Sister Gardner: 6/19/22

 

Primera Semana

amigos y familia, 

Wow I can't believe my first week at the MTC online is already done!! It seems like just yesterday I wasn't wearing the tag. Pero I love the MTC online. I have the best district, teachers and compa. It is a lot of sitting down on Zoom, and I have a rolley-chair, so you might be able to see the problem there jajaj. I love learning Spanish even though it's really hard and the missionary schedule has been great. Some highlights from this semana were: 

1. getting to know my district, there's an elder who knows how to play nerts and a sister who was in my BYU ward!! I love them all so much and can't wait to be in mexico with them

2. meeting my compa hermana mapes who is so fun. She loves music and movies and I can tell we're going to be super good friends

3. Reading the scriptures, spanish is a muy muy bonita idioma!!

4. Going to the temple con mi amiga Kelsey - we were doing endowments for family names and both of our names (cynthia and elizabeth) got their initiatories on the same day, were both from Ohio born 10 years apart and now getting their endowments on the same day!!

5. playing pickleball with my family

6. Getting set apart — God knows you and the power of the Priesthood is real!! 

Some things I learned:

1. Our Heavenly Parents love all of their children unconditionally and you can feel that love as you try to serve others with your whole heart!!

2. If you ask in prayer with real intent, you will get answers and miracles! God is listening

3. God is guiding us to others who need our help

4. hard work + faith = miracles

5. Humility is so so important for receiving repentance

6. When Christ is at the center of our life we feel mucho mucho joy

Gracias y adios!! 

mi favorita escritura por este semana es Helamán 5:12

        "Y ahora bien, recordad, hijos míos, recordad que es sobre la aroca de nuestro Redentor, el cual es Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, donde debéis establecer vuestro bfundamento, para que cuando el diablo lance sus impetuosos vientos, sí, sus dardos en el torbellino, sí, cuando todo su granizo y furiosa ctormenta os azoten, esto no tenga poder para arrastraros al abismo de miseria y angustia sin fin, a causa de la roca sobre la cual estáis edificados, que es un fundamento seguro, un fundamento sobre el cual, si los hombres edifican, no caerán"