October 14, 2019

Hola mis amigos 

Como estan? Hahah ok so the title, so I don't know why but I think God wants me to know every single person here in Mexico. Because I was changed AGAIN!!!! So that means 4 areas in four months haha! but the crazy this is that I am finishing the training of a new missionary, Elder Cao. But our area is called Flor de Mayo which means the flower of May.

So many things happened this week, BUT MANY MILAGROS!!!!
1. So the bus ride to my area is 1 hour, I forgot my bag on the bus with all my spanish books, scriptures and my journal for the past 8 months on my mission!!! Thankfully the missionaries in the other area were able to save it!
2. I am again showering from a bucket but now its in a outhouse!!!  Is it weird to say that I kinda love it hahaha, I feel like I am camping every day!
3. In my area we have about 4 youth, but every single one of them love the church and want to serve a mission. One spoke on Sunday and said he is scared to leave but doesn't want to do anything else besides wear the name of Christ on his chest. Every 26 people in that tiny church was crying. 
4. MET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE!! Estaban is a youth that we found during a pickup basketball game (Yes dad i actually played). He asked us so many questions about which is the true church, we testified of the truthfulness of the book of Mormon and Joseph Smith and he liked it a lot!
5. I read some many chapter of the bible, my goal is to read the bible, doctrine and covenants and pearl of great price before the end of my mission. I love the bible, it has so many miracles of Jesus Christ
6. The systems of references. Haha. One hermana in the ward has a sister that lives in California. She needed a blessing so me and another gringa hermana searched her address in the church website found her branch president and called him in spanish and sent the reference! 
7. Felt the spirit more times than I can count. 
8. Walked over 2 hours to get to other investigators houses because we have 6 little towns but almost no transportation. Lets just say that I have never used more sunscreen in my life. 

So I wanted to shared something about general conference but really I just think that y'all need to go watch.

But we watched a video called the Atonement and Missionary Work. I absolutely love this video because Elder Holland talked. but he asked why is this work so difficult. WELL!!! YOU KNOW WHY THIS LIKE ISN'T EASY!!! Because it wasn't easy for Jesus Christ!! He was our perfect example and it wasn't easy for him. So why do we this think life would be easy. We jut have to have FAITH and HOPE that we will become like him. 

Love you all and have a great week!

Elder Cheney

The chicken had a broken foot, pretty sure this family ate him. I didn't see him the next day.



 

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