The weather this week has been a DREAM! It's so beautiful outside and I feel like I'm on vacation hahaha. One of our new converts invited us to a little barbecue at the park yesterday and he made us tacos and corn! It felt so much like summer so I was loving it!
We put 3 of our friends on date today! Esmeralda, Fidel, and Henry! They're all from different households and super cool, but they've recently been struggling a little bit with keeping commitments so pray for them and that they can continue to progress! I am extremely grateful for Francisca, one of our more recent baptisms, because she is so strong in the faith and has helped us a ton in lessons with Esmeralda and Fidel. Especially because they both speak almost pure Mixteco and the communication barrier can be a little rough when they ask us questions (understanding the language can be so hard). Francisca has so much faith and I'm so glad I get to know her!
Our friend Luis, who was baptized last week, shared with us how much joy and peace he's felt since his baptism! We had a lesson recently with him and followed-up on his baptism experience, and the excitement and joy he expressed is something I never want to forget! He is amazing and he makes every day of missionary work worth it!
Sadly I have been sick for most this week. Not anything huge just a little cold but I'm excited to feel better again haha!
We go to this specific park for our companion study almost every day and something weird and funny happens there pretty much every day. This area has a good amount of tourists and it's known for it's wine (so most the friends we teach are field-workers for the grapes), and a lot of the tourists and other people can be really interesting characters. The other day, we were sitting on the park bench and a lady came up to us and asked us if she could interview us real quick about some parking ticket refunding for the News that night so we said sure. At the time it was broadcasting we literally just happened to be eating dinner with some members and they turned on the channel so we could see ourselves on the News! It was kind of funny and embarrassing haha. But moral of the story, let me know if you want my autograph;)
For thise of you who were wanting to hear a little bit more of what Mixteco sounds like, I just posted a missionary introduction video on my Facebook so you can go hear a little bit there!
SPIRITUAL:
Today I want to talk about "fearing God more than man." To me I think this means caring more about what our Heavenly Father thinks than any one else's opinion!
Sometimes this can be hard, especially in today's world with so much social media and an outpouring of information. As a missionary, it can feel funny to walk around and feel like everyone looks at you a little different.
But in moments where we all get a little caught up in what other people think of us, we can remind ourselves that we havr a loving Heavenly Father and Older Brother, Jesus Christ, who love us unconditionally and understand us perfectly!
1 Nephi 21:23 in the Book of Mormon quotes Isaiah from the Bible and say, "they shall not be ashamed that wait for me [the Lord]." I love this reminder! It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day, but in the end, a lot of the things we're worrying about won't really matter! When our eyesight is set on the Lord, the picture opens up to be a lot bigger. When someday we look back on our lives, we'll want to show the Lord we loved Him with all our hearts each day.
Elder Neil L. Anderson said, "We care more about being His followers than being 'liked' by our own followers."
I want to invite you all to spend a little less time on social media, or if not social media, something that takes maybe unnecessary time, and use that extra time to pray and connect with God. I know He has so much He's waiting to tell us each!
I love all of you so much!
Hermana DeMordaunt
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