Hello family! Sorry, these last two weeks were kind of different. Last week the libraries were closed on Monday and we had zone conference on Tuesday. This week we had a temple trip so our p-day was changed to Wednesday just for this week. So next week you should get my e-mail on Mondays again. I miss you all a lot! I am more and more thankful every day for such a wonderful family that I have! Mom, I thought I'd let you know that we have been asked to be in the ward choir. I always remember that you told us that we get brownie points in heaven for being in the ward choir. I try and spread that news around. :-) I saw a funny billboard. It was for an almond company and it said "We <3 Nuts" but the heart was a heart-shaped box of nuts so if you didn't realize it was a heart, it looked like it just said "We nuts". There's this one house we visited where in the backyard they have a mini-aviary with about 50 cockatiels. Birds and Chihuahuas are really big here. And the trees really do look like popcorn. I'll take a picture. Dad, I think I told you before but if you want to you can put all my pictures in my old memory card on the computer, clear it and send it back and I'll send you the one that's in my camera now. We can keep rotating so you can keep updated on my weight gain! Oh, I mean...on my healthy missionary glow. Yes, that's right. :-) No, I think I'll be fine. I can't tell you all how much you all mean to me. Know that I'm always thinking of all of you and I'm sending an air hug out right now that should get to you before this e-mail. :-)
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I was reminded this week that Heavenly Father is the one in charge of the miracles. Any miracles I see are done by Him and not me. So remember I said last week that there should be three baptisms this week? Well now, if everything goes well between now and Sunday, it's five. We've been teaching two girls who are 13 and 10. Their mom is a member who is just starting to come back to church. We had invited them to be baptized several times but they weren't sure. Then on Sunday their mom announces in church that they are being baptized this next week. I asked one of the girls what changed her mind and she said she prayed and got an answer and the answer was yes. As a missionary I can invite people to come to Christ all I want but it is the Holy Ghost who is the one who testifies to their hearts and gives them the answer they need.
We got to go to theFresno
I love teaching children! Our 9-year old investigator (getting baptized this week, his mom and brother are members) always volunteers to say a prayer. He prays for more trees so we can have oxygen to breathe. He prays for homeless people on the street so they can find homes and have food and somewhere to live. He prays forHaiti
The Spanish is coming along. It is harder now that I'm not speaking it all the time like I was in an all-Spanish ward but I am learning. It's hard to see the progress but it will come.
Again, I notice more and more how much the gospel has blessed me and my family. It's hard to explain in exactly the right words how important the message of the restoration of Christ's church on the earth is because there are no words adequate to describe it. Christ suffered and died for us and now lives so we can live too if we just have faith, are willing to repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and endure to the end! We have a loving Heavenly Father who gives His children all an equal opportunity to return to Him.
As a companionship we are trying hard to focus on the last week and a half we have until transfers at which point my companion is going home. Lots of learning left for me to do.
Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Keep smiling and laughing because there is so much to be thankful for and so much to smile about if you are only willing to see it. Like I said, rain + sunshine = rainbow. Rain is going to come. You just choose on whether or not there will be sun to go with it.
Have a great week!
Hermana Evans
Hello, another week in
I was reminded this week that Heavenly Father is the one in charge of the miracles. Any miracles I see are done by Him and not me. So remember I said last week that there should be three baptisms this week? Well now, if everything goes well between now and Sunday, it's five. We've been teaching two girls who are 13 and 10. Their mom is a member who is just starting to come back to church. We had invited them to be baptized several times but they weren't sure. Then on Sunday their mom announces in church that they are being baptized this next week. I asked one of the girls what changed her mind and she said she prayed and got an answer and the answer was yes. As a missionary I can invite people to come to Christ all I want but it is the Holy Ghost who is the one who testifies to their hearts and gives them the answer they need.
We got to go to the
I love teaching children! Our 9-year old investigator (getting baptized this week, his mom and brother are members) always volunteers to say a prayer. He prays for more trees so we can have oxygen to breathe. He prays for homeless people on the street so they can find homes and have food and somewhere to live. He prays for
The Spanish is coming along. It is harder now that I'm not speaking it all the time like I was in an all-Spanish ward but I am learning. It's hard to see the progress but it will come.
Again, I notice more and more how much the gospel has blessed me and my family. It's hard to explain in exactly the right words how important the message of the restoration of Christ's church on the earth is because there are no words adequate to describe it. Christ suffered and died for us and now lives so we can live too if we just have faith, are willing to repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and endure to the end! We have a loving Heavenly Father who gives His children all an equal opportunity to return to Him.
As a companionship we are trying hard to focus on the last week and a half we have until transfers at which point my companion is going home. Lots of learning left for me to do.
Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Keep smiling and laughing because there is so much to be thankful for and so much to smile about if you are only willing to see it. Like I said, rain + sunshine = rainbow. Rain is going to come. You just choose on whether or not there will be sun to go with it.
Have a great week!
Hermana Evans
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