WELL
HEEELLOOO (read it like Mrs. Doubtfire)
So
great to hear from you my dear Mother. Your words are such a refreshing break!
First
off, thank you so much for the birthday package. Man it was great :) Every
package I get I am reminded how thoughtful and creative you are. We love the
CD. It is beautiful. The jam also is golden. Elder Spears appreciates it.
Sometimes he is more bear than human. The Cake in a Can (that’s what I’m
calling it) was a swing and a miss. I think it might have been because I got
the package a little late. But I loved the effort! Means a lot.
So
I read Lu's email about the earthquake concern so I will share with you what I
sent to her.
Words
of our dear President:
"Yesterday
morning there was a 3.9 magnitude earthquake centered at the north end of our
mission by Castaic Lake and this morning there was a 4.7 magnitude earthquake
centered just beyond the southern boundary of our mission. Welcome to California!"
Earthquakes
are awesome. We are expecting a 7.7
aftershock pretty soon here. So down to contact with "the end is
near" scriptures. It reminds me of
D&C 38:30, “if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.”
We
all have the proper preparation to be safe. Emergency preparedness packs,
water, and safe havens. The Lord will not let us be hurt. BUT California might just slip into the
ocean...bunch of wicked sinners over here ;) All is well. The work goes on :) No damage. We actual had the earthquake while we were
praying. Unfortunately we weren't the
cause of it, although that would have been awesome.
Thanks
for all the news about the family! I
love hearing about all the going ons :) I actually see a lot of you in my dreams all
the time. Sometimes you are helping me
contact and then times you're speaking Spanish. It always takes a couple minutes to shake it
off in the morning.
I
don't know what I could say to sum up this week. We were 8 shy of talking to 300 people which
makes us really happy to see. But most
importantly we picked up 9 new investigators. The Lord has finally rewarded a portion of our
faith and work and we now have people to teach again.
One
Hermana in specific sticks out. We found
her knocking doors and had a lesson with her. We found out she has been to church various
times in Utah, Salvador, and California. She told us she was praying that the
missionaries would find her so that she could be baptized like her son was. We set a fecha with her on the 30th of Marzo
and are excited for the opportunity to be a part of her progression to that
amazing life step.
This
week was a little weird to be honest. I realized
that I don't know how to react to seeing miracles. All I know is the work part. It is a humbling experience to receive the
signs of your faith even though you pray and work for them. My nightly prays are very humbling. I work every minute to find people to teach
and I expect those prepared people to surface, but when you actually find
them...it reveals a lot about the character of our Father in Heaven. His love and power to bless his children with
the miracles they need. I told God I was
going to work. I am just happy he lets me.
Love
you Mom. Thanks for preparing me with
your example to be the kind of missionary God needed at this time. I am constantly reminded of precious moments
growing up that didn't hold value then but now become power beams for my testimony.
Give the family my love.
Verdadero
y fiel
EB
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