My missionary Hermana Rauch: Mission in Mexico

¡Hola! ¡Hola!

¿Que tal familia? Ya termino otra semana aqui en Hermosillo. No puedo creer que paso rapido el tiempo aqui en la mision. Pero yo estoy muy feliz que tengo la oportunidad para conocer todas las increibles personas aqui.

I am loving the mission the good days and the rough ones. It is definety such a different experience living here in Hermosillo but I am learning so much each day. We had a good week here in the Jardines ward. Angelica a girl in the ward just left this week to the CCM to start her mission. We were able to go and eat with her family and share a scripture with her and her family to help them feel some piece of mind. Lots of tears but the spirit was so strong. Its so great seeing more and more sisters answering the call to serve. Angelica has come out with us on lessons a few times and just talking with her and hearing all her emotions on how she is feeling reminded me of how I felt before coming to the mission. We all go through the same emotions somewhat but excitement to serve and that desire is stronger than them all. It is hard to leave behind your family and friends and whatenot but I think it would be harder to say I don´t want to serve. Nothing can replace the experiences I am having here and I wouldn´t change it for anything.

So the coolest thing happened this week. We had Stake Conference this wekend and brought our investigators of course and in conference they talked a lot about missionary work (that is just the hot topic now a days I guess haha). And well in the middle on conference Jimena (our investigator that is going to be baptized on the 25th) asked how old you have to be to serve a mission and I told her not thinking much of it. And after conference she told me and Hermana Malaga that in six years from January 28th she wants to serve a mission like us because that´s when she will be 19! How exciting is that!! She says she wants to come out with us and teach too! She is amazing!! Her testimony is burning and man that conversation was just great. She wants to go to conference every week she said haha I am so excited that she has the desire to be baptized and has prayed to find the truth for herself. She is such a good example to everyone around her!! Another cool thing that happened this week was that our Stake President asked us if we are offering the gospel to everyone. He shared the story of a man who had some special orange juice. The best orange juice in the world. And he drank it everyday but never shared with his neighbors outside. He did not offer because he did not know if they would like it and did not want to offend anyone if it was not what they wanted or didn´t know if they liked orange juice. And well people are the same with the gospel. They are scared to offer it because they do not want to offend people or do not know if they will like the gospel, or they think their friends don´t look like the religious type. But in reality the gospel is for everyone!!! I think it was a good reminder to me that we need to share with everyone the gospel. Not just the people we think would make a " good memeber" because in reality we are all striving to improve everyday to live the gospel. And everyone needs the gospel because they are all our brothers and sisters.

Well those are just a few neat things that I learned this week and wanted to share. There is so much that happens everydays so many tender mercies, so many small miracles and spiritual experiences it is indescrible at times. Just know all is well and I´m loving my mission and the people here! I am going to send some pictures to you finally too! I found a place where my cord works!! Here is the Familia Fierro Flores..Abdiel(15 yrs), Miguel(10 yrs) and Jimena(13 yrs) and then a picture my compa snapped waiting for la linea.