We must have hope

Hello family! I just thought you´d like to know that in this small internet room, we are a huge group of missionaries. The Mormon jokes that are told in a group of missionaries are unbelievably nerdy and hilarious. We just laugh at our weirdness. It´s a good time :)

In other news, when I read mom´s email about the snow, I got so jealous. I love the sun, but I miss the snow so much!!!! I can´t wait to see snow again. But I´m also okay with working on my awesome farmer´s tan lines. :)

This week, we visited Maria Julia. Remember how I told you a little bit about her and her son Flabio? Well, it´s hard to get her to church. Even though she genuinely wants to go, the situation with her husband is really difficult. He doesn´t like her to leave, because dealing with Flabio alone is really complicated. She still hasn´t gone to church, but we keep visiting her. We were feeling a little bummed the other day, because she isn´t able to progress very much if she never makes it to church, to feel the Spirit and keep learning about the Gospel. We planned a little lesson about how to ask God specific questions, and how to feel that all of what we learn in the church is true. We started talking about what a testimony is, and all of sudden she says, "I already have a testimony. I know that this is true." She started to talk to us about how things have gotten so much better in her house, and that she feels happier. She says that before, she just felt hopeless, broken, and lost, but that she feels like there´s a purpose for all that has happened in her life. She says that the thing she wants most in this life is peace, and she says that she´s finally starting to feel it.

We read a scripture with her in the Book of Mormon, in Ether, that says.  "And I also remember that thou hast said that thou hast prepared a house for man, yea, even among the mansions of thy Father, in which man might have a more excellent hope; wherefore man must hope, or he cannot receive an inheritance in the place which thou hast prepared.

 And again, I remember that thou hast said that thou hast loved the world, even unto the laying down of thy life for the world, that thou mightest take it again to prepare a place for the children of men." 

Here, the prophet Moroni is talking to the Lord. I absolutely love the promise that we receive here. There is a place prepared for us, and it´s all because of what Jesus did. There, we won´t feel sadness or heartache. We will be perfect, and we will finally be able to understand all the things that we don´t understand right now. He loves us SO MUCH! It´s incredible. 

I just want to tell you that I love you so much! I try to understand what Jesus felt as He taught people in ancient times. His love was so perfect; I want to feel that kind of love for the people I teach. My love may never be as perfect as Jesus´ love, but is sure is GRANDE. :) I love YOU, I love the people I teach, and I love my Savior.

We are still working hard here in Las Viñas and loving it more everyday. Have a wonderful week, and say a little prayer for Maria Julia and Flabio.

I LOVE YOU! All my love,

Hermana Michelle Scott