Proceso de la Conversión

This Sunday was BY FAR, AND HIGHLY THE BEST DAY OF MY MISSION, but seriously. Golden baptisms, temple lessons, all incredible experiences but nothing as grandioso (of such value) as what I lived yesterday. 

Four top moments and the cherry on top. First, during sacrament meeting my mini me Anna Karen (convert from feb.) as evey sunday showed up to church and sat down next to me. I seriously have sooo much love for this girl. This past week she told me that her "biggest goal in life is to serve a mission" too tender. Second, Jose (convert from feb.) who at this point in his life is a melchizedek priesthood holder gave his first talk in Sacrament meeting about the santa cena. Right before he gave his talk he was sitting next to my companion and we asked him, "Where are the materials you are going to use for your talk?" He just pointed at his head. Oh man, love that Kid. He gave a simple, sincere talk, used a few scriptures, bore his testimony, did it just perfectly. Third, Uribe (convert of 3 weeks ago) blessed the sacrament for the first time. Right before sacrament meeting started he was sitting down reading his scriptures, when we approached him we asked him what he was reading and he pointed to DyC 20 the sacrament prayer. He said it perfectly during sacrament and was just radiating. He also mentioned to us, he got a Job!! (true blessing from the Lord, since 3wks ago he lost his job because he got baptized) Fourth, Ricardo. Ricardo is getting baptized this Saturday, Jose is going to baptize him, they are seriously just the best of friends, it makes me so happy. He is always asking such great questions. His conversion reminds me a lot of Jose's, just soaks everything in about the gospel. He even has the lds library app on his phone.

Now for wow, the best of the best of the best moments. During our ward council we were analyzing our investigators needs and we brought up (Ana) Laura, and how she literally has nothing but a small room with some clothing, and nothing to sleep on; when suddenly something beautiful happened the Elders mentioned 2 extra bed matresses they could donate, and bishop said he would get the bed boards, and then the primary president said she would find children's clothing, as I saw peoples' earnest desire to speak up and help I felt so much joy I wanted to cry. During 3rd hr of church bishop told me he could get Hna. Laura her beds today, and so, we did. At 4pm we all went to Laura's home to help her move. I thought she was going to move from what she had a 1 bedroom house with no bathroom to the exact same thing but to our joyfu surprise, she moved into Hna. Ceci's extra little home. (Side note; hna. ceci is the hna. we visited until she reactivated, she's been coming to church for the past month straight, and was the one who gave us the reference of Ana Laura and her family). 

When we arrived they were washing the floors of this little home, Hna. Hickman and I, along with Hna. Laura's kids, Octavio, Armando and Ana Laura were literally jumping for joy. 8yr. old Octavio told me: "We now have chairs where you can sit on when you come to teach us." This made my heart melt. Their new home is literally 3x's the size of their old home. The bishop. his son, the 2nd councilor, a brother in the high council, our mission leader and his wife showed up to help when suddenly it began to rain, and it rained hard, the beds still weren't there and I began to wonder how long it would take to get them from San Jose to Plan de Ayala (neighborhoods like 10min away from each other) luckily the rain ceased and the Elders were able to bring them, since we were all together we decided to teach them a mega-lesson with members present, we all began to speak of the importance of the gospel, how it blesses families, the power of the priesthood when suddenly where I was sitting (near the back side of the room, close to the back door) I began to see water come in fast... lesson over. We all jumped up, moved the mattresses and began sweeping the water out. 13yr old Ana Laura asked me; "So, am I still going to give the closing prayer?" Oh man, such a golden family. While the Elders and Hna. Hickman jumped outside into the water while I tried telling them where to cover to stop the water from flooding their home, we found shovels, rocks, wood, a huge pipe and got to work. We used the water pipe to drive the over flowing water from the roof to drain outward instead of towards their home, the Elders used a shovel to fill buckets with rocks, Hna. Hickman and I moved the rocks to block the water entry, our mission leader created a little path to change the flow of the water, our bishop was dry until he saw the need to help us, and so he did. It was seriously the funniest thing, pouring rain, we were completely soaked, creating a path to stop the water flow inside of their home, all while not trying to get bit by Bob, el ganso (a goose). It all turned out incredibly well, above all I know Hna. Laura could see the love we have for her and her family. 

There are sacred moments on the mission like these, when everything you plan to do turns out completely unexpected but teaches you sooo much. I don't think I can ever adequately express how wonderful of an experience this was. I hope you were able to imagine it, it was so beautiful. Photos to prove it. :) 

I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love His children and am humbled to be able to help them progress in the gospel. I am thankful for all the Lord has provided for me, for my family. We truly are so blessed. Yesterday I learned a little more of how the gospel truly DOES bless our lives, our families, everything. 

Stay faithful, be diligent. Gods promises are Real!!! DyC 58:31 "Who am I, saith the Lord, that have promised and havenot fulfilled?"

I love you with all my heart and soul.

Hermana Coronado

Fiel al Señor

combis - what we ride ALL the time

 My "Año" en realidad 11 meses pero como no estare en Teran en 2 semanas lo festejamos antes

  Bolsa de San Cris

 Cathedral in San Cristobal, it is HUGE.

 Hna Wong, one of my many adoptive moms here on the mission

 Penultimo intercambio

 My companion is one of bestest friends.

 Hilarious JAS noche de Hogar (Me, Hickman, Ricardo, Jose, Karla, Victor, Jose, Mauricio, Ramiro - most are RC)

 Zeta. 

 Hermanita Hickman

 Hermano Ricardo

 Ana Laura (mom), Octavio, Ana Laura (hija), Karen (hna Ceci's daughter)

 Su nueva Casa - que emoción!

  Bob, el ganso

 By far one of my favorite photos here on the mission - Octavio - heart of Gold

 Be as a child...

 Armando "peinado del mango chupado"

 May 18 at 12:19 PM

THE MISSION IS TOO GRAND. ¡AMO ESTA VIDA CON TODO MI CORAZON!

What Matters Most?

So today we went to San Cristobal (de las casas) aka the most "famous" and beautiful part of my mission. Its's like an hr. away and so i only have like 5 minutes to write today. Top moments of the week: Wedneday morning running with my companion finding 34 sticks for our "estandartes de libertad" mission style, watching everyone run around with plates on their head. Why yes, we love Zone Conferences. 

Ricardo is still doing exceptionally well. Our golden family came to church, their 3rd attendance. :) 

I am just happy. Today I hit 11 months as a missionary. Ah su mecha. Que padre!

I love you all so much. I promise next weeks letter will be better. Stay happy, stay mormon.

With a lot of Love,

Hermana Coronado

Fiel al Señor.

Consejo de Liderazgo

 Zona Mactumatza - Estandarte de Libertad

 Hna. Hickman showed up after an intercambio we had wearing the SAME thing as me #compañerismodivino

 Calle Hermosa!

San Cristobal fotos next week!!!!!

BYE LOVE YOU ALL.

Sea Fiel a Dios.

This week has been full of many beautiful, tender miracles. The Lord is blessing Hermana Hickman and I abundantely. After several weeks of having no investigators of church these past few sundays, including yesterday we had SEVEN investigators at church, a family of four, ricardo, and a few other new jas. 

Some of the best highlights of this week, and things that genuinely made me smile were on Wednesday we had a Tri-Zone conference in which the Assistants and Pdte. George nos capacitaron. There were several missionaries who passed to give a talk. There was one that hit me really hard, the elder said: "God doesn't say he will bless you if you pay just 8% of your tithing." And I thought of how often we do the bear minimum and still think, "but the Lord will bless us". Here on the mission I have learned more than in any other instance of our lives that our Heavenly Father doesnt give us 1/2 blessings, or part time of the credit. He will give us Complete Blessings if we are Completely Faithful to Him.Apply that in all aspects of life, complete fidelity, complete joy. There is no other way to bask in such blessings.

We were also told to fast this weekend for a family, Hna. Hickman and I looked at each other and smiled, we have our little family. Ana Laura is a single mom of three kids, she came to church again this week, and even though she is timid I can tell she likes it. They are literally one of, if not the most humble-living people I know. Their house is literally the size of one of our bedrooms, their kitchen is non-existent, and they shower outside, where they get buckets and water from a well. Everytime I visit them I just wish I could give them so much more than what they have, and then I think, the Gospel can, and will help them. It will teach them so much, and it may not offer riches, but it offers us security and happiness. That is a gift I can help them achieve, and so we will. They are preparing to be baptized May 30th. Yesterday as we taught them the restoration we asked them why they thought it was important to have a prophet and 10yr old Armando said: "Joseph Smith was a prophet because he talked to God and he told him that all the other churchs weren't true." Kids are just so wise.

The other mega-WOWWWWW highlight was on Sunday, in Sacrament meeting we anxiously awaited for Ricardo, when he showed up we told him to sit by Jose and Ramiro (recent converts from Jan. and Feb.), and so he did. Largely to our surprise they all three knew each other because they went to middle school together, how crazy. The testimony meeting was just on spot, it seemed that many, if not all the members of the church shared a bit, a piece of their conversion to this church, they shared how they prayed and came to know it was true, how they expected a large answer, but it was sweet, and subtle. As the members in the ward shared their testimonies Ricardo began to cry, but not like the shed a tear, like tenderly and sincerely cry. Immediately we knew he was feeling the spirit answer his prayers. He wants to be a part of this church after sacrament meeting we asked him how he felt and he simply told us, "I feel really good, really happy." Jose invited him to go to institute with him. He stayed all 3 hrs. and is just that wow, golden investigator who is preparing for his baptism May 23rd.

As I look back on the experiences I have had throughout my mission I marvel to see just how beautiful they have been. These months seem to fly by. I know my time here is coming quickly to a close in 3 weeks but I am happy. Hermana Hickman and I work together with so much flow, it's like peanut butter and jelly, so much better when they are together. I have learned to love her more than any other companion. She helps my weakness to turn into strengths, and we definitely motivate each other to work, constantly asking each other: "¿Ama al Señor?", and then we want to work even more.

This is salvation. I can't wait to talk to you all on Sunday!!!!!! Happy almost mother's day mom. 

Dearest everyone, I love you with all this chiapaneca heart. Highlight of today: standing on a bumpy bumpy bus to get to berriozabal and back. 

Have a blessed week. This is the truth, this is the only path that will forever allow us to be happy. Stay strong.

Con AMOR,

Hermana Coronado 

Diligente - Inteligente - Fiel a Dios

Hermana Allen

 Herman McNaught, Hermana Hickman, Me, Hermana Gutierrez

 We LOVE intercambios

Be the 4th Member

This week will forever be remembered for me as a TURNING POINT in my Mission. On Wednesday in our lideres de distrito meeting with the Zone leaders they focused on how those people who will be saved will be saved despite our efforts (DyC 137:7-8). They then spoke to us about the importance of this time as missionaries, for ourselves, and our personal salvation. This hit me like a ton of bricks. The words in DyC 4:4 hit me hard "quien mete su hoz con toda su fuerza atesora para si de modo que no perece si no que trai salvación  a su propia alma..." I then realized more than in any other moment in my mission, and in my life that I am here to save myself. 

This week I read a talk that has changed my perspective on being a good, faithful, dilligent missionary, or being the 4th missionary, a disciple of Jesus Christ. The talk is called "The Fourth Missionary" by Lawrence E. Corbridge. Two quotes that touched me: "The third missionary is a faithful laborer in Christ's work. The fourth missionary is a disciple of Christ." I am learning more and more the importance of giving my will to the Lord. I understand that there is a huge difference from doing the will of the Lord, and fulfilling, and truly giving my will to Him - giving Him my mind, and heart. "This way, the Lord's way, is in the end, easier. It is easier to give yourself to Him than it is to wrestle in your heart and soul between what you want and what the Lord wants, between the natural man and your divine nature... You will want to follow Him because it is the only intelligent thing to do."

We have a new zone Lema: Diligentes - Inteligentes -Fieles a Dios. Tuxtla Mactumatza. 

Miracles were ever present this week, first, Uribe was baptized. He was a young man we contacted on the street. It was around 8:55pm, and we were heading home when we saw him and his co-worker standing outside of a house, we approached him, contacted him, and invited him to church for that Sunday. A few days later on Saturday night we were on our way to a cita when we quickly contacted him until he told us we had already invited him to church. As Sunday morning came around we saw a familar young man walk into sacrament meeting, little to know, it was him, our street contact. During the time I have here in Chiapas very few people have come when we invite them without teaching them. Uribe came, and never stopped coming. Saturday at his baptism he told us: "Congratulations sisters, you have just saved a soul that was very lost." On Sunday when they confirmed him a member of the church and gave him a blessing it said that he would be the medium for his entire family to come to know this beautiful gospel. I will admit, I shed a tear, or two during his confirmation. 

Alex, the 22yr. old with four previous asistencias is still preparing to be baptized on May 9th. We had an incredible lesson about the plan of salvation, he mentioned to us that he wants his entire family to join the church with him, but that he understands he will be the medio for this to happen. He is a special young man. It always strikes me the moments the spirit chooses to teach us. During this lesson it was as I bore my testimony that the plan of salvation, is God's way of letting us choose to be saved. How true this is.

Third miracle of the week, but definitely not the last is named Ricardo. Last week as Hna. Hickman and I were walking through the streets we heard a young man talk to us, we turned around and he asked us: "Are you missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ?" We told him we were, and he told us that his girlfriend is LDS, and he had attended church with her, and wanted us to visit him. We did, and he is now preparing to be baptized May 23rd.

I will forever be grateful for these tender miracles with which the Lord provides opportunities of growth. I have thought often of the person I hope to be, here, and for-forever. I desire to not just be a disciple of Jesus Christ on the mission but to be the 4th member, not just a faithful, obedient member of the church, but one who Christ, and our Father in Heaven truly trust, rely on, and seek to use to help bless the lives of others. 

I know we have a Father in heaven, He lives, He loves us, He desires for us to be happy - to experience everlasting joy. This is His true church. I want to challenge you to read this talk, and look for those attributes that will make you "The 4th member". I hope it touches you all as much as it did me. 

With all the Love en mi corazón,

Hermana Coronado

At Uribe's baptism, we bought him a triple and a hymn book. The member that baptized him Hno. Carlos gave him a couple of ties and showed him how to tie them so that he can wear them to church. 

Cristo Vive

This week was intense, but incredibly rewarding. As missionaries we work as hard as we can 6 days a week all in hopes of getting all our investigators to church on Sunday. We set up rides for them, have members past, and sometimes we even pass, but as always, the adversary works really hard to get them to not go. This has been our big struggle these past few weeks, we teach, a lot, but if no one comes to church, no one can get baptized. This Sunday we should have had eleven investigators in Sacrament meeting, but only two showed up. It hurt my heart but also let me realize a very important principle for life. The amount of effort we put in should always be large, and the results will vary but will be rewarding. Our reward, Uribe is getting baptized this Saturday at 7pm by Hno. Carlos (our hilarious second councilor in the bishopbric). I love this work so much. I am learning more and more just how special, and important it is to be a part of the Lord's work.

Sunday morning, roughly two hours before sacrament meeting we were told all 4 of us missionaries would be speaking, each about 8 minutes. As I pondered what I could share with everyone I felt the impression to talk about how sacred partaking of the sacrament is. I read a talk given by Joseph Fielding Smith called "the significance of the sacrament". He shares the importance and reverance that should be present EVERY single sunday that we remember our Savior. "The person who absents himself from a sacrament meeting week after week and month after month, and nothing prevents him from coming, is not loyal to the truth. He does not love it. If he did, he would be present to partake of these embems- just a little piece of bread, a little cup of water. He would want to do that to show his love for the truth and his loyal service to the Son of God." How true this is. I invite you all to pay attention and feel the presence of the Savior, every Sunday as you look at the table in which the sacrament is blessed, as you yearn to have His atonement applied in your life, and as you earnestly seek forgiveness and redemption for the week that has passed. The sacrament should be the most spiritual experience of the week, how lucky we are to have this experience every single Sunday. Invite your friends to experience it to.

Sometimes we don't realize the magnitude of an invitation. As a norma de excelencia, we contact 20 people a day, 140 new people every week, and we usally do even more, like 180people a week. The point is many times these people remind us that we have contacted them already (most the time i don't remember) this Sunday was one of those days. A young man named Martin came up to Hna. Hickman and I after sacrament, greeted us, and thanked us. I was confused. He then told us, "I have been inactive for the past ten years, but when you two invited me to church I felt the need to come." How Cool!

Remember our picture perfect family, Ada Ester (seriously can make anyone happy just by hearing her laugh), well this past saturday we took her family (husband and all) to the temple grounds and taught them the plan of salvation. I could see the light in Adas eyes, she wants this. But unfortunately now is not their time. We ended up dropping her family because they never come to church, despite all efforts. As Hna. Hickman and I walked away from that lesson we looked at each other and felt in our hearts, we have done all that we could do for them.

This past week, more than any other in my mission I have felt the strongest conversion to the gospel. I know this IS the Church of Jesus Christ. The more I teach people about it. The more I come to believe it. How lucky we are to have temples all around the world, and to know our goal is the Celestial Kingdom. I am humbled, and thankful to be called to as I like to say: Make More Mormons! And help them remember who they are.

I have felt such small impressions, but have learned now more than in any other moment in my life to heed those feelings. Thoughts are never thoughts, they ARE revelation from the Lord.

I love you all. Christ lives. 

"I am sure if we could picture before us—as I have tried many times to do the solemn occasion when the Savior met with his apostles; if we could see them there assembled, the Lord in his sadness, sorrowing for the sins of the world, sorrowing for one of his apostles who was to betray him, yet teaching these eleven men who loved him and making covenant with them, I am sure we would feel in our hearts that we would never forsake him. If we could see them there assembled and could realize the weight of the burden which was up on our Lord; and after their supper and the singing of a hymn, their going forth, the Lord to be betrayed ,mocked and scorned, the disciples to forsake him in the deepest hour of his trial—if we could understand all this, feebly though it be, and feebly it must be, I am sure, my brethren and sisters, we would forever more want to walk in the light of truth. If we could see the Savior of men suffering in the garden and upon the cross and could fully realize all that it meant to us, we would desire to keep his commandments and we would love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our might, mind and strength, and in the name of Jesus Christ would serve him." -Joseph F. Smith

ETERNAL LOVE,

Hermana Coronado

Adios Hna. Barraza

 Hna. Alejandra, what a story, what a life, what a mormon

 Yesterdays cool shaped cloud, I love my Teran skies

Heavenly Tips of Happiness

CAMBIOS. Half of our 8 companionships of hermanas have been transfered, two of which will be training. I love green sisters, they are THE Best. After what I would consider one of the most difficultly rewarding transfers here in Teran, I am blessed to be here for another six weeks. Yesterday and practically this whole weekend everyone told me their thoughts/feelings on me having transfers. It seemed probable 3 transfers here in Teran, and yet I had been praying to ask the Lord to help me know whether I would be staying or leaving, above all to accept His will and feel calm about His decision, and yet everytime I asked I felt a calm re-assurance that I still have more I have to give to this area.

I have grown to simply love Teran. I know that the answers to my prayers are subtle, but true. I know that the time here in Chiapas goes TOO quickly. I have seen how these past 4 1/2 months, and 10 months in Mexico have flown by. I love being able to serve the Lord as his capacitadora, and this past week Hna. Hickman and I tried with all our heart to not even lead our sisters, but to serve them, without them even knowing. 

We left our area on pause for two days this week, on Tuesday we spent the entire day in Villaflores doing divisions with the hermanas. They are the farthest area in our zone, two hours of windy, twisty roads, but an incredibly beautiful drive. On Friday the zone leaders and us went to Suchiapa to work there the entire day without telling the Hermanas. The only plan we had was to teach 10 lessons with members (with a young women named Karla joined us the entire day). As the day began all we could do was TALK TO EVERYONE, and so, we did. We taught a lot but found five incredibly golden people; a family of 4 who live two blocks away from the casa de oracion, and a young man named Edward who has the light of Christ. The following day in our tri-zone conference we handed a ton of references over to the hermanas. It reminded me of a quote that was mentioned in conference that said: "the service that counts most is usually recognized by God alone." 

This past transfer has been the biggest building block for this transfer. We are going to reap all that the Lord has helped us sow. Yesterday as we walked through the streets here in el campanario we saw a young man, and asked him if he had ever met missionaries before, he mentioned he had, and had attended church 4 times in tapachula. Tender miracles like these have been consistant, and have allowed me to see The Lord IS in the details of our lifes. I have grown to have a much stronger connection with Him. I can feel His love, and trust in me. I love His with all my heart.

Yesterday we were teaching a less active about the importance of keeping the sabbath, as we were outside I began to look around, and looked up at the sky and thought: "El mora en las alturas de los cielos", and had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and peace. I know we have a Father in Heaven, and that our Savior, Jesus Christ lives because I feel their love in everything I do. I know that when we pray with sincerity, and real intent we can know the truth of all things (Moroni 10:5), it is a promise from the Lord.

Expect miracles. Believe in them. Work hard, show the Lord you are worthy of his Heavenly Blessings. The gospel is a foundation of knowledge that never runs dry. "Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential." -Elder D. Todd Christofferson 

I love you all with all my heart.

Hermana Coronado 

Our mega-awk district photo from this past transfer

 The real us

 Back in Coita?.... No, es Suchiapa.

 Quench your thirst. Welcome Summer in Chiapas. It is Hot.

 Team Teran

 10 Meses, full two hands..... Esta vida se va muuuuy rapido.

Pasos de Fe

This week was intense - from: Consejo de liderazgo on Tuesday, to Zone Conference on Wednesday, intercambios on Thursday, and rushing around all of Teran getting our investigators to watch general conference. 

The time has never gone by more quickly in my life. Each day that passes the more and more grateful I become for the blessings and confidence of the Lord. I feel his trust in me ever so strongly.

It has been a bit of a rough patch here in Teran ever since we decided to Only teach those people who are ready, we pick and drop people like crazy. I will admit that I had gotten to the point this week where I felt like: I believe in Miracles. I have seen them. Where are the people?!?!?!? I can vividly remember Friday as if it were yesterday. We spent LITERALLY the entire day walking around and only taught one street lesson (everyone in mexico is on vacation for 2 weeks), which made it incredibly difficult to find ANYONE in their homes, the streets were dead, and we did all we knew we could do, contact, anyone, and everyone.

When it was 7:45pm and after looking for the last person in my mind I felt the impression to go sit down on the bench in the park, and say a prayer. I looked at my companion and told her: "Hermana Hickman, lets make a plan with the Lord and present it to him." And so, we did. We thought of 3 points in our area to which we would walk to, and in each, we would do everything in our power to find "a chosen one", and asked the Lord to provide someone in the moment, and we would work to do the rest. The Lord is merciful. We walked to our first point (the corner of a common street), we saw a man with his daughter, and offered to teach him about Christ, his name is Mario. he has no religious background and was willing to let us teach his family. We walked to the 2nd point (in front of a members home), nothing. We walked to our 3rd point, this is where magic happens. There was a young women standing outside of her doorway and we both felt the need to contact her, and so we did. Her name is Fernanda, she has the light of Christ within her, within two minutes her whole family came outside to meet us, and her mom Maite (seriously mom you two look alike and remind me of each other - it kind of scares me haha). It was an amazing miracle to me. We are now teaching a golden family who didn't even know they were looking for the gospel. They watched general conference and loved it. I can't wait to help them progress in the gospel.

Miracle #1034I923478, her name is Georgina. She was a reference, we showed up to her house and she basically taught us the restoration, and quoted her favorite scripture in DyC 121:7-8. Seriously, I have never met anyone else so ready to be a mormon. She went to both sessions on Sunday, and came back telling us, I know this church is true. The desafio here, she studies every sunday. I don't know how to help her yet, but I have confidence in the Lord, that he will help us, help her understand how important it is to sacrifice and come to church.

My confidence, gratitude and love for the Savior has aumented 100% General Conference as a missionary FLIES. My favorite quotes were by Elder Gerald Cause: "The gospel is a fountain of knowledge that never ruins dry!" "The root of all evil is not money but the love of money." -Elder Oaks "Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential." -Elder Christofferson and SOOOO many more.... The talks that pierced my soul were by Elder Brent H. Nielson, i cried. As well as Elder Uchtdorf's understanding the grace of God. And Elder Andersen's words when he shared what it will be like at the second coming of Christ.

I know that Faith in the Lord, and in His commandments empower, refine, and spiritually nourish us, more than we will ever be able to comprehend. I am truly grateful to know and share with all my soul that there IS the Lord's truth upon the earth, and it is found in His church - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. My dearest family this weekend I missed and love you all SO MUCH. All of conference I thought of how grateful I am to know we get to be together forever. This simply profound thought gives me the desire to work more and more diligent. I want to continue to convert myself into the most diligent and obedient missionary. Mom you always told me that on the mission I would come to feel sanctified. I am grateful for your words, as I can say today, I have felt these feelings as I walk the streets of Chiapas, as I look into the face of someone who needs to feel the warm embrace and love of their Savior. I am grateful for the understanding of this gospel, and for the opportunity I have to progress spiritually and share these known truths with this part of the world.

Sean diligentes, sean obedientes y fieles al Señor. :)

Les amo con todo mi corazon!

Hermana Coronado 

ps. One day I have you tell you all details about this Zone Conference we just had, the spirit was so present. We started with our call letter, every missionary received a call letter, and were asked to write their acceptance letter but this time not to the prophet, but to God. At the end of the conf we gave each of them their letter from their Heavenly Father, it is profound. Of course it was written by the zone leaders, but it was written inspired, and I loved watching everyone as it touched their hearts.

Zone Conference (our display, rows from bottom to top: Misionero Consagrado, Compañerismo divino, Enseñanza eficaz, Enfoque, y Gozo)

 We are mortal missionaries - pero todo esta bien solo fue una cortada pequeña pero un gran susto 

 Intercambios con Hna. Barraza

 Intercambios con las Hnas. de Jobo