Week 15 Short and Sweet August 5, 2013
So this week was wonderful! Hna
Toctaquiza and I are now practicing 10 minutes of English everyday. I
think she really enjoys it. It is helping her to have a little more
patience with me and I have felt greater unity in our companionship. Man
Spanish is hard but I have started using flashcards around the streets, which
helps a ton.
So, I read something incredible in the
scriptures last night. Alma 31:30-31 Alma´s prayer for comfort in the
Savior. He says help me, ¨suffer with patience mine afflictions.¨ I
thought a lot about this and I love that he said ¨suffer¨ because life is not
easy and we´re not gonna have it easy or the way we want it a lot, but if we
bear with patience our hardships and trials and turn to Christ we will grow
from our sufferings and become in turn what our Father in HEaven desires
us to become. Cross reference to John 16:33 (I think ... it is in the
foot notes of verse 30-31 in alma 31) INCREDIBLE verse now one of my favorites
i want to memorize!
Love you all sorry it is short this
week. Know that all is well.
xoxo Love Hna Owen
P.S. if you can send letters for hna
toctaquiza this week I think this is the last week for them to make it in time
if you haven´t sent any yet! thnaks a million! xoxo
Katie - The mission is incredible and I can’t wait until you get to
serve one. Adjusting to different companions, especially ones that don´t speak
your language, is hard but what helps is trying to be the companion I would
want you to have :) Love you so! Please tell Mish and Kyle hi for me. Oh
and tell Beechers, Megan (bubba young) and the kids , and friends sorry for not
emailing back (little time) and sorry for not sending letters (little time to
write and no stamps).
In front of the Asuncion Temple
Hey, that bathroom isn't TOO bad compared to some we saw in Argentina and Mexico. :) It actually has a sink AND a toilet seat! BIG luxuries!! :)
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