Josie's Journey's: Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely… He Loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. ~Dieter F. Utchdorf

We had fun again last p-day playing soccer… only my Peru companion doesn’t like to play? Isn’t it in her blood??? We ate little Caesars pizza.. AP’s called and told us we had a presentation to give so we started looking in our apartment for ideas and found a video about serving the Lord today and being a faithful missionary and it helped us prepare. Missionary work requires more than the missionaries though, we all need to pray and study scriptures daily and share this wonderful gospel with everyone!

Interviews with President Caffaro were wonderful He is the best and so is his wife. There are 43 sister missionaries in my mission and only 12 of us are American and about 6 already knew Spanish, so I am one of the few who has struggled to speak, President told me my Spanish was really bad in the beginning, but now I sound pretty fluent so that is good. Yes I know I was awful in the beginning! One of my favorite quotes from Elder Holland that has kept me going on my mission… “Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, and there is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come.” I have learned so much and come so far here in Guatemala. I love the people! I love the work! And I love my mission president and his wife. And I love my companions! I feel so grateful for the faithful heritage I am blessed with, so many missionaries out here don’t have so much support or families that are faithful! I feel so blessed!!!

When sister Caffaro was here she had some toys she wanted to take to the school where we pulled all of their teeth. But it was closed and we stopped at some of the hotels that our bishop owns and he has church books all over in them :-D

We had our four baptisms on Sunday Gregorio is 95 and in a wheel chair, his wife Maria is 79 her son Carlos is 57 and his wife Maria is 55. Satan worked on them hard to keep them out of the water but they all made it with priesthood blessings! The ward members supported them well and even though the water in the font was cold, they said they didn’t feel it since they felt so warm inside! Gregorio was the happiest man ever!! it was the cutest thing ever to baptize him, and afterwards, he just kept telling us how happy he felt, and how warm he was inside, saying it went all the way down to his toes.

At church there were like 7 investigators that we were trying to meet and get information from and there was a family with 2 kids from Utah that he had served here like 40+ years ago, so he couldn’t really speak well anymore and no one knew him… so it was another wonderful, and busy Sabbath for us.!!

The Lords hand is in everything if we can just notice… This is His work and I LOVE it! I know that this church is true! Without a doubt, it is the kingdom of God, restored upon the earth and I know that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet of God, called to this great work! I know that if we strive our hardest to do our best, and continue to progress, we will have life eternal in the presence of God! I love this church!! The commandments are sooo important!! I love you all tons!! #Families are forever!!!!

#dispuestaydigna para bautizar!!!

Hermana Morris