Hermana Gardner: 2/3/23

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Venga a la biblioteca con nosotras

Amanda Gardner <amanda.gardner@missionary.org>

Feliz martes!!! 


Wow, what a week!! I'll explain the subject of my email first - these past few weeks Sister Frazier and I have discovered the Library, also known as the best possible place to do language study. We have visited two in our area so far and let's just say it's been a game changer. 


Where to even start, I guess with some of the things that hit me hard this week:


  • - We truly are living in the "dispensation of the fulness of times" which basically just means we are living through the fulfillment of all of the prophecy in the holy scriptures!! That's pretty amazing.
  • - Christ ministered to ALL of God's children, no matter what their life experience was. He sat with the sinners and came to save all of us. Those of us who have made a covenant to take upon his name should do the same. 
  • - without charity we are nothing.
  • - I love Chilean food with all my heart.
  • - helping people live the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ brings me so much JOY! 


I also want to mention the power of sacrifice and being a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ. As missionaries we have been trying to involve the members with our friends as much as we can. Literally every lesson we have set up that is solid we try to invite a member to come. In a branch of about 40ish active members this gets to be pretty hard for them. Especially when they work a LOT. However, it is the most miraculous and inspiring thing to see them sacrifice their time to help us bring others to Christ. And wow, do their testimonies change everything. This Sunday we had the opportunity to eat dinner with a family of the branch that goes to at least one lesson with us per week. As the hermana was sharing her testimony of helping in gathering Israel she started getting emotional. She said it is in those moments that she feels the joy she felt when she gave everything to Christ as a missionary. 


We truly don't find ourselves until we lose ourselves in the work of the Lord and in the work of serving others. I invite each of you to find one way you can serve God this week and then go and do it


Les amo mucho 

Hermana Gardner 



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