Hi wonderful, marvelous family! Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day! I hope you all always remember how much I love you! If I don't mention each of you specifically in every e-mail, I’m sorry but I do think of all of you and hope you're all doing amazing. I wish I had time to write everyone individually every week. I have a funny situation to share with you. We don't have a scale in our apartment so we both didn't really know if we've gained weight or not. We had a dinner appointment last week. I asked if I could use the restroom before. They had a scale in their bathroom so I decided to see how my weight's doing. After we left the dinner I told my companion that I had used their scale and she said she had too. I thought it was funny that we both had the same idea. I have gained a little weight but not too much. Blessings of being a missionary as my companion says. Michael, we're teaching a 9-year old boy who reminds me of you. He's really smart and knows pretty much everything we teach already.
Hello Friends and family! Monday was a holiday and Tuesday we had zone conference so we get to e-mail on Wednesday! weird. The sun is shining in the sky and in the soul today. Popcorn is beginning to pop on the apricot, almond and whatever other kinds of trees they have here. We had dinner on Sunday at a member's house who has an almond orchard. She drove us around it before dinner on a little jeep-thing as the sun was going down. It was gorgeous. Not all of the trees are blooming, but there are a few trees that are beginning to go white.
Speaking of white, I should see three baptisms on the 27th of this month. I'm not sure if I told you all about the first one but I should have. We actually committed her to baptism the very first day I got to this area. She came to church on Sunday and was telling everyone about her baptism. She's so excited! The other two was a miracle we saw yesterday. We had planned to go visit members and ask for referrals but we felt like we should go visit some of our potential investigators instead. We went by the home of a less-active single mother who has two children who have not been baptized. We go in and barely start talking to her about church when her 9-year old pipes up "Mom, I still need to be baptized!" Then her 8-year old chimes in "Me too!" So we started teaching them right then and set a baptismal date for the 27th. The kids and their mom are all excited. Technically it will only be one baptism for us as missionaries because the little girl is 8 so she won't count as a convert but her brother will. We had been by that house several times at different times during the day and night and this was the first time we had found the mother home.
We're still teaching the retired Baptist pastor. Both my companion and I feel that he knows the Book of Mormon is true and he understands what we teach but he doesn't want to admit it. Sometimes he'll say "Now that I can't believe. I believe..." but what he says supports what we just taught. We're going to see him today and talk about Joseph Smith because everything we teach hinges on that Joseph Smith was a prophet. If Joseph Smith was a prophet then the Book of Mormon is true then the truechurch of Jesus Christ
I personally would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to write me. It means so much. The letters I have received have comforted, encouraged and even answered prayers for direction. I try and write at least a little back to all the letters I receive. Forgive me if they're short but most of the news is already in these weekly e-mails.
Alma
One way we're supposed to contact people is using what we call an “inspired question.” Your inspired question comes from your morning studies, is short (3-5 seconds) and highlights a unique principle of the gospel or at least ties into the restoration. It's a good way to start out talking to people. My only problem is remembering what mine is and actually getting it out of my mouth in one piece.
I am blessed to have my companion. She is actually going home after this transfer if they don't let her extend. So she has a lot of experience and has been through a lot of the things that I've been struggling with.
I've really been feeling this week about what a blessing it is to come on a mission. It is really no sacrifice at all. The more I think about it, the more I realize how can I ever repay my Heavenly Father for this opportunity? I can't. There is absolutely nothing like it! Anyone considering a mission, do whatever you can to get on one! I am feeling happier and more thankful every day. I actually received a letter this week that helped me piece together some things that Heavenly Father's been trying to tell me and it's helped me a lot. The Lord works through EVERYONE to further His work. Count your blessings this week everyone! Every time you breathe in and out remember what a great gift it is to be alive and to know that Christ lives and loves us and provided a way that we can be perfect. We have a Heavenly Father who loves us and is INCREDIBLY patient in teaching us individually the lessons we need to learn. Remember to SMILE! (Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal 2Nephi 9:39)
Till next week!
Hermana Evans
Hello Friends and family! Monday was a holiday and Tuesday we had zone conference so we get to e-mail on Wednesday! weird. The sun is shining in the sky and in the soul today. Popcorn is beginning to pop on the apricot, almond and whatever other kinds of trees they have here. We had dinner on Sunday at a member's house who has an almond orchard. She drove us around it before dinner on a little jeep-thing as the sun was going down. It was gorgeous. Not all of the trees are blooming, but there are a few trees that are beginning to go white.
Speaking of white, I should see three baptisms on the 27th of this month. I'm not sure if I told you all about the first one but I should have. We actually committed her to baptism the very first day I got to this area. She came to church on Sunday and was telling everyone about her baptism. She's so excited! The other two was a miracle we saw yesterday. We had planned to go visit members and ask for referrals but we felt like we should go visit some of our potential investigators instead. We went by the home of a less-active single mother who has two children who have not been baptized. We go in and barely start talking to her about church when her 9-year old pipes up "Mom, I still need to be baptized!" Then her 8-year old chimes in "Me too!" So we started teaching them right then and set a baptismal date for the 27th. The kids and their mom are all excited. Technically it will only be one baptism for us as missionaries because the little girl is 8 so she won't count as a convert but her brother will. We had been by that house several times at different times during the day and night and this was the first time we had found the mother home.
We're still teaching the retired Baptist pastor. Both my companion and I feel that he knows the Book of Mormon is true and he understands what we teach but he doesn't want to admit it. Sometimes he'll say "Now that I can't believe. I believe..." but what he says supports what we just taught. We're going to see him today and talk about Joseph Smith because everything we teach hinges on that Joseph Smith was a prophet. If Joseph Smith was a prophet then the Book of Mormon is true then the true
I personally would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to write me. It means so much. The letters I have received have comforted, encouraged and even answered prayers for direction. I try and write at least a little back to all the letters I receive. Forgive me if they're short but most of the news is already in these weekly e-mails.
One way we're supposed to contact people is using what we call an “inspired question.” Your inspired question comes from your morning studies, is short (3-5 seconds) and highlights a unique principle of the gospel or at least ties into the restoration. It's a good way to start out talking to people. My only problem is remembering what mine is and actually getting it out of my mouth in one piece.
I am blessed to have my companion. She is actually going home after this transfer if they don't let her extend. So she has a lot of experience and has been through a lot of the things that I've been struggling with.
I've really been feeling this week about what a blessing it is to come on a mission. It is really no sacrifice at all. The more I think about it, the more I realize how can I ever repay my Heavenly Father for this opportunity? I can't. There is absolutely nothing like it! Anyone considering a mission, do whatever you can to get on one! I am feeling happier and more thankful every day. I actually received a letter this week that helped me piece together some things that Heavenly Father's been trying to tell me and it's helped me a lot. The Lord works through EVERYONE to further His work. Count your blessings this week everyone! Every time you breathe in and out remember what a great gift it is to be alive and to know that Christ lives and loves us and provided a way that we can be perfect. We have a Heavenly Father who loves us and is INCREDIBLY patient in teaching us individually the lessons we need to learn. Remember to SMILE! (Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal 2Nephi 9:39)
Till next week!
Hermana Evans
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