Jesucristo es en los detalles

 Thank you all so much for your kind emails and texts. I really appreciate the prayers and the encouragement! You help keep me going but I'm sorry if I take forever to respond lol I'm kind of the worst at that. 

The past two weeks have been an unexpected roller coaster and I can't say it's been easy because it has been beyond hard. My heart is very heavy but I have never felt the Saviors love so much in my life. He has been In the details of the details. I really have seen His fingerprints everywhere when I can't seem to see His hand. He is here with me and He always has been and He always will be. I've been spending a lot of time in my scriptures lately and I came across this 1 scripture that can apply to all of our lives and circumstances and I knew it was straight from my Heavenly Father. In 1 Nephi 17:50-51 it reads,

 "And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done. 

And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship?" 

God has not commanded me to build a ship, but he has commanded me to be a full-time representative of Jesus Christ. I know that all things can be done through Jesus Christ. I know that I can get through anything and you can get through anything because of Jesus Christ. He is a man of mercy and miracles. Mercy defined as "especially active compassion" and Miracles defined as "a beacon, a signature, evidence of who He is". For what should have been. For where you should have been. For how things should have been. He is the beacon that draws the wounded heart in. He is especially active compassion. The signature of promise. I love him. I know Him. He is healing my broken heart. He is my healer and he can be yours too. Let him in. 

Please pray for our friends Jim and Jen who will be getting baptized this Saturday! They are incredible and we are so happy for them. They have been waiting for 2 years and I know it's going to be very special. 

I love you all. 

God is good.

Jesus Christ is full of love. 

♡ hermana b 

1. Elder Villar of the 70 took a selfie with only me. Yes, I feel cool. 

2-3. 3 of my bestest friends 

4. Sisters conference rocked

5. Little baby chicky, i almost took it home

6. Exchanges 

7. B street 

The best year of my life

 One year. 

So many experiences. 

So many emotions. 

So many miracles. 

This year has changed me. I am a much better daughter, sister, missionary, and disciple of Jesus Christ. Why? Because of Him. Because of Jesus Christ I am changed for the better. 

His grace is sufficient, and his love is endless. 

This year I have had some of my highest of highs and my lowest of lows and yet, He is always there for every part of it. 

I was studying the other day and asked Heavenly Father where he wanted me to go in my scriptures. I turned to D&C 58:16 

"Behold his mission is given unto him, and it shall not be given again." 

I am grateful for my mission. I know this is the only time I will be a set apart representative of Jesus Christ on my own. "It shall not be given again". 

What a life changing year. 

What a blessing. 

6 months is enough time. 

There are more miracles. 

He is always good. 

HE loves YOU. 

Let him work miracles in your life. 

I know he's worked miracles in mine. 

I know He lives. 

Love, Hermana b 

I had a lil fall.....

 What a week ladies and gents! Started off with last pday! Yep, a week ago. Since I've had covid my body has been trying to recover fully and it's been rough. We were checking out of Walmart after getting all of our shopping done and I started feeling nauseous, my legs went numb, my eyesight went dark and next thing I knew I was on the Walmart floor. Haha it honestly was funny looking back at it now. Thanks to my companion who caught me, I didn't hit my head. Apparently, a side effect to covid is low blood pressure so boom bam I was passed out. Not my finest moment sitting on a chair hunched over a garbage can in the checkout of Walmart, but ya win some ya lose some. I had a little fall. Covid sucks. Period. 

Milagro 

Wow wow wow we had such a milagro this week! After being quarantined for a week, I was super super worried about our area and our friends. I prayed a prayed a prayed that everything would be okay and that we would be able to work hard and do all that we could for our friends. And the Lord heard my prayers and provided some prepared people! On Tuesday we got a call from the English elders in another zone that we also cover for Spanish, and they told us they had a Spanish friend that that met who gave them his number. Told us to reach out. We texted him and told him we spoke Spanish and that we were holding our English class that night.... he showed up! It was awesome and the next day we had a fire lesson with him and our bishop and now he is praying about the Book of Mormon and one true church! Ahh it was so cool, and it all happened in a matter of 2 days!! 

The wedding 

Ok so anotha milagro would be one that's been a long time coming. Our 2 English friends, Jim and Jen, have been wanting to get baptized for so long. They have been taught by missionaries for 3 years but just needed to get married to be baptized. After lots of praying and fasting they decided not only on a baptism date, but on a wedding date too! They are getting married this weekend and will be baptized on November 4! We are so excited! They are the best ever! 

I love Jesus! 

This week was so good. I've really had to put a lot of trust and faith in the Lord these past few weeks. I've learned a lot from doing so. When we fully submit our will to His, the blessings are amazing. I've recognized His hand more in my life and have seen power of the atonement change me. I have experienced his pure love and know that when I can't hold it on within my two hands, his are right under mine to take what slips through the cracks. He is so good. He is so merciful. He is so loving. I love my Savior so much and am grateful for his example to me. 

God is so good!

Jesus loves you! 

♡ hermanita b

1. The shifter? 

2. Holy Ghost! 

3. I'm a really good maestra (not) but I love teaching English class

4. Gettin some sun and some ac 

5. Krispy Kreme 

6. More studies and sun 

7. I want a cuddly bunny 

"Think Celestial"

 Hi friends! Hope you all had such a good week and enjoyed literally the most amazing conference! This week was super long for me since I had to be quarantined in my apartment for 5 days, but we made it out! 

Unique opportunities/miracles

So, while being in quarantine this week, we were calling through our progressing friends trying to teach them over the phone or through video chat the best we could. One day we were teaching our friend who lives here half the time and in México half the time. She's super sweet and has gone through a lot. During our lesson she asked if we would be willing to call her son and we said of course! She then preceded to tell us her son is in prison and won't be out anytime soon but needs to hear la palabra de Dios, so we said OK yes, he does. She gave him our number and he gave us a call. I have never instantly loved a person the way I love Ben. I could feel the love that Heavenly Father has for him. He has been through a lot in life but knows God exists. We have timed phone calls, so we teach him principles of the gospel instead of full lessons, but it has been so cool. He called yesterday and I asked him how he was doing, he said "Sister B I feel lighter, I slept so good last night, and I woke up with a smile on my face! Why sister b?" My heart was happy, and it was so cool being able to tell him that he had felt the spirit in our lesson the day before. He started to cry because he knew I was right and was so happy to know that HE could feel Gods love for him too. Ben is amazing and he has promised me that he will pray to feel God's love for the first time in his life. Ben is a child of God and our phone calls have taught me that every child of God deserves to feel loved NO matter the circumstance. 

General conference 

I absolutely love general conference! I learned so much from our incredible prophet as well as the other wonderful servants of God. I wanted to share some of my thoughts, and I'd love for any of you to share your thoughts with me! Some things that really stuck out to me were:

- BE KIND 

- "Truth is critical for us to establish and strengthen our relationship with God, find peace and joy, and reach our divine potential." ~ Elder John C Pingree 

- "Covenant belonging with God and each other can heal and sanctify us and our most cherished relationships." ~ Elder Gerritt W Gong 

-  "Jesus Christ came to lift us, he wants to help us." ~ Emily Belle Freeman 

- "Want what the Savior wants." ~ Elder Henry B Eyring 

- "The moment you decide to return and walk in the way of our Savior and Redeemer, His power will enter your life and transform it." ~ Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf 

These were some of my favorite quotes along with many more! But I especially loved the talk from our beloved Prophet. In a world where there is so much darkness and twisted ideas, I love knowing that as we "Think Celestial' those dark and twisted ideas will be out of our mindset. I love the quote that the Prophet said about putting the Savior first. He said, "Put Jesus Christ first, because your eternal life is dependent upon your faith in Him and His atonement." I know this to be true with my whole heart. I am continuing to learn to put Jesus Christ first and I have already seen my faith grow as well as the atonement strengthen and lift me in my life. I know President Russell M Nelson is called of God. I know Jesus Christ lives and is my personal Savior. I love him with all my being and I'm super grateful to be able to wear his name on my chest but also my heart. 

Jesus Christ loves you!

God is so good.

♡ hermanita b 

1. Members made me a cookie hehe 

2. Took pics for funnsies 

3. Conference!!

4. Rain!

6. This was a good sticker