5/13/24: Dia de las Madres

 Hey guys, what's good? Happy Mothers day to all, especially my mom (cuz she's the best) hope your week was great.


First off, I didn't know this, but apparently mothers day goes crazy here in Chiapas, or at least here in Cintalapa. Here in Mexico mother's day is a set day, May 10th, unlike in The States where it's the second sunday of May. But anyway, I bring it up cuz it was low key the most hype day I've seen here in Mexico, I for sure saw more parties and get togethers than I did on Christmas or New Years. There were Mariachi bands playing til like 2 am outside and a bunch of fireworks and stuff. They just really love their mamas here I guess. 

Other than that, not too crazy of a week. We did set some more baptismal dates and had a ton of member lessons too, which was cool, just a lot of organizational headaches in those regards haha, but worth it. 

The members are pretty essential here, every road has been swept over a million times by Jehovas Witnesses and Pentecostals and Catholics and who knows what, so people are pretty sick of door to door religion people. And what helps our case even less is that we're two white guys, and everyone just looks at us like they want nothing to do with our "Iglesia de dolares". So when we pull up with a native Cintalapian, people give us a second look, and appear a little more interested. They also then have a friend in the church, which helps even more.

Leading me to my spiritual thought, the Scripture of the Week is D&C 11:69, 
"And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them." 
The Church of Jesus Christ is established on the Earth, and through it and the priesthood established through it, we make covenants with God for eternity.

If the Church was just a mans organization, it would still be pretty good, like all the others we see. But the great thing about it is it's not just that. God is living and working through the Church and it's members, and it's clearly visible for those who have eyes to see and an opened heart.

That's what I got! Remember to do something nice for your mom, like throw a party with a mariachi band or something, cuz that's what mother's day is all about! ¡Adios!

- Elder Allen

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