Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Life!

Hey everyone!

This was a great week! we went to stake conference with our investigator, Sonia, and she really liked it. Our mission President was there and gave a talk on the worth of souls. He took a 20 dollar bill, crumpled it up in his hand, then asked the congregation if it was still worth 20 dollars. then he drop in on the ground and stepped on it. Still worth 20 dollars. Same thing with our souls. No matter what we've been through, the choices we've made, the way others have treated us.... we are still grand in the sight of God. He's our father. I never get sick of telling that to people. I love letting people know that they have a father in heaven who loves them. It really creates a paradigm shift in the perspective of people who have never heard that before. 

We also got to teach a less active member this week who we had lost contact with for a little while. She was just full of questions about the church. She stopped going as a girl so when we teach her we kind of approach it like an investigator lesson because she doesn't remember much. It was amazing to see the change and sudden interest she has in the church. 

Earlier today on the Subway a man came up to us and told us he was looking for us. Said he had talked to the elders before. Wanted to know if reincarnation existed. We taught him the doctrine of resurrection and how we don't need to be afraid of death because Christ made it so that we will live again. He said his spirit had left his body before and asked if that was possible. I said I don't know! haha! It was a pretty crazy experience. Then he got off at the next stop and I don't think we'll ever see him again. 

My trainer, Hermana Garcia, goes home to Guatemala tomorrow! So crazy. So me and my companion Hna. Andersen went to go say goodbye. It was bittersweet. Shared some tears and I gave her a letter and bracelet I had made for her. 

Last week during divisions (splits) with Hna. Mendoza, our first two appointments fell through but then we got to teach a  spontaneous miracle lesson to some people that were sitting in their house and asked us if we were lost. We said no but that we had a message that we wanted to share with them. They said sure come on in and we taught a little bit about the Book of Mormon and gave them one to keep. They were 3 cousins, all in their 20s, and had a certain interest in their eyes that told me this was an important moment for them in their lives. So then we went back for the next appointment and they weren't home. :/ dang. But we have them present in our thoughts and prayers and hoping we can teach them again soon! Named Genesis, Daniela, y Francisca. 

On Sunday we passed by an investigator to see if she was home. She wasn't... But her next door neighbors were having a family reunion of like 10 people so we walked up to them and I said, "Buenos tardes!" and to my surprise (cuz yeah I was kinda nervous talking to such a big group of people haha) they all echoed my greeting with huge smiles and immediately started asking us where we were from and what we were doing here in Chile. So then we taught a mini lessons right there in front of their house about the gospel and the Book of Mormon! We left them a pamphlet of the plan of salvation and a Book of Mormon to read as a family. We gave each of the girls a hug and a kiss at the end and to the men a handshake, and during that, one of the women hugged me longer than strangers do and thanked me for the words that were said. It was so awesome!!! They said they have family reunions every first Sunday and that we were welcome to come back anytime. Praying for miracles!!! 

Love you all! Can't wait to talk on Mothers Day! You're all in my prayers. :)

Hna Cannon II

Me and my district: me, Hna Andersen, Elder Turner (leader) Elder Fisk, Elder Robbsinson, and Elder Norris
 

Me and the hermanas in my zone! We cute.
 
 

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