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Una semana de festividades!!! This was a wonderful week to to get a chance to see more of the culture here in Guatemala! They do not celebrate halloween here, rather El dia de los muerlos, or the day of the dead. It is the 31st, the 1st and the 2nd , but the 1st being the biggest. It is a holiday where many use to honor their family members that have passed away by decorating their tombs and spending time at the grave sites.
Also, the traditional food is called "fiambre" which is basically a bunch of vegiatables and meats mixed together. For me it was like a really great salad! It fills you up a ton!!
In the streets there are many people who carry around big things of flowers to take to the cemetary.
Also, here in Cantel another tradition are the kites. They have the normal plastic ones, but it is more paper over that they make. They have a competition to see who can make the smallest and biggest, most colorful, and things live that. It was wonderful to see the many families out flying kites. I truly enjoyed being able to share the message of the gospel this week because so many had their minds turned to their families and their loved ones.
Major Milagro:
On Sunday, the main celebration of the holiday, we found ourselves without many visits planned. As we were thinking what to do, we decided to take advantage of the fact that many people would be out with their families, so we decided to go see some families that we know and see if they are home. But, our plan was to spend as much time in the streets talking to families. We were able to find one of our visits, but afterwords our plans completely changed as we went up to the center of Cantel (Pueblo) and saw how many people were there. Because all of the people that live in the villages have their family members there, everyone was there and we found the streets busier than I have ever seen.
So, what we started to do was talk to as many as we possibly could. The amazing thing was that 90% of the people were interested in letting us visit their family and gave us their phone numbers and where they live. With us there were two members that were helping us for about an hour and a half, we found MANY families that are interested in hearing the message of the gospel. I feel so grateful that Heavenly Father lead us to where he needed us, and that he opened the heart of the people to be interested in allowing us to share with them. I am excited to see what comes out of this, and I know that this gospel will bless these families lives. I am also so grateful for the plan of salvation, through which we can know exactly where our loved ones are, and not have to worry about them as they dwell in a better place.
Testimony time: The scripture that we chose to "meditizar" this week was Ramons 1:16, and it says;
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Jesus Christ gospel is the way that he showed us that we must live to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. He set the perfect example for us of how to live and one day obtain eternal life. We live in a world where the gospel of Christ is not the most popular way to live. But, I am here to testify with all my heart that there is nothing shameful about living the gospel of Christ. It is the way to the most happiness, and satan can say otherwise but nothing changes. It is the only way to salvation, and I feel so grateful that his true gospel was restored through a living prophet, Joseph Smith. We all must open our mouths to declare this, and if anyone does not know I invite you to take the chance and know for yourself. We can all receive a witness of the truth of these things, and I know for myself because I receive that witness many times a day. I testify of its truthfulness. I testify of the love of God, and for that reason we sent his son. Even though the fullness of the truth was eventually lost, God has reached out again in his love by restoring it. That truth is found in our days, it is taught by living prophets and apostles, it is found in the Holy Scriptures, especially the Holy Bible and the Book of Mormon. It is found within his true church. Of these things I testify in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
My birthday celebration! My birthday was filled with a day of many miracles! It was wonderful!!!
My life is full of many surprises everyday!
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