On Monday night we had to drive up to Salinas because we were sleeping at the Sisters' apartment there for the meeting on Tuesday but we decided to drop in at a less active's house on the way. She told us about her grandmother who was super sick and about how her mother would not let her go and would keep her on a respirator and about how sad she was. We wanted to share a quick message so we asked if we could start with a prayer. She picked me to do it and so I did. I asked for the spirit to be felt and for the family and then I said " ..and please bless Nana's grandmother to be able to rest in peace." We were two minutes in the lesson when Nana gets a text saying that her grandmother had just passed away. She just stared at her phone and then at me and said "Wow. That was really fast.... thanks!" I felt so bad! And that is the story of how I accidentally killed someone's grandma ;)
Yesterday we had a 6 hour Zone Conference. It was about an hour and half away from our area so we got permission to have a sleep over at the Salinas Hermanas' apartment. It was a blast! We had a Q & A portion with the mission presidency and wives as the pannel. There were a ton of questions about the "afterlife" most of which delt with education, work, and marriage.
President Watkins spent a lot of time answering the last one. He said that there were five things that we needed to look for in a future spouce:
1. An initial attraction, BUT be mature enough to look beyond physical
2. A proven testimony (keeps the lesser covenants without complaint or encouragement)
3. Hard worker
4. Commited
5. Happy disposition
I still have forever so I thought that I would be ok not taking notes but the more I thought about these 5 things the more I realized that they are really quite useful for many circumstances and not just to find a significant other.
As a missionary it is very important to have a good, clean appearance because people form a pretty quick opinion of you. It is absolutely essential to have a strong, proven testimony so that it can become a rock for others who are struggling with theirs. Missionaries need to be able to work hard all day, every day. As Preach My Gospel states "The secret to missionary work is WORK!" As missionaries we also have to be fully commited to our purpose. This is what drives us to get up every morning and go talk to perfect strangers every day. We also need to be happy! Missionary work is what we make it be and there is no reason why we should be sad. There is no greater happiness on this earth than knowing of the love Heavenly Father has for His children and it is our priviledge to share that knowledge with everyone.
Love you lots,
Hermana Quintana
Yesterday we had a 6 hour Zone Conference. It was about an hour and half away from our area so we got permission to have a sleep over at the Salinas Hermanas' apartment. It was a blast! We had a Q & A portion with the mission presidency and wives as the pannel. There were a ton of questions about the "afterlife" most of which delt with education, work, and marriage.
President Watkins spent a lot of time answering the last one. He said that there were five things that we needed to look for in a future spouce:
1. An initial attraction, BUT be mature enough to look beyond physical
2. A proven testimony (keeps the lesser covenants without complaint or encouragement)
3. Hard worker
4. Commited
5. Happy disposition
I still have forever so I thought that I would be ok not taking notes but the more I thought about these 5 things the more I realized that they are really quite useful for many circumstances and not just to find a significant other.
As a missionary it is very important to have a good, clean appearance because people form a pretty quick opinion of you. It is absolutely essential to have a strong, proven testimony so that it can become a rock for others who are struggling with theirs. Missionaries need to be able to work hard all day, every day. As Preach My Gospel states "The secret to missionary work is WORK!" As missionaries we also have to be fully commited to our purpose. This is what drives us to get up every morning and go talk to perfect strangers every day. We also need to be happy! Missionary work is what we make it be and there is no reason why we should be sad. There is no greater happiness on this earth than knowing of the love Heavenly Father has for His children and it is our priviledge to share that knowledge with everyone.
Love you lots,
Hermana Quintana
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