Hermana Jessica Thompson - Mexico Cuidad Juarez Mission

Hola queridos :) This week, we experienced what can only be called, well, a very humbling week.  This week we struggled a lot with finding people to teach. When we finally found them, they didn't progress. Needless to say, I learned a lot about being humble and working hard. We learned that we need to do all we can and then the rest is in the Lord's hands.  This Sunday in Sacrament Meeting was pretty good. We sang Asombro Me Da and it just hit home. Under the hymn, it referenced a scripture in Mosiah 3 that I quite liked.  5  For  behold,  the  time  cometh,   and  is  not  far  distant,  that  with  power,  the  Lord   Omnipoten t  who  reigneth ,  who  was,  and  i s  from  all  eternity  to  all  ete rnity,  shall  come  down  from  he aven  among  th...

I'm fully convinced that the more time I spend in Mexico, the faster the time goes by.  This week, we spent a lot of time contacting in the street, visiting new people and learning a lot about new religions... I also completed 6 months in my mission!  I got a few notes and Valentine's.  All of our time contacting and finding people lead us to a Catholic church that has bells that sound every hour and are actually pretty. When we went to eat with a member, she had the table set for Valentine's Day and that made us happy.  On a more spiritual note: https://www.lds.org/general- conference/2018/10/believe- love-do?lang=eng I love this talk and I want each of you to have the chance to read it.  'For we are all striving to become new creatures where “old things are passed away” and “all things … become new.” 21  The Savior shows us the direction to move—forward and upward. He says, “If ye lov...