Fam and Friends,
The weather is
currently doing this weird thing where it is pouring rain, but also at the same
time super muggy and humid. And hot. Georgia. The weather and me have a
love-hate relationship here. I never do my hair anymore, the humidity just
makes it a poof ball anyway. Braids for dayzzz.
I hope all is well for
each of you as we enter MAY!!! Holy guacamole, it's already May. That basically
means its summer. I hope for my FFA folks, conventions are going AWESOME and
you are livinit up in the blue jacket! For everyone finishing up finals or
school, SI SE PUEDE!! You can do it :) Hang in there.
We had Zone Training
and President interviews Tuesday!
Learned loads of great things and am excited to apply them to the work. I am so
grateful for a mission president who is truly inspired of God and magnifies his
calling.
Language wise: I gave
a talk in church. All in Spanish. People LAUGHED AT MY JOKES. That means, they understood me. SCORE. Honestly, it is hard going from
fully being able to express myself and have fun speaking in front of large
groups, to having a difficult time figuring out the words and it taking a while
to get across my point. But through the strength of the Lord, weak things can
be made strong unto us! Ether 12:27 reads, "And if men come unto me I will
show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that
they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men
that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves
before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become
strong unto them." It
doesn't matter where we are at on the path. The only thing that God cares about
is which direction we are heading and if we are MOVING towards Him. The pace we
go is not important. Just as in life, sometimes we are capable of flat-out sprints. Other
times, baby steps with a railing to hold on to is all we can manage. Christ is
there every step, no matter how minuscule or wobbly. And if needs be, He
will carry us.
We got to see Lily
this week! She is so open to the Gospel and loves to learn. We are so PUMPED to
continue teaching her and I am super excited for our lesson on Wednesday that will be about how much God loves us
:)
We had a lesson with
the Ramirez family about the Plan of Salvation! The two oldest girls, Maria and
Ashlee, now HAVE A BAPTISM DATE for the 13th of May!!! We are so excited for those beautiful
girls to make covenants with their Father in Heaven and take upon themselves
the name of Christ.
My odd homemaking
skills came into play and I baked a couple dozen cupcakes to take to members :)
There is just something soothing to the soul about whipping up a batch of
yummy, unhealthy goodness and seeing people you love enjoy them.
Saturday brought
a beautiful sealing of a precious family in our Branch. The Arangurens were
baptized a little over a year ago and have continued faithfully ever since. The
joy of watching their adorable family walk out of the temple was priceless.
Seeing the joy written all over their countenances was inspiring. This Gospel unites
families for eternity :)
I love you all. Your
prayers are felt. Sigue Adelante :)
Con Amor,
Hermana Draper
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