The one where we saw a peacock

Hey y'all! 

This week was pretty good! Sad to say I think it was actually even slower than last week in the sense that the majority of our lessons fell through... but that's okay! It just made me appreciate the lessons we did have even more! 

We had exchanges and interviews this week with President which was fun! We got to go to the mission home which was beautiful! The last time I was in a mission home was the first day I got to Argentina last November. Crazy to think how much has changed since then! Interviews with President Hall were different than any other interview I have been to before, but it was good! Each mission President I've had has been amazing and definitely have each taught me a lot from their own personality and perspective on the gospel. I had exchanges with Sister Santistaban, one of the STLs I live with, and it was cool to learn from her. Even though she doesn't speak Spanish, she was able to bear her testimony to Naty in a powerful and personal way that reminded me of how important it is to really teach PEOPLE and not just lessons. 

Rosa is still progressing, which is awesome even though sadly she's busy most of the week so we can only get 1 or 2 appointments in. On Saturday, we had a phone lesson and right as soon as we started teaching her she started talking about baptism which she had read in Mosiah 18 and was so excited when we invited her to be baptized! Hopefully she will continue to progress and we can help her get there! I LOVE her and know she has SO MUCH potential!! Gerardo unfortunately on the other hand says he still doesn't know if what we are teaching him is true. It can be kind of frustrating when our people don't receive answers or recognize them in the ways we want them too, but I know that God works in mysterious ways according to His plan which is PERFECT and always far better than the plans we make for ourselves or our investigators. So Gerardo decided himself that he wanted to take a week break from meeting with us to pray and fast on his own. We, too, have been praying and fasting for him so hopefully he will receive his answer soon! 

This week I also hit my 10 month mark and finished reading the Book of Mormon! I feel so accomplished to say that I have now read my favorite book in Spanish :) I love this book with all my heart and want nothing more than to share it with everyone here in Chino!! Yo se que este libro realmente cambia vidas porque ha cambiado MI VIDA! Reading the Book of Mormon daily is ESSENTIAL to not only become converted, but STAY converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ! I am so grateful I still have 8 more months to continue sharing and testifying of the Book of Mormon with everyone I meet!

I can't believe it is already August and summer is almost over! Hope y'all stay safe and have a good week! 

Con amor,

Hna Tate 

the mission home had like 3 peacocks just walking around on the lawn!!



heart attacking again wahoo

some pics from the hike we went on today





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The simple gospel

Image
  Hola amigos!!  Como estan todos?? This week was really really good! We have been working super hard and time has been flying by (I know I know I say that every week, but I promise time keeps getting faster..) I am SO GRATEFUL to be a missionary at this time and honestly do not want it to end! I can honestly say this past year and a half has been the best time of my life filled with the most difficult trials, but also the most rewarding and conversion building experiences. We were able to really focus on Gloria, one of our most progressing friends! I love that lady so much. She is from El Salvador and we got to also begin teaching her grandkids who are sooo cute. We gave them all a church tour on Thursday and ended by showing them the baptismal font and we committed them all to baptism!! The spirit was so strong in the lesson as we testified of the importance of making promises with God and following Jesus Christ's example. Alessandra and Bryan (her grandkids) have very littl...
Read more

18 lessons learned! Sacamos la mugre hasta el fin ;)

Image
Hola amigos!!  I cannot believe how fast time has flown, not just this past week as I finished up my mission, but over the past 18 months. In honor of finishing my mission, I'd like to share 18 lessons that I have learned in one way or another from my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ as I have come to know and love them. So.. here are some lessons in no particular order of importance :)  1. The worth of souls is great in the sight of God (D&C 18:10). Every soul is equal in His eyes and deserving of His love and mercy. When we can bring any one of His souls unto Him, we can experience joy beyond measure.  2. God is a God of miracles. Each day we can recognize miracles. Not a day passed by that I did not see God's hand bless us with a small miracle.  3. The work of God cannot be frustrated. Being a missionary during COVID was definitely difficult at times, but it allowed me to see how the Lord has a plan for His work to HASTEN, especially in these...
Read more

Week UNO in the MTC!!!

Image
HOLA FAMILIA Y AMIGOS!! I survived my first week in the Mexico CCM!! (CCM stands for Centro de Capitaciones Misional which is Missionary Training Center in Español) Even though the week felt long at times, I have absolutely LOVED being a missionary!! The Spirit is so strong here and I am SOO pumped to learn all the Spanish I can during these 6 weeks!!  So Tuesday, I flew out of Houston straight to Mexico City. Thankfully I met Elder Butterfield on my flight and we went through customs in the Mexico City together. Then we met about 40 other missionaries at the airport, 10 Hermanas and 30 Elders, and took a 30 minute bus ride to the CCM. The ride through Mexico City was super cool but a little scary at times with all the crazy driving!! The city is SO BIG and crowded with so many people!  Once we got to the CCM I found out that my companion was Hermana Hughes! We actually met each other on Instagram before coming here when we found out that we were going to the same missio...
Read more