First off, some very big thank yous are in order! Amber, thank you so much for the letter! It was so sweet and it made my day! Marianne and Keith, thank you for both of the letters! And Mamoo and Boppy, thank you so much for the packages! You guys are the best! Love you all and thank you so much for all the support you give me!
This week was super crazy, but full of miracles. The Family Ortiz are doing so well! We had an incredible experience with them. We went on Monday and showed them the a video of the restoration. The spirit was so strong! We then both just bore our testimonies and closed the noche de hogar (FHE). Then Hermano Saul, with tears in his eyes, said "I too know that it is true. Right now I feel the spirit so strongly, and while I may not be perfect, I will never deny that it is true." Turns out he had actually given a book of mormon to his niece that day and explained the restoration to her that day. So the video helped remind him even more of his testimony. I can't even explain the difference in him. He was glowing! After the lesson he told us how we could work with our ward better and he was so animated telling us. He literally was a different person. I know that he will be an incredible leader in the church someday. He has already taught us so much.
We also had another huge miracle yesterday. We couldn't leave during the day because of elections, (Their mission president had all the missionaries stay inside during elections because apparently it can get kind of crazy) so we left the house at six to proselyte. Hermana Romero and her hijita (greenie) have been staying with us for a couple of days (that has been so fun to see her again!). So we split off last night in order to teach more citas (appointments). We went to the house of a converso reciente that has been going for a while and it turns out her parents have moved into our area. Her mom is a member, but her dad isn't yet. The elders in their old area were preparing him for baptism and so he's going to be baptized next Saturday! It was incredible, the spirit was so strong and, more importantly, the humility of these people!
This week was super crazy, but great. I love the mission and I love my Savior. I'm so grateful to be down here serving!
I hope you all have a great week!
Hermana Willes
Hermana Willes and companion
Hermana Lainez
a shot of Lundy's "wall" in their apartment
With a member of their ward
Hermana Willes with Hermana Romero
(One of the hermanas Lundy trained
who is now training) and greenie Hermana Osoro
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