Monday, February 9, 2015

Cannon in the Cordillera

Dear Fam: 

Okay, I`m starting to get the hang of Uspallata. We`re still spending most of our time wandering around asking for this person, or that neighborhood, but we`ve been able to find a few families, have a few lessons, and the rest of the time we just have patience. Or try to anyway...we`re learning. :) 

We weren`t able to meet with Sebastian this week becuase there`s this festival thing going on here, and he went to party there I guess. Uspallata is a tourist town, so there`s always lots of people from all over that come here, but this week there was even more than usual with all the festival hubub. One time we were just walking down the street, and there were a bunch of people all lined up and down the road, and there were police cars, and people running around, and we had no idea what was going on. Then people started shouting more and more and we started to get kind of scared, and thought there was some kind of riot going on. Then suddenly all these bikers zipped by and everyone cheered, and we realized it was just a bike race. Basically scared me out of my mind, cuz I thought someone was going to die. No worries, just some bikers haha. Quite the excitement. 

We also passed by a rodeo this week, which was fun. Good idaho memories! Yeehaw!

Let`s see, what else happened this week. We`ve mostly just been getting to know all the investigators that the other missionaries have been meeting with. 

We did meet with a less active family yesterday, which was great. Raquel and her three daughters and one son. They lived about a 35 minute walk from the appartment (still working on getting the bike fixed...mostly we just don`t have time. We`ll get it working today.) in a neighborhood a little more humble than the rest. It was so sweet to meet them. They pulled chairs out on to their front yard in the shade, and went to get their scriptures and hymn books. We talked a little bit about their baptisms, the brother, Arturo, had just been baptized in December. We started with a prayer, and one of the little girls offered to give it. It was so sweet to hear her pray for their pregnant dog, and her cats. Adorable. Mostly I was so happy to hear that she knew how to pray. A lot of less active families are those who get baptized, go to chruch a few times, and then don`t come back for 5 years. The fact that she knew to start with Padre Celestial, and end in the name of Jesus Christ, means to me that Raquel, although she hasn`t been to chruch, has been teaching her children the principles of the gospel. 

And I think that`s my favorite part of missionary work. Seeing the gospel put to practice in people`s lives. Because really, it is the answer to every problem, a strength in every trial, and a guide in every day. 

This morning I was reading in D&C 88 verse 67 and 68, which talks about having your eye single to the glory of God, and sanctifying yourself. It made me think of baseball, and that phrase, keep your eye on the ball. Because as a batter, you don`t choose when the pitcher is going to send the pitch your way, and all you can do is keep your stance, and watch carefully, so that when it comes your way, you can hit it right on. 

And that`s kind of how God works with us. We don`t know when He`s going to need us. We don`t know when someone on the street needs a smile, when a neighbor needs a bit of service, or when the spirit will send its sweet warnings or whisperings. But I do know that if we can always be ready by doing the little things, reading scriptures, saying prayers, and going to church, we`ll be prepared for when it comes. 

I know this gospel is true, and that God is hastening his work. We don`t often understand the time of the Lord, but when all is said and done, we`ll someday look down from the heavens and say, ah. That was the reason. God does know best, and He loves us more than we could even imagine. He wants us to trust in him and in the atonement of Jesus Christ, and I know that if we can do that, and live the principles of the Gospel, we can be made strong. 

Have a great week! Chao for now! 

Hermana Cannon

Otra vez, ceber troubles. :( No pictures. 



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