June 9, 2014

Hi family!

I didn't get the chance to reply to many of you and when I did it was short but I have a good reason- I got lots of emails! Thank you so so so much for all the updates. I LOVE hearing from all of you. Keep em coming

This week was difficult but towards the end I started to feel like I'm getting the hang of it, slowly but surely. Hermana Thomas goes on exchanges once a week and leaves me here with a different girl to be my companion and I have to take charge, so I'm sure that will help me learn more about the area and the people. t's hard to remember in the moment but it's the hard times that help us learn. I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for the hard times in my past and I wouldn't be able to grow into the person that Heavenly Father has designed me to be if I didn't have hard times now. I love my companion, Hermana Thomas. She knows so much about missionary work and teaching and the area and everything! I have a ton to learn from her.

We attended a funeral last week, a less-active family in the ward lost their son. It was very unexpected and the family was inconsolable. He left one night with his friend and never came home. He got into the wrong crowd and was in the wrong place and the wrong time. We've seen them since and they would like us to start visiting them regularly to help them. They are such a great family!

We also started teaching a woman here who is very ill. She hasn't told us what she has but she is my height a weighs 75 pounds. She has had test after test after test and they have come to the conclusion that it is a very rare disease but that's all they know.

We have some other people we are teaching and they are so solid! They have a sincere desire to learn and know the truth and they are willing to act to find out for themselves! The only thing is that Satan is also working on them. A few of our most golden investigators have been going through a lot the past week, right when they've started to work towards being baptized. So we are still reaching out to them and helping them with anything they need. Good things are going to start happening here! I can feel it!

I'm not sure if I told you in my last email but we have roommates! Their names are Sister Mucke from Germany and Sister Tauteoli from Redlands, CA... And I thought I was close to home! They are English speaking sisters and they are so great! Sister Mucke is finishing up her mission and sister Tauteoli is just starting. They all  borrow my clothes, including my companion so there was a day where four of my skirts were being worn at once, talk about efficient!

Time to hit the road! Love you and miss you lots! Talk to you all next week.

Love,

Hermana Granado