"Mister Jelly Man, Mister JELLY MAN! Did you DIE!??" Finding
Nemo is definitively my favorite movie as it is the best. Kind of funny story-- My comp,
Hermana Rodriguez, bless her heart, has a bad memory. I am always having to
remind her of things, people’s names, streets, etc. It is funny because the members of
our Ward always say she is like Dory (the friendliest fish in the ocean) from
the Finding Nemo movie. I just laugh as I think to myself of being the little turtle
and do the ‘Noggin’ thing with Daddy. I miss you guys!
I will be honest, this past week was a little tough
for us! Our investigating pool got smaller and smaller. However, we were extremely
blessed, as we are constantly finding people who were truly ready to make that
first baptismal covenant.
Interesting enough, something amazing
happened. After going through our daily plans, my comp and I felt we
needed to pray. She wanted me to say it. As we bowed down our heads sitting on
a park bench, I felt inspired that we needed to ‘humble’ ourselves—however, NOT discouraged. These are His children. He KNOWS their
hearts. He knows who is ready. All He asks from us is to be Obedient, Have
Faith and Work! After the prayer, we did just that. We started to work with people we had from an old investigator list as we knocked doors at a nearby apartment building. We knocked the first door and nothing. The second door and
nothing and THEN the third… Still nothing. After the sixth door, a lady answered.
She let us in and we had an opportunity to talk to her for a little while. She
shared that she had been studying different religions and we were able to teach
her straight from the Book of Mormon as she said she would read it. We quickly
scheduled another follow-up appt. with her! We walked away with FULL gratitude
in our hearts as the Lord had answered our prayers!!
I love this gospel and love being a missionary. I know
this is His work and His glory. I love sharing this truth that families can be
together forever! Such a small phrase with such powerful meaning. His gospel is
perfect and the Family is central to our Creator’s Plan. The family is
essential to our happiness and success.
I leave you these thoughts humbly in the name of our
Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Love yall!!
-Hermanita Arce
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| Hermana Rodriguez and I on a bus... |
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| Lady of Elche. This statue is everywhere in the city. |
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| Do you see the mountains? |