This week has been amazing!!! It has been one of the harder weeks but also one of the most rewarding weeks!! It's been hard because we have been trying to speak Spanish as much as physically possible. And it's really hard to communicate everything you want to, when you can't use English. But there has been an immense improvement since I got here.
We decided that we are going to have a "ingles ayuno" or English fast every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from yesterday until we leave the MTC. That means we pray with our district in the morning to start and we don't speak English until 9 pm that night. Those days have been a lot quieter for some reason... ;) But it's really awesome, because once you have been speaking Spanish all day, it's really hard to switch back to English.
People will come up to us and try to say stuff to us in English, but we have a hard time responding in English because we are so used to Spanish. It's really amazing what you can do with the Lord's help. I know it's through Him that we grow better.
Through His Atonement and through the Holy Spirit, we can be cleansed and purified, and also sanctified. The purification part is simply erasing your sins and helping you because clean again. "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool" After the cleansing, we will always make mistakes which the atonement can fix. Another important part of the atonement is the sanctification part. Once we are purified, we can grow and progress and become better people because of Jesus Christ. Our hearts can be changed and our desires and actions will reflect our hearts. I am so grateful for Christ. He is the reason for everything we do here on the mission.
Our purpose is " Invitar a las personas a venir a Cristo, al ayudarlas a que reciban el evangelio restaurado mediante la fe en Jesucristo y su expiacion, el arrepentimiento, el bautismo, la recepcion del don del Espiritu Santo, y el perserverar hasta el fin." To invite others to come unto Christ, by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end." It's important in all aspects of our lives to remember that purpose.
It's Heavenly Father's purpose, and we need to do everything in our power to help move His work forward. I am so grateful for these experiences :) Love you all :) Have a great week!!!
-Hermana Gittins
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