Hermana Drew: Re Dedication of Our Lives

MOM!

Ay ay ay....You still haven´t sent off the package. Luckily you aren´t here or I will give you a stern talking too in Spanish. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am just kidding Mom! The address to the mission home is

Hermana Caitlin Abby Drew

Avenida Fuente de las Pirámide No. 1, Piso1,

Lomas de Tecamachalco, C.P. 53950

Naucalpan, Edo. De México

My shoes are now living! So no worries about shoes! I went to an investigator that has a shoe repair shop and they look just like new!

So I have been feeling so blessed to have this opportunity to be a part of this mission in a time of such excitement. The work of the Lord has been moving forward and really fast in these times. As we watched the cultural celebration for the temple, on Saturday, (PS you can watch it online), it helped my testimony of the Book of Mormon grow. I know that it is true with all of my heart. I loved hearing about the history of Mexico and the church. All of the sacrifices that they endured to help this gospel grow for future generations. It is my par,t as a missionary, to help spread the gospel in every one of my areas so that other missionaries will be able to help more people come unto Christ.

The re-dedication was beautiful! I was able to see the branch from Valle de Bravo and see my first convert. He has changed so much since the first time I knew him. I am glad to see that the branch and the missionaries are helping bind the recent converts to the church. I loved what President Eyring and Holland said in the re-dedication. We must have a re-dedication in our lives and that we can do it through the temple. If there is one thing that I miss the most it is going to the temple so often. It was a way for me to receive peace and direction and now my greatest desire is that other people will be able to enter the temple too.

This week we have found a lot of new people. Irene is a mom that has three kids and her husband heard about the church because he works driving taxis and the missionaries talked to him before. She is really interested in the message and her kids want to participate too. We taught her the importance of prophets and she told us that she knows that this message is true. I love when people have their hearts open to our message. It is a sign of humility.

Teo is a older woman who the Elders found. They helped her with her bags. She is very receptive to the message and wants to be a part of the ward. She came to the ward activity on Friday and even brought a dessert to share. The ward members were helpful and welcomed her and make her feel like a part of the ward.

Something that I was reading this week was a talk called "Truly Good and without Guile". I LOVE THIS TALK! It is the perfect talk for members of the church. Sometimes we do things just to gain recognition but in this talk it helps us to understand that we should be, ¨more anxious to serve than to have dominion¨. I think that it is a problem that I have always had. With so many callings in the church I wasn´t really focused on serving people. I had lost the desire to serve but being here on my mission has helped me realize that it isn´t about the callings or assignments that we have, it all depends on the service that we give. I can truly testify that this is the Lord´s work.

The typical day as Hermanita Drew eh...

6:25 we wake up, say prayers, and exercise for 30 min

7:00 we get ready

7:55 we start our personal study

8:55 we start our companionship study

9:55 we start language study

10:25 we head out the door and start contacting. Our day includes contacting and visiting different people and a lot of walking.....

2:00 time to eat

3:00 we start working again

9:00 we go home and pray and plan for the next day

10:25 we sleep

We try to do everything 5 min before and we do everything on time 100 percent obedient!