Hey there, mi querida familia!
Hope all is well in the Lattino home! I should
have you know that I have officially adopted the name "Hermana
Lattina" in the Pueblo ward, thanks to Hermano Maynez calling me that
every time we see him. It's pretty great.
So this week was a pretty solid one. The most
exciting part about it was that we found 2 new and GOLDEN investigators. The
first one is Edna. She just moved from Texas and is in the YSA area, but she is
also Hispanic and was so excited to find out we speak Spanish! She speaks
really good English too though and she is really excited to meet new friends
her age in the ward! She was a referral from some elders that helped her move
in, and we went to see her and she was SO nice and open. We went back the next
day to teach her and she opened up to us about pain and sorrow she is having
due to her father's death just two months ago. We were able to testify to her
about the Plan of Salvation and tell her that learning and accepting the
restored gospel of Jesus Christ would give her joy and happiness. She also told
us that she thinks it was a sign from God that she just happens to be
surrounded by 4 companionships of missionaries who are next-door neighbors to
her in her apartment complex:) She is awesome! We were supposed to teach her
again on Saturday but she was sick, and she wanted to come to church but
she didn't... but we're not giving up hope yet! She is really excited to come
to FHE tonight with the ward so that should be fun! Our other new investigator
is in the PUEBLO AREA!!! WHOOO! His name is Antonio and he's so awesome. He is
currently really active in another church... but we're not losing hope with him
either yet! He was a referral from some English elders who OYMed him and he
told them that he had met missionaries a year earlier and they gave him a Book
of Mormon, but the Spanish ones never contacted him after that (que malos:(),
so we went over and saw him and he was super happy to see us. We have yet to
teach him a real lesson still because he is pretty busy with work and watching
his grandkids, but we have big hopes for him because he has great desires to
learn and know the truth! He is awesome. We are going to teach both of them
this week, so I'll let you know how they are progressing next week:) I am so
grateful that God listens to and answers the prayers of his children. I know
that prayer and fasting change things. They show God that we have enough faith
in Him to ask for the things that we desire, and that we know that if it His
will, he will grant it unto us in His perfect time and in His perfect way. 3
Nephi 14:7-11
In other news, we went to the Gilbert temple last
Tuesday (amazing as always), we had Zone Conference on Wednesday (it was so
AWESOME! Look up the new Mormon message "The Hope of God's Light", it
is the coolest video I've ever seen, besides "Because of Him"), and
we went on exchanges on Thursday and I was companions with Hna Chavarri for the
first time in about 8 months! That was a good time. And on Sunday Hna Carvalho
and I spoke in Pueblo! It was the first time I've ever had to speak on my
mission... hahaha but it went really well! We were able to bear our testimonies
on the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Something that my compi said in
her talk really stuck with me. When we remember the blessings we have from the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no way we can be sad or murmur or complain
about our lives. It's so true! Remembering those blessings instills in us the
realization of how much our Heavenly Father loves us, and how blessed we are to
have this Gospel in our lives. Despite the trials and difficulties that we go
through every day in this life, it's hard to be unhappy when remember all that
we've been blessed with! Also, we had our Libro de Mormon class yesterday again
and it was awesome, again! We had over 100 people there! It's so awesome to see
all these amazing people get excited about the Book of Mormon. Also, I just
really love Spanish. It's the best.
All of our other investigators are essentially the
same... I'll update you on any changes or miracles next week!:)
Okay, well I love you all and hope you have an
fantastic week!!!!!
Con todo mi amor, Hermana Lattina
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| As promised, a picture with my new glasses |
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