July
22, 2013
Dear Family,
So this week has been
interesting. We have been trying so hard
to get new investigators. We are talking to everyone and visiting with many
members and trying to start a plan ....It’s a pretty good plan if I do say so
myself. We are planning on going and making cookies with the members and then
have them go give them to a family they want to hear the gospel and then the
members will invite the investigator over to their house to learn how to make
the cookies ....and meet us. Then while they are there we have another cita
with them and wha-woo we have new investigators. Kind of excited to see if it
will work ...I am learning more and more that this work has so much to do with
being social and being friendly. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone a
little more here. Man that sounds weird. You would have thought leaving America
and going to a foreign land and learning a language would be a little out of
the comfort zone... hah.
Anywho, I have a
lot of people writing me and complaining because the blog has not been updated
for like a month. Ha-ha. That’s what they are saying. I don't know how hard it
is to get letters up but if you could so they aren't mad at me that would be
really great.
This week we had a Sister’s
conference, right.....so it was the first one we have had being the Sister
Training Leaders. Wow, it was stressful
but it ended up being really good. Oh I haven't told you all the crazy stuff
that is happening in the mission. Ok, so we have 16 Sisters in the mission
right now. This Wednesday we are getting 10 more and the next change we get 9. We
are doubling the amount of Sisters in less than 8 weeks. The mission President
is having a hard time knowing where to put them all. There are not too many
safe areas in the mission for Sisters and so they are thinking of doubling up Sisters
in wards. This means that pretty much every sister will be training in the next
8 weeks. Well most of our girls are new coming right out of or still in their
training. We have a super young mission. We will only loose one sister in the
next 2 months and get like 16. Ha-ha. We as sister training leaders are really
only supposed to be over 14 girls and do interchanges with them once a
transfer. So we were pretty sure that
the president was going to call other Sister Training Leaders. Well, just two days ago he told us that he
wasn't going to yet, and also told us that we will be training a Sister too.
Crazy!!! This will be the first time I will be in a trio in the mission field.
I am excited and nervous and stressed all at the same time. We have lots to
plan and still have to do interchanges and have the best area in the mission so
when the Sisters come they can see how the work needs to be done. This cambio
(6 weeks) will be really crazy. I need all the faith and prayers that you can
offer.
Good news our mission
just got microwaves and irons and I really hope we get hot showers before I
leave. Ha-ha. So we are making popcorn like every night. Wha-woo.
Ok, so about the
pictures I sent from the sister’s conference. It was so cool. I was stressed
out of my mind. We had an hour to give a message and Hermana Glazier told us we
were the climax and needed to be last. So it needed to be good. Well, we were
trying to plan for our area and for this conference and for Sisters and all
that jazz. We didn't get to bed until 2:30 in the morning. Ha-ha. We were so
tired. We woke up and got to the President’s house and everyone was a little
stressed. We couldn't understand why at first but we didn't start the meeting
until like 10ish and it was supposed to start at 9 00. But, by the end,
everything went so well. When it was our turn I was so nervous to try and say
everything I wanted to say and have it come across well in Spanish and
everything. Woo, but family it was so cool. I just stood up and it was given to
me what I was to say. The spirit was leading the whole time and the spirit was
so strong everyone was crying. It was awesome!!! It was the first time speaking
in public that afterwards I said, “Hey, that was fun!” Ha-ha. Weird, I know,
and huge change!!! Ha-ha. What can I say? God works miracles.
Funny story we have
mice in our house and the bathroom door broke off the wall so we have no door
to the bathroom. Ha-ha. The joys of El Salvador. I Love this country so much!!!
Each day I almost start to cry just thinking that I will have to leave one day
so usually I just don't think about it. I need your help praying for Loli and
Jonathan and Amado.
I have learned that
Faith is a choice and that each day we need to wake up and make the choice to
have faith and then through your attitude and thoughts and amino (excitement)
you show your faith. I have come to know that we come closer to our Father as
we learn about Christ. He is the very essence of the love of God and he came
here to show us the love the Father has for us and parts of his character and
personality. I love my Savoir. I love my Father in Heaven and I know that we
cannot truly know him if we do not serve him. We believe in the law of
sacrifice, what are you willing to give to come to know your God. What should
you give up? Sacrifice is giving something up to receive something better. We
have been talking a lot about this topic. There is so much to learn. I need to
be better and give up the things that keep me from feeling the spirit and start
doing the things I know I need to that just require a little more effort when I
am so tired ha-ha
I know this gospel is true. I
know it. I know God lives and loves us so much. I love you all.
Hermana Hale
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