querida familia

Querida familia,

 

 

Como estan?? Wow i wanna see the garage, i almost don't believe it! what else is on your summer goals list? We love goals as missionaries! haha every thursday we set apart 3 hours to plan and make goals. I know that they are really what helps stretch us and we can really accomplish anything we set our minds to. 

 

 

This past week was so awesome! We found some really good investigadores and set a baptismal date! We also did service and went to a fiesta....haha one of our investigators had a big party and so we contacted a lot of people there. Its sad because the wife is really young and has MS and is in a wheel chair. But she and her husband are both way positive. We also had a specialized training...in Spanish! I actually liked it better than our trainings in English because I'm used to teaching in Spanish. 

 

 

So Hermana Christensen is leaving me tomorrow...she's going back home to Blanding, Utah! Wow I've learned sooo much from her. Something I've learned is that enduring to the end should be done on an everyday basis. Especially as missionaries, enduring to the end is trying for 5 more minutes, knocking one more door. And I know this is true- the sweetest reward does come in the final part. And so, when it is tough and we're trying to endure, we should pray for strength to continue. I know that this strength is real.

 

 

love,

Hermana Brown

hola familia

Hola! 

 

 

I hope your trip to New Mexico went well! What did you do there? And it sounds like your garden is really blossoming! The lady we live with has a garden and lets us eat out of it. Swish chard, kale, lettuce....it's great. We like making green smoothies in the morning. 

 

 

This last week my companion Hermana Christensen was sick :( and slept two whole days! I was still able to go out and teach but it was hard to find people to go with me because I also had to find someone to stay with Hna Christensen. But it was a really neat experience because I realized I can understand more Spanish than I thought! The two girls who went with me to the appointments don't speak Spanish, so I interpretted for them (or tried to!).

 

 

We still don't have any baptismal dates but we are close. We have two investigators praying about a baptismal date and hopefully two others later today... And the golden family, the Garcias, we had been working with dropped us! They started seeing a psycologist and the 'Padre' of the catholic church so didn't have time for us :( But, things are looking up and I know we will see some baptisms soon.

 

 

This past week I read Elder Hallstrom's talk 'Converted to the Gospel' and I loved it because that is the goal of missionaries. We want our investigators to be converted to the gospel and not us or the church. If you haven't read this talk, i highly recommend it! I know that the general conference talks are truly inspired messages from God and we should study them to learn how we can become a little better. I know that God loves us each individually and He looks out for us.

 

 

love,

Hermana Brown