4/25/16--Two Months

Well, I have been out for two months now!! I can't believe how fast time is flying by! I need more time!! Anyways this week was a little crazy and we had a lot going on.

The exciting thing was we had a baptism!! Her name is Anguie and she is 16. She is from Honduras. She is super sweet and super kind!! She calls me Tia which is aunt in Spanish. The service was awesome. I played the piano and my companion sang her favorite song as a solo for her. It was super special and amazing!

This week I did a lot of study on humility. I am trying to humble myself and do the Lord's work. I reread the talk by Elder Snow called "Be Thou Humble" from this past general conference. What really stuck out to me was he quoted president Hunter saying "our genuine concern should be the for the success of others". I realized when I am more concerned about helping my investigators and helping my companion, I will learn and grow along side of them. I challenge you guys to looks for ways to help others and in turn I know the Lord will help you learn and grow along side of them! I am grateful for the chance to learn and grow with the people here in New York. I am humbled every time I teach, especially in Spanish. I realize how much I need to rely on the Lord every day and in everything. I love the Lord, He is my Savior. I love this gospel.

I hope y'all have a great week and don't forget the Lord in your life!

Love,
Hermana Ashford

Here's a little more from my letter:
So our baptism was way stressful. Baptism days are the most stressful day for the missionaries. We had to figure out the program and find a way to print them. Then for us the lights wouldn't turn on over the font so there were no lights turned on. On top of that I was playing the piano for the service so I was practicing and my companion sang her favorite song while I played the piano. So we were practicing that as well. Also we had weekly planing so we were planing lessons. Let's just say the day was crazy and stressful. However the service went great. Besides the lights and me messing up at the piano the whole thing went great!!

I got them matching shirts and put their names on the back!!