4-30-2018

Well heeelllooooo everyone! It’s been another week. And it went by fast!!

This week was a really good one. Elder Gomez and I have been working
really hard and we were able to find 4 new investigators. It’s not
like A TON but I’m happy because we tried our best and talked to like
a billion people hahahaha. But only those four wanted to talk I guess!

This week we walked A LOT. I really understand what missionaries in
Mexico or places like that are feeling. We didn’t even walk so much
like those missionaries do but we did walk a lot. And in the 105
degree weather, I actually really enjoyed it! Why? Idk. But it was
still fun. The reason we walked was because we were low on miles (for
those of you who don’t know, we have a limit of how many miles we can
go a month. In our area it’s 1100.) and so we decided to walk! We
probably could’ve rode bikes, but when walking it’s easier to talk to
people. And you don’t look like an idiot with that ugly helmet on.
1100 probably seems like a lot, but we have a big area and it’s super
easy to just use up a ton of miles in a day.

We have an investigator that’s named Adela and she is awesome! It’s a
little hard to have lessons with her sometimes because she lives alone
with her children and we always need a third male to go inside. BUT,
when we teach, it’s always amazing. She reads everyday and prays. She
told us one day after we asked her if she has had time to keep reading
and praying she was like, “uhh a little bit. This morning I read two
chapters..” and we just about jumped off the walls! We told her that
that’s more than a little hahahaha. Nobody that I’ve taught has read
that much in one day. So that’s why I was excited. Maybe not the most
exciting story for you guys but

We also have a family, that is the Cabrera Family. And the kids in
that family are awesome!! They come to church almost every week, read,
pray. And when they come to church they love it. Like the first week
they came, the littlest one whose name is Diego offered to say the
closing prayer in his primary class. We were super impressed. And so
we have gone to primary with them just to see how they were doing and
to make sure it was going well and they just love it. Diego goes crazy
with those primary songs 😂 They are so close to baptism. I’ll keep
y’all posted on that 😁

We also went to the temple this morning, which is why our p day was
changed. And it was amazing! It’s such a beautiful place to find peace
and just be happy cause it’s so awesome! I felt very peaceful in the
temple this morning. It is the house of the Lord and the work that is
done inside is real. Go to the temple more often everyone!

Love you all
            Élder Hepworth