Hermana Guerrero is coming to the close of her mission! She has served so faithfully and has
Had so many trying and rewarding experiences. The Lord has truly blessed her for her faith
as you read about the witness of the Spirit to her own heart about the Love that He has for her.
This has truly been a life changing experience for her.
Hermana "Sophia" Guerrero has been a leader of the Sisters that Lead the other Sister Missionaries for a
few months now. It is not surprising that her Mission President has great faith in her to serve
the other sisters and be an example for them.
Here is the link to the Blog where they post pictures of the missionaries serving in so many different ways
in the Mission. Click on it and scroll through to see lots of pictures of Hermana Guerrero!
www.mexicopachucaldsmission.blogspot.com
Hola FAMILIA Y AMIGOS!
Yes ,I know it has been a little while since I have written you all. Please forgive me. I promise it's not because I don’t want to! Sometimes we come to the office late and only have enough time to write Presdidente and yeah we are out. I tell the family I am alive and happy and out the door we go to work! But I remember when I was set apart Presdient Williams told me that I needed to try my best to always let you all know how I am doing and to hear about the miracles I am witnessing here in Mexico. There have been a ton!
I don’t even know where to begin because it has been a little while. But I believe I left off when Elder Bednar was going to be coming and LET ME JUST SAY THIS PAST CYCLE WAS SO CRAZY but amazing with the visits we had from Elder Bednar and Elder Arnold. I sat right in front of Elder Bednar and just felt his spirit. It was so surreal and I still cant believe that I got to listen to a live apostle of the church. He spoke a lot about the spirit. How the Spirit is the teacher and he will help us come to know the truth of ALL things. He talked about the importance to always read and learn from the book of Mormon and explained the work will continue to go and that he really came down here to find the individuals who need his help. In the moment I honestly was just so…just in shock? And than after…after being able to really meditate on all the things he spoke I was just changed.
The FOLLOWING day we had a visit from a seventy, Elder Arnold, and man let me tell you that he is INTENSE. He has NO shame to tell you the truth and you just want to repent for all your errors. Hahah! I honestly was shaking when he started…but then dear President spoke to all of us and gave an introduction and told us to not be afraid of him and to really take advantage of the time we have to learn from him..and then I felt better but man I think I was more intimidated from him than Bednar but it was good because he helped me to see exactly what I need to do to get better and be better and he stressed the importance of working with members. He promised that if we use the lists and that if we work with members the mission will see a double number of baptisms which is…A TON! All the Zone Leaders and Sister Trainer Leaders were able to have an interview with him and so I got to talk to him and it was really neat. He made me feel really good, asked about my family, how I got to be here on the mission and asked me to specifically tell Mom something he said, "Please tell your Mom that Elder Arnold is VERY happy and pleased with you and your decisions and that he is happy that you are going to church and to NOT stop. Don’t stop going forward…” Mom I love you and I give a late shout out the you for Mothers Day! And to all the mothers that have helped me to get here. I am thankful to be your “daughter!” And also a special late Happy Fathers Day! To all the wonderful Fathers (:
So, that was what happened and then Presdient told the asistents and my companion and I that we were still to have the Leadership Council the following week…so we all kind of freaked out for the time but it was okay we fasted and it went pretty well. Some little mess ups with technology but the spirt always helped and allows us por lo menos to have the words we need. We went over the things we learned with Elder Arnold and focused a lot on working with members. As well this past cycle we have seen miracles we had 2 bautismos one bother who is named Daniel and another who is named Fiore from two different families. It was so beautiful because Daniel, who is A HUGE jokester, cried before his entrevista and has just changed SO much! He actually went to the temple yesterday with the stake to do bautismos por los muertos! You can just see the difference in his eyes and Fiore really was such a milagro because she didn’t want to get baptized with her family when the Elders were here and so she didn’t. But we talked with her and worked a lot with the members and she decided to get baptized and I guess she made a comment on FB or something saying it was the best decision of her life!
We are seeing Milagros and my companion and I have fasted everyday Saturday since we have been here and we have had and felt some TOUGH opposition but we feel good. We were suppose to have a batism but our dear investigadore wasn’t home and he told us he was going to leave but come back but he left because a family invited him to eat and he is pretty poor and doesn’t have a lot of money and I had a feeling he would be a little late for his interview but then it was STORMING RAIN LIKE RAINING SO HARD and he travels everywhere on a bike and so we prayed for him that he would be okay but he didn’t show up for his interview so it was all a little hard…we were still riding our bikes but the water was like to our knee and my dear scriptures and all got wet and I honestly felt like I jumped in a pool and got out..haha but he and another hermano should be getting baptized we have a ton who are what we call possibles they have gone to church but just need to decide SI!
OH, and I forgot to tell you all…I AM STAYING IN VILLAS DE PACHUCA ! Our distict leader called us mid day on Monday and said , Hermana Guerrero…NO tiene cambios” My companion and I were sooo happy! I was nervous because I absolutely love this area and being here but I didn’t think I would be able to end here…I think all of us thought I was having changes for sure but…I am still here and very grateful! So this following week we have Leadership Council and my companion and I are giving two in one because we are always giving a capacitation to all the new sister training leaders…all of them are basically new except for my past companion Hermana Cardona so it should be good..I hope and pray that we wont have problems with technology or anything and that we can all just feel the spirit and be instriuments in HIS hands. We as well together will be talking about invitations. Extending direct invitations and how that is the way to really complete with our purpose. Please pray for us.
I am so thankful to be here and to work with such people to remember all of your great examples. I remmebr Mama Lisa and Mama Raddigan always encouraging me to go on a mission and always telling me it would change my life. I still rember being at lunch with Lisa Nelson and telling her…I don’t know what I want for my lfie but I don’t think I want to get married and maybe I will just have a good career and yeah be happy…and than she told how important it is to have a life focused on living the gospel of Jesus Christ. I was probably 15 at the time? Don't remember but I just remember the examples that YOU ALL have given me to be here. I could not be the person I am today if it wasn’t for you all coming back for me. I was lost, I was living in my own apostasy but you all saved me. I thank the Nelson Family ,Raddigan Family, Karchhner Family, Chandler Family, Hogge Family, Landry Family, Cahoon Family , Busch Family, Arygyle Family, Jensen Family, Williams Family, Trau Family, and Wolf Family!!! I hope I am not forgetting anybody but I thank all of my YW leaders, seminary Teachers and friends who always helped me to keep going and to be here.
I know my Savior lives I know I can honestly say "I KNOW that this is the true church and I have this testimony because of all of you and because I am able to serve a mission. This past week we shared a video of the Savior with a family after la coimida and I always try to testify to all the Savior loves THEM…that he dies for THEM …But I was watching the video "Because he Lives" and just felt an overwhelming feeling that not only did he die for them and loves them but that he came down here to earth for ME that he too loves ME and died for ME. Don’t know what happen but it all just hit me so so strong and I was bawling …crying so much and the spirit was there and it was so strong! I know he loves me and loves each and everyone of you. I know it was definitely work to be here where I am at right now and to be able to say that with such assurance but I know he lives I know he loves me and you and everyone of us and that HIS church truly is here on the earth. Many of the churches in the world are good. They help people and serve and allow people to see miracles through their faith. BUT I KNOW that there is only one true church in the world that will help us return to the presence of our dear God and Savior. There is only ONE church that has the divine authority of God and I know that the truthness was lost when the the people rejected our Savior and his apostoles but I too know as well that God will never leave his children in confusion forever he would never keep his children in darkness forever and for that the gospel was restored through a prophet named Jose Smith. I know that the true church in on the earth today I know that if one has a doubt all they need to do is read the book of Mormon and ask God if it's true and I promise you as a representative of Christ that He will tell you and answer your prayers and tell you yes or no. God can't lie and wouldn't do so..so it's just hat clear, this is trhe true church of God or no. I humbly testify that it is true and that if you accept God and his Son in your life you will be changed. Changed for the better. I have been changed and am still changing for the better. I love you all and testify that My Savior lives. I know HIM. I feel him near me and am thankful for him everyday I get to put on a badge and represent HIM. I LOVE YOU ALL and wish you a wonderful 4th of July! Be strong and never lose the faith. He loves you and wants YOU to be happy.
Love,
Hermana Guerrero
LUKE 1:37
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