ZOE IS BACK IN MY LIFE!!!! I am not sure if
I have told you all but for the past 2 weeks Zoe has been dodging calls, citas,
EVERYTHING! It has been so hard. But this past Tuesday, we had an appointment
with Zoe's neighbor and we took Yancy. For some reason we had freshly baked
cookies with us too. Anyways, our appointment with the neighbor fell through
but Zoe's cute orange car was there so we went up. We were literally put in the
right spot with the right people at the right time. Zoe received us with open
arms and was super exciting to see Yancy- wedding bells anyone? Anyways, Zoe
looked a lot different. Her countenance was a lot darker. She told us that
these past 2 weeks have been really hard and that she hasn’t necessarily been
making the best of decisions. We talked again about the atonement and shared
about how it heals us immediately if we just turn to Him sincerely. She said
how before she wanted to change but now it has come to a point where she needs
to change. She is a lot more determined this time around. I know that God did
not leave her solita for those two weeks but was getting her more prepared to
be a better disciple of His.
Another great experience was when we took
Hermana Gaytan and Maria Gutierrez to the temple. Francisco (Maria's son) was
also there. He presented her with a gift. It was really awesome. He also
explained how in his patriarchal blessing he got a few weeks ago it talked
about how this is the year for his mother to join him in the true church. It
also said how her husband would follow his example. Bottom line we are all just
focusing so much on her because she is the key for this whole entire family.
She is so stinkin close. I love her so much! I want her to be happy. This
week we stopped by every single day (we aren’t obsessed or anything) and one
day she just turns to us and says she’s not happy. She didn’t want us to dwell
on it or anything but I just know for a fact that she just needs to get
baptized and everything she is concerned with will fall into place. Keep
praying for her!
Ok so I had a really cool personal study
this morning. A common phrase that we get all the time is "si Dios
quiere.." Which means, if God wants. Well that’s a great concept right to
want to do God's will. Well here most people use it as an excuse for not doing
something which makes absolutely no sense because the things that we ask people
to do are literally invitations/ commandments from God. So I found a ton of
cool scriptures that I am so excited to one day soon (probably today) use to
help them realize obviously God wants them to do these things. Really random
but I am just really stoked about it. Alma 42:27 is my new favorite scripture
probably to use for this because it literally says right there that God is not
going to compel you to come. He will not and cannot compel you to come. He does
desire you to come those (moses 1:39) and He help you come but ultimately it is
up to us. He have our agency. He has laid down the path to come to Him, which
is baptism, but he will never force it. Obviously it is right- we can read that
in the scriptures. I really think this applies to any principle or commandment.
A lot of the times we wait for answers to our prayers like, should I stop
drinking coffee, should I wait to pay my tithing next month, etc. We know the
answers already! If we never exercise our faith to sacrifice, we do not have
the faith sufficient for life eternal. We just have to act.
I am currently experiencing a lot of heartbreaks
with Francisco Juarez y Carol. Pray for them. We finally helped them talk to
the bishop about marriage and I think his mind and heart has been changed
little by little. They should be praying together now. Prayer is so
important!!!! Especially in a companionship or in a relationship. It literally
is the only way to access and call down the help of Heaven. But you have to do
it together if you want the full effect.
I just want to close by saying that I know
that once we have received illumination once, we have to avoid the temptation
to stray from that illumination. If it was right at that time when you prayed
about it, it is still right. Truth cannot be changed. God is the same today,
yesterday, and forever. I know that. I trust in that. He has never changed on
me and I know He will never change on any of us. For this reason, I can have
complete trust in Him that He has my best interest.
I know that membership in the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is literally membership in the Lord's
Kingdom. I know that He leads and guides this church because there is no other
plausible source that could provide me with all this joy, guidance, and love. I
love my Savior. I know we just need to beseech Him and kneel down to Him and He
will and can heal us.
Have a super stellar week!
Keep smiling,
Hermana Parry
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