January 15, 2024: 6 Months of Growth

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Wow this week flew by! We had lesson after lesson and had the chance to find a few new amigos! This made the time fly by!! I have been out on my mission for 6 MESES!!! I feel like I have been a missionary for just a few weeks how did 6 months past by so fast! 

As I look back on these 6 months I am so grateful for all the miracles I have seen! Truly there is no other place I would rather be than serving my Savior Jesus Christ! Through him I have seen lives changed! Most importantly I have learned so much and have grown my love for my Savior and his Gospel! He is so good! 

This week was full of ups and downs but that's missionary life! We had a ton of lessons but a lot of our friends are having a hard time keeping commitments! We always invite all our friends to act on their faith and progress! Some do but others have a difficult time keeping commitments! This week we felt like some of our friends are not taking the necessary steps to progress! It's devastating because I know how this Gospel can change our lives but we need to take action! The Lord is ready and willing to bless us but we need to COME UNTO HIM and take steps along the covenant path! 

I was reading in Alma 5 and I learned so much about this promise! The Gospel of Jesus Christ is for all! In verse 33 and 34 it says “Behold, he sendeth an invitation unto all men, for the arms of mercy are extended towards them, and he saith: Repent, and I will receive you. Yea, he saith: Come unto me and ye shall partake of the fruit of the tree of life; yea, ye shall eat and drink of the bread and the waters of life freely”

This invitation is the same for all! He is always ready to receive us with open arms but we need to act! It is amazing to see our friends progress and accept this invitation! We have two young amigos we are teaching named Daniel and Raúl and they are progressing so well!! We are going to extend the invitation of baptism to both of them so please please pray for Daniel and Raúl!! 

I miss you all so so much!! The work here has been so incredible and we have seen so many miracles with finding! Now that the holidays are over we have seen the work picking up and I'm very grateful for that! I'm so grateful for your prayers, love and support! Have a wonderful week! 

Love, Hermana Ross ♡ 

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Mucho viento!


Presidente Heckmann




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