¡Hola! Today has been great! I got three packages (from Heather, Mrs. Bruce and Mom and Dad), and three letters! It is so much fun to get mail! Thanks for keeping me in mind. My companions are both really excited to share in my packages!!

So i had one of the most exciting experiences last Saturday during proselitismo. The only appointment that went through was the best ever. So let me back track. Two weeks ago we were out proselyting and we walked past this older woman shuffling along on the sidewalk. She didn´t look like she was in the best of moods, so we just walked past her and said hello. Well a few minutes we were walking, and we walked past her again as she was unlocking her gate. We took this as a sign that we needed to talk to her. She was a little wary of talking to us at first, we were about to give her a pamphlet and leave, when she just looked like she was in a lot of pain. I asked if she was alright, and she just started to tell us all these things that were wrong, like she has really bad arthritis, and a few other things. We didn´t understand most of it, but we were able to pick out a few things. We asked if there was anything we could help her with, like housework or something, and she said not that week, but we could come back and help her the next week. So we got her phone number and her address and set up an appointment and gave her a pamphlet to read in the mean time. Her name is Nora. Anyways, we came back to her house last Saturday, fully ready to just help and do house work and stuff. When Nora saw us, her whole face just lit up, and she was so excited to see us. She brought us into her home and sat us down, and we asked what we could do for her, chore wise. She was like "No, no, no...that stuff isn´t important. Only the word of God is important" or something like that. How exciting! She just wanted to hear us teach and share the gospel with her! We asked her how she was and what life was like. It was hard to understand, but through the Spirit, we were able to understand way more than what we could have by ourselves. She told us how she has been hit twice (2 separate instances) by the buses that drive crazy around the neighborhoods. She said that she´s in pain a lot of the time. We were able to teach to her the love that God has for her. We shared 1 John 4:7-9, which she had memorized, and really seemed to love. Then we shared a scripture from the Book of Mormon, Ether 12:27, about how we have weaknesses, and through Christ, our weaknesses can become strengths. The Spirit was so strong! Nora loved the scripture we gave her, so we introduced the Book of Mormon to her, and what it was, and that it was Another Testament of Jesus Christ. We read the last two paragraphs of the Tilte page with her and and challenged her to read Moroni 10:3-5. She was so shocked and grateful that we would give her a book about Jesus Christ. She insisted that she read Moroni 10:3-5 with us there. She was soooooooooo excited. We all were able to testify and to share our love of the Book of Mormon with her. The light in her face was just beautiful! She promised us that she would read the Book of Mormon right after we left. She wanted to know if we would be back, and we told her we were not going to come back to that area. She was so sad to see us go, but she gave us her address to give to the Missionaries, and she wanted us to write her about our adventures on our missions. Can you believe it! It was the single most thrilling experience of my life. So exciting!!!! After that, my testimony of the church was completely solidified!!! It is amazing, this love that i feel for a woman that i hardly know. I know that she will fully accept the gospel!

Family, I love you, and i just want to let you know that through the Lord we can do all things. Life is hard, but if we rely on the Lord, we can do all things!!

XOXOHermana Grow