Edificando el Reino: Hermana Roberts en Saltillo, México

Well I was going to send some pictures from this week because we had a really awesome conference given by Elder Pieper, a 70, who came to tour the mission, but it isnt working hehe. But the conference was amazing!!! I wish I had time to expound but basically my journal is FULL of notes and I truly felt the Spirit. We are already putting things into practice as a companionship and we are seeing the fruits. It has to do with people deciding their own baptismal dates instead of us setting them.. and a whole bunch of others things where they CHOOSE to do things. Clearly we guide them, which is where the trick comes in because we have to help them desire to do things... but its really cool to watch. Its going to take a lot of skill development and practice, but I am excited to see the success that will surely come.  Right now we are working with a family who apparently were baptized when they were little (the parents) but havent gone since. They are the family Hernandez ...

I dont really know how to start my letters anymore cause I always say the same thing haha... entonces... Hola Family!! Mmm not too much to report. Just working and trying to stay awake in the lessons in this heat. Haha mostly exaggerating but after lunch in this heat... listening to someone tell you a really long story... it gets hard, ya know? I only work about half the time in my own area now. We go on splits twice a week and the are each for about a day and a half so it gets kind of crazy sometimes. I have been leaving to work in the other sister´s area every time because I still dont know our own area well enough to direct it with someone how does know it at all, so I have basically been a traveling missionary. I love working with Hna. Walsh and we are a good team, just sad we are only together like half the time haha. But its been a good experience to get to know other sisters and try to help them improve and find what is keeping them from having more success.  A...

Another week in Zarco.. Things are good!! I only have like 5 minutes left so.... sorry. This week my companion Hermana Tah went home to Cancun which was super sad, but its good cause she will be able to recover her health. And now I have somewhere to crash when I take a trip to the beach ;).  We also had Mission Council this week which was my first and it was superrrr sweet. We had some really great training I was definitely inspired.  The work is progressing and we hope to help our investigadores progress as well this week. We have a fantasticccccc investigador named Leobarda who is doing great. She has been smoking for 45 years and wants more than anything to stop, and she is taking hold of the Gospel. She was smoking 12 cigarettes a day when we met here and just in a few weeks she is down to 6 a day. Prayers for her and her husband (once they get married...) who is also now listening too. Something I read this morning and really loved from the general conferen...

Fam, Here I am in Zarco, Saltillo! Its right in the center of Saltillo and even though Ramos isnt all that far away, its verryyyyyy different!! This area is EVEN MORE like what I expected my mission to be like. Its very humble and the houses are very authentic Mexican looking. Small and concrete and lots of colors. My area is right up against the mountains (Saltillo sits at the base of the mountains) and so its a really up and down hilly area (whoooo exercise!!), but you can see into the valley and its really prettttty. I attached one picture where you can kind of tell, but not really. So you can see just pueblos and pueblos and its quite the view. Especially with all the mountains around us. My area really big and so I am having to adjust to that (Manantailes was a litle smaller) and I have been pretty tired this week, but all is well. Its a different feel here than Manantiales and so its weird feeling, plus I havent been the junior companion since my 2 transfer in the mission, so...

Welp fam, its time for transfers!! We finished up this last week strong and worked really hard. My companion yesterday said "I feel like I have just been on a happy high".. so I think things are going well. We had a really good transfer together and we both have improved a lot. She taught me a lot and I hope I was able to teach her a lot.. and I definietly feel more confident to let her become SENIOR COMPANION! Whoohoo because she is staying here in my beloved área of Manantiales and she will be getting a companion who has 3 months in the mission. I think they will do a really good job here and keep the work going cause they are both great missionaries. Its bitter sweet to be leaving Manantiales. I cant believe 4.5 months have passed here because in some ways I feel like I just got here. The área wasnt really progressing at all when we arrived...... and now look, we had a few baptisms and more investigators with baptismal dates and are doing well! I feel content to l...