Tuesday, February 12, 2013

This week we only had 287 contacts....

Well, things are hard. We're working hard and everything it's just awkward to have 2 companionships in the same area. Some days we want to call the same members to go to appointments with us so that stinks.  haha. And then living together is really hard too but I guess it's just something that we will have to figure out. 

This week has gone really well. We have found a ton of really receptive new investigators who are actually interested in learning more. The coolest experience was last night.. There was a girl whose name is N and we had visited her once -  Hermana Neighbor and I and then like 3 weeks later she came to church with her neighbor who is a member. Then Hermana Alvarado and I went to visit her and she understands everything PERFECTLY. She didn't come to church on Sunday because her daughter got sick but we went and visited her yesterday and she said that she had prayed and prayed and prayed and then she just stopped saying anything and so we were like shoot she didn't receive her answer. And then we asked how she felt and she just said 'really good'...It made me want to cry..And then I cried a little bit. SHE GOT HER ANSWER!! It was awesome. And then since her daughter was sick we asked a new convert and our branch president to give her a blessing so that was really good too.

This opening an area stuff is really cool because we're starting from scratch and we can really see the miracles that God is giving us. Hermana Alvarado is still teaching me a lot of stuff and I think I'm helping her a lot too. I'm not sure if she likes the area though. As for me I have been in love with it since I got here..Some days are hotter...I mean harder than others..(haha) but it's a great place.

As for me, I still feel like I'm stuck in a really difficult position being in an apartment with my old companionship, but being in a different one…but I guess it will only be for a week more.  Then Hna Alvarado will get a new companion to work in the area we are opening, and  I will get to have Hermana Astorga for my companion again.  She is awesome (just tell me she won't be getting her visa for like 6 more weeks and I will be happy)!  

So I sent a SD card with Olivia Neighbor, but I need you to send me the pictures of the baptism of B and J before next week please! I also will probably be writing on Monday next week because Hermana Astorga and I will be going to the temple with Hermana Neighbor before she goes home.

Lake Atitlan, aka The Waters of Mormon

Yesterday we went to Lake Atitlan but the side of the lake that isn't cool at all so I only took one picture. These are what everyone says are the Waters of Mormon. Sorry it wasn't very exciting because we went to the crappy side of the lake.  If we go again I will take more pictures

How is your mission handling 70 new missionaries in one month?

President Brough will just be opening a TON of areas...that's how we will accommodate the new missionaries.

What did you guys do while Hna Neighbor's dad and sister were down there?

We worked....haha that's about it. We had a baptism (well Hna Neighbor and Astorga). It was M one of our converts daughters so that was great. We had lunch and dinner with Amber’s family so that was good.

How is the new area going?  

The 4 of us are in the Gomera now we just work with different investigators and plan and everything separately.

Any news on Hna Astorga's visa?  

nope

Are you still over retention for your zone? 

yep

What all does your district cover? 

well if you look on a map...everything from a place called La Democracia to Sipacate

What does your zone cover?

All of Santa Lucia till Sipacate.

  

Momma thank you so much for everything and all the pictures and everything too! Love you so much!   I love you too daddy I hope you have a great week you are the greatest! Have an AMAZING WEEEK!

Love you!