Julio 11, 2011

HOLA

Well this last week has been good. It´s definitely been a lot of walking and knocking again. Oh and studying. I LOVE the new program. The Lord really invests SO much in his missionaries. There are days when my companion and I only go out for like 3 hours because we have meetings in the morning and then have to do our studies after. It´s sad that it takes time away from working but I have been growing so much. Even in just this past week I have seen so much growth. I´m now starting lessons, actually teaching, and speaking a lot more Spanish. I can now actually understand a lot of the scriptures when I read them in spanish. I´m still really bad with subjunctive and past tenses but it will come.

We´ve been teaching a couple that are inactive. There names are José and Luz. They´re probably in their 70´s and haven´t been to church for 25 years. The first time we met with them we invited them to church Luz strongly objected. We have taught them once a week and each time invite them to church. They started to read the Book of Mormon together. She can see the words very well so he reads to her each day. Super cute I know. :) This last Thursday after we taught them we invited them to church. Each time the ¨No¨gets a little bit softer and this time it seemed like Luz was really thinking about it. I know José really wants to go but he doesn´t want to leave Luz at home alone. Luz told us that she´s getting a lot closer and really wants to go before the transfer is over so that we can be there. She also mentioned that this is the first time she´s read the book of Mormon and that she can feel the spirit more as they read and as we visit them. It is so amazing, and I am so excited for them. I love them so much and I really hope they do make it back to church before the change is over. The Book of Mormon has so much power and I KNOW that it DOES bless the lives of those who take the time to read it and poder on it´s words.

We didn´t have any investigators at church for the last two weeks so according to Preach my Gospel we don´t have and investigators that are progressing. We are working really hard though. It´s a big sector but I know that it has a lot of potential. Yesterday in church I met a new family that moved into our ward. They are actually from Salt Lake and are here for 6 months for the husbands job. The wife and the 4 year old don´t speak Spanish but they´re really excited to be here and to learn. I can´t imagine trying to learn Spanish without the help of the Lord. I feel like I´m learning it so fast but I know it´s only because of the gifts of the Spirit and because I am doing the Lords work. I am excited to be able to speak spanish when I come home and I definitely plan on developing it more after my mission.

I love you ALL

-Hna. Howe