Charity suffereth long!

hola hola!

this last week hermana ralph arrived in Puerto Varas! she´s from UT.. but lived in HAWAII for most of her life. she´s great! i love her lots! i know we are going to have a great transfer together! we are still in the process of trying to find people to teach. yesterday we couldn´t leave the house because there were a bunch of riots happening in our sector. kinda sketchy...

so the other day i was talking to one of the sister training leaders. she was asking me how she could have more charity and show it with more sincerity. i started thinking a lot about patience. i´ve always known that all the atributes of Christ go hand in hand...but as i thought about the relationship between charity and patience it became clear that we can´t do anything without patience! charity suffereth long, it is not easily provoked, it beareth and endureth all things. without patience we couldn´t have charity. as we are patient we show our faith and wait for blessings to come...like i´ve done here in Puerto Varas. missionary work isn´t easy, neither is everyday life. lots of people asked "why me?" sometimes i ask "why this sector?" but the question should be "Father, what do you want me to learn?" without patience we cannot become like our Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the perfect example of patience. if we want to become like Him we must learn to wait. and work towards that perfection. i know that living the gospel is a road i will walk my whole life. everyday i grow and progress and learn and am preparing myself to return to my Heavenly Father. and even in His presence i will contiune to learn and grow. "continue in patience until ye are perfected". in our gospel principals class we were talking about eternal mariage. (don´t worry, i´m not trunky) an elder said " the world would have us believe that there´s always someone better. but the gospel teaches us that that someone can BE better." so true! it takes a lot of patience to run the race towars perfection but the prize at the end is always so worth it.

i´m grateful for my Heavenly Father who is so patient with me...who has never given up on me. in D&C 64:33 is says "be not weary in well doing". i hope that we will always have faith in Him, show our faith, never give up, and never get tired of doing what is right.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! have a great week!

con amor, hermana steele