8 Months of Burritos

I have now officially been on my mission for 8 months! Thats eight consecutive months of pure Spanish, burritos, frijoles, contacting, teaching, studying, praying and pure joy! I feel so very blessed to have the privelege to share the gospel with the people of Mexico. They are so loving and welcome and I am pleased to say that, depsite ocassional difficulties, I have genuinely never been happier!

I had a rough start to April, not gonna lie. This week I however, I was able to find a lot of peace and hope through a few good chapters in Doctrine and Convenants, my family and friends, Conference talks and good experiences. 

I love chapters 121, 122 and 123 of Doctrine and Covenants. The Prophet Jospeh recieved these chapters as revelation when he was imprisoned in Liberty Jail. He had passed through so much adversity and so many trials but received divine comfort that is, honestly, beyond words. Although we may not go through the extremities of suffering as Christ or as Joseph did, we do have trials and difficulties. These chapters have helped me get through a lot and I recommend you take a look at them! Here are some of my favorite verses... 

7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

45 Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presenceof God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.

46 The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and a wonderful Easter! To prepare, I would suggest taking a look at Christ under the topical guide and study his life, his ministry and his resurrection. He lives and I give my testimony that he knows each and every one of us. 

Have a wonderful week and enjoy Easter!

Love, 

Hna Thompson