experiences and the Spirit on my mission so far:
1. Don't talk longer than I need to. Christ taught simply. Plus it gets awkward.
2. I do not deserve to be loved. That is the miracle of Christ's mercy- he gives us what we never earned. Therefore, shouldn't feel entitled to anything from anyone, and be grateful for what I have.
3. Don't critique everything people do.
4. Things only feel monotonous when I'm not understanding the importance of it. Or it really isn't that important.
5. God wants to work miracles through me and my friends/ companions every day! So I should believe and act on that! :)
Investigators!
We are teaching an awesome man named Ivon. We met him just knocking some random doors on our walking day at an apartment complex near us. He was excited to see us and we set another appointment. He loves to talk about "La Palabra de Dios" or "The Word of God." When we see him, he sings his own upbeat hymns a little for us, tells us all about how he doesn't work on Sunday, and it's so good that we dress modestly, and how he loves to read the Bible, and so forth.
When we first met Ivon, he wasn't wearing a shirt and he had on jeans with paint all over them. The next time, he wore a tank top. The last time we came over he greeted us in a shiny black shoes, jeans, and a nice blue, button-up shirt. It just goes to show that, even without words, the Spirit brings a change in people and a sense of respect for God that leads us to live the commandments. He didn't make it to church yesterday, but we hope to see him progressing by coming to church and agreeing on a baptismal date soon!
On our way to another appointment, we met a high school junior named Miguel. He said that he has recently been getting into church and stopped doing drugs a while ago. I have such a great feeling about him! I really want to teach all of his family and help them get to the temple someday!
We're still working on meeting again with the man from the cupcake shop!
There is a couple who comes to basketball on Thursdays who know quite a few people in the branch. They are both Catholic, from Ecuador, and were married about a month ago (yay!). They've met with missionaries before and Hermana Daniels and I taught them the first lesson. We were SO happy that they came to church yesterday. The Gospel Principles class was about Eternal Marriage and the husband asked what you would have to do to be able to be sealed! We're excited to teach them again.
Because of her calling, my trainer, Hermana Nava, is traveling New Jersey doing exchanges with other sister missionaries and helping them! So Hermana Daniels and I have been entrusted to run the area on our own once in a while even though we're technically still "in training!" It's amazing how far we've come in getting to know the area more, the people, the language, and the gospel. I've learned more that we really understand the doctrine behind things, the principles of the Restored Gospel are so much easier to live. We can understand the doctrine by reading the scriptures!
I love hearing about my friends getting mission calls and updates from home! Can't wait to talk to my mom and family on Mother's Day! I love you all!
Mucho amor,
Hermana Martin
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