Felicidad :)

Felicidad :)

From:	Callie Horton (callie.horton@myldsmail.net)
Sent:	Mon 9/22/14 8:49 AM

iHola familia!

 

What a busy and wonderful week! We had Sisters Meeting on Wednesday with all of the sisters in the mission which was so much fun! (It always is.) Hermana Dangerfield and I got to give training on good works. Then that night we met with all of the other Sister Training Leaders at the mission home and we ate dinner and then we went on short exchanges with Sisters serving in nearby areas. Then the next morning we had a Sister Training Leaders training meeting which was so cool! There was just a lot of power there. I learned so many wonderful things and new ways that I can improve as a missionary and also just a person in general. On Saturday, our ward had a fiesta Hispania and everyone brought food from their country and wore traditional clothing from that country too. It was so fun! Nothing like sitting in a church gym with a bunch of Hispanics, getting fat off of the wonderful food, and listening to their music. Twas a good time! They also had all of the couples do a dance off. It was just so great! Pictures of this wonderful night to come!

 

Something else great about this week was that Elba Hernandez was baptized! She was an investigator that my companions and I found my second transfer in the mission. Well she was actually a former investigator that we went and visited and then started teaching. She was the one that quit her job and everything because they wouldn't let her have Sundays off. Her daughter and son were actually baptized last November and have been strong ever since. Sadly, Elba's new job that she eventually got made her have to start working on Sundays. That's why it was so long until she got baptized. She has definitely been one of the miracles of my mission! And she was baptized on Friday! It was such a special experience. One of the most special baptisms that I have been to on my mission. All of the Hermanas that have taught her were able to go to the baptism and there was just so much love there. I just feel so blessed to be serving in that ward again so that I could see her get baptized. 

 

Lourdes and Diego are going to be baptized on October 11th now. We've been having a hard time seeing her because she works so much and she will just be more ready on that date. We had a really great lesson with them last night! We've been having a really hard time getting people to church. Just nobody wants to come, except Lourdes and she has to work most Sundays. So we asked Diego if he would still like to come to church even when his mom can't come and he said yes and was just so excited about it!! It was honestly a miracle to hear that someone wanted to go to church! And even better that they were excited about it! So they are doing great.

 

The Book of Mormon read-a-thon starts this Saturday! We are so excited about it! Even though I know you all don't have time to spend all day reading it, just try to spend more time reading it from the 27th to the 4th! There is great power in large numbers and the more people spending lots of time the week before conference reading the Book of Mormon, the better! Conference will be better, life will be better, and with strengthened testimonies of the BOM the world will become a little bit better. So pick up the book and read it!

 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Love you mucho! God speed.

 

And now I close mine epistle. I am Hermana Horton.