But anyways, this week was GREAT!! I had so many experiences this week that Im excited to share. First of all we had a record number of people in church yesterday (52) so I was way excited. We had 6 investigators attend church yesterday. The past 2 weeks I have been praying so hard to see miracles in our area and Ive been feeling like He hasn't been listeing to me. But yesterday I felt His love SO strong. sometimes it is so hard to be patient hah.
I had a really cool experience on Friday. I have been kind of really beating myself up about alot of stuff. Everyone keeps telling me everything im doing wrong (so that I can grow) but about my acne about my weight my comp always has a lot to say and i know that all of it is only so i can grow and become better but its been kind of getting to me lately and on Friday I had one of the most spiritual experiences of my mission. We were in a zone conference and my zone leader was talking about the atonement. But it wasn't a normal lesson about the atonement. Everyone of us could feel the spirit SO strong. After we got done we all just sat there in silence for about 20 minutes, enjoying the spirit that was there. None of us wanted to leave. I have been on my knees a lot the last couple of weeks and i just felt like this week a lot of my prayers were answered. I felt so strongly the love of my Heavenly Father and felt the spirit bare testimony to me of the power of the atonement. That Jesus Christ not only suffered for our sins, he suffered for our sadnesses. Our pains. He suffered for it all. EVERYTHING that we are going to go through, and everything that we are going to feel. I find SO MUCH strength in the atonement that I didn't ever understand before my mission. It's amazing when you can really understand the love that our Heavenly Father has for each of us and that our savior Jesus Christ knows us better than we will ever know ourselves.
Last night I met Lorena. She is a single mom and is going through SO much. I have never had a lesson like we did last night.. I have never loved someone that we are teaching so fast. I wanted to do everything I could to help her and comfort her. This is something that I love aout the mission. The ability that we have as missionaries to see people differently. To see them as our brothers and sisters and the strong desire we have to help them. I hope thats something that I never loose.
I love how much I am growing. I love all that i am learning and the people i am meeting.
Thank you for everything. I love you guys.
Hermana Holt
(still 19)
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