Hola Hermanos!
como estan?! Bien? que bueno.
SO this week was absolutely NUTs. Life consisted of a bunch
of meetings in Riverside, emergency exchanges, hardly seeing my companions at
all, and of course being blessed greatly.
Things are going really well for the work and we have 2
investigators that are progressing to be baptized on the 20th of November. I am
SO STOKED. It has been a struggle to get permission to teach them and I am
absolutely overjoyed that we are moving forward now. But of course we cant
release our breath until the baptism actually happens. #holdingoutonfaith
A few things came to my attention this week. I was sitting
in sacrament yesterday and I was struck by the amount members there are in my
ward and wards in the past that are the only active members in their families.
There are so many who are faithfully attending alone, there are older couples
that have recently returned to faith after years of excuses, and young people
that have waded through the consequences of rebellion and repentance. A variety
of people from these categories bore heart wrenching testimonies of how they
regret that they couldn't have all their family with them. They cry because
their children are not active in the church because they weren't diligent in
teaching them, they cry because they joined the church later on and their
children and spouses dont want any part of the gospel. The lost years are
coming back to bite them even though they have changed, repented and have be
forgiven by Christ. I was reminded of Lehi, the Book of Mormon prophet who
begged his children to "hear the words of a trembling parent" and
hearken to the teachings of Jesus Christ and stay firm in the faith. I know
that growing up in the gospel is a blessing that so many take for granted,
myself included, but now I understand how absolutely vital it is that we stay
STRONG. We cannot afford to let go of the iron rod- even for a second. As the
rising generation, I know it is our responsibility to be obedient and do
everything we possibly can to be able to be worthy of the blessings we are
promised. It broke my heart to see the pain of these wonderful members who are
suffering from familiy members whose hearts will not be softened. Although it
is difficult now, I have faith that one day, they will come back to the fold
and that the the diligence of these members will bless their families in the
eternities.
Anyway, those are just my thoughts.
Hmm.. What else happened this week...?
So we kind of live in the hood and my comps and I have
started what we call the valle vista dumpster photo series. Literally people
throw away the most bizarre things. Because we park our trusty Corolla by the
dumpsters we get a nice long look (and whiff) at all the goods. Yum.
Okay here is a photo of my lovely BOSS STL companion, she is
literally the most awesome sister missionary in the mission. MLC with her was
bliss and this crazy transfer of a million exchanges will be great.
Overall! Life is dandy, I love the work, the trials are
worth it and the Lord loves His missionaries so we are doing just fine.
Hope you all have a fantastic week.
Be Safe&GodSpeed.
Love, Hermana Tobler
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