So everything has been great. I just want to share one story. So theres this girl named Blanca. She's 14 years old and I love her. Her family is less active therefore she's less active. She's been trying to do her personal progress but it's been hard for her. We've visited her family a ton of times but now we're really focusing on her because she really has a desire to change. I decided to do my own personal progress with her too since I never got it in Young Woman's. So twice or three times a week, we go over and do it together. She had a couple of questions regarding death, and the life after death so we decided that the next time we'd teach her, it would be about the plan of salvation since it answers those questions. We assigned her to read a chapter in the book of mormon about the ressurection (alma 40) and to write anymore question down so we can answer them. So last Saturday, we went over and we taught the plan to her. She loved it. And we told her that Heavenly Father made this Plan for us and it's intended for all of us to succeed. But it's by our choices is what will determine our eternal destiny. We told her that we know it's hard...especially for her since her whole family doesn't want to go to church and she wants to. She's been reading and praying EVERYDAY for a month now and she sees the difference in her life. As a 14 year old, that's powerful. We told her how we know how she feels but we know that God chose her, and trusts her to be the obedient one in her family so that her family can be blessed and she can be an example to them. She had tears in her eyes and as we testified, the spirit was undeniable. She told us that she'd find a way to go to church (which shes told us all the other weeks prior but never went) and she gave us her sheet of paper where she wrote all of her questions on and told us she wrote something for us on it. So as we left her home, I read it outloud and she wrote a letter to us telling us how much she appreciated us coming over and teaching her. How she sees the difference in her life and she's so grateful for it. Its moments like those that make me so grateful that I made the decision to serve a mission. I know Blanca needed me just as much as I needed her. She ended up being at church yesterday with a smile on her face. I love these people. I've never felt this kind of love before in my life. Of course, I miss you guys but I only get these people for a year and a half. I have you guys for eternity and it's most definitely worth being here with them. Keep my health in your prayers. I need it. I love and miss you. Have a great week.
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