Clearing up Misconceptions

This week we had some pretty amazing lessons! We taught the Plan of Salvation to one Spanish family and it was just so fun! The mom was so cute. At the start of the lesson we asked them if they had ever wondered where we came from, why we are here, or where we go after this life and she literally had been praying the night before and asked God what her purpose is. He answers our prayers! 
We were talking about the fall of Adam and Eve. And I asked the dad to give us a summary of the story of Adam and Eve. So he starts recounting the creation of man and then said "let's read about it from the Bible" haha so we read from genesis 2 and 3 and talked about the need for the fall. He loves the Bible. And it was awesome because he really loved all the scriptures we shared from the Book of Mormon. Hes so funny. He would say "I like that" in English in his super thick Mexican accent after we read each verse.Haha. Its cause the Book of Mormon is TRUE!!!! And as the lesson progressed I think it finally clicked for him that we study BOTH the Book of Mormon and the Bible hahaha. And that we rely on both for our knowledge of God's plan for us. 
When we started talked about the gospel being preached in the spirit world, Norma was very sceptical. So we pulled out 1 Peter 4:6. She read that verse about 10 times haha. Then she read it from the start of the chapter to make sure she got the context right. I pointed out the second part of the verse where it explains why. So we discussed the nature of God and how he is merciful so it makes sense that he was give everyone a chance to hear and accept His gospel. And then after a second she said "that was my question... how could God send someone who died without a knowledge of the truth to hell if it wasnt his fault that he never knew the Gospel?" She was so cute she got so excited after that and said she is going to study it more. At the end of the lesson we invited them to be baptized and talked about the proper authority. Oh my goodness Norma thought we got baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost and Joseph Smith. Hahahahahahaha I about died. No way. Of course we belive that our church holds the proper authority to baptize, the same power that Christ administered to His disciples when he was on the Earth. But it was THROUGH Jospeh Smith that that authority was RESTORED. That power still comes FROM God. That authority does not come from Joseph Smith. 

With that being said haha if any of you all have questions I would love to answer them!!!! I know there are a lot of misconceptions about our church and our beliefs. No matter how silly the question may seem, please feel free to ask!!!! 

I love you all and I am so grateful for your support. 

Cuídense y que pasen una buena semana. 

Soy Mexicana

I love Lindsay so much!!! It has been so fun getting to know the ward members here. It is funny because they are all related Haha. They are either in the Vega family or Hurtada family (which come from the same family). They love missionary work and are so ready and willing to help us with whatever we need. Its amazing because many of them are converts to the church so you can see how much the missioanries have changed their lives!!! We visited Hermana Lupe Hurtado the other day. She is so cute. She asked if we wanted to eat and we tried to say that we had already eaten (because it was like 8pm when we went over to her house) and she responded with something like "you dont want to eat?" With her face saying "you dont want my food?" Hahha Hispanic women really dont take no for an answer. But she is so sweet. We asked her if she read the chapter we left her with the last time we visited and she started to say she didn't have time to but then stopped herself and said she really just didn't make time for it. So we reinvited her to read it and I think now that she know we are following up she will do it!! Haha I've learned so many life skills on my mission. I'm a great accountability partner now. 

Now for the highlight of the week. 

So Norma this woman that we contacted last week, had met with missionaries before. And it was so cool! (Btw these people are puro Español) So we went back to visit her, and her husband answered the door and he told us that they have met with missioanries in every city they have lived it!!!!! (And they've moved 5 times! From Mexico to different parts of California!) I asked them in a joking manner but being totally serious "una señal?" Because seriously that is not a coincidence! The husband believes that Jospeh Smith really did see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ but doesnt understand what the implications of that knowledge and belief are. The wife has a problem with the Book of Mormon. She doesnt believe that there is more scripture than the Bible. All we could do was testify of how the Book of Mormon has blessed our lives and explain that it is only through study and prayer to God that we can know that it is true!!! 

But that was not the highlight (even though that was geat, don't get me wrong). During our lesson, their daughter was sitting in the room with us, not necessaryily paying attention and participating, but for sure listening. And she had to leave during the middle. So as she was leaving, she asked me if I was Mexican!!!!!! It was the greatest compliment I think I have every recieved!!! Haha I was literally shocked because I surely dont look like a Mexican. But I guess I sound like one 

I know that God exists and that He loves each and every one of us. 

Les quiero. Cuídense.