Another week [Letter 23 - Nerja]

Good Morning FAMILY!!

It is another beautiful day in Nerja. This week has pretty much been like others. Working hard. Learning. Growing. We have found some great new investigators. They are so excited about the gospel. I am excited and privileged to see them receive the blessings of the Lord as they repent and come closer to Him. Hermana Crowder and I are getting long fine. I am learning different things from her. It is great to be able to change, become better. She does the work differently then Hermana Gibson. Neither is bad nor better then the other just different. It has been very good to see and learn from both. This next week we have zone conference. It will be a good bye to President and Sister Clegg. I am going to miss them. They are wonderful people and I have learned to much from them. I am also excited to meet President and Sister Deere. That is awesome that some of you were able to meet him. I hope you didn't tell him anything bad about me or praise me too much. Expectations can be hard to meet sometimes.  Spanish is getting better. I am studying as hard as ever and trying new things. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I have realized the safest place to practice is at church because the members are so nice about helping me. The correction can be embarrassing sometimes but it it good to learn.

This week I have decided to start the Book of Mormon over. Oh the things you learn. Every page I learn and grow. I am truly grateful to the Lord for such a tool. I would like to share with you some of the things I have learned. And beseech you to search for more in your own studies. I know as you do that the Lord will enlighten your understanding and the Holy Ghost will be able to abide with you more fully in your life.

First question: What does the Tree of Life, Fountain of Living Waters, and the Love of God have in common? (1 Nephi 11:25)

What four things encourage personal revelation?  (1 Nephi 11:1)

and a thought about 1 Nephi 9:5-6
Just do it. I have learned more so in the past week then in any time in my mission. Just to do what the Spirit asks me to do. Most of the time I don't know why. Many times the people I know I need to talk to want nothing from me. But I know there is a purpose in all things because I know that the Lord lives and He has a plan. Every time I follow the Spirit it becomes a little easier to follow it the next time. But YOU have to take the first step by walking into the dark. It is hard. I can't lie. It is oh so hard. But I know He will be there for you. Because He has been there for me. I know that God loves you. I know that He wants you to be happy. and I know that His happiness comes from following the commandments and the whisperings of the Spirit. So just do it.

Love you all,

Hermana Dayna Petru