I
am so happy I get to stay here in Auburn! I am sad to leave the White
River ward but I will still be able to see many of the members in the
halls on Sunday! :) I am so happy and grateful that God is allowing me
more time to be here with the Spanish branch! I love them all so much!
Also because I will be staying in Auburn I will still be able to see
Sister Walker every once in awhile! :)
I
am so happy that I get to go back to speaking Spanish all of the time!
It is definitely easier to learn and remember a language if you are
constantly speaking it! I haven't been doing that for three months so
hopefully it won't take to long to get back into the swing of things. I
want to go at this full force! There are so many miracles that God can
bless us with as long as we keep pushing forward!
As
for baptisms coming up, Duda is still committed to be baptized on
August 22nd, right after the ward party. Jaime has to work on the 22nd
so his baptism has been moved to August 29th. They are both so excited
for their baptisms and they are ready! :) There is also a new family
that is committed to be baptized in September!
I
love, love, love serving as a missionary!!! :) We just had Zone
Conference and we talked a lot about how to help the people we're
teaching progress and really understand that the doctrine of Christ. Our
purpose as missionaries is to invite others to come unto Christ through
faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving
the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. This isn't just our
purpose when we are full time missionaries and have the name tag. This
will be our purpose for life! How amazing is that! At Zone Conference
we also talked a lot about how each one of us, individually, can endure
to the end.
I learned a
lot and I felt the Spirit so strongly at Zone Conference! I know that
things that we can do to endure to the end are simple. It could be so
easy if only we set the natural man inside us aside and really trusted
in God.
I know that
constant, not just daily but constant and sincere prayer will help us
build our relationship with our Heavenly Father. I know that daily
scripture study will help build our testimony of our Savior Jesus
Christ. I know that as we go to church on Sundays and really give the
Sabbath day back to God we will become stronger disciples of Jesus
Christ!
It will not
always be easy but the people of God will always be persecuted. There
are countless examples of that in the Bible and the Book of Mormon. But
we can't give up. We have to keep trying and keep making progress.
I
know God lives. I know God knows me personally. Because I know that I
know that He knows each of you personally as well. I know that Jesus
Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. Only through Him will I be able to
return to my Heavenly Father. I know that I have weaknesses and short
comings but that God can make them my strengths. He just needs a willing
servant. We need to be willing to change like King Lamoni when he said,
"O
God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God; and if there is a God, and
if thou art God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me, and I will give away all my sins to know thee, and that I may be raised from the dead, and be saved at the last day."- Alma 22:18
I
invite you all to ponder in your hearts and choose just one thing that
God wants you to do better. Then pray for help and guidance as you try
to make that weakness a strength. I know God will bless you as you do
so! He is eagerly waiting to help us. All we have to do is ask and have
faith enough to act. :)
I love you all and hope you're all safe!
Hermana Soliz
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| I'm going to miss Sister Walker! She is the best! |
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| Selfie with Algreta Sorenson, she is the cute lady we do service for. |
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| Sister Duffield, she is a sweetheart! |
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| With Nick at Pep Boys, he taught us how to change a tire. |
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| With Hermana Zepeda |
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