December 9, 2013 FEELING THE LOVE

ok so...now i will officially start my weekly letter...sorry if you wanted some of this stuff on it and you have to copy/paste etc.

and yes i am always excited for letters/packages and all that jazz :) every missionary is. it makes us feel loved and remembered.

i LOVE grinch ! i hope you remember the phrase soon:)

Congrats to keith and tracey!!!!!

and to liz and travis:) and others

and the joy of grandma ming is that this isnt the end, we really will see her again :) i am grateful i had the small chance to know her so long ago. 

ok the other email coming up!

so this week i really focused on the good with my companion, and you know what? we found it. we found a lot of it. 

mañana tenemos una actividad de navidad en Rancagua con muchos do los misioneros, estoy animada por eso, va a estar divertido. y no tenía una oportunidad a mirar la devocional porque fue a las 10 en la noche por nosotros y regresamos a nuestras casas a las 10 (10:30 si tenemos una lección tan buena) (tomorrow we have an Christmas activity in Rancagua with many of the missionaries, I am very excited for this, it is going to be bery fun.  I did not get the opportunity to watch the devotional because it was 10 at night and we go to our house by 10 or 10:30 if we have a very good lesson) okay I will talk in english again. but i am hoping maybe tomorrow at the activity we will getto watch it (the Christmas churchwide broadcast) ...but no guarantees.

so I know that every week my email seems to be the same but its crazy how true it is! so yesterday hermana meeks and i were just feeling tired and decided tostart counting our blessings and practice our faith that God would lead us to the families, less actives,and really just people that needed us. and we began counting the people in our branch whom we had gained the friendship of that really wanted to be involved in the work of God, 

the investigators, recent converts, and less actives that always welcomed us in with warm arms

the people we had found out used to be investigators and loved the church but had gotten lost in the cracks and God provided a way for us to find them again (this happened 3 or 4 times this week).

the times that God had guided us to someone the other missionaries had recently began to teach so we could tell them that Godreally wanted them to listen to the missionaries and know of the importance of this message. and the opportunity to remind the other missionaries of these people and tier importance to God

the many many people we find on the street that are actually quite amazing that want to hear our message, but dont live in our boundaries...well that justgoes to show you thatGod trusts us to talk to his children in the street and to see their potential and to help the missionaries in their area to find them and see their potential too.

really there is always something to be grateful for. always. you just cant be lazy and expect it to jump in your face :) you have to look forit, and snap into a spirit of joy and gratitude. 

also know that there is always ALWAYS someone there rooting for you. whether it is parents, siblings, ward members, bishopric, home teachers, visiting teachers, (other) missionaries, your leaders, friends, or the greatest of all support team members; our older brother, best friend, rescuer (savior), confidante, Jesus Christ. Always someone. 

so my invitation for you is to try it out.make the effort to look forthe good and quit just being lazy and down on yourself...it feels better to be happy...and i KNOW that at first it is difficult...but it feels so sooo much better to be happy....it really lifts a burden. TRUST ME and TEST ME on this.

and know that you really can find inspiration and answers to every problem in the book of mormon. try it. but try it with a prayerful heart and begin with a prayer it makes a difference. really. really really reallly! 

i love you guys and I know that God is watching over you for me and i know he is watching out for me too. and i really have found people hear that care about me and want the bestfor me. 

like hermana Rosita (converso reciente)(recent convert) that i call the abuelita de las misioneras (the little grandma of the missionaries), hermana Olea una miembro fiel en nuestra rama( a firm member of our branch) that al}ways loves to joke and help and speak english shes like an aunt that takes care of you and spoils you and makes fun of you all at the same time :) and so many other loving ´people...i am safe i am happy and i am a mormon missionary :)

hermana konrie ming