April 14, 2014

  

Never in my life have I been so mistrusted, so disrespected, so feared and so hated as I have in the mission. But never have I been so trusted with sincere secrets and problems, so revered as a servant of the Lord, so admired and so loved.

In this week....

Traffic here is crazy. We have to pass several busy streets to get to certain parts of our area. I HATE crossing traffic. But it turns out that may not be the most dangerous part. We were walking on the sidewalk when a car almost hit me! The person had jetted across a lane of traffic, from the opposite direction, trying to get to a parking spot. Really startled us.

We called the Elders to come give a blessing to a member who is preparing to have surgery. We're going to go check on her this week.

We've had some cold weather lately. About two days of freezing winds, then it returned to hot. This...is Guatemala. :)

In lessons this week we have found another family that seem really receptive to the messages. They have the same problem as the majority of people....they work like crazy! So it's hard to find them at a good time during the week to teach. We have had other great lessons and experiences. One man, shared some of his most painful memories and problems with us. We have been in the right place at the right time to find people who needed to hear our message. It's amazing to see the confidence and the appreciation that people have for us.

At the same time, one of our families that was preparing to be baptized are now hiding from us. Their landlord doesn't like us to enter in the building. I think they have started to cause problems for the family.

Some things I have learned this week in my scripture study is that sometimes to feel the Spirit, is not enough to believe or understand it. In order to understand the significance of the Gospel and why they feel the Spirit when we talk about it...they have to search for the source diligently and have a desire to understand it. (3 Nephi 11) Also, the Spirit of contention is of the devil...I usually think of this between men. If we're fighting, it's the devil who is prompting this....but...it is also when we are contending with the Lord's will. When we're not in accord with what He wants us to do. I want to say that I know that it is much easier to agree with Him than it is to contend with His will. Maybe we don't always know WHY something is happening, but if we accept that His hand is in it...we will be able to accomplish and learn when He has in store for us. And that brings a huge amount of peace to life.

Those are my updates for this week. I love you all and will try to send more pictures soon. I'm not sure if these new computers have viruses and I am afraid to connect my camera to email them... I'll either get over my fear or find a way to send them... :)

Love you all! Have a great week!

Hermana Schultz