Feb 24

This week was a little harder and slower than others. My companion and I both felt under the weather and we just got a little down toward the end of the week. As sometimes happens in the mission, the investigators that I was so sure were going to be our March baptisms we are probably going to have to drop this week. I am a little worried if they fall through how are we going to bring truly converted people to baptism in March. Hermana Sierra keeps reminding me that if we show our faith by dropping investigators who are not progressing that the Lord will bless us. We know that there is more we can do this week and we are committed to doing all we can to keep this great work moving forward. We truly just want to be the best missionaries possible and being human just keeps getting in the way. I have to keep reminding myself that it's not fair to get frustrated with myself for being imperfect. I read Pres. Uchtdorf's "The Best Time to Plant a Tree" several times this week. I love that reminder that we set goals to improve ourselves, even if we don't accomplish it the first time, we are better for embarking on the journey.

One great thing that happened this week was we met Gloria! She was a referral from the English Sister Missionaries and when we went to contact her she let us in and we started helping her cook and next thing you know she was telling us her whole life story! She has met with the missionaries a lot before and she has read some of the Book of Mormon. She is just the nicest lady in the world and it has been delightful to get to teach her!

Another little experience that we had that helped me to remember why missionary work is so worth it- yesterday we were in Sunday School at Church and the teacher was asking tons of questions and some of our Recent Converts were answering them and bearing powerful testimony and helping the other new members to find the Scriptures and we have a little running joke "Wow, they must have had some really good missionaries" :) It's so worth it to help others develop a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and become truly converted! 

Here is a fun picture of some our new members and investigators that we had a big Family Home Evening with a couple weeks ago! These people are the best, I love them so much! 

Well, that's all the time for today! Keep smiling!

Love,

Hermana Hurley