Journal Entries June 23-29

 6/25/25

Last few days have been good nothing to complain about. I'm loving being a missionary right now, but I also think I'm loving it more because I know it's coming to an end and that I don't get to and have to do this anymore. The people we are teaching are just quite prepared. Hna Bennett is feeling more confident with her Spanish so it has been nice to have some more help. We get a long pretty well. We found out we are 5th cousins so that is pretty cool. Something I have been thinking about is just doing all we can to help our friends get baptized. Like I really hope they all make it. They all face some opposition, but covenants are the answer to their problems. The worth of the soul is great in the sight of God. President Zavala came and taught us that Tuesday morning. It was powerful. lots to be done, but also not enough time in thr day to do it all. Last night I re-read a part in the book from elder holland about the pioneers and them literally leaving everything behind, sometimes their children who were left behind Under a blanket as a casket. And the faith they have I hope I can have their faith one day. To work miracles such as those. 

Wednesday 

So basically, go happened so fast I don't even know what to think about it all hahah. We had some lessons with Rafael and Maria. President zavala was able to help out Rafael and arecely understand the marriage process. And maría her “husband” sat down with us for a lesson!!! So cool! And they actually do want to get married!!! Yay! She can get baptized!! We are stoked! We went out finding today and had not a ton of luck. But that is ok! We tried our best. The whole time I was just thing about the scripture about being diligent and patient in bring souls unto christ. God will provide. I don't doubt it. 

Thursday 6/26/25

Exchanges today! I got to go with hna Pate! It was nice having to do all the work for one day. We talked to so many cool people! We found this guy named Mario and gave him a BOM! And he is YSA. He thought it was really cool that Jesus Christ also visited America's. We also went our contacting people on this street, and we went to go look for this one friend of ours and it was in an apartment complex with a crap ton of doors. But we had faith. We literally walked in to start knocking and these two girls asked us who we were looking for and we said Fabio. And she was like; oh, he lives with me! So, we literally went to go find him and though he didn't want to hear a message god still lead us to where we needed to go. Also I am trying to just invite more people to be baptized in first contacts. Because something I have learned that if I don't invite them because I am afraid it is because I am being selfish, and that isn't like Jesus Christ, so we just need to invite them anyway. Super cool experience. 

Friday 6/27/25

Well, every night has just been a little harder to fall asleep because my brain just is thinking about everything since I have no time to think during the day. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am actually sad that my mission is coming to the end. And I have really been praying that I may recieve peace about the service I have done. That my father in heaven and his son Jesus Christ are proud of the effort I have given. I also just finished the BOM for the 5th time on my mission. And wow I am sad that I'm never going to be able to read the bom completely through as a missionary ever again. Ver bitter sweet moment. But I once again can testify that this is the word Of God and I have truly grown to know who my savior Jesus christ is through it. And the book of Mormon ends with “ come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and LOVE God with all your MIGHT, MIND and STRENGTH, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.” the spirit has testified unto me that all I have to do is love God with that kind of energy and I will be good for the rest of my life. He will always help me to become more like him. 

6/28/25

What an eventful day. I woke up absolutely exhausted and just wanted to crawl back in bed but unfortunate it doesn't work like that . We went out knocking early this morning and talked to some interesting people like always. We gave this guy at a bus stop a copy of the bom. As we left, we turned back and he was reading it. So powerful. Something I am having a hard time understanding to help hna Bennet understand is that there are no hard areas. She has been getting very frustrated that we haven't been able to find the new friends that we wanted and then I just feel like it is all on my shoulders sometimes and I just want to help other people get closer to him but it's frustrating when my comp isn't optimistic. Idk just some thoughts. BUT I got to go back to CHINO and see my friend get baptized!!!! Yay for JOSE ANTONIO, he was so excited to see me there. He was like yay you kept your promise and came back!! It was so cool!!! Then we went out knocking and we found this really funny guy named Alejandro. And he talked so much about all this history stuff. I don't even know lol. But we gave him a BOM too and he is going to read it and said we could come back. So that is a win in my book 

6/29/25

Wow what a day. But we had a new friend Walter come to church! He is so cool! Found out the YSA Ward will be closing down rip. Went to night church with gerado! I want him to get baptized ao bad! We made 2 new friends today and invited both of them to get baptized! SO COOL!