"We're turning around!"

 

We had a rough week too with our investigadores. Jose (the one who has read the book of mormon twice) is super set on not coming to church again. His family is very catholic and he said his wife is not happy about him coming to our church. We keep asking to meet his wife, but he won't take us inside to meet her! Yesterday we were flying down Sherman Way because it was the end of the day and we were tired, and I looked across the street at Jose's house and saw him on his porch reading the Book of Mormon and his wife was outside cleaning up the yard! I yelled at Hermana Day, "We're turning around!" I learned my lesson to not ignore El Espiritu Santo! I swung around and pedaled right up to their gate and said, "Hola Hermana! Buenas Tardes!" She smiled and walked into the house. PROGRESS. At least we know what she looks like now!  We will not give up on Jose!

 

Nacho Libre...hahahaha. Elote is super yummy by the way!

 Hermana Day doesn't like corn, so on my exchange this week we got some elote. So yummy :) I went on the exchange with Hermana Figueroa

We taught Jose lesson one, and it was not going well. He got really caught up on baptism, and was very defensive about it. Him and Hermana Day were going back and forth and bit, and I felt prompted to talk about The Plan of Salvation. We were about to wrap up the lesson, and I knew I had to say something, so I asked him what was most important in his life. He said his family. I testified about how baptism is just a step. It is a very important step, but none the less it is a step toward more covenants! I told him that it has been hard for me to be living in California while my family is living in Idaho, but that through covenants we make after baptism Heavenly Father promises us that we can live with our families for eternity. He told us that there were a few months he was separated from his family and it was the hardest months of his life. I really love Jose. He is such a kind, cool guy!

 

I am playing the piano for the primary program next month! The kids are so cute :) One of the songs they are singing is "I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ..." but in spanish it's La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Utimos Dias. Too many syllables! I have to bend my brain to play these songs differently than I have always sung.

 

Today all the Hermanas went to The Cheesecake Factory! That is why I am a little late today. Sorry to cause any anxiety ;)  It was lot's of fun. I got a roasted pear, blue cheese flat bread. Everyone thought it sounded nasty, but it was delicious (plus it was a whole lot cheaper that everything else there) and of course I got cheesecake...yummmmmmmmm

 

Thanks for all the love and prayers this week. President Henrie just sent out an email that the english and spanish zones are being combined. No one is really sure how it is going to work out yet, but I am excited. Hopefully this will build more unity in our mission. Not sure what they will do with exchanges when one of the sister training leaders doesn't know spanish....hmmmmmm

 

LOVE YOU!!!! LES AMO!!!
 Hermana Moo