Familia y Amigos!
There are some of you who this is my first email to you. Welcome! Also, if you don't want my weekly emails or you want an update on stuff that I miss today, give me a quick email and let me know!
So yes. Here I am in Kuna. It is seriously so great to be here. We are the only Spanish speaking missionaries in Kuna AND Melba, so we have a lot of work to do and we're always moving, but it is seriously so good!
We've had some pretty cool experiences this week. So many connections and things happened that witnessed that Heavenly Father is looking out for us! One pretty funny thing actually happened Saturday. We were having a bonfire that night for our branch and we knew that with our dinner appointment, it would be a close call. We went to Melba for the day and we would have to plan in 40+ minutes to drive back to make it to dinner and it was going to be a busy day. At our last visit in Melba, we were talking to this adorable lady named Adelia. Halfway through our lesson, she randomly asked us something then went into the other room. We weren't really sure what was going on, but then she came out with plates of tamales. O...k... Sweet! So we ate them and kept talking. When we finished, she brought out another one for each of us. I was SO full. And they were delicious. We just joked about it when we left, THEN, we got a call from our dinner appointment saying that they couldn't actually feed us. Can I say more perfect? Yes, it was sad that we couldn't go meet them and visit that family, but it was a little blessing. We were fed that night AND we had the time we needed to finish up some things and prepare for the activity that night! Super awesome.
This week I was reminded how important member missionary work is important and how much more effective the work is when we all work together. We have a tiny little branch of about 30 people on a good day, but there are a handful of them who are SO into this work. The president is so willing to help us and visit people when we need, it is awesome! One thing that he told us that I LOVED and want to share with you is: the Lord wants this work to move forward. If we show Him a desire to act and a willingness to spread His gospel, there's no way He's not going to bless us. If we ask Him for experiences or people who are ready, or even just the courage to talk to someone, HE WILL GIVE IT TO US! We just need to show Him the desire and have an open, willing heart to do His will. I thought that was pretty cool.
And it led me to what I learned a lot about this week: the desires of our hearts. Being a brand new missionary is hard. People would be lying if they said it wasn't. And it's hard not to get discouraged when we see our potential and all that needs to be done. But what I've noticed and really helped me is learning about how when we have our heart in the right place and our desires are good, there's no way that Heavenly Father isn't happy with the work that we DO put in and the little steps that we do climb and how we TRY. I know that as we align our wills and hearts with what Heavenly Father wants, no effort is wasted. It's when we don't try or put our full effort into things that we fall short. And even then, Jesus Christ's atonement is there to pick us up and fill in the gaps. Every way we lack, He will help us. I don't know what I would do without that knowledge. Life would be a lot harder. But I know He lives and died for us. With all my heart.
I hope you all have an amazing week and choose the right!
Con amor,
Hermanita Shirley
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