Announcement: The craziest week has just happened in all of my 13 months in the mission. But side note before that- Nobody even worry that I am in the middle of a war zone right now. Because well I decided that the whole world is in the middle of a war zone in the moment, so its like inescapable. My advice to you father is that you dont read any more things on the internet because well... Something I learned in the mission is that you feel a lot better being in your own world not knowing whats happening. Like what you dont know cant hurt you right? AKA I dont know anything about war zones here. :) (Maybe a little). Hahahaha. But hollllllly. Wow. I probably lost weight for the stress and crazy things of this week. (Que bueno). But instead of telling you the stories, (because these stories are for after the mission) I am just gonna share with you what I learned from it all, AKA the most important part. :) This week (que casualidad) we had a special conference, just my zone with President Camarillo. He shared with us a talk from Elder Holland from the last conference. Im not quite sure how it is in english but its something like the price and blessings of discipleship. THAT was what I learned this week. I wont lie that this was a week insane. It was hard. (the hills are really steep here). It was rrrrrrrreal tough... But it was beautiful. It hit me so hard what I truly want to become in the mission, and not only in the mission but in my life. I truly want to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. I learned that the mission isnt easy. And its not even always fun like I thought. But I got to respond to a truly meaningful question for the experiences that I had this week... Why would it ever be easy for me, if it was never easy for Him? If I am his disciple, shouldnt I have to pay a price too? I learned that with the amazing blessing and opportunity that we have to be representatives of Jesus Christ in this time, we also have the price of truly carrying his cross, just as we carry His name over our hearts. If the persecuted Him, shouldnt we suffer some of the same? It was really special because a lesson I thought I learned in my last week in Guadalajara was actually just the start. I had my interview with president and expressed to him that I was struggling a little because in this time in the mission where I felt I had progressed the most, that I was truly obedient with exactness, that I was truly giving all my heart, mind, soul and strength to the work, EVERYTHING bad was happening and the baptisms werent falling through at the very last minute. He simply told me, Hermana Mansfield, tiene que sufrir un poco de lo que El sufrio. (You have to suffer a little bit of what he suffered) It hit me pretty hard. And after these experiences this week it hit me even harder. How truly grateful I am for Jesus Christ. I dont know if I will ever be able to develop a gratitude sufficient for what He truly has done for us. And the most incredible part of it all, is that thanks to the atonement, as I have the honor of carrying part of His cross, suffering a small portion of what he suffered... I dont and never will have to suffer it alone. I have full confidence and I give testimony with all my heart of the power of the atonement, and I invite everyone of you, if you have not felt of its healing powers, to feel and expierence of them now. I love this work and I never want to leave. But maybe one day actually. :) See you in 19 weeks. You´re everything I could have ever asked for, a true blessing in my life. LES AMO! -- Hermana Mansfield.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:18:49 +0000
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