May 19, 2025

Hola everyone!! 

I hope everyone is doing well! Almost summer break time there! 

I've been doing pretty good here. After last Monday, things were a little interesting though! After we finished our activities at 6 in the afternoon, we all weren't feeling to good in our house. The other companionship that lives with us already had left to the hospital by that time. Then we decided we should probably go too. We got the okay from the wife of our Mission President and we headed there. We had to do a few tests when we got there to see what was wrong. After a little, we figured out that we all got parasites! We actually didn't have to do a lot. We just waited for a little to get seen by the doctor. I'm not lying when I say that this doctor is probably one of the funniest guys I've ever met! 🤣 It was really late but he still took us to eat and he bought us a bunch of liquids to stay hydrated. People say that if you drink Coca-cola it will kill all the parasites, so he obviously bought some of that for us too! 😁 I'm feeling a ton better now though! I just can't eat dairy or any greasy foods for a little while longer. I'm fine though! 

Every week, we set goals in our companionship. This week, my companion and I met ALL of our goals! It might be one of the few times that it's happened since I've been here. 

The best thing that happened is that we got to have the baptism of one of our friends named Augustin! I have loved to see his progression as he's gotten to this point! He's a really cool and spiritual guy. We had his baptism after Church so a lot of our members stayed to witness it and support him! It's always amazing to help our friends make sacred promises through baptism with our loving Heavenly Father. 

Spiritual Thought:

I've been learning a lot about the importance of doing things out of love lately. Especially through our love for God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Faith is a very powerful principle of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There are multiple steps included in faith. First, we need to believe. Not just believe in anyone or anything but to believe in Jesus Christ and His teachings. Second, we need to act. Like the Bible says in James, faith without works is dead (James 2:17). Not only do we need to believe, but show that we believe through our actions. There are lots of things we can do to act in our faith including scripture study, daily prayer, Church attendance, and using repentance daily. The final step is really important! We need to believe and act in our faith through the love that we have for God and Jesus Christ. When we do things out of love, we put ourselves into a place where God can help us reach our full potential. Really, this is a lifelong process. We can work on this every day though. Little by little we can believe, act, and love and through this become better examples of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. 

Have a great week everyone! I love you all!

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