This week was really amazing. I am so happy to be back here. I find myself smiling all the time and my desire to do the work is just getting bigger and bigger every day. It's been a really cool experience coming in and building off the work that Sora Garrett and the other sisters have done because this is the first time in my mission that I have been able to do this. They really have done a great job and there are some amazing people that we are working with.
We are of course working with Alexandra but she is still having a really hard time fully accepting the Atonement of Jesus Christ to work in her and because of this we weren't able to meet up with her this week. I have said some of my most earnest prayers in my life for her. Both a year ago and now. Can you all please pray for her? She really needs it. With all of our faith I know that Heavenly Father will give her the strength to ask for Christ's redeeming power. We are also working with Ramona, Ionela, Rebeca, and several others.
This week we had lessons with some sweet families, including the Geana family from Sacele. They are so sweet and there testimonies are so strong. It seems like they understand the Gospel and now it's time for them to act! We talked about baptism and a specific date and they said they would pray to know if this was the right thing for them! We have met up with a lot of awesome people and have continued to find more people wherever we go.
We have continued promising blessing and have been focusing a lot on this as a district. Sora Muhlestein had a great idea of how to do better at following up not only on the commitment we extend but also on the blessings the we promise. We have also been focused a lot on working with our less active members. Every day we go out and true to find these amazing children of God! We split up the member list and mapped out where everyone lives so that no one is left forgotten. Heavenly Father always leads us to where we need to go when we are out doing what He has asked us to do. We have had miracles as we have followed the promptings He gives us.
Something that we read this week in our comp study was to make it clear when we are teaching that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't like other churches. I have felt so much happiness this week as I have concentrated on teaching others that while other churches good and based on true priciples and are lead by good people, that there is a church lead directly by God! From there we teach that through the Gospel restored in this church that we can recieve all the blessings of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Ahh we are a part of the most amazing work in the world! Have a great week!
Love, Sora James
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