Sofia is in District 3A, and her mission is Washington Everett.
You only have 8 more days to send her a letter in Mexico... Just be sure to include your email address IN THE ACTUAL LETTER PART, or she won't be able to respond to you.
A MONTH!!! I have officially been on my mission for a month, y'all. Let me tell you, it's great. I love it. I'm so thankful that I get to be here, but I only have 11 days until I get to eat food that isn't from the comedor and that makes me freaking PUMPED. Haha.(;
My district has all sorts of games that we play together. The BEST of all happens every day, 3 times a day. Every mealtime we have this game where if someone has something you want (a bowl of cereal, a piece of pizza, taco, whatever) you can challenge them for it with rock paper scissors. If you win, they have to hand it over. They can challenge you again as redemption, but you only get one a day. Once a food item moves twice it's SAFE. And if you win 4 challenges in a row the food is yours. It sucks when you have a bad day because you have to get whatever you're trying to eat like 6 times to actually eat it, but sometimes it's dope because you can just challenge people for your entire meal. The whole district plays it and we all STRICTLY follow the rules. If someone challenges YOU HAVE to do it. Haha. On pizza night your first two pieces are safe. It's so fun and super complex and it all just started with the elders rock paper scissoring for cereal. Haha.
I'm not sure who this sister is, but the picture was taken in the comedor...
rock-paper-scissors!
In Mexico they have these chewy jolly rancher things (think a starburst mixed with a now and later) and they're SO GOOD. The whole district eats them all day. They come in packs of six chews. Anyway, we were getting ready after gym on Wednesday and Hermana Nilsson comes into my room and goes, "I dare you to wear your bonnet to class." I about DIED. I was like NO-WAY-JOSE. Anyway, she put 10 PACKS of Jolly Rancher chews on the line, so long story short I wore my bonnet to class. And a legend was born. Jaja.
Things are going really good here. My district is great at having A BUNCH of fun when we have free time and then getting to work when we're in class. The whole district is one big family here and it makes the time fly.
Hermana Otuafi is doing a lot better. It's insane how humble and loving she is, I have a lot to learn from her. She's done with basic core and working on the second lesson, so she's made a lot of progress this week. It's hard in lessons because I have to translate for her, but we get by just fine and most of the time we can teach a pretty good lesson. Whether she wants to or not, she's going to have to start understanding Spanish because she goes to the field in 10 days!! Crazy, so we're just trying to get ready for that.
If I could invite the family to do anything, it would be to develop or further develop a Christlike attribute. This past week I've been working on Charity. I love Moroni 7:45-48
45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever, and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure.
Do we have the attributes of Charity? I know that I can work a lot harder to develop Charity & it will probably be something that I'll be working on for the rest of my life.
I don't think I've ever grown so much in a single month and the crazy thing is that my first few weeks in the field are probably still going to wreck me. Haha. But we try our hardest and get a little better every day. Right? Haha.
I love you guys! Thank you for all your prayers! I can feel them out here!! I'm praying for everyone, too!!
Hermana Jimenez
Here's an extra note that Sofia sent to our YW President via me because she didn't have Sister Spenst's email... so I thought I'd post it here as well. It's great to read her testimony.
Thank you so much for the email and thank you for the prayers!! I miss you guys so much!! If there's anything I could share with the YW, it would be Mosiah 4:9:
Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.
I think a lot of times we get caught up in what we don't know, or our doubts, or our trials and it's hard, but sometimes we just have to believe in him. All of our testimonies have ups and downs and I'm not perfectly sure of anything in this gospel, but that's what it's about. We need to have faith. We need to believe and hope in those things that we can't see.
I can testify that as we believe and we act on those beliefs, we will be given a witness after the trial of our faith. God loves us!! He wants us to follow his son. He gave us everything, and he has a plan for us, and I know if we believe in that plan we will be blessed in ways that are indescribable!
I love all you guys and I know that God is mindful of each and every one of you, so be mindful of him! Be valiant in your testimony and believe.
Love,
Hermana Jimenez (;
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