I Love Easter!

This week was truly amazing!  We saw many miracles and felt the Spirit a lot.  I love Easter because it's so much easier for us missionaries to get into people's houses!  It's a special time when we can remember how merciful God has been to us, but really we should be remembering that every week as we take the sacrament!

And For This Week's Proselyting Adventures...

...We got egged!!!

The Spanish)Ward had an Easter Party on Saturday.  It was super fun!  Apparently the missionaries were supposed to help with a game, but nobody ever told us.  So, we just went to have a good time, get to know the members better, and set up times to take them out with us to visit our investigators.

At the party, there was a giant bounce house, hot dogs, and an Easter egg hunt.  I don't know if any of you know much about Latin American Easters, but let me just say, I definitely think they are more fun than American ones!  They have real, painted Easter eggs filled with confetti that they hide.  Then all the kids run and go find all the eggs.  

That's when the fun begins!

As soon as all the eggs are found, there is a huge egg fight.  Everyone runs around cracking eggs on each other's heads.  I got attacked by a ton of little kids!  Needless to say, I was a big, confettied mess by the end of it!

It was a good conversation starter the rest of the day as we were tracting!  As we were walking around, we saw smashed eggs and confetti everywhere!  It's like a community event.  I love Easter!

"Why? Moses 1:39!"

Last Sunday, during sacrament meeting, a member said something really interesting.  He said that the answer to any and every gospel question beginning with "Why?" is "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."  He then gave some examples:

Q: Why should we read the scriptures every day?

A: To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

Q: Why must we attend church every Sunday even if we have other things like homework, ball games, etc?

A: To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

Q: Why are only men required to have the priesthood?

A: To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

Then he said that after we have answered those great questions of the soul, if we can ask ourselves how those things "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man," we will increase tremendously in our understanding of gospel principles.  It was something that really stood out to me.  In the past, I know I have been guilty of complaining about things we "have" to do, but knowing that the reason behind everything we're asked to do really can change our perspective on everything.

I've tried it out, and it works!  It's pretty cool!

Hope all is well back in Utah!  Happy Easter y'all!

Easter Thoughts from Texas!

As a missionary, I have come to know the role Jesus Christ plays in our salvation. The Atonement is truly a miraculous gift given to us and without it, nothing we would do here on earth would be worth anything. We can truly find happiness when we base our lives on his teachings and his example. We can grow closer to him by learning of his doctrine, his teachings, and his life. His doctrine is simple and easy to understand. We live it because it is worth it.

Como misionera, yo he venido a saber cual es el papel de Jesucristo en nuestra salvación. La expiación es un don milagroso que ha sido dado a todos nosotros. Sin la expiación, no hiciéramos nada en la tierra que sería de valor. Podemos encontrar la felicidad cuando edificamos nuestras vidas en las enseñanzas de Cristo y su ejemplo. Podemos crecer a estar más cerca de él por aprender de su doctrina, sus enseñanzas, y su vida. La doctrina de Cristo es muy sencilla y fácil de entender. Nosotros la vivimos porque es re importante.

Jesus Christ's Atonement

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