HAPPY NINE MONTHS TO ME!

Well I have literally no time, I received so many emails. I am so thankful for all of the support!!!

I am so proud to be halfway done serving the Lord. we had so much success this week and I thank you for your righteous example siempre. My heart is so happy and my testimony so strong of this true and everlasting work, of my Savior Jesus Christ. He lives! And He loves us! 

Keep praying for me! I need it! 
I LOVE YOU! 

1. We had a ¨day in the mission¨ and N went with us to our citas! she will be a powerful missionary. 
2. Hermana S! She was so ready and so prepared to be able to baptized. She will make a great member, we have seriously seen the miracles of God in her life! 
3. I don´t think you can read it but it says Hermana Princesa... its funny because the elders were walking in their area (which is close to ours) and this really drunk guy contacted them and said Are you from the same church as the princess? and the elders were like what princess? and he was like the white girl that always walks around in a skirt with the mexican girl! i think she is a princess! she had blondeish hair and like blue eyes! hahaha the elders won´t let me live it down! the whole district now knows me as Sister Princess. Thank you everyone, thank you drunk guy! 

This work is great and I love the Lord! HAPPY NINE MONTHS TO ME! WHOOOOOO! 
nine month old hermana B

More than Happy

La Hna E - ugly Spongebob sucker - YAKIMA APPLES!

I really felt your prayers this week! I know that you love me and have great faith in me. 

I don´t think I will change my major. I will have more job opportunities now that I speak Spanish, but I really have my heart set on OT. The more time I spend with old people here on the mish, and the excitement that I get every time that I see someone that has special needs testifies to me that it´s where the Lord wants me to be. 

It was kinda rainy this week, but by all means it was a really successful week. I was super happy. We also are going to have a baptism this weekend! Hna S is going to be baptized. She has been through a lot but her testimony is so strong. I am so proud of her. Miracles happen when we work with faith! 

I was more than happy to hear that this work is continuing at home. Tell Brother Richardson that I send my congratulations! This work is so good. 

I have been feeling really good this week. I am doing really good. Sometimes it´s hard recognizing my many mistakes, but I really learn everyday more about the GRACE of Jesus Christ. He is a perfect Savior that helps us through our time of need.

Hermana Burton 

I Believe in Christ

I seriously think about you all the time and so I am glad to hear that you think of me too! I am so grateful to Heavenly Father that I was raised in Pasco, (and Chiawana and all that jazz) because I truly feel that the Lord prepared me to serve this mission. And I get to go home and speak Spanish! How wonderful, right? 

 General Conference was awesome. I could watch some of the sessions in English, but didn´t catch all of it.  It kept freezing and then also I was helping with investigadores´ children. Haha! But I enjoyed hearing about all advice on the family.  Maybe everything isn´t exactly perfect, but things are good! actually the more time I spend here in mexico things are GREAT! We don´t have to worry about money, we have a family, we are blessed, we have so many resources. All of us, whatever country we may live in, are incredibly blessed as children of God. 

They didn´t celebrate Easter here. I guess it´s not really a thing. So that was a little sad, because I love Easter! But I really could study about my Savior and strengthen my testimony. I like the Ensign from this month that says being weak is not a sin! (the article)  It really helped me understand, finally, what GRACE is. I am so grateful for the Savior´s atoning sacrifice, and the forgiveness that He gives us to overcome sin and the GRACE He gives us to overcome weakness. It´s an infinite, perfect power, that we are mere mortal beings have access to! 

I am so thankful I am a missionary! I am living my dream. Sometimes I get too caught up in the mission life and forget what I am actually doing. But it´s a beautiful moment when I remember that I LONGED to be a missionary my whole life, and now, I am here. Helping REAL sons of daughters of God, watching them become who they need to be. 

I am really working hard to change myself here for the better on the mission. Some think I will come home the same, just older and wiser, but what I am aiming for is an Elder Holland life changing, ETERNITY changing experience. And it´s work! It´s noticing and admitting weaknesses and working to overcome them. 

But VALE LA PENA. I know I can´t do it without our Savior, either. It´s my eternal goal! Speaking of that, when the Choir sang I Believe in Christ I was amazed! It´s been about 9 months since I have heard that song and now that I speak two languages, when I hear things in English I really think about the words. My heart rejoiced and echoed the 4th verse. 

 I believe in Christ; he stands supreme!
From him I'll gain my fondest dream;
And while I strive through grief and pain,
His voice is heard: "Ye shall obtain."
I believe in Christ; so come what may,
With him I'll stand in that great day
When on this earth he comes again
To rule among the sons of men.

I know the Church is true! I know I am doing what´s right. You have my prayers and my love, continually. 

Love, love, love, love you 
Hermana Burton

Pig Skin: it actually doesn't taste that bad

A Wonderful Journey

The work is going super good, as always. Sometimes you really got to LOOK for the good, but when you find it, it´s like WOW, abundant blessings, my life is awesome. We have had some real success with the people here and we are happy. We had cambios and we are staying in the area together so we are super pumped! Seriously, we are going to see miracles this cambio I can feel it. My health is off the chain! Haha, okay, not really because I have had a cough, but it´s alright cause this elder brought me this special honey medicine and I have been taken spoonfuls and BOOM cough is gone. They have some pretty cool medical tricks here in Mexico.

Happy 8 Months to Me

SURPRISE! Happy 8 months to me, I miraculously found a APPLE FRITTER 
in the donut section! Go Mexico!

#lifelessons

The weeks are passing by incredibly too fast, I am not okay with it! I can´t believe that in 7 little days I will have 8 months as a missionary.... we won´t even talk about what comes in April... okay. I am getting a little dizzy just thinking about it! I waited my whole life to go on a mission, why is it going by so fast? #lifelessonhuh? 

Well. This week we definitely pulled another "mourn with those that mourn and comfort those that stand in need of comfort". It was really sad to watch our investiagators go through these trials. But the beautiful thing is that they are so prepared because through these trials THEY STICK WITH THE GOSPEL! They recognize something that I think we, as members, forget. When we have trials, instead of leaving the Church or disobeying the commandments, we should OBEY and stick to the gospel. It is the only way. He is the only way! 

A Life of Service is a Life Worth Living and A Charity Dog

Banana Ninjas

 Well, here I am again at the computer writing an email. Is it just me or did this week go by incredibly fast? I am so thankful for all that we are able to do in the tiny weeks that we have.

This week.

Well is rained a lot. And we trudged through the lakes with our boots and our coats. NOBODY was outside, it was hilarious. We contacted a lot of wet dogs that day. Which reminds me.
I told you a couple weeks back that I was having a really hard time, and it never really left me. I wrote you a handwritten letter more about the experience but I just want to share with you something special.
We have a patio outside of our house, and in this patio, our neighbor´s little puppy snuck in over and over again to do it´s business. And I was beyond stressed one day and cleaned it all up, we went in to do a couple things, prayed, left again, and there was ANOTHER gift from the beloved dog. And that´s when my depression kicked in again, and I was ticked at this dog. I was mad. I let hate enter my heart for this dog.... so then we continue through the day and I am without purpose and disheartened and my dear companion helps me through it all (we LOVE her) and then the next day I see the dog again. And all these ugly feelings are in my heart and I take a rock and I throw it at him. And then I go inside and this feeling comes over me.... Why are you so angry at this little dog? And I realize that it isn´t the dog that has the problem... it´s me. So this rainy day we go to leave the house, and we see the dog cuddled up in our patio, trying to find protection from the rain. And it flees of fear when it sees me (with reason) and so then, something inside of my clicked in, I went and found a little blanket, but it in a dry spot under our roof, and poured some cereal for the dog. And then we went on our way. And really, this moment changed everything for me because all though it was rainy, my sadness was gone. It was awesome. God taught me a lesson through this little dog. We returned from the long wet day to see the dog cuddled up in the blanket, and let me tell you I was one happy camper. Peculiar as it is, we haven´t seen the dog since then. It no longer comes to visit us and do it´s business, nor has it been seen in the whole neighborhood. It´s almost like this dog was sent to test me, try me, and teach me patience and charity. and I am so grateful for it.