Dear Family!
Dad!! Happy Birthday!! Que lo
cumpla feliz!! I really thought of you yesterday during Elder Packers talk and
was touched that of all the titles He could choose He chose the title of
Father. I am so glad you too are my father and for all those long walks we went
on and all the time I would come into your office and you would set aside your
work and take the time to put me first. I love you lots! Happy Birthday!
This week was not an average week. I left Monday afternoon
for Mendoza, stayed in Mendoza for tuesdays counsel meeting and instead of
coming back we had a sisters conference. A year ago this mission had 16
sisters. This sisters conference we had just under 70 sisters. We all climbed
Cerro de la Gloria and looked over all of Mendoza. We all had a dinner at
Presidents home and the following day I was incharge of two hours of activities
for all the sisters. Turned out being a teen counselor really has come into
play. It was a blast. We also had a marriage and family therapist come and
teach us how to deal with conflict (not nearly as good as you Mom) and now I am
just waiting for to have an argument with my companion so I can practice
everything I have learned (just kidding).
So I got back to my area
thursday and had weekly planning and district meeting. Then we had conference
Saturday and Sunday. We worked efficiently for the time we had. Yesterday I was
extrememly touched as I watched the C.... Family as they watched conference
(Hna. Reyes and I were sitting behind them) When Pres. Monson stood up, husband
and wife straightened up and turned a new page of notes and their daughter
pointed and said, ´Look, it is the prophet of God´´.
I loved conference! I have so
many awesome plans for this next transfer!! I AM GOING TO RIVIDAVIA!! I am
giong to la provincia de San Juan. Everyone tells me that I have one of the
best wards in the mission! I am so excited! And I will be traveling a ton, me
and Hna. Seagers are over the whole province. I love San Rafael so much. I have
seen so many miracles and we have so many people progressing right now but I
know I am leaving these precious souls in capable and dedicated hands.
Preach My Gospel from this week:
Pg. 152 or 163 in spanish. (About having your line in the water all the time
you are fishing) This week because we were out and about, or in meetings it was
hard to do the typical missionary work. But I had a way cool experience with
Hna. Ashby the new mission nurse. She asked me to take a picture of her as she
bought food from a street vender for the first time. I translated for her and
we talked to the vender for awhile it came up that his wife died 6 months ago
and that he was raising a 9 year old daughter by himself. Testimony was shared
and we got all of his information so the missionaries in Mendoza could teach
him. I didn´t think anything of it, I mean that is what we do all the time. But
Hna. Ashby was so excited. I was able to be part of her first Abrir la Boca.
She showed everyone the address and phone number of José and had his baptism
planned by the time we left San Martin Plaza. I realized then how easy it would
have been to have only taken the picture and not have said anything. I realized
that we are always represantives of Jesus Christ. We cannot allow these
miracles to pass us by. We must be agents unto ourselves decide to share the
peace that comes with the gospel of Jesus Christ. And that does not mean only
finding, but stregthen where we are. I remember one siesta in Godoy Cruz there
was NO ONE and I thought to myself ´´What the heck! I came her to testify, not
to walk´´ In that moment the impression came ´´Well then testify, you are not
alone.´´ That siesta me and Hna. Rodriguez had one of the most powerful
conversations that determined the character of person I want to be when I
return! That line in the water is a continous thing! It doesn´t start when you
leave the apartment. You decide what type of missionary you are going to be at
6:30.
Preach My Gospel Study: Lesson
3 in chapter 3. Study along if you so desire!
Sabés? I feel kind of
embarrassed for admitting this, because it meant I didn´t listen to all those
Family History lessons we had during family reunions, but from Hill, Ray,
Mulford, and Snell side how did we come to know the truthfulness of the gospel?
The gospel is true.
Life is wonderful!
Stay cool!
Hna. Hill
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