Milagros and Maté: Be Real

Hey yall!

I hope everyone had a great start to the new year!

This transfer I have been learning a lot about the character of Christ. To be honest, this transfer has been hard. I have had struggles with my companion, our friends seem to be progressing but then they decide not to meet with us again, we do a lot of work inside, etc. During the hard times, I have been trying to remember Christ. His life was not easy, He was hated, rejected, and crucified. I love the words of President Holland, "Missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. We are disciples of Christ so we must be prepared to walk some of the path He walked, feel a little pain that He felt, shed at least one of the tears of sorrow He shed." The mission can be hard, life can be hard, but when we are struggling we are standing shoulder to shoulder with our Savior. He knows what we are feeling because He has been through worse. I am thankful for our Savior, Jesus Christ. I am grateful for the experiences I am having and know that I am where God wants me to be and with who He wants me to be with. Sorry for the rant, I thought I would be real in this email.

Highlights from the week:

- I actually like mate now!

- We had zone conference this week!

- A family we have been teaching accepted dates to be baptized, we are trying to help them come to church...so please pray that Luis and Laura will come to church on Sunday.

- I bought a 5 liter tub of ice cream and have eaten a good amount of it.

I hope yall have a good week! And Go Georgia (SEC- it just means more) !!

Hermana Neuberger