Heart overflowing with love

Hey Everyone! This past week has been great here in the land of Chula! Had some crazy adventures that come along w/ being back in the city and close to everything again. Definitely got lost a few times and spent eternity in my favorite thing EVER.......San Diego traffic...... ;) But loving every minute of it here. As i look back on everything that has happened this past week, I can definitely see the Lord's hand in my life guiding and directing us in everything we do! It just continually amazes me how mindful the Lord is of every aspect of our lives and how He truly does love each of us as HIS children! Being on my mission I have truly come to learn how to see the people I meet through the eyes of Christ. And I can honestly say, that I have felt that love for every single person I have met here in Chula! Each and every day these people just continue to amaze me with how pure and kind their hearts are and my heart is overflowing with the love that they have already expressed to me. Have I mentioned how much I love serving a mission? Well, just in case I haven't...........  

I LOVE SERVING A MISSION! 

But for real. My heart has never been so full of joy! So this past week we had some really awesome lessons. There is one less-active family that the Bishop requested that we start visiting more to help the 8 yr old daughter prepare to be baptized. The Mom just thinks we are only there out of "obligation" to teach her daughter "the 3 required lessons".....We haven't told her yet that there is definitely more than 3, but we will get to that point soon :). There are 4 kids total and to be completely honest.........the first couple of times we went over there, I left with the biggest headache EVER. Man, those kids are such a handful! We really had no idea how to teach to these kids and help them to pay attention and actually learn something. But the last time we went over there it was a complete 180 from the other 2 times! We just went in there and loved them. Sister Roberts showed the 8 yr old videos from the Mormon Channel on her Ipad and this girl couldn't stop watching them! It was cool to see her watch some videos about kids her own age and hear her say, "Hey! She likes art and dancing too, just like me!" And then I conquered the 6 yr old daughter.....haha She is the most wild out of the 4, but all I did was give her some one-on-one attention and taught her how to braid Sister Roberts hair. Then as I was fishtail braiding her hair, I seriously think it was the quietest that house has EVER been. It was amazing to just feel that Spirit that comes from love! After I finished braiding her hair, she literally had the biggest smile I have ever seen on her face. Then she proceeded to show me how she was going to sleep on her hair that night so she could keep the braid in for school the next day :). After that we shared a message with them and we left with our hearts over flowing with love again.

 

There is also another family that we visit almost every single day that has truly found a special place in my heart. They are all members, but struggling temporally and spiritually. We are trying to help them develop a habit of daily scripture reading as a family, so when we go over there all we do is continue reading from where we left off in the Book of Mormon and read a few more chapters. The Mom is also using this as an opportunity to learn how to read in English, so it takes a little while to get through each chapter. My first day in Chula we visited them and they had just started reading the Isaiah Chapters in 2nd Nephi......woof. Those are difficult even for me to understand! So at first we were just trying to read through them super fast, but every day after we read it just amazes me how much they understand and learn from Isaiah! Their testimonies have grown so much in the little time that I have been here and even my testimony of the Book of Mormon has been strengthened! Even from the Isaiah chapters we have learned that if you have an open and humble heart, no matter where you are reading in the Book of Mormon, you WILL recieve answers to any question or problem you might have! The Spirit of the Lord is truly the greatest Teacher! Every time I go into that house my perspective on life is completley changed. Last night when we visited them, with tears running down her face, the Mom told us how much she sincerely loves us and how much our visits and reading the Book of Mormon have truly strengthened her during one of the most trialing times of her life. It was such a humbling experience and I left that house again, with my heart overflowing with Christ's pure love.

 

I am so grateful for this opportunity that I have to serve my Father in Heaven and to be a Representative of Jesus Christ. One of the best parts about being a Representative of Christ is that you get to feel/experience a tiny portion of His love for ALL of His brothers and sisters! Even with that tiny portion, my heart is overflowing with His love. I can't even imagine how large His heart is!

 

I LOVE you ALL and I am so thankful for the love that you have shared with me! Have a wonderful week!

xoxo Sister Morgan