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this week we traveled *walked, to a decent internet cafe so that we could

send pictures and actually write. but hello to everyone! its a great day to

repent!!

haha had to. i made myself laugh. but really. thats all you have to do to

live for eternity with your family and our Heavenly Father. AND everyday we

mess up, hence the necessity to ask for forgiveness everyday. so do it! and

youll feel better and youll want to do better.

now a little bit of good news and bad news.

manuel is not progressing. he always reads his book of mormon when we give

him parts to read, and contrary to the rest of the world, he answers all

the questions at the back of the lesson pamphlets! BUT last week when we

passed by to wake them up for church, he was IN THE MOMENT lighting up a

cigarette. that sure makes us feel good. i yelled out DONT DO IT. and you

can imagine his face. and he showed up to church half an hour later. good

news is that we found out why his 15 yr old Iliana is hesitant about her

baptism. because she thought it meant she couldnt ever dance again or

listen to her music. IMAGINE if we dont listen to the spirit to help our

investigators. we told her of course not and now shes happy. my goodness.

also, we found a new family to teach that has cousins in the church that

are inactive. but we taught them how to pray and to do it sincerely and the

12 year old Beti said the next day that she did it and had a dream that she

was dressed all in white and being baptized!! just like the picture that we

showed her of a little girl at her baptism. how AWESOME the way God helps

people. i am so blessed to be a part of all of these wonderful things!!

more stories, but theyre all in my head.

ALSO IM SO EXCITED FOR CONFERENCE. you have no idea. its better than

christmas and your birthday on the mission. listen well!!!

love you!!

hz

irma and iliana got baptized!! 6 baptisms from our branch this

saturday!!! love you!