Japomexicana

One of my favorite memories from this week was talking about Family History with the cutest little family from Mexico. We met the dad about two weeks ago. He was really nice. When we talked with him the first time, we shared a Plan of Salvation pamphlet with him and asked if we could come back another day to talk with his whole family about how they can live together as a family forever. He said yes! So when we went back yesterday he answered the door and began to tell us how his wife goes to the Catholic Church and that she said she isn't planning on changing but maybe later on they would come visit our church. Nice try buddy, you dont even know what we have to offer!!! We started talked about how important family is and how our church has a huge Family History program. At this point his wife had walked up. I was bracing myself to get yelled at about how their family is Catholic and they appreciate what we are doing and know there is one God but that they don't want to hear what we have to say. Instead she just sat there listening to me explain how it is such a blessing to learn about our ancestors. She was finishing my sentences! And she agreed that through knowing all those stories we know where we came from. To explain a little more, I showed them my family tree on the "Family Tree" app and showed them the picture of my mom that I put in. They asked if she is Mexican haha I explained that she's not, but that she is Japanese. So I showed them pictures from the app of my great grandparents. It was so funny because they said they thought I was Mexican, but from Jalisco where there are a lot more fair skinned Mexicans. 

We kept chatting and they finally invited us in! (Boy this California heat is killer sometimes. And it's not even the heat of the summer.) The wife started downloading the app and I tried to do this thing where you can search for an ancestor to see if they are in the database. We didn't find him, but they said they are from a small small town outside of Michoacan, without technology, so that is proabbly why he wouldn't be there. They were really excited to share with us about their pueblito (little town) and we were able to connect with them in the sweetest way. 

One of the things they were telling us about us how there are a bunch of Japanese people in Mexico!! And I was really confused, and didn't really belive it. But they said that there are a bunch of fábricas (places where they make clothes) and the Japanese people are the bosses there. The dad keep saying to me "escríbelo para que vayas" hahaha he wanted me to write down the names of the cities in the state of Guanajuato where all the Japanese people are so that I could go. 

I loved that experience so much no only because the family is hilarious and super sweet. But because I was able to feel God's love for this family as I heard them talk about how precious their family is to them. 

I know that we are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father who has put us into families to give us a place where we can learn together, laugh together, and cry together. 

The more I feel God's love for His children the more I desire for them to have all the blessings that come from following Jesus Christ and His gospel! 

Les quiero. Cuídense. 

Fotos

1. Mexican ice cream bars are my absolute favorite. You can never go wrong with coconut and chocolate. Starting to glisten on a daily basis from the heat. 

2. Zone Conference! 

3. I made tortillas. On my own. 

4. Us four Sisters Missionaries that live together!

5. Just a cute little flower I saw the other day.

6. Sister Vollmer and I tearing up the kitchen with our preparation day tradition of cookie making. 

7. Wow. What a world we live in. So amazing.