MARCH 27, 2017

HUMILIDAD ES LA CLAVE!

HOLA! LES QUIERO MUCHO! 

I say it ALL the time but, this week was so fast! so fast! It’s scary! 

On Monday after emailing/shopping/the usual, we went over to the everglades and biked this super cool place called "the rookery". It was so fun! We headed out there with pretty much our whole zone. The Rookery is this 11 mile train through a nature preserve in the everglades. There were so many alligators. It felt like I was in the zoo except there weren't any gates and we had to seriously almost push the gators off of the trail (I kept pretty far back when the elders were doing that...not my thing..) It was so great though! I love this area and all the missionaries in this zone. It’s been such a blast! Ill for sure send some pictures. 

Remember the Cuban man, Blass, that I talked about last week? He is still so awesome. He came to church this week and loved it all so much. He lives with members so that is even better! Blass is so great! Although, the only down side of him being serious "straight off the boat" is that his accent is SO thick. I maybe had a mini panic-attack because I couldn't understand a word that he was say at all. My Spanish has gotten pretty decent so that hasn't happened to me in a while. Needless to say, I was really humbled. We went home that night and my "WSB President" side really kicked in. We are now enacting "project three weeks to THRIVE" and there is a really detailed Spanish study calendar that we follow religiously. It’s going to be great! Humility is key. 

I am really excited for general conference. 2nd one on the mission! woo! Last time was so great. The apostles/prophet almost always speaks on the pure and simple elements of the gospel. The General Woman's Session was amazing. We watched it in our Bishops house with a bunch of the relief society sisters. It was my first time watching/listening to a talk in Spanish and I truly believe that your mission language is the language that you can preach/feel the spirit the most in because I have never watched a conference that amazing. It was wonderful. For me it was all about the importance of REMEMBERING our savior and his sacrifice for us and then expressing gratitude for that sacrifice by serving and doing as he would do. 

Last night we met such a cool family! The Gonzales family! They are hilarious. Sister Tyrrell taught them her first week in the mission about 4 months ago but they decided to stop teaching them but last night we just felt really impressed to go knock their door. The whole time walking over there we had no idea what we should say to them or what they needed to hear but we knew they needed us to visit them. They opened right up and invited us in! We shared such a powerful lesson with them. The husband Bobby speak Portuguese, English, and spanish ALL Together all the SAME TIME. (Miami Struggles) but hey, the gift of tongues is real!!! They are so excited to learn more and are just the coolest people!! I love them!

That’s really all I have for this week! Here’s a classic scripture that I will always love and Alma 7 is one of my favorite chapters right now! 

ALMA 7:23-24
23 And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
24 And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works

I love you ALL! SO much! I love this gospel even more. I am so thankful for this opportunity I have to be here! I pray for you all every day! I love you!!talk to you next week!!!