I am so
happy!!!!!!!! We just got back from the temple and it was so GREAT!!!!! I
loved it! It was so great to be able to go as a group of missionaries! I
love the sense of peace and comfort in the temple. I am so looking
forward to being able to go more often when I'm home!
The
Seattle temple is pretty big and it so beautiful. I walked by the
sealing room and I got super happy and thought, "That's were Juan and
Rosa are going to get sealed!!!" Which brings me to the big and happy
news!!!! J and R officially announced that they will be getting
sealed on March 19th!!! :) :) :) I'm so happy for them! It's going to be
such a special day for them and their family!
After
our session the kind sister that drove us to the temple, Sister D,
treated us to lunch. :) Then after that we got to go browse around in
the Deseret Bookstore. :)
The temple was definitely the highlight of my week! It took all day but was so worth it!
I
also went on exchange with Hermana Singer and it was so good! We saw so
many blessings and tender mercies from God when we were together! And
things like that happen all of the time! We just need to open our eyes
to recognize them!
For
example we both felt like we needed to go try to visit this one person
but they didn't answer the door. So we thought, "Well there must be a
reason why God wants us to be here..." So we knocked all of the doors on
that floor! And guess what?! No one answered. We were walking away from
the last door we knocked when all of a sudden a woman answered it and
said "Oh, it's the Mormons!"
She
let us in and it turns out that she is a member of the church but
hasn't been in a year. She is a caretaker and since she works on Sundays
she goes to her patient's church. We were able to share a message on
the Sabbath day and the importance of the Sacrament. She is such a
sweetheart and she said missionaries could go back and visit her!
The
same thing happened later on our exchange several times! God knew
exactly where he wanted us to be and at what time. We didn't have set
plans but as we prayed to be led by the Spirit and then acted on the
revelation we received, even though it was just a simple thought, we saw
miracles!
We went to
check up on a potential and ended up talking to a guy named K and he
has been searching for truth for a long time and hasn't found real truth
yet. Talk about being prepared to learn about the restored gospel! :)
He's understandably a little turned off by religion right now but I know
that God is preparing him to accept the gospel and be baptized by the
proper authority.
We
went to an appointment we had set that flaked but while we were still
knocking on the door their neighbor was leaving and we started talking
to her! It turns out that she just moved here and she's learned from
missionaries in the past. She said her kids love the missionaries! Her
son is also going through a surgery today and so when we offered her any
kind of service she said that she could use help while he was
recuperating. Again, God's timing is perfect! :)
And
last but not least we were able to visit Hermano H!!! He is
doing great and we'll be seeing him again one last time before I leave.
Here's a couple of scriptures that I would like to share!
Ephesians 6:13
"Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
D&C 25:13
"Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made."
Both
of these scriptures help me understand what must be done in order to
endure joyfully to the end. I know that when we keep God's commandments
and the promises that we have made with Him we will receive help,
guidance, and we will be able to experience pure joy. We make covenants
with God when we are baptized and we need to always remember and honor
that. We also need to honor and keep other covenants that we make with
God. Our covenants are what help us get back to Him!
Les quiero muchisimo!
Hermana Soliz
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| Hermanas Singer, Lewis, Mickelson, and Soliz |
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| At the Seattle Temple |
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