Woohoo!

9/22/14

Hello! 

Wanna hear something crazy? It is that I had transfers last week like Karlie and my companion only has 3 months in her mission also, just like that of Karlie. Coincidence? I think not!!! We are twins! 

And so yes. I am now with Hermana Borbor! She is so awesome and I am really excited to work with her.

This week was good! we had a Noche Mexicana with the branch and it was fun to see the celebrations. The young men and women danced and one of them is Arturo who is going to be baptized this coming saturday!! Woohoo!! He is golden. And loves the Gospel. I do too!!!

I hope you all just keep loving the Gospel and loving each other because honestly it is the best!!! 

I love you all so much!!!! have a fantastic week! 

Hermana Taylor

p.s. I do not think this hat was made for me, it is a little awkward and my new district! 

Change

9/15/14

Hi fam! 

I do not have a lot of time again because today we had transfers and my companion left me! Goodbye Hermana Salazar!! She was awesome! And so now I am waiting for my new companion. I do not know how to spell her name but I will get to know her in just a few hours. 

This week was really good. We found a few more people that are interested in the Gospel which is exciting. We have a lot of work to do and we are always running around. And I just want to share with you one miracle that happened this week: the son of our recent convert elsa is listening to us and told us he (virgilio) was looking for a sign from God to change his whole life around, he has a lot of things that he needs and would like to change in his life. He prayed and the next day his brother fell from 50 meters and was in a coma, his mom, elsa was really worried and sad and scared that she was going to lose her son, but her faith is huge so she kept praying, but Virgilio was angry at God and did not understand why God would do this if he was willing to change everything. I was terrified that we were going to lose him because he felt betrayed. My companion and I  exhorted him to pray again, but very specifically about how he would like his answer and he told us he would. we prayed and prayed and prayed came back the other day and he told us that God had answered him exactly the way that he wanted and that he was going to start to change. We were caught speechless!! It was one of the greatest things I have ever witnessed. And Elsa, her son is doing much better.


Well family that is all I have for the week!! I love you all so much!! Have a fantastic week!!!

Sorry iguana!

9/8/14

Hi fam! 

I do not have a lot of time and I really have to go to the bathroom so this email is going to be really quick. 

This week was really good. We have been finding a lot of new people to teach and I hope that a lot of them will progress. Also we have investigators that we have been teaching for a while that are progressing so well and it is such a blessing to see the change in their lives. One of the is named Jose'. He is 22 years old and just so close to being baptized. I ask you guys to pray for him to recognize answers from God. 

Also the picture I attached is of a green iguana that was in the church window. And of course being a Taylor I wanted to grab it just for a second. So worked up the courage with my companion and our ward mission leader, Jesus and I went from behind to grab it by the tail because that is what Jesus told me to do -but that fatter part of the tail. Well grabbed it really fast and it started shaking uncontrolably and pop! he broke his own tail!!!!!!!! so now it is not as long as it is in the picture. Sorry iguana! I just wanted to hold you for a second! Also when that happened it really shocked me and I jumped and hid behind the door. My companion, hna salazar, was laughing so hard as well as Jesus and guess what. our branch president and the elders saw me jump as well. it was way too funny! 

WEll family love you tons!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

hermana Taylor

Turtle Egg

9/1/14

Hello my family!

This week was good. We had a zone meeting and we talked about the pure love of Christ. And I am just going to tell you family that this topic of love has come to my attention more than 10 times i believe in these last two weeks. So I have been studying and thinking about how I can be more loving and just enjoy all that happens. I am still in the process but it is amazing how much the prophet and the general conference talks talk about love. It really is the center of everything. Christ died for us because he loves us. And because of this I can live with my family, all of you, that I love so much forever!!! How wonderful the gospel is. So my family, do not be afraid to reach out to someone in love.. everybody, everybody wants to love, everybody everybody wants to be loved. You know that song? well it is true. 

We are searching for lots of people to teach that really want to progress. We are just the instrument to give them that push. Because it is something that they desire deeply, but they just do not know it yet. WEll that is all I have time for!!! Love you tons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have a fantastic week!

Hermana Taylor

this is me about to eat a turtle egg. bottoms up! 

Prayer

8/25/14

Hola Familia!! 

Well my family this week was good. We had a little bit of trouble finding people in their houses but we talked to a lot of people in the street. We also had some family nights and it was awesome! Some miembros less actives were in them and they have been coming to church again which is awesome! 

There was a rainstorm this week that was really short, but it rained super hard. I was fascinated by it. We are working hard trying to find those people ready for the gospel. 

Something that I read this week that was really awesome was the talk by President Eyring in the priesthood session of this last conference. IT talked about prayer and how true sincere prayer can really change you. I encourage you all to read it. It gave me a new perspective on prayer and how powerful it is. I love being here in the mission and learning new things. I think almost all the words from the scriptures and church magazines have a more focused meaning. I love the gospel family and I love you all so much!!! I hope you have a fantastic week and thank you so much for writing me!!! 

Heremana Taylor

                                   

                                  

Service

8/18/14

Wow! Well this week was really busy getting ready for the baptism of Carlos y Angelica. They are brother and sister and are just young kids. But there baptism was really neat. It took a bit of work to get them there, but yes! and I asked Carlos how he felt after his baptism and he said ´happy. I feel the spirit´ how beautiful. 

AND guess what I did today!!! I went to the beach!!!!! and we woke up at 4 in the morning to go there. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had a mission activity and we got to go to the beach. It was so great. They let us get in the water, well our feet. It was so awesome! And we played beach volleyball. IT was so great. I had a lot of fun. 

And so I do not have a lot of time. But I love you all so much! and I would like to share with you something that I was thinking about this week. As a missionary I have the opportunity to offer a lot of service, it hit me this week of the service that the members here and other personas offer to us missionaries. They answer to every beck and call and are always asking about us. It is like we have 50 moms! But really I had a moment this week when i Just felt so grateful for all of it, it brought tears to my eyes. It is a wonderful thing to be a person that can help other people, and it is also such a blessing to find help when I need it. Is this not why we are here? to help each other along the path back home to our Heavenly Father? Such a great blessing. 

Well family have a fantastic week! Love you all so so so much! 

Love, Hermana Taylor