Hermana Jessica Thompson - Mexico Cuidad Juarez Mission

HOLA TODOS! It's a short one this week, I promise I'll write more later.  Antonio finally got baptized and I'm in a trio! I would like to share something my mission president told me this week that really got my attention. He said: 'The miracle comes after the trial of our faith. But we don't always know what the miracle is." I loved this because it reminded me to keep going with faith, knowing that there will always be a miracle, we just have to recognize it! I love you all and I hope all is well! Remember to say your prayers!! Talk to you soon!

No email from Hermana Thompson this week. Celebrating Mexico Independence Day on September 16.

Primero, antes que nada, quiero decir ¡feliz día de independencia! ¡VIVA MEXICO! Today is Mexican Independence Day. We haven't done much to be honest. Yesterday, we had to be back in the apartment by 7:30pm. They left off 'el grito' and the people see it as a pretty good reason to get a little crazy so for our safety, we headed to the apartment. Not much goes on here in Juarez culture-wise for el 16. It is a pretty Americanized city.  This week I did a lot of spiritual growing and had some neat experiences. Last night, we helped a less active member take care of her 95 year old mother. She was so sweet! We fixed up her nails, painted them and shared some stories. It was a tender moment and the room filled with good feelings.  I also had the opportunity to go to the temple again on Saturday! It was absolutely beautiful and there, I received a lot of answers. I left on a cloud, knowing that the Lord was with me.  This ...

This week was full of ups and downs. I learned more about the meaning of faith, had some cake, jammed my toe, went to stake conference and counted my many blessings.  We started off well, fixing a few problems and we headed into the week with a lot of enthusiasm. We were able to see progress with a few people we are teaching. We were excited because  Antonio accepted a baptismal date again and everything seemed to be going well. We saw little miracles throughout the week.  On Tuesday, we ate lunch with a sister who taught us how to make gorditas veracruzanas. We helped mixing the dough and pinching the gorditas to give them their shape. That is the hardest part! You have to pinch them right as they come off of the stove and, needless to say, you got to be quick or you burn your fingers doing it. We laughed and learned a lot from her wonderful testimony she shared about God answering prayers. We sure did leave smiling.  On Wednesday we decided to t...

hehe thanks mom for good title ideas ;) this week not much has happened so not much to say jaja. this week, im almost outta time and ideas so enjoy! :) enjoy contacting in pictures :) (Hermana Thompson included an audio file with her email this week)