Good Afternoon Family and Friends...

Wednesday, August29, 2012

Hahah...thats what the Assitant's to the President say when they call but a little different..
Anywho! GUESS WHAT??! I'm not going anywhere :P haha, yep, we had transfers today and I'm still with Hermana Avelar, my amazing mom who teaches me to how to teach lessons with cups and stuff. She's pretty great. Aside from her awesomeness - can you believe I've been on my mission since May?!?! Cause I can't - It's September this week...Weird! But awesome cause I'm loving my mission.

I'm excited were staying because we have two people on date for baptism - probs mentioned them before - and I want to see this through with them. So Francisco and Klisma. Well here is our problem...Both are having problems praying to know if Joseph Smith was a Prophet and If the Book of Mormon is the word of God. With Klisma, he has never had a problem praying before, but yesterday we taught him the plan of Salvation and watched the new Joseph Smith movie and he was so hesitant afterwords...it was really weird. Seemed like he prayed only cause we asked him to not because he wanted to know :/ Francisco is about the same. He knows the Bible really well and even the Book of Mormon, but he doesn't know if JS was a prophet or the Book of Mormon is the word of God as well. He says he doesn't pray for himself, only for others - WHICH IS GOOD! but to find out for himself, he has to ask. How would I find out how to tie my shoes if I had never asked my parents what was the right way to do it?? Any who that's where were at.

As for me - Things are great! I'm working on being more diligent and exercising my faith - meaning that when I get a prompting (or what I think is a prompting from the Spirit cause I'm still figuring that out) I act. It is a way I'm trying to learn how to teach by the Spirit. Yesterday, we had a teaching appointment at 5 but we were a little early to the neighborhood. There is a family there who were taught by the Elders and we are trying to teach again. I kept walking to the appt cause we were cutting it close to 5, but then I just decided we should go back and knock...we've knocked 3 times before, but guess what??? they opened the door!! Okay, the daughter did and her parents weren't home but she had family there. We are going to try back on Friday! So cool! Things are happening out here - I can feel it!

So our district Leader, Elder Rodriguez, headed back to Canada today  :/ well...I guess soon he gets on a plane. Sad and awesome! He was a great missionary and was always willing to help with whatever we needed. He served great and helped others through his service. That's what I'm here for to help others come unto Christ, but they have to want to as well. Anywho - we have a new district leader who we think has been out for just under a year and he's a little intimidated but he's cool. can't spell his name yet, but I'll let you know sometimes.

Just a quick thanks/love
-SMash - thanks for the inventory! you're the best...I have so many clothes, so I just needed to know what was in the box...i'll let you know what I need/don't
-Mommy/Daddy - thanks for my suvouneers (can you tell I don't speak english any more :P)! but I thought my SD was going to be in there...just making sure it's not lost so let me know please! thank you!
-EVERYONE ELSE - HOW IS EVERYONE??? I'm slacking on letters, I know and I'm sorry and probs won't get many out for this week or next cause we have a sport's day next week, but know I love you all thanks for all you love and support.

You're all amazing! Keep it up out there. Share your testimony by living as Christ did, and serve others. "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God"  - sorry if that was off, but there is scripture that says that :) and It is true! I love it when we get to serve...and I do every
Con Amor!
-Hermana Word

ps- camera isn't coopertaing...sorry