Love the people!!

I can't even tell you how much we love these missionaries.  They are wonderful.  They are positive, they are committed, they love what they're doing.  This is a picture of our district as it is now.  One elder left for home, sad to see him go.  We enjoyed our time with him.  Now we have only three for right now.  We're waiting for the new missionary to arrive.

I am constantly amazed by their personal stories of hardship and courage.  Some have had hard lives, but through the gospel of Jesus Christ they have found happiness and strength.  At our recent zone meeting, each companionship told a little bit about themselves and their families.  The elders were jokingly asking if people had sisters and if they were married.  When Mark and I got up I passed a picture of our family and let them know that they were all single.  Bunch of whistles and jokes.  I then put each of the kids emails up so they could write them.  I don't think anyone took me up on it but one elder came up afterwards and said we were cool.  That it was really funny when I put the emails up.

Here we are heading home.

In Relief Society last Sunday we had a birthday cake for the sisters with birthdays.  This is Sister Barria.  She does it all.  She is a wife of the Elders Quorum president, mother with little ones, Seminary teacher and she is a counselor in the Relief Society Presidency.  The president has been gone for 6 weeks so Vanessa has to do it all.

I look at these faces and smile and have tender memories with each.

 Sister Katy is singing again.  She has a beautiful voice and we take advantage of her willingness to share her talents with us.  No, she hasn't had that baby yet.

Last Monday we went to a Family Home Evening with a family.  There are 4 families that live within a block of each other.  Everyone came.  We all crowded in Enyuri's home and had a great time.  I felt so much love.

We talked about prayer. How we communicate with Heavenly Father.  How He speaks to us.  We talked about how Heavenly Father can make our burdens lighter.  He doesn't always take away the illness, the sadness, the trial... but he makes us stronger to face it.  I know that Heavenly Father knows us individually and we answers our little prayers we can see His love.  He knows us.  He hears us.  He loves us.