Week 74- Adventures with Hermana Lexie Underly-Now Let Us Rejoice!

sidenote: Lexie's mom received the following personal message from Lexie today: 

"I hope you are doing great!!! I miss you but not like a lot that sounds bad haha I just mean I love it out here"  Lexie's mom gets it and even loves Lexie for it:)  

My beloved friends and family! I hope ya'll had a great week! 

'Twas an excellent week here in the Rama Sierra! Hermana Daniels and I have had some of the best experiences together! 

I think the highlight of our week was walking with 9 children - investigators - to mutual (the young men's/young women's group at church. That was pure bliss. That was the biggest group the branch has ever had at mutual so they loved that. I love the example that I have seen from the children I have met on my mission and how Christ teaches us to become as little children. It was super fun!

We also met with Omar who is really incredible. I think the most wonderful thing I have been able to see is how the Atonement works. People really can change. Christ makes it possible for us to be healed and cleansed and begin anew no matter how far and hard we have fallen. 

We also had great lessons with the Reyes family. All the kids are reading in the Book of Mormon and love it! They teach each other how to pray and that has been magnificent to watch. 

We went out with Hermana Martinez. She is the RS (Relief Society-Women's organization at church) President and a convert and so faithful! It was most amazing watching her testify and share scriptures so powerfully. 

We also participated in a mini mission! We had 2 girls come out with us and so we split up and conquered. They did not speak spanish so that was super fun! We also went to a baptism and got to speak at it for an Hermana that got baptized in the branch! That was pretty neat!

 

Sunday Natalie and Luis (Reyes family kids) came to church!!! pretty much a miracle that they came.

Wow I think the greatest thing that we have been able to do is REJOICE in the gospel. Literally the gospel brings ALL our happiness. This week we read in the Book of Mormon (my fave book):

 26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

How beautiful that we can rejoice in Jesus Christ and His perfect and pure gospel that has been restored! It is such a blessing that we are able to share it with all! 

I love ya'll so much! Have a splendid week! 

alexandra.underly@myldsmail.net

Week 73 with Hermana Lexie Underly-Testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel

Sister Underly's Testimony This Week:

Both Christ and the Book of Mormon presided in a stone vault. 

Both were taken care of by a Joseph.

Both teach the word, Christ is the word.

Both were presented by an angel.

Both could not be touched for a time.

BOM is cornerstone, Christ is keystone.

Both have 12 witnesses.

Both preceded by an Apostasy. 

Both introduce the fullness of the gospel. 

Both were accompanied by the spilling of human blood. 

I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and the Book of Mormon that we have to read to learn more of him. I know the Book of Mormon is true. I know this is Christ's church. 

One more quick quote "Without revelation, all would be guesswork, darkness, and confusion."

Hi mom so things are super amazing fantastic and wonderful!! 

What didn't happen this week?

 

I am with Hermana Daniels and she is the coolest and most down to earth gal you will ever meet. She is from Ogden Utah and plays tennis at BYU Hawaii so basically she rocks. She is totally a ball of fire. We are sprinting here together in Reno. Reno is BEAUTIFUL. yes it really is. We are seeing miracles left and right and up and down and all around. 

We found this family and we had our first lesson with them and they all accepted to be baptized! I have already fallen in love with them. We also had MLC this week. INSPIRING. SPIRITUALLY UPLIFTING. wow I am so grateful to be in the best mission in the world. "I have learned to love brown dirt" 

Jonathan bore his testimony in sacrament yesterday and his mom was crying! It was incredible!

 I have no time so I will just leave off with one more thing: Why do we obey? I hope that we can all obey out of pure love for our Father in Heaven and our Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love God, ourselves, and our neighbor. 

I love ya'll so much. 

Hermana Underly 

alexandra.underly@myldsmail.net

Week 72-with Hermana Lexie Underly-the beginning of the end:)

Howdy folks - friends and family! 

Where do I even start? We had a lot of weird days this week...good but weird. 

Monday we did a "Reno's got talent" with our zone! It is pretty hilarious when you put talent and missionaries in the same room. You get elders dancing to popcorn popping with glowsticks and attempted british accents. You could say it was a good time. 

We went over to Jonathan's home that evening and had one of the most powerful lessons. we discussed 1 Nephi 8 and how we always need to cling to the iron rod and NEVER let go. He is such a strong kid with an immense amount of faith. The rest of the evening was a little on the strange side but in the end it all turned out fine. 

Also this week we volunteered at a food bank which was fun! We went to Red Lobster with an Hermano from the church. He is so sweet. 

We saw a ton of miracles and literally talked with everyone in the street! 

We had a super powerful lesson with Irma one of our newer investigators. She is incredible and loves her Savior Jesus Christ. She calls us her hijas. She has my heart

There was a child of record baptism that we got to help out with. That was fun. 

Sunday there was a legit snowstorm. #texasprobs So no one came to church. haha good times 

Alberto - convert of a week - spoke at the "Why I Believe" fireside and ROCKED it. He told his story and he even quoted multiple scriptures from the Book of Mormon! 

So I will be staying in Reno and Hermana Daniels will be an STL with me!! I am super pumped to be with her. She is a rockstar missionary!! She gets to "kill" me. yikes. 

THE GOSPEL IS TRUE

SHALL WE NOT GO ON IS SO GREAT A CAUSE?

alexandra.underly@myldsmail.net