Querido Familia,
Hope yáll had an enjoyable New Year´s Eve and didn´t go too
crazy. Can yáll believe that it´s 2015? That´s nutso. I still remember when we
celebrated 2000 and everyone was freaking out about the computers and everything
shutting down... (yeah, I know, I´m an old geezer). But seriously weird. What
goals do yáll have for the new year? Please do share. My goal is to find a
husband. But after the mission of course.
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The journal on Friday:
This morning we went and helped a family move houses. Let´s
just say moving houses in El Salvador is much more exciting than in the states.
They don´t have that much stuff, but still it all adds up when you move. So
they pulled up with a pickup that they had a friend use that was with the local
drunks helping out ha...so funny. Then they loaded a bunch of stuff on the
truck, tables, bed, chairs, bags of clothes, and all the other people just hung
off the sides (about 5 people) as the back almost bottomed out from the weight.
I was sad I didn´t take my camera with me.
But this family moved from the carreterra to a little street
called la calle vieja. Well this little street is actually quite long...like
extremely long. So they were able to take the truck to the start of the street
to leave all the stuff there, but then we had to haul it all down to the bottom
to their house. And that was definitely an adventure. It´s a little dirt trail
that is like hiking through the mountains, with rocks and only one or two
people can fit cause it´s small, and then on top of that they lived way far
down, so it took at least 10 or 15 minutes to walk from the street to their
house. It was such an adventure as we were hauling clothes, stools, beds, etc,
down this little trail in the mountains. I actually loved it. But boy was it a
work out. The good news is we were hiking the stuff down, so when we hiked up,
we didn´t have to carry anything. We took that trip there and back about 6
times hauling stuff. Go fight win. I think my biceps for sure got a good work
out. Let´s just say that moving is way more fun in El Salvador...I hate moving
in the states ha.
But the side story is why this family was moving. Sonia and
Oscar, and their little son is named Bryan who´s 5 years old. Well Sonia was
baptized about 4 years ago, but Oscar never was and she went inactive for a
little while. Well the elders started teaching them and they have come to
church and he´s going to get baptized this coming Sunday. Well the guy that
rented their house to them told them that he doesn´t like that the elders go to
visit them. Well they didn´t listen anyway and kept letting the Elders visit as
they felt the spirit and knew it was a good thing. Well, then the landlord
talked to them again and they told them that they feel good and that Oscar was
going to get baptized. When the landlord heard that he said that it would be
best if they left the house. So they said that´s fine, and a few days later we
were helping them move out.
I don´t get it. People hear so many crazy rumors and
thoughts about the church and believe it all and don´t even bother to try and
learn for themselves. They make judgments and decisions based on false ideas
and thoughts. And if people will really get to know the church and the people,
they will find that there is no reason not to have Mormons living in your house
or near by. But that´s just part of the opposition.
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| Ruins at Tazumal...last p-day. |
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Spiritual thought for the day:
Luke 22:41-44
When Christ was in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed, asking
God if it were possible to not make Him suffer, if there was another way, to
let that happen. And in Matthew we learn that Christ didn´t just ask this one
time, but He asked the Father 3 times. The perfect son, the chosen one, He who
was without sin...there came a moment when He thought he wouldn´t be able to do
it. He thought he couldn´t stand anymore, and that He might not be able to make
it. But then He said, but thy will be done. And He did it. He completed the
will of the father. He was perfectly obedient to the Father and as a result had
to pay a huge sacrifice.
What sacrifices are we each willing to make to be obedient
to our Father in Heaven?
Well, I love yáll lots and lots. I´m always praying for yáll
and hope the best.
love you lots and lots,
Love,
Hermana Wright
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