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| Another wonderful day at the Merida Temple! |
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| Vicente has come to church with us two weeks in a row! |
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| The red dress with white embroidery reminds me of my Grandma Hope! Love it! |
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| A very Pinterest-worthy pic, yes? |
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| One of my favorite dresses is trashed... |
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| I guess I learned a few things on Pinterest! Re-purpose, recycle, re-use! |
Well, another week has flown by here in good old Paca-Paca. We had a fresh week full of sickness and a shot in the buttocks. We started this week off pretty American. We went with two of the members last Monday to the MALLLLL! I felt right at home (other than the fact I was a missionary!) It was super nice there and really pretty and they had really great stores with all of this new 70’s style that’s coming back? I don’t know what that’s about but the whole floral thing has really taken off!
In the beginning of last week I
started getting a cold and by the middle of the week I couldn’t even talk and I’m
not exaggerating. For about two days
flat I was doing this whole mucky smoker kind of talking. Hermana Bailey was doing
really well at singing solos during this week in the lessons. Then a couple
days after me she got sick. We went to the doctor close to our house and I got
a shot; they think it’s just really wrong to do them in the arm...
This week also Vicente came to
church again and that was pretty exciting! We went with the member to pick him
up and he just loved it all over again. He is really hard to teach, because he
just breaks out in song whenever he feels like it, and asks lots of questions,
but I’m sure some day he will get baptized. The other day he gave us some
references to contact. They all rejected us pretty hard and all I could do was
just feel sad for them because they are missing out on changing their life and
their eternity. We were talking the other day wondering if these people that reject
us will get to watch it somehow in the other life. Of when they rejected their
chance to listen to such a wonderful message. It’s just really sad, but all you
can do is just keep going and finding the people that really need it and want
it.
On Saturday we had an activity with
the Stake for the Relief society, for the anniversary. All of the wards had a dance that they had to
do and our ward was the best! They all did a traditional dance and it was the
coolest thing I have ever seen. It made me very proud to be Mexican! We had the
family Foster there with us; well, her and her two daughters! They are so great
and they had a lot of fun! They are going to be coming with us for general
conference talks for Saturday for the sisters. They are progressing so well and
are planning on getting married but it’s a 6 month process so we will have to
wait it out, but they will get there and be baptized in the time they need to.
We are really working with their kids and they are all progressing really
well.
Today we got to go through the
temple to do initiatory work. I was able to do our great grandma x5 and the
next month I’ll be able to do her endowments. It was a really special feeling
in the temple. There was a strong feeling of peace and love there. It’s pretty
cool cuz when we go it’s caked with missionaries! It’s really cool to see
everyone there doing the work of their family and I know those people are so
ready to be able to keep continuing in the next life. I am just so grateful to
be able to have the ability to go to the House of the Lord and really feel the
love he has for me! I am so grateful for all of you and the gift I have been
given, to have you all to be my family and all of the support you have all
given me right now. I know this church is true with every part of my heart and I
know it was restored by a prophet called of God! I love you all and hope you
all have the best week!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Velasquez
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