Man oh man these weeks are FLYING. I feel like I was just
here emailing like a day ago. I so badly just want to hold onto every
day. Being a missionary, I get to see first hand how much this gospel
blesses us. It changes the people I talk to, it changes my family, it
changes me! I feel like I am a completely different person some
days...And then my desire to eat acai on the beach while listening to
Switchfoot comes back and I can tell that I'm still good old Rebecca:)
I got to
learn how to make tortillas this week! FINALLY. I have been wanting to
make them my whole life and we finally got to learn. They are so easy.
But mom, I think you need to buy me a tortilladora when I get home. It's
worth it, I promise. It makes them so much easier to make. And I think
you can only buy them in Mexico, so we may need to take that vacation
too:) Just maybe though.
We set a baptismal
date with Janie and Doug!!! They are so excited about it. The day we set
it, Janie called us to tell us she was writing it up on her calendar.
In the lesson, we were talking about their questions from the Book of
Mormon and then after they were done, they looked at each other and then
at us and said "Okay, we are ready to make the commitment". Stupid me, I
had zero idea what that meant haha and so my companion went ahead
rejoicing and set the date. I don't know why, but I was so lost. AND IT
WAS IN ENGLISH. I am so excited for them. They have been talking with
members of our church about our beliefs for most of their lives, and now
in their 60's they are finally accepting the gospel. It is amazing! I
just can't wait for their sealing. I will be there without fail. I love
them too much to not go!
Also, we have a less
active member who had a few questions about her family this week and
what steps she needed to take to help her family. We promised her that
if she watched all the sessions of general conference (including the
woman's session) her answer would come. And I could not believe my ears
when they spent the whole evening talking about the family in that
session. I just about died of happiness watching it. I talked with her
after and she was like, "man, you weren't kidding! That was full of
answers, wasn't it." I just really really really love how God works.
One
last thing, we were talking to a lady in a dumpster this week. She used to be a member of the church! And she wants us to
come teach her. We just have to get bishop's permission, and then we'll
go for it. God truly is reaching out to all of us every day! He loves us
so much.
I hope you all have an amazing Easter
Sunday/Conference weekend. Can it get any better than that??? I am so
excited. We are too spoiled as members of this church. Come with lots of
questions and there will be lots of answers!!
Love you all! Don't forget to share #becausehelives
Whether you're Mormon or not, it will strengthen your testimony of Jesus Christ. He lives today and He loves us so much!
Hermana Peck
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