I'm dreaming of a white Christmas! [Letter 51]

FAMILY!!!!!!!!

Okay so I´m pretty sure I tell you this every week but what MIRACLES the Lord blesses us with. Seriously. I love this place. I am exhausted. But I love every minute. I love the people. I love the city. I love this work. So to share a couple of the highlights of the week.


Primero:
The hermanas here have been working with a family for several months. The mother is less active and her husband isn´t a member. The kids (3 of them) got baptizd at the beginning of this month right before I got here. Anyway we have continued to visit of course. The family has some major problems. I mean major as in dangerous. Anyway the ward has really been taking care of them. The ward redid their bathroom and other small services. Anyway as the ward has continued to help the family the husband as gone from a complete athiest to believeing there is a God to listening to the lessons. I was lucky enough to come just in time to see this golden (really prepared) invesitigator and begin to teach him. This last week we set a baptismal date with him. YAY!!! Uniting a family!! and the real goal the TEMPLE!!!!!

Segundo:
We have a recent convert family that just recently recieved their kids from Equador. The family has been seperated for about 10 years. I got here the same day as the kids. The parents this last April were baptized. Well we went to meet their kids like the parents asked us. As we shared a message the girl asked some questions about the church and the boy was very intent as we explained things. They have been coming to church with their parents. They wanted to continue to learn more. Well we have continued to teach them. This last week after reading 3 Nephi 11 and listening to a beautiful testimony of the mom about an eternal family the kids have decided to be baptized. WOOT WOOT!! That means a family sealing in April!!  OH SNAP!

Trecero:
Bueno, This week we have been running around trying to stay on top of the investigators, recent converts, and less actives we have. Seriously there are not enought hours in the day. I´m serious. Anyway we were really struggling because we really did need some news (goal=escalator missionaries not elevator missionaries). So we had been praying to find some news. NO JOKE 20 minutes after this pray the zone leaders called. They asked if we had time tonight to stop by a family in our area. They met up with us and they introduced us to a family from Cuba. Yep two news. And they are excited for their baptism at the end of December.

Yes family the Lord has blessed us. I LOVE MY LIFE!!! Well I´m praying for a WHITE CHRISTMAS!!! And I hope yours is as well.

Love,

Hermana Petru