If Life were easy it wouldn't be hard, and other reassuring life truths!
If Life were easy it wouldn't be hard, and other reassuring life truths!
Date
January 21, 2019
Area
Brownsville, TX
Companion
Hermana Yanez
If Life were easy it wouldn't be hard, and other reassuring life truths!
Family & friends,
This week was so so so good!!!!!!! Being a missionary is the best.
The email subject is from a hilarious Deseret book CD Sister Yanez and I found in the car. Super cheesy but super relatable 🤷♀️
We're teaching a really amazing woman named Claudia. We found her a couple of weeks ago and she is so humble. She has recently been going through some really difficult things, and told us that she has been wanting to go back to church. We taught her the plan of salvation and one of her cute kids, Dania had really great questions. It was such a powerful lesson and Claudia was crying when we shared about how she would be with family members who have passed away again. She came to church yesterday and loved it. Claudia doesn't have a car so Hermana Ramirez gave her a ride- the members here are saints. Claudia said she really noticed a difference in our church compared to others. In the way the youth act and the spirit that is there and how friendly everyone is. Sister Yanez and I love her so much. The members gave her a Come Follow Me book to start studying in and she looked so happy. Ahh she's amazing I wish you could all meet her!
We had to stop teaching the Mendez family and Brenda and a few others- but we know they'll be ready for the gospel someday soon!
Sister Yánez is a super amazing missionary and we're learning so much together. So lucky to be here and to be her companion! We get to stay together another transfer which makes me so happy!
Keep reading the scriptures and loving your neighbors- the gospel is true and everyone needs to hear about it!
Much love,
Hermana Aragón
Pics:
1. A cake a lady gave us after rejecting us at her doorstep. At least she was kind when rejecting us haha.
2. An Atheist guy we met who plays the guitar and writes his own songs.
3. The Mendez family (kids)
4. Daniela Ortiz-- super cool lady who's been taught by the missionaries before and feeds us really good Mexican food.
5. Exchange with Sister Cozzens
6. Everyone has no trespassing signs down here, but this one was a little intense.
7. Claudia's daughter, Dania, made us rings out of tinfoil :)
8. Cleaning the men's bathroom in the church, grody!
9. The Leichthammers. She speaks only Spanish and he only speaks English. They feed us every Saturday and give us rides to church :)
10. Our horse friend.
11. Taco Street!
12. Eating our feelings haha.
13. "Prosketball" :)