On December 14th we had a special transfer - special because it was a part from the regular Transfer days, special because it was a special group of Hermanas- it was the group that arrived 3 days after we started as Mission President. So this was our first group to go home that had only been with us. It was a sad and wonderful day- sad because we will miss them, but wonderful because we have seen all three of them grow and become something different than the day they arrived. We sent them home stronger, more rooted in the Gospel, stronger testimonies of our Savior Jesus Christ and more confident and capable and . . .more tired. Their 18 months had arrived on December 14th and President sent them home to their families for Christmas!
Adios grandes Hermanas - Hermana Perez, Hermana Castaneda and Hermana Morales - we love you!
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The Villahermosa Hermanas joined us
for the Farewell Dinner, it was a
beautiful group - from top left Hermanas
Rodriguez, DeJesus, Bistrain, Castaneda,
Perez, Torres, Morales and Perez
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| Hermanas Torres, Castaneda and Morales |
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| It's official - they are going home. Adios Grandes |
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| Farewell hug for Hermana Perez |
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| Farewell hug for Hermana Castaneda |
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The three Hermanas display an afghan
that a Sister in Coatza made for
Hermana Castaneda - beautiful! |
Belief is the reason we go on a mission. It is the motive for preaching about Christ and sharing/Proclaiming his love. Faith is understanding we are children of God and our Heavenly Father. May the definition of faith bless you in life Faith is defined again and because faith has an inherent joy it gives us a solid foundation that we finally have the peace we have been searching for.
ReplyDelete"Many believer's feed themselves on what God hasn't done. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I create the atmosphere for the spirit of offense to arise and to thrive. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I legitimize unbelief. I live with a sense of justification, for not believing God.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance. even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance
Heaven is a place where everyone is celebrated, some are more honored but everyone is celebrated. All men and all women shall be judged on the light which they have received. Heaven is a permissible culture. God's nature is eternally permissible. These statements protect us from credit.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance, even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done. Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance. Faith doesn't deny a problems existence, it denies it's influence. He or she was someone whom aridity and desolation never disturbed for he or she had a deeply rooted, and a vigorous faith.
Now we can act as we have always dreamed. Now we can act as we have always been. Now we can step into the light and gather the sunlight instead of blocking out our possibilities. Instead of blocking out our joy. Variety will bloom in/under the sun. We can show off our best, we can enjoy other people's gifts. We can blossom where we stand upon the joy that faith provides us. Upon the joy that faith inherently has, which blossoms the entire field of flowers"
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYaxabUfkA - The Definition of Faith