December 16, 2014

Buenas tardes! Cómo están?! This week we switched houses! There used to be 5 Elders and 2 Hermanas in our ward, and now there are 2 Elders and 4 Hermanas. We searched and searched for a new house for the other Hermanas, but just ended up switching with the Elders instead. That was a bad choice. Missionaries have lived in their house for 20 years, and most of those years were Elders. We have cleaned and cleaned and it still smells like Elders... Hahah but its not bad! We now live with our cook, so we are never late to lunch! We just walk outside, over like 5 feet, and poof! We are there! And she does our laundry too, so that is nice! We had to wash our own at the last house. The Monge family is great!!! They always love to help the missionaries!

I went on my first divisions this week! To Aserrí with Hermana Cuevas! It was great! Super cold there, but I learned lots! Hermana Zapata came to Escazú to work with Hermana Villanueva. It was like having a sleep over at a friends house, but not really because we still worked hard all day. But I still had fun. :)

Divisions with Hermana Cuevas my STL :)

We went to visit our investigator M this week. She has been attending the church for over a year, but has not been baptized yet because she is not married. Earlier that morning I was watching an episode of the District (Oooo, exciting! A soap opera for missionaries) and one of the Elders made a promise to their investigator as a representative of Jesus Christ. Well during the lesson I was thinking about that and I felt like I should make a promise to M as a representative of Jesus Christ. I told her that if she attended Stake Conference this week, and prayed to receive guidence, she would receive an answer from one of the talks. Well, she attended stake conference and one of the speakers gave a beautiful talk about the importance of marriage and eternal families, and she loved it! I know that if you listen to the Spirit, you can receive guidence. And God really does answer prayers.

E is doing good! But she still doesn't have permission from her mom.. But her mom invited us over for dinner tonight, so that is a good sign! N is doing good as well! She understands a lot and believes it could be true, but still hasn't decided to act on any of it yet, so she hasn't received an answer yet. L is great!! She reads and reads and loves it all! And came to church this week! And she fed us second lunch, which is a great sign! And V is doing better! She might be baptized this week! She has had problems with tobacco, but she is 4 days clean right now and really wants to change her life!

Have a great week!!!!! I love you all! Keep your houses clean so they don't smell like Elder if the sister missionaries ever have to move in! Chao!

Love,

Hermana Markle. :)

Items of Business....

- Dad! Someone gave me a bag of Munchie Mix! And I didnt pick out the good pieces, I just took out handfuls and ate it all like a good girl! 

- How is Suki doing? Does she miss me?

- We have a Christmas party and Temple trip Thursday!!! YAY! :)

- Thanks for all of your love and support! I LOVE YOU ALL! :)

CHAO!! :)