Look unto me in that thought

There are so many crazy circumstances that we find ourselves in. I have been trusted to teach a new missionary, what it means exactly to be a missionary. And it´s it tough, let me tell you. I have cried more in the past week than I have my entire mission. There are new responsibilities that I didn´t understand before. But I think the most difficult part, is seeing the incredible excitement and energy in this new sister, hna Gutierrez, that I once had. I was exactly like her, when I came out of the mtc. And I thought I had done a fairly good job at maintaining that fire... news flash... but I didn´t.

now I could have looked at this situation and gotten down on myself, and listened to the whisperings of Satan. He wants me to feel as though the missionary fire cannot be lit once the bucket of so called experience has been dumped on it. There is not an element of truth in that statement. So I chose to take that excitement that she has, and help it grow. I looked to my God and said, ¨you know Father, I don´t know that I can do this. You have given me a gift in this incredible new missionary. You are trusting me to help her unlock the power that is with in her, and frankly, me cuesta monton (I fall short). But I do know that if I rely on You, and look to You for guidance, we will be blessed.¨

So that is my challenge to you this week. When Satan is whispering negative thoughts to your heart, ask yourself ¨who wants me to feel that way, My Father, or my Enemy?¨ and give no place for the bad. Replace it with good, and look unto God, your Father, in every thought.

I love you all, have a marvelous week, and I´ll talk to you again next week... assuming I have time;)

sonreí - Hna. Milmont