Hola familia y amigos!
This was a really good week! We had a few random things happen and few cool experiences as well.
So we were doing our planning outside in the backyard of where we live (with members) because it was nice and sunny. Then all of a sudden, 4 little ducklings come stumbling out of nowhere and go past us. IN THE FENCED BACKYARD. HOW they managed that, I have no idea. But I was on the phone and then, in the middle of the call was like, "Ahhhh some baby ducks just showed up and sorry I'm distracted. Woah!" Mid-sentence. And 2 of them fell down the stairs that go into our basement apartment. It was so terrifying and scary and cute all at the same time. So I finished the call and we grabbed the dog to keep him away from them. Then we got them all together even though they didn't want to be held and kept jumping out of our hands. When we collected them all from under bushes and stuff, we didn't know what to do with them because the mother wasn't there. So we brought them close to a stream-thingy in the neighborhood and just let them go. We debated a lot on what was best. But when we released them, they just hid under a tree anyways... Soooo maybe the mom will come by and find them... Hopefully.
I also had a doctor appointment for my finger. They did more x-rays. No worries. It's solidly broken, but it doesn't hurt as much as I expected. The swelling has gone down, so it doesn't look as nasty, but there's still a bit of bruising. It should heal up pretty soon. Even when my finger is broken, my bones are strong and legit. Blessings.
I feel like each week of my mission has had theme. There's one concept or certain thing that manages to come up a bunch each week. This week, it was about the distinction between Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We ate dinner with an english ward and they signed us up with a lady who is less-active. She goes to church every once in awhile, but she struggles with certain things. She was a sweetheart and really kind. When we went into her house, she welcomed us and we got to know each other. She told us that she goes sometimes. So we just kept talking and eventually, she actually opened up to us and asked us about some of her doubts. The main question that we talked about for awhile was about our relationships with Heavenly Father and our relationships with Jesus Christ. She didn't understand the difference. She knew they were different and had always learned about praying to Heavenly Father, but where did the relationship with Jesus Christ come in? That was an amazing question and it was actually kinda a miracle because I had JUST been studying that the past few weeks. So we explained to her about how we build our relationships with Heavenly Father through prayer and telling Him what's in our hearts. And then we gain that relationship with Jesus Christ by repenting and taking the sacrament and using the atonement. When we ACT on the atonement and take advantage of that sacrifice, we FEEL Christ's love for us. And THAT is powerful. The power of forgiveness and remission of sins and a relief from loads we have. That's when we learn that Christ is real and build that relationship. I had been pondering that lately and then when I was able to testify of that and saw it help her life-long question, it was a really cool experience. There really is a lack of this basic knowledge in the world. When we learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and their roles in our lives, we gain a perspective of WHO WE ARE and what's the point of EVERYTHING. There are so many people who are looking for that. We need to help them find it.
Thanks for listening...or well, reading. Have a wonderful week!
Hermana Shirley
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