HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEY! Hope everyone had a great first day of school. Enjoy a week off without seminary ;) Seriously cannot believe that another school year is starting. MOM! That is really neat that you helped out with a zone conference. We are actually having ours this Thursday (really excited) Kristin is going to teach seminary too???? WOW! She will be great!
As for the work here in Itaugua the Lord is sure putting ready people in our paths. We are really excited to work with our contacts and continue with the lessons. We had a really neat contact with "A", his mom just passed away and he is lacking faith a bit. Hermana Arch and I bore our testimonies and shared what he needed to hear - He definitely felt the spirit. As for "E" and "A" things are going real well. "E" is still planning on getting baptized on the 2nd of September. We taught them about the ten commandments and the sabbath day. We also talked with "C". It was a really great experience. We greatly expressed that with fear, we cannot act on our faith. She just needs a little bit more time and needs to do things for her (reading, prayers) I will for sure keep you updated with our new investigators. OH HAPPY NEWS : "T" attended church for the first time in a LONG time. "I" too! The girls from the "P" family as well. We are sure loving reactivating these converts and inactive members. I want to share a scripture that sure helped me this week : Alma 12: 9-10 I sure love you all! Also, our P day has been fun! We went to the beach (more like a lake) with the Hermanas in our Zone and visited a strawberry market. It sure is a good day!
Love,
Hermana Alexander
This week was sure a great week for Hermana Arch and I. Elsa and Atilano are progressing and attended church with us this Sunday! Elsa is for sure planning on getting baptized the 2nd of September. We still need to talk with her husband about this date. He is very supportive and has a lot of questions. They sure love how the family is a big part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are going to stop by this week and can't wait to hear what comments they have about Sunday. As for Carmen, we pass by, but she doesn't receive us. She is having a lot of oposition right now because she knows the church is true. We think she is a bit scared about the thought of being baptized (thinks that she has to completely change). We are hoping that she will be able to recieve us so that we can at least communicate. HAPPY NEWS! The Pinto family attended church this Sunday for the first time in a LONG time. We were beyond happy to see them. Also we have been able to teach Ana (the mom of Tania, who is a recent convert) We are finding more and more people and have been having great experiences with all the people we are meeting and contacting. For example, we helped Andrea make a strawberry fruit salad for her buisness. It makes me so happy to hear that the family is doing so well. I cannot believe that school is going to start! Sports will be fun too! Sure miss watching sports. What is freaking me out is how big all the boys are getting. So fun about Sunsplash! So awesome about Lauren in Peru! Will be such a great experience - can't wait to hear about it or see pictures. Oh, I cut Hermana Archs hair! Looks pretty good being that it was my first time haha I also started teaching English! It was so fun helping everyone learn. Hope you guys have a great week! LES AMO MUCHO!
Love,
Hermana Alexander
