Week 84: im going to Pennsylvania!!

Well well well ! i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and were able to celebrate it with your family. We had the great opportunity to spend it with some members from the Spanish branch and also a few people we are teaching. one was a super fancy dinner that had the table all set nicely and i had no idea how to eat fancy. I had like two different cups and I didnt know which was which! We were able to have a great talk about the Joy of being a missionary and being in his service. I have been blessed with being able to see the Lord bless the lives of so many of his children and in the process blessing me. 

Another family this week we were able to stop by and read Luke 2. It been read probably 100 times every second but its super good. One missionary pointed out that really jesus birth would be nothing without his death so I tholught that was true. The Savior of the literaly planet was born and Fufilled his mission for why he was sent here. 

Got to take some dope pictures so go check out the link below but we will update yall next week in a different place! Im gtoing to lancaster after serving in hagerstown for about 6 month! hope yall stay safe during the new year!

Love yall,

Elder Espere

Week 16: Christmas is next week!!!

Heyyyy Friends and Family, 

This week has been awesome!!! 

We got Mexican-ed twice in one day... Anytime we go to someone's house they try to give us food and we have to eat it. If you don't eat it then you are like evil and the people think that you hate them or hate their food. We went into a lesson in the morning and had beans, eggs with bacon and toast and then in our next lesson we had I think the hottest tamales 🫔 I have ever eaten. There were so many jalapeño seeds in it. My esophagus hurt so badly and like my stomach. But the food is so good so you can't say no. 

Our ward is so awesome!!! We had such a fun Christmas party with tamales. Apparently people only make Tamales 🫔 during Christmas time so we have been fed soooo many. They are so good but... we know that some members make better ones than others. 

This Saturday and Sunday was sl special. Our friends Danelly (13) and Elizabeth (11) have been praying for a date to get baptized. They asked about Fasting a few weeks ago and we were able to help them understand the power of Fasting and how much it has blessed our lives. They wanted to fast with us this sunday to help them with a date to be baptized. Then yesterday we were able to have dinner with them. They told us that they wanted to get baptized on January 20th!!! We are so happy and so proud of their choice to get baptized!!! ❤️  

Spiritual Thought:

Moroni 7:13 "But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God."

Con Mucho Amor 💓 

Hermana Wait 

P.S. I realized that this year I wasn't going to see everyone's Christmas cards so please send them my way if you have extras!!! 🎄✉️ (or if u wanna send me something 😉)

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Week 83: The Christmas Partyyy

Well well well, its was the last full week before CHRISTMAS!

I was able to go to Westminster and Frederick for exchanges again. It was my last time there on exchanges probably and got to work hard. The spirit is always with you when you do the work of the Lord. In westminster specifically we were able to watch the christ child with a family. It was awesome. 

We were also able to go to the ward Christmas party where we sang Feluz Navidad and it was super funny because we had no idea what we were doing. A few people were able to come that we invited and they loved it so much. They were even invited to come to the church service the next day and every single one loved it soooo much. On the mission, I have learned the importance and the power that comes from going to church and feeling the spirit. It's like a refresh for your week. 

With Christmas coming up, it's a time to remember the Birth of Jesus Christ. It's also a common day for people to come to church! I invite each of you to celebrate the birth of our Savior and come to church this Sunday. Feel free to let me know and I'll find the church closest to you! Also I'm sure my mother would love for you to come with her,  all my Charlotte friends. :)

All enjoy christmas!! AND I got a link for my photos. 

Love ya, 

Elder Espere 

Week 15: Martha Hernandez is so cool!

Heyyyy,

This week so many things happened and I saw so many miracles✨️!!! 

Martha Hernandez one of our most progressing people accepted our baptism invitation to get baptized on New Years Day!!! I told her it was a special day because it is my grandma's birthday and I was sad because I would be able to celebrate her birthday with her. So Martha said we could celebrate her baptism! And I was so excited to hear that!!!! 

Also I am back in a trio!!!Our new companion is from the DR and is learning English so just the few days I have been here my spanish has improved soooo much 😀 The work is so fun with her! She makes me laugh so hard. Also so sorry for this short email but I wrote it too late and now I don't have much time. :((( 

Con mucho amor,

Hermana Wait 💗💗💗

Week 82: last time in Winchester

BUENAS TARDES A TODOS!!! Hope yall are all enjoying the spirit of the christmas season. It's been so amazing to feel the appreciation for the birth of Jesus. 

This week I was able to go to my old area in Winchester Virginia and work with the Missionaries down there. They are such inspiring guys and have so much love for the people. I was with Elder Elliott for the first night and it was super cool. We were able to share the christ child movie with a family and the spirit was super awesome and they wanted to come experience that spirit at church. We also found a member of the Church that only spoke spanisha ND didn't know where the building for spanish was so another miracle. 

The next day I was able to go with Elders Moore and Stewart. It was a blast. We actually were not able to get in any homes but we had a blast going around trying to share the story of Jesus with everyone we met. We just love the story of his Birth. If there are misionaries like me who knock on your door, please let them in haha. 

Then thursday to Sunday it was Elder Smack and I just having a blast up here. The day we got back we had 6 lesson which were fire. We also were able to help someone set a goal to be baptised. We will be working with them to help them prepare spiritually. 

Just keep loving the Christams spirt. Spread that light #lighttheworld

What things are yall doing to #lighttheworld?

Love, 

Elder Espere

Week 14: Sun, Stars, Angels

Hello people who don't live in El Paso, 

We have had an awesome week!!! So many miracles and so much missionary work!!! We were able to get our car back and having transportation makes missionary work so much better!

On Tuesday we were able to have some incredible lessons with some of our friends. I know this gospel is the gospel of Jesus Christ and as we continue to build our testimony on Jesus Christ we will be able to feel God's love for us and know of him personally! 

We had the most awesome stake Christmas party ever!!!! We had 4 of our friends come which made it even more special because we were able to share the spirit of Christmas 🎄 and introduce them to our friends at church! 

We also had Zone conference this week and we were able to hear from Elder Packer!  He is such an inspired man and has helped me learn so much. He talked a lot about how to improve the work in our area and how to be better missionaries. I know that I have tons of room to improve with my missionary work. He also talked about recognizing promptings from the spirit and that when we receive a prompting we need to act on it. He also spoke on personal revelation and that sometimes it's hard to figure out if the prompting is from Him or from ourselves. Sometimes I struggle with that and trying to know if God is trying to tell me something or if I hope God is trying to tell me something 🙏  He talked a lot about praying and that is one of the best ways we can confirm the feelings from God 🙂

Spiritual Thought:

"If we pray and faith then we will receive answers to our prayers, we will know our revelation comes from God!"

-Elder Perkins 

Con Amor,

Hermana Wait 💗 

Week 81: itS ChRiStMaS TiMe

FELIZ NAVIDAD!!! ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR! go spread some Christmas cheer!!  Music all around and trees and light and most importantly Jesus Christ! 

This week we got to pull out the blessing of watching the christ child video. It's called el nino Jesus for if you want to watch it in spanish bit it's a little 15 min video about Christmas back in Bethlehem 2022 years ago. It's super good and we have been sharing it with everyone we meet. It's been so amazing to feel the Christmas spirit and share the joy that Christ's birth brings to all of us!

Anyways who else is excited for Christmas let's get unto the week

(Sorry my photos arnt sending again)

- got to go with THE elder Hale a spiritual beast, he taught me a bunch about following and relying on the spirit. It's was amazing and he introduced me to a family that he used to teach in Martinsburg. West virgina. 

- got a member referral and taught a Spanish Speaking family in the middle of the app mountains. They live an hour and a half from where the church building us and they STILL went to chruch #deducation

- got to go on an exchange with Elder benson!!Benson!!! We go all the way back to Baltimore in our training haha

- got confirmed again pt 3648 that if you ask God and surch his word, you will get an answer from him

- got to watch a bunch of the world cup as we get to know people for the first time

I've been studying about the love of God recently. As we serve others, we become more like Jesus and do what he would do. It's simple but true. In this Christmas season, look yo serve daily!

Love all of you and pray for ya,

Nos vemos, 

Elder Espere