I GOT
YOUR PACKAGE!!!!!! :D THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!! :D I got it the day
of our Christmas Conference :) (Wed) I absolutely loved the gifts all wrapped
up :) And the VOICE RECORDER was such a pleasant surprise :) WITH YOUR VOICES
ON IT!!!! :) That was the best gift of all!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!
And now
I am here in Salama! It is beautiful here. We are surrounded by mountains and
they remind me of Provo Canyon. I came in at night, so waking up to the sight
of these beautiful mountains was amazing!
And mi companera se
llama Hermana Brandaris (my companion is named Sister Brandaris). Ella es de
Panama!!!! (She is from Panama). She has many pictures up of the Panama Temple
(Panama is one of Tiewa’s favorite Temples), and it makes me so happy :) She is
great too. She is quick to love and I love how she teaches, she is able to
explain things simply and in a way that really makes sense.
We are working hard, and
I feel like we had a pretty good week. I got to get to know the area (its
huge!) and the people we are teaching. Yesterday we had a great lesson! We met
with a less active se llama (names) Karla. She is scared to pray about serving
a mission because she is scared the answer will be yes. I completely understand
how it feels to be in the spot. And I got to tell her my story about when I was
praying about the mission. The lesson just flowed and the conversation just
carried along. And my companera (companion) was right there beside me
testifying of the truths of the power of Prayer. We explained to her how to
first pray for her heart to be open to God’s will. This is was my prayer after
the mission age announcement, and after praying for my heart to be softened to
His will for a month, I received my answer. And it was the most direct answer I
have ever received. I also told about how much I have grown here in the field.
I am becoming a much wiser and stronger person, I am becoming someone I never
imagined I could become before the mission. And it is all because I am doing
His will. Wherever you go, whatever you do, if you will just follow His will,
He will raise you up to be someone you never imagined for yourself. It is
absolutely amazing.
She told us that she
would pray for her heart to be open to His Will that night :) That was such an
incredible lesson, and I am praying for Karla too :)
We have gotten a little
bit of rain, but it has been pretty cloudy here. Felicidades A Mikayla!!!! Wow,
what a great accomplishment!!! Physics!!!
And my Spanish is really coming along! Now that I
am with a Latin companion, I am able to see just how much Spanish I know.
Contacting and lessons are becoming so much better because I’m understanding! I
still have so much more to learn and study (a lot of verb tenses), but I am
amazed by how much of the Spanish I do know. The gift of Tongues is Real! :D
And thank you so much
for all of your prayers. I really do feel the strength and hope of them!!! :) That was a
tender mercy of this week. It was Thurs, as I was kneeling down to pray for
personal study, I felt the hope you all have for me. It was incredible; your
support is lifting me up and making me a better person :) You all help me to
remember why I am here. Thank you!
