This last week, as we were walking through the street, we saw a woman with heavy grocerices, and normally when we ask if we can help the people say no. And understandably so...but this time the woman was like, ´´Yes! Ah, thank you so much, I didn´t know how I was going to make it all the way home, you are angels!´´ And so we helped her carry her groceries home, and on our way there she told us that her cousin in Peru is LDS! She has heard quite a bit about our church, and she invited us into her home and we sat and talked with her for a while. We taught her about the Restoration and she is willing to read and ask. So we are very excited about that! She´s way cute. And she´s peruvian so my companion made an instant connection with her. We have talked to several people from Peru this last week, and it´s so fun because Hna Hurtado can quickly connect with them. She has a fun, crazy and outgoing personality and I love being around her!
Also, how did I forget! 2 weeks ago we went to a family in our wards house and had a BBQ- they´re americans! They are her because the dad works in the military, but yeah, it was so fun, we ate meat with bbq sauce and baked beans and salads (with Ranch instead of olive oil and vinegar! But I actually really love salads with olive oil and vinegar now so...) and they bought me Jif peanut butter! It was a happy day. We had so much fun, just all freely speaking in english and being in an actual real house!" Haha, we got permission and all 6 of us missionaries went. It was a fun experience, we were all like, ´´Is this what it would be like to serve in the states?´´ haha.
Also, last week we went to Sevilla to check out the Fair! Every year there is a huge fair, and people come from all over to see it! We went Monday during the day...and it didn´t open up until the night haha. So there wasn´t much to do but we still had fun walking around, and we saw lots of people wearing flamenco dresses and it was a cool atmosphere.
I have to tell you about the most incredible little girl! I think I mentioned her last week, the one who is 10 and understands the scriptures so well! Yeah, well this last week we went over and read 1 Nephi 6 with her, which is a fairly short chapter, but she just expounded the scriptures to us in such and amazing way...I was shocked. Then we asked her how she feels when she reads the Book of Mormon, she told us she feels good because she knows it´s the word of God, and that He inspired men to write it. Then we asked her how she came to that conclusion and she said, ´´I read it, thought about it, and then prayed. You have to read it if you want to know, and God hasn´t told me immediately after, but little by little, the more I read it the more I know it´s true.´´ I told her she is a lot smarter than a lot of other people, and she was like, ´´That´s because lots of people don´t want to do anything, they don´t ask God, or they don´t read and just expect to know, but you have to do your part!´´ It was incredible, I was in tears at hearing this little girls testimony of the Book of Mormon, it´s so simple and she understands that. We invited her to be baptized, and she had a few questions, she asked us if maybe there could be more than one true church, we explained the restoration to her, and she was like, ´´This sounds right to me, but can I have time to pray about it?´´ We told her she absolutely could. But we set a baptismal date goal with her and she´s reading and praying everyday to know. I have not seen such real intent. I feel so blessed to be here, to be able to be taught by the examples of humble children. It amazes me becaue I am telling you kids are just coming into the world so much more prepared now! I know this has been prophisized (spelling?), but I haven´t seen it so first hand like I am now.
Another woman in our ward has cancer, and because of low defenses she can´t come to church, so we told her the bishop could come pick up her son if he wanted to come. He´s 11, and so cute! He loves coming to church. And Saturday we forgot to call to see if he still wanted to come to church sunday, and so we call at 9:30am, and when we asked if he wanted to come she told us, ´´Oh yeah, he got up a while ago, he´s already showered and dressed and ready,´´ and our church doesn´t start til 10:30! And sure enough, he came with a huge smile on his face...just so cool. All of the prepared people. I love seeing the examples of why Jesus Christ commands us to be like little children...submissive, meek, humble, and curious. I never want to forget their examples.
Something else I´ve also noted has been the huge effect that parents´ examples have on the children. It´s mainly adults that we talk to that tell us, ´´Yeah I´m not reading in the Book of Mormon...I just don´t have time!´´ Members and non members alike. I´ve only gotten that excuse from a few children (and those are the one´s who I´ve heard their parents say the same thing time and time again). And of course I understand that, as we get older there are more worries and more responsiblilities...and I used that excuse A LOT before. But I hope I never get roped into that lie again, because reading in the scriptures and doing what the Lord asks us to should be #1 on our list of ´´to do´s´´ those are the things that are going to shape and mold our character little by little, day by day, and verse by verse, and the difference isn´t always notable, but with time it is. I don´t know...I´m just grateful for our Savior, who always has time. Is always willing to listen, always willing to strengthen, constantly has His arms outstretched...let´s take it. And not look back.
Love, Hermana Miller
Helaman 3:27-28
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