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Drenched on Exchanges with a Member

 "Happiness Moments"

--Eating hamburgers and fries at a little stand outside of the university that is in front of our house.

--Going to the Devotional in the Visitor's Center at the temple.

--Inviting everybody in every bus we get on to learn more about Jesus Christ.

--Getting DRENCHED with rain in divisions with members.

(Haha the good news is that the member still wants to go to appointments with us. :) )

--The fact that the Bishop always calls us "Elderas"

Tomorrow we will have Zone Conference, and we have been studying a lot about the importance of the Book of Mormon, and focusing always on the Atonement of Christ.

My President asked my companion and I to share a couple of thoughts about one of the talks that we read to prepare, and I want to share a little of what we will share tomorrow!(https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/45callister?lang=eng) 

Because of the fall of Adam and Eve, we live in a fallen state where we are subject to physical death, spiritual death, affliction and sickness, and weaknesses and imperfections. And thanks to the enabling and redeeming power of the Atonement of Christ, we are able to overcome them all.

1- physical death (Alma 11: 42-45)

2- spiritual death (Mosiah 5: 7-8)

3- afflictions/sicknesses (3 Nephi 17:7)

4- weaknesses/imperfections (Moroni 7: 48)

I am so grateful for the Atonement of Christ in my life. For the knowledge that with His help, I can always come home.

Brightness of Noonday Sun

“If there are some of you who have been tricked into the conviction that you have gone too far, … that you have had the poison of sin which makes it impossible ever again to be what you could have been—then hear me.

"I bear testimony that you cannot sink farther than the light and sweeping intelligence of Jesus Christ can reach. I bear testimony that as long as there is one spark of the will to repent and to reach, he is there. He did not just descend toyour condition; he descended below it, ‘that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth.’"

-Truman G. Madsen

I also love knowing that as I feel the witness of the Spirit in my life, I can have the assurance that I am on the right path.

“If you have felt the influence of the Holy Ghost … , you may take it as evidence that the Atonement is working in your life.”  -Henry B. Eyring

I love learning more and more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ every day. I love living it and finding joy amidst the struggles. I love sharing the knowledge and hope of Christ's Atonement with all those I encounter.

My invitation for you is to search the scriptures, ponder about the life of Christ, pray for a spiritual confirmation, and share something that you learn every single day this week.

Keep sharing the light that Christ has given you!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Anyways

MLC

Hermanas Greenwood & Guajardo

"Happiness Moments"

--I got a new companion!!! Hna. Guajardo is from Ciudad Juarez and I already love her with all my heart!!

--A member took us out for breakfast and we ate crepas and cinnamon rolls and atole!!

--I am officially mexican!! My stomach has been bothering me and my zone leader finally convinced me to go to the doctor.... lol turns out I have gastrites and worms....

Meds

--When I told an investigator that I had worms and gastrites, she almost forced medicine down my throat, and when she turned around I poured it back into the bottle without her noticing and the other investigator (her son) and my companion and I could not stop laughing. Haha we are such children, I love it.

Today I just quickly wanted to share a poem that a family in my home ward shared with me a couple of months ago for my birthday. (Shoutout to the Clegg family!)

Zone Conference

It is a poem by Mother Teresa:

“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."

Training at Zone Conference

We all have the light of Christ within us to help us know right from wrong. As we are confirmed members of Christ's church, we are given one of the greatest gifts, the Holy Ghost, to help us to do everything the way the Lord has asked.

As we live in the world, but not of it, even as people don't accept us, we can do it anyway, and we will enjoy the blessings promised in this scripture:

President & Sister Parry with hermanas

D&C 89:18 And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;

19 And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;

20 And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.

21 And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.

I love the Lord, and I love His work!

I hope you all have the best week!!!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Smile

Iguana

"Happiness Moments"

--Companion exchanges with Hermana Rice!!

--We went up to the roof to watch some kids practicing for the quince años (quinseñera) of one of them!!

--Got hardcore caught in a storm when we were on divisions with members. We ended up running many blocks to make it home and wrap ourselves in towels and put on sandals. Haha basically a vacation;)

Mission Office - Special Changes from last week

--Got to go to the temple:)

--A cute 9 year old girl named Zoe was baptized!!!

This past week as I have continued to study about the Atonement of Jesus Christ along with the worth of souls, lots of things began to click in my mind.

Exchanges with Hermana Rice

Today I just want to share with you all a couple of verses found in 2 Nephi.

2 Nephi 9: 18 But, behold, the righteous, the saints of the Holy One of Israel, they who have believed in the Holy One of Israel, they who have endured the crosses of the world, and despised the shame of it, they shall inherit the kingdom of God, which was prepared for them from the foundation of the world, and their joy shall be full forever. 

As we recognize that EVERYTHING in God's plan is for our benefit, especially the Atonement of Christ, we come to understand better how much it is that our Heavenly Father loves us.

Service - Painting a friend's house

39 O, my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in transgressing against that Holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that cunning one. Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be spiritually-minded is life eternal. 

I love the classic thought of SMILE with this verse. (Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal)

KFC for the win!

As I had expressed a couple of weeks ago, I feel like the past month or so of my mission was full of twists and turns that I wasn't expecting and in the moment I honestly didn't want. But through these experiences, and those that I continue to pass through, I have begun to dig deeper in my studies, and I am learning and growing more and more by understanding how much power Christ offers us daily.

Taking her own advice - Love that smile!

Even if it is just the strength to smile, it changes everything.

I love you all!! Keep pushing forward and keep smiling!! :)

Love, Hermana Greenwood

We Have the Power

Hermanas at the Visitors' Center

"Happiness Moments"

--When we were eating with a member, we were listening to piano guys. But randomly the song would change and we had no idea what was going on and finally decided to turn it off....Turns out her son has a control to the tv as well, and was upstairs trying to freak us out. It worked.

--We went to a "going away party" of a missionary couple and as the Elder was giving his testimony his phone rang... instead of turning off his phone, HE ANSWERED IT. HAHAHA

--A recent convert gave the lid of a tuna can as if it were a mirror as a gift to a couple of other hermanas and told them to look into the "mirror" and to ask the mirror which Elder was the best looking hahaha.

--Companion exchanges with Hnas Diaz and Ramirez!!! During the companion exchanges Hna Diaz and I received a phone call that her mother had decided to get baptized!!!!!!!

--We received special changes and now we are in Impulsora!!! The Lord is always keeping us on our toes. :)

Last night there was a ward family night that we decided to go to so that we could get to know some of the members. While we were there we watched a couple videos of the apostles sharing words of wisdom and there was one phrase that I loved.

President Monson said: "If we don't do something today, there will be nothing to remember tomorrow."

Today is the day to act. Right now is the time to live.

 My darling little sister shared a couple of quotes with me today as well that I want to share with you all!!

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light."

We turn on the light by doing the little things that give us strength to keep going every day.

"Your future is created by what you do today."

"We do not need magic to transform the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already."

When we ask, the Lord always gives us the strength to get through anything and everything.

Alma 26:12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever. 

 

Have an outstanding week!!!

Hermana

Greenwood

:)