Hola, mi familia y mis amigos!
Hello from Indiana! New city, new companion, new adventures!
I have only been here for six days, and I already love it so much! It's a lot different than Paris. Not as much of a small town feel, but still beautiful, green, and friendly.
My companion is so amazing! She's almost 25, so we have a lot in common. She has her Bachelors from USU so we're both old ladies. She's happy to be with me so that she's not the oldest one anymore haha! She's a really good missionary. She teaches really well and has a genuine love for the people she serves. We just laugh and laugh every day! I feel so grateful that Heavenly Father has allowed me to serve here with her. I have been so blessed with such great companions.
We've had some great things happen here so far. We had a breakthrough with Carolina. She hasn't been very friendly to the missionaries here, but this week she allowed us to walk with her to the Mexican store. She's really sweet. We're hoping to become better acquainted with her through service.
We met with Kyle and Megan this week. They are referrals from the Zone Leaders. They are so amazing! We were able to answer their questions and taught The Restoration through our answers. They have two little kids who are dang cute. When they told us that they set aside every Tuesday night to spend time together as a family, Hermana Parra and I about fell off our chairs. They're so prepared!
We taught Victor whose wife is a member. He's super cool. He's from Puerto Rico and has the coolest accent! We knew that he'd been approached by missionaries before, so Hermana Parra felt impressed to approach him differently by asking him if we could practice teaching a lesson to him. He had a lot of great questions and said that he's willing to have us back to teach him more. Yay!
I have been studying Lehi's vision of the tree of life and what Nephi was able to see as well. As I have studied, I have learned a lot more about the rod of iron. The iron rod represents God's word. This includes the scriptures, inspired words from prophets and other church leaders, and personal revelation. As we hold to the rod, we are kept from the mists of darkness, or temptations of Satan such as pornography, seeking the acceptance or praise of others, addictions, selfishness, greed, being envious of others, failing to pray and study the scriptures, excessive use of electronic entertainment, excessive participation in any activity or sport, dishonesty, and following what everyone else does.
As we take the time to armor ourselves against the adversary, we are able to receive the blessings that come from the Atonement. We allow ourselves to learn more about Jesus Christ and our purpose here on earth.
Alma 32:24
"For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors."
Love y'all!
Hermana Boyson
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