"Well, they are savages. That's the difference​." - February 3, 2014

Hello family and friends!

 

Okay, so it was an awesome week... filled with ups and downs like usual, but not as roller-coaster-esque as last week... but the crazy weather made up for that! :P 

 

One of the highlights of the week was having dinner with Elder and Sister Sears (the Family Services missionary couple). We taught an investigator, Wes at their home, with his wife, Heather (who is coming back to church, and it's not too weird teaching someone with my name lol) and their two little girls. :) It was so wonderful, and the title of this e-mail came when we were discussing what/how the Elders eat as opposed to the sister missionaries. We were talking about how I cook, and Sister Muaina eats, and we both kindof worry about our Elders' nutrition sometimes. Heather asked "Wait... is there a difference between how you and the boy missionaries eat?" Sister Sears piped up so fast and said: "Well, they are savages. That's the difference." And she then went and described how in old missionary etiquette videos, the Elders were always the ones doing things inappropriately, and the Sisters were the polite ones... it's pretty much true lol, but what do you expect with young boys right?

 

The highlight of this week was definitely truth and trust.

 

It makes sense because we are always searching for it and teaching it, but we found that a lot of the less-active members we have been working with are really happy that we, as missionaries go into people's homes seeking good and not judging. Not that we are perfect in that by any means, we are human, but something Sister P told us really struck my heart and mind. She said: "You guys don't come in here looking for what's wrong or judging anyone, you look for what's right. The world needs more of that."

I thought about how true that is. For our purpose as missionaries. We help people build on the faith that they already have, and we seek good. God seeks the good in us as well. Even Christ, as He told the woman taken in adultery to "go thy way and sin no more." He knows us perfectly, and He knows what we can become as we go forth in faith. It takes a lot of love to see people as they are, and a lot of faith to trust that they can truly become better. I know it's so true, the world does need a little more of that positivity to help it run a little smoother, and judge a lot slower.

 

This was really evident in an amazing lesson about the Plan of Salvation that we had with Krissy this week. When we were talking about the Spirit world, she said: "That's what I've always thought, well, no one's ever told me that before, but that really makes sense!" We were able to tell her, "It's because it's true! This is God's plan, and it's true!" She had a couple questions that we couldn't answer, and she told us really plainly when we told her we don't know: "I really like how you don't immediately shoot things down, if you don't know them. A lot of people don't consider anything, even if they don't have any evidence to prove me wrong."

We find a lot of people that are really are looking for flaws, because of our current status as missionaries it's mainly in the church, but even just in relationships between people, there is a lot of searching for flaws, and not enough inventorying of the good-- in the world, in our relationships, and most importantly in ourselves...

 

I think if we all took a little more time to assess and search for the good, for the truth in the world, we would all progress and love each other better.

 

It is the second of the two great commandments to love one another as He has loved us. I know there is a lot of guidance to be found in the scriptures to our every day problems. I just opened my quad this morning with a very non-overtly scriptural question, and I feel into Alma 43-- a war chapter, but as I read with the Spirit, I received an answer, and applied it, and I get to ponder on it some more now. Verse 47 stood out to me as to why we fight for good, and just how much effort we need to expend as we are in a constant spiritual battle with the adversary.

 

I know that God is good, and as we seek truth, and seek goodness we come closer to Him, and are better able to follow His plan to bring us eternal life.

 

I love you all! Find some truth this week!

 

All my heart from the Land of Enchantment,

Sister Heather Ann Lagrosa

 

Pictures:

1- The Flawless Foursome (Sister Plante, Lagrosa, Hall and Muaina!)

Basically we love eachother. A LOT!

2- We broke our fast with chicken adobo! :D (You can be proud Tatay!)

3- Me and Sister Muaina! :D