So Sister Hill and I were having a really hard day so as we were eating dinner in our apartment we decided together to listen to the conference talk from the Women's Session called, "Divine Discontent". We had been feeling really overwhelmed and inadequate so as we were listening we were looking for so type of relief from these feelings. After the talk was over we went to the couch and talked about what stuck out to us and what we felt. We both came to the conclusion that we needed more faith. We needed to make more room for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in all we were doing and have faith that they could do more than we could do alone. So we both said an individual prayer and we were out the door.
Flash back to a week earlier, Sister Hill had a thought to stop by this man named Leonardo she had met about 3 months ago, but we didn't have the time in the moment so we wrote his name down and said we would go by later. So as we were planning this Sunday we felt like we should go and visit him.
Flash forward to Sunday evening we go to their front door and they let us right in. Her brother is a member and they had been greatly impacted by his influence and his experience with the Gospel. They had just said goodbye to their church yesterday, and they said they would be coming to church. It was just amazing! We had been having a challenging day, we made room for Christ, and he made a miracle. Amazing!
Then we got into the car, and the Spirit brought these verses in the Book of Mormon to my mind, (Mosiah 24:12-16)
"12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.
13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.
15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage."
God gave us this experience so that we could be personal witnesses that He does come to us when things are hard, and we feel like we are overwhelmed, his arm is always reaching out to us.
As of today we have less than a month for Christmas, I want to invite you all to make more room for Jesus in your life. Let him in to your conversations (like the prophet invited the women of the church to do), your your job, your friendships, your service, your music, your schooling, your family, and your heart. He is the only one who can really help us in hard times.
Con mucho amor 
Hermana Zimmerman
P.S. Sorry again for pictures. We have been going from place to place, lesson to lesson and we haven't had time to take pictures. But... I will repent and take more pictures this week, promise
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