Cannot believe I'll be a missionary for a month in 4
days!
I know, that's cheesy, but it's exciting! It's been the
longest, yet most exciting month!
I love being a missionary. Never thought of this, but I'm
not only representing Christ as I put on this name tag each morning, but also
my family. That's such an honor to me. Knowing I represent my family as I roam
the streets of Spokane Valley each day is such a privilege and major
blessing.
Currently in the Spokane Valley 4th Branch. We're a
small one, but I love our members. All 20-something of them. We're working hard
to get those numbers up, & to teach people of the great message of the
Restored gospel.
I met this cute Mexican family last Monday. The Rodriguezes.
We went into their home to share a quick message, and we showed them the
Mormon. org video, "Earthly Father, Heavenly Father" (Dad, you'd cry.
i did. Reminded me of you. Thanks for everything. Xoxoxo). This cute 7 year old
boy, Miguel, loved it! After the video, I sat and spoke with him. He told me he
wanted a tag like mine, and to be a missionary. Tears overfilled my eyes. He
wants to learn more about Christ and the Gospel. I gave him a picture of my
favorite temple (SLC), and explained a bit about it to him. He loved it and
told me he'd put it on his wall with a picture of Christ. I told him I loved
the sound of Elder Rodriguez, and that he'd make an excellent missionary. I
want to work so hard with this family, 'cause they have so much potential, and
I know they'd be so blessed! They're struggling, and out message could really
soothe them! I gained so much love for them in a visit!
So our investigator Jose, is great! He loves the gospel, and
is ready for baptism! We're so excited for him. He calls us his "angels"
cause he believes God sent us into his life at the best possible time, and he
feels blessed. He has great faith! Hermana Walton and i want to work with him
so he could get sealed to his daughter. He'll be so happy to know that he could
have that chance! Each week, he travels to this town Wanatchi to visit his
daughter, and he always brings us back a box of fruit. He bought us 2 boxes of
apricots last week. I wish I liked apricots. Poor Hermana Walton. She has them
everyday cause she felt bad. Jose's great though!
By the way familia, I'm not putting my bike to good use yet.
We have a car. Toyota, and it's a blessing. It's 100 degrees here, and we
wouldn't be able to make it without one. Sadly, our roommate sisters have to
ride their bikes everywhere. Pobrecitas!
We did a service for a cute Catholic lady named Anna on Sat.
She just had surgery, so she couldn't work on her garden. Hna Walton and I
weeded her garden in 101 degree weather. I sweated like a pig, but it didn't
phase me. The weather was nothing compared to the happiness we felt through
serving her! She was so happy, and we were happy to help. We'll be back at it
again this week. We sang her a hymn in Spanish, which she loved. She isn't
receptive of the gospel, but that's okay. We just want her to feel the love we
have for her, and to know that we want to serve her!
I found out yesterday that my Branch President is a dentist.
No one understands how happy it made me. We spent minutes talking about
procedures and "Dental life". It was a gooooooood time.
I love you guys! Be examples, and SERVE, SERVE, SERVE. You
don't need a plaque to be a missionary (:
Estoy feliz de estar aqui!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Robles
Cual Es el email de Hna Robles?
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