On May 12, 2014 Hermana VanWie shared this letter:
Querida
Familia y Amigos --
Estoy muy feliz que tenia la oportunidad de hablar con ustedes ayer! Los
quiero mucho! (I am very happy that I had
the opportunity to talk with you yesterday!)
I love you very much. This week has been a good week. It was a
slower week than it has been for the past few weeks, but it was still great!
We started out the week by teaching M. He is awesome! We taught about the
Plan of Salvation. His little brother also sat in on the lesson and so did his
mother. As we taught about the Plan of happiness that God has for us I was so
grateful for the opportunity we had to teach them all together--this a plan for
families. At the end of the lesson we sang, "I Am a Child of God."
What a special spirit was there. I was thrilled as his mother mouthed the words
along. This truth--that we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father is so
important. I felt the Spirit testify to me that we truly are children of Heavenly
Father and He loves us! M could also feel this Spirit and is preparing to be
baptized the 25th of May. I love this family! They also came to church on
Sunday! YAY!!!
I went on an exchange this week with Hermana G as well. We got to meet
our companions back at the temple so took the opportunity to take some
pictures. Sister G is a great missionary! We found 2 new investigators just
doing Harvest Blessings. The Lord truly does place people in our paths.
We also had
another miracle experience this week. We drove up to Fresno to teach G and his
family and as we left a little girl named Fatima ran up to us and said,
"Pueden orar con mi familia?"(Can
you pray with my family?) We looked
at each other being rather confused and proceeded to follow her. As we spoke
with her mother, I realized that I had offered a prayer with this family about
a month before. However, this little girl remembered me and remembered how she
felt and so as soon as she saw us she wanted us to come talk with her family
again. She is 5. It is so amazing to me how sensitive children are to the
Spirit!
Today as I was studying in Personal Study I was reflecting on Mother's
Day and the wonderful mothers that are such great examples in the scriptures.
Here were a few of my favorites:
Eve--the
mother of all living (Genesis 3:20)
Rebekah--the
mother of thousands (Genesis 24)
Mary-- the
mother of Jesus (Luke 1; 1 Nephi 11:18; Mosiah 3:8)
The mothers
of the stripling warriors--mothers full of faith (Alma 56:47-48; Alma 57:21)
Lucy Mack
Smith--the mother of Joseph Smith. She instilled a love of the scriptures and
learning in her son and taught him the importance of faith and scripture study.
I am so grateful for the other wonderful mothers throughout the world who
trust in God and believe. I'm grateful for all of their hard work and sacrifice
to help raise their children in righteous ways.
I hope you
had a wonderful Mother's Day! Feliz Dia de las Madres! I know the family is
ordained of God! I know that we can learn more about our purpose and how to
follow Jesus Christ in a Christ centered home than in any other place. How
grateful I am for a mother and a father who helped create this home life for me
and my brothers. I know the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings us happiness in our
lives.
Que tengan
una semana maravillosa! Los quiero
mucho!
Con amor,
Hermana VanWie
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