Feliz Día de Pavo 🦃 (Week 60)

 And another week has passed  Happy December everybody  It is so crazy how time flies, whenever I think about last December it feels like so long ago but also like yesterday at the same time  Not quite sure how that works... Anyways, I hope you all had a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving filled with lots of pie  and other good things  This is how my week went:

Fausto ️ If you recall my email from last week, you will remember that our friend Fausto who got baptized two weeks ago told us he didn't want to come to church anymore  As it turns out, he just had a hard week and is actually still down to come to church  He took hna Pier and I to In N Out this week to say goodbye to her since she goes home  wayyyy to soon  

Thanksgiving  We spent the day visiting members and it was so fun! The first visit we made was to Gladys, who is very pregnant  and very sweet! She gave us plantains and fried rice and just chatted with us! After a couple more visits, we headed to the Zamoras for dinner! It was very delicious  but also kinda awkward   Wednesday (the show) was playing a little too loudly on the TV and there was very little conversation around the table...

Pedro  is our friend that we found 2(ish) weeks ago! We finally got to meet with him for reals and he is just so cool  and so excited to be baptized! He also brought us chocolates  because he wanted to wish us happy Thanksgiving!

Claudia  was a MIRACLE! We went to El Super at the end of the night to use the bathroom and we ran into Claudia! She told us that she sent in a request for a Book of Mormon and couple of months ago  We immediately gave her a copy and she was so happy  Unfortunately, she doesn't live in our area, so we had to send her to other missionaries 

Yesterday the missionaries were in charge of Sacrament meeting  and it went so well! We all gave talks and it was so good! And this leads me into my spiritual thought ️ 

In 2 Nephi 33:11, Nephi is talking about how God had called him to write the history of his people "notwithstanding [his] weakness". Today, that history is apart of The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. This is a book that has changed so many lives including my own. So the line "notwithstanding my weakness" really caught my attention. And it made me think  If Nephi could do such a great thing even though he felt like it was one of his weaknesses, what can I do? It's one thing to simply say "with God all things are possible" and another thing to actually believe it. As a part of life, we all have our own weaknesses - things that we feel hold us back. But nothing is impossible with God. He will make our weaknesses strong (Ether 12:27) and through Him and His love we can overcome anything! 

I love you all  Have a great week!

 Hna. Erickson