6/17/13
Hola Familia!
Como fue su semana? Feliz Dia de los
Padres! Everyone in our ward thinks it’s pretty unfair that we get to call home
on mother's day, but not on father's day... oh well.. Nevertheless. Happy
Father's Day, Daddyo! :)
Well, it sounds like things have
been crazy at home!! I send my love and luck to Mark and Gainell!! There are a
ton of visa waiters in my mission and lots are supposed to go to Argentina!
There is actually the most darling Hermana in my district who is supposed to go
to the "most southern mission" (I don't remember the name) in
Argentina! And she said it was being split... so there is a chance that she
will be in their mission when her visa comes!
Well, things here in Houston have
been going great! We see miracles everyday and I can't express how thankful I
am for this opportunity! Well… let's see. Okay so we hadn't been able to visit
with our most progressing investigator for quite some time because she had
gotten really sick. We tried to visit a few times, but she was always sleeping.
Well, we finally got a chance to meet with her again and it was great! We
brought along an eighteen year old girl from our ward who is working on her
papers (and is native in Spanish) and it was really great! We focused on church
and the specialness of it. We read the sacrament prayers and the spirit was
really strong. She is such a dedicated investigator and she truly delights in
learning and reading the scriptures. We actually went back two days later and
she had read a bunch of chapters and started talking about prophets and how
great it is that we have them.. which is crazy because that is what we were
planning on talking about!! We had printed off the talk that President Monson
gave this past conference about how obedience brings blessings, and talk about
the word of wisdom, since she loves coffee. But she had already been so
prepared for the lesson, when we said that it had been latter day revelation,
she totally understood and was willing to change because of that testimony she
has in prophets. Most of the time I just sit in lessons and just think it is
too good to be true! But it shows that God really has prepared those people,
and that when people have real intent, their main desire will be to follow the
example of Jesus Christ.
Also... miracle of the week.. We had
a ward activity!!!!! And it went so well!! So our ward hasn't had an activity
in probably nine months. We were worried that it might not work out, but we had
a super fun picnic in the park and a lot of the members came! It was so fun to
see the unity. Our ward is so awesome, and it was great because we were able to
have them bring friends, and investigators, so it introduced people to the
church in a less formal setting, to help them become more comfortable with the
members. And man oh man, they really know how to grill... maybe I will send
that picture. So much meat!!
Oh also (sorry this letter probably
doesn't make sense, and it is all over the place) but we had zone
conference/mission tour this past week! Elder Cristoffel Golden from the
Seventy came and talked to us and it was awesome! I don't have my notebook with
me... and if I did I would probably just ramble on about a whole bunch of
stuff... but it was really a great meeting. He is such a smart man! When he
finished talking, my mind was blown because I'm pretty sure he has the
scriptures memorized... But anyway, I think one of the best things he said
though is that it doesn't matter how talented you are, that as a missionary,
well as a person in general, your greatest and most powerful talents are your
virtue and obedience. When we are obedient and virtuous the Lord will bless us
with what we need. It was interesting because he said that the Lord has a big
basket full of blessings that he wants to pour down on us, we just need to be
obedient, and ask for it.
Well… I love this work. Sorry this
email is so scattered, and might not even make sense, but know that I am oh so
happy out here! Time flies by way too fast, I just wish it would slow down, but
we just have to make the most of every single moment! I love you all so much!
Seguir adelante (which translates to quite literally everything I have
discovered.. keep on keeping on, roll on, carry on, you know, all those great
phrases). Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and He will direct thy paths!
Reemplace miedo con fe!
Les Quiero!
Hermana Draper
oh ps. I finally realized why they
call her Evita even though her name is Eva... so in Spanish they add an ita or
ito to words to make them more endearing like gato--> gatito or
hermana--> hermanita or burro (which means donkey)---> burrito! fun fact.
good ole spanish. :)
LOOOOOVE YOOOOOUUUUU
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