Monday, February 8, 2016
Transfers are here
again!!! I swear every transfer is going by faster and faster!!! This time we
received our transfers in the morning so I can actually tell you what is
happening before it happens and not the week after :) HERMANA MARTINEZ AND I
ARE STAYING TOGETHER!!!! I am so excited and we are both so grateful to have
more time together. I love her so much and feel that we have made so much
progress together. The catch however, is that they are taking out the other
sisters who shared our ward and leaving it all to us. Ok let me explain
something.....our ward is GIANT!!!! Our area was already huge (the biggest area
I’ve had so far) and now it has at least doubled in size...about an hour bus
ride from one side to another. It is huge and we will be spending pday today
with the other sisters trying to get all the info we can about all the people
in their area so we can visit them and get to know their area. We are so
excited but also very nervous. We will be trying to get all the help we can
from members and especially from the Lord. We`ll be able to do it with the Lord`s
help but it will be a lot of work. Please send prayers our way. :)
This
week was a little harder as far as missionary work goes, however, we were able
to see fruits of our labors this transfer. On Saturday we attended the sealing
of the R... family in our ward! They were less-active members that the ward
assigned us to activate and prepare to enter the temple. They passed through so
many challenges in the process that I can`t even imagine how they made it
through. But finally they were able to enter the temple and accomplish their
goal of being sealed for time and all eternity. It was so special to be there
with them after all that had happened and the many visits where we just sat and
listened to them cry and tell us about all that was going on. But then to see
them in the temple kneeling across the alter and watch them as they made grand
and sacred promises to each other and to the Lord. It was also Hermana
Martinez`s first time seeing a sealing and I`ll never forget her face after we
finished...completely in awe. I`ve only seen one before this and it was over a
year ago so it was a great reminder of those incredible blessings and promises
that God is willing to grant us if we will just be faithful and do our part.
The gospel is truly a gift of love to us from our Father and I’m so grateful to
live in a time where it has been fully restored to the earth for us to enjoy.
This
week we also rescued a less active member the ward has been working with for
almost a year and to make it even more special, her daughter was baptized and
confirmed this week as well. Her daughter is 8 years old and turns 9 in two
weeks so it`s not a baptism for us, but we have been teaching her all the
lessons with her mom and it still felt like a great accomplishment for us to see
her enter the waters of baptism. Grand miracles and blessings that are
occurring here in Monterrico and we know it is just the beginning and there are
many more to come.
I know this is the
work of the Lord and I have enjoyed every moment of my service here in Peru.
It`s not always easy, but it`s something I wouldn`t trade for all the treasure
in the world. I know that God is a loving and merciful Heavenly Father and that
Jesus Christ is his beloved son and our savior. I love them both so much and am
so grateful to live in this time that the gospel has been restored upon the
earth in its fullness.
Thank you for all the
love and support!!! I love you all so much!!! :)
Hermana Cox
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