The Blessings Of the Temple

Another week gone by! It's been a pretty equal mix of rain and snow and sun this week, which has made getting dressed in the morning quite difficult. But it thankfully hasn't gotten below zero again, so all is well! This week has been a bit different teaching wise. We've started teaching some new people and re-started teaching some older people. One of the new ones is Maria, the woman we contacted while we were walking door to door sharing the Christmas initiative last month. We taught her and her husband Aldolfo once a few weeks ago but weren't able to get a return appointment until this week. It went alright, but we aren't sure how interested she really is. We have another appointment set so I'll keep you updated.

We've started regularly teaching Norma and Karina. Norma is a former investigator that has been taught all the lessons and was almost baptized, but for some reason wasn't. Karina is her 11 yr old daughter, who was baptized. They are a wonderful family but are terribly stubborn when it comes to church. They warmly invited us into their home though, and we taught them twice this week. The second time Norma made us posole (yummy Mexican soup) so that's a good sign.
:) they have a lot of faith and desire, they just need a little help in the right direction.

Our investigator Edgar has been in the hospital so we haven't taught him. He's alright though, he got home a couple days ago! We have an appointment for Friday.

Ción and the girls had family over this whole week and didn't want us to come by, which made us sad but makes sense. But! Ivan said we could teach him! So, we got Hmna and Hmno Gutierrez and taught Ivan at the church, sitting on the benches in the chapel. It was a powerful lesson and we feel like it made all the difference. We talked about temples,
focusing on the saving ordinances that can be done there. We talked about baptism, the sacrament, and being an example to others. He says his dad passed away when he was very young and he wants to do his temple work for him so he can meet him again after this life. He also asked about doing it for his grandparents. The spirit was so strong as we had the opportunity to testify that he will see his family again, and can be sealed to them for all eternity. That was one of my
favorite lessons in my mission! I'm almost crying just typing this email. This church is so true, I could never deny it.
Also, Clarita and Omar came to church! That was a miracle and we were so happy to see them. Also a less active member named Carlos!

That's about it with investigators. We've been working a lot with active members to help them get more involved in missionary work. Hmna Gutierrez also made us huaraches preparado de chorizo con nopales. It's basically a thick tortilla, with chorizo meat and cooked cactus, and toppings (lettuce, cream, salsa). It was super yummy!

We also had a zone conference that was amazing. They announced a new schedule for us, so that has taken some getting used to, but it's been great! It gives a lot more time to teach and also take care of our health.

Are you reading your scriptures every day? If not, do it!
Love you all! Have a great week!

Hermana Hokanson