I hope that you have all had a marvelous week. It´s been a wonderful week here and many exciting things have happened.
To start off, I went to Costa Rica last Friday! Yup, true story :) Hermana Rosales had to take care of a problem with her bank card, so she took advantage of being so close to the border and got permission to take care of it while still in David. We took a 45 minute bus ride to the border. She was giddy with excitement as she explained to me everything that was there, all of the stores, the flags, the food, everything. We were only there for about an hour, but she enjoyed her time, was able to fix her bank problem, and I was able to visit yet another country.
We´ve also been able to work a bit more this week because Hermana Rosales has been feeling a bit better. I feel much better when we´re out working. I´ve had a number of very spiritual experiences this week that I hold very dear. One in particular occurred while testifying of the Restoration of the gospel. This lesson used to be very intimidating for me to teach, for a variety of reasons. However, as I´ve learned more, I now look foward to teaching this lesson and absolutely love it! We were visiting an investigator who had been struggling quite a bit with understanding the Restoration. After explaining everything very clearly, I began to testify. As I began to testify, my heart began to swell and words just began to come out. I could feel so strongly of the Spirit, and I could see in his eyes that he could as well. I love testifying of the things that I know to be true. Being a missionary is a beautiful privilege that allows us a little ´´umph´´ when we share our testimony. I have such a testimony of the Restoration, I know it all it true.
To add to the spiritual highlights of the week . . . Pedro was able to be baptized yesterday morning. As usual, we were running to make sure that everything fell into place until the very moment that the service started, but it was a wonderful experience in the end. Pedro is such an example to me. I can honestly say that the missionaries were simply there to get the baptism set up, he is so good and was completely prepared from the moment that he was invited to the church. He has a big heart, great faith, and I know that the Lord is so happy that another precious soul has opened the door to exaltation.
I´d like to share a thought that I had yesterday in Sacrament Meeting in regards to the importance of attending church each Sunday. We can learn from Doctrine and Covenants 65 that the kingdom of God on earth is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The purpose of the church is to prepare the saints to live for eternity in the kingdom of God, in His presence. As member of the church, our long term goal is (or should be) to obtain eternal life in the Celestial Kingdom. Church attendance is a preparatory step towards this eternal goal. Making the effort to attend all of our church meetings each and every Sunday is necessary to attaining the kingdom of God. May we all remember the importance of our Sunday meetings and the sacred ordinance that takes place in week, and may we all make the effort to keep this essential commandment of God.
I love you all dearly! I believe that is all for this week. We´re currently waiting for news about transfers. We´re almost positive that Hermana Rosales has changes, but you never know. I´ll let you all know next Monday :) Have a fantastic week!
Go Foward With Faith,
Hermana Falslev
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