MI VIDA EN LA MISIÓN

Well, this week was good until Friday.  My companion, Elder Stewart and I got really sick and we had to stay at the house the whole day because we couldn't keep any food or drink down.  We couldn't really think about anything that we ate the day before, but we finally came down to the fact that we think it was some drink that we had that apparently wasn't made of clean, purified water.  It was made of some good ol' Bolivian water.  So we're thinking that was the reason for the torture.

But this week was awesome!  We had the baptism of our investigator, Blanca Corrales.  I did my first confirmation on Sunday too which was also pretty scary, but very rewarding.  I'm so thankful that I can have these types of blessings in my life and that I can wake up every day to share the same blessings with the people in this area, Cupesi.  The only worry that Blanca had before and after her baptism is that her mother was a convert and she (her mother) had some problems and trials in her life after her baptism and the result of it was that she left the church.  So she is worried about the trials that she will receive.  But really, it's just trials that we receive to have hope and to increase our faith in our Father in Heaven.  I was reading in Preach My Gospel about hope and I found two things that I really love.  It says:

1.)  The unfailing source of our hope is that we are sons and daughters of God and that His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, saved us from death.)  (that we have an opportunity to live with them after this life)

2.) Hope helps you conquer discouragement

 I love you all so much and I'm so thankful for all of your support.  I love what I'm doing and I know that I have been called of God to be in this mission.  Always remember to have hope and faith in our God and ask for help through prayer.  He is always waiting to help you.

  

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-Elder Cheshire