Hi! I love you guys! Lots and lots!
Ok, so I got my new companion, hna Aguilar, she is from Honduras, and she is so cute. She ends every contact with "in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen." She is so fun! :) I dont know what part of Honduras she is from... she always just says, "the middle" when I ask her what its called. I think we will get along very well. She is 20 and aparently her brother served in this mission too and got home in August! Way cool.
this week has been crazy. but great too!!! Oh my goodness! So much to tell you! So the mission has the goal to have every area baptize in january.. and we havent had much success getting people to accept baptismal challenges.. but boy do i have a story for you.
It all starts in the street.. We saw one investigator in the street, Maria del Carmen, she is about 30 and hasnt been able to get baptized because she drinks coffee, but we saw her and told her we were going to visit her right then (she already had enough attendances to get baptized) so we went to her, we taught her and she told us that she quit drinking coffee two weeks ago for a medicine that she is taking, we challenged her to get baptized for the 19 of January.... and do you know what happened on the 19? She did it! she got baptized!
It went like this: We labeled sunday "Miracle Sunday" and we really saw SO MANY MIRACLES!!!! Everything was falling into place... until we went to her house to pick her up for her baptism... she wasnt there!!! but we searched the town, tried to call her, looked at her friends houses, everywhere! and nothing! And then we ran into a woman, Hna Choc, who is in a wheel chair and told us to give her a life to her daughters house... and how can you say no? So we ran with her.. almost dumped her out of her chair a few times, but it all turned out fine... and then we called Pres. Catalan (the Branch pres) to ask if by any chance Maria del Carmen was already in Antigua at the church.... AND SHE WAS!!! I guess she just got excited or something! But it was so cool. We got there, she got baptized, and then boom. She is getting confirmed on sunday. Way cool.
We also ran into an antichrist on monday... He doesnt fall on me well....he saw us and said, "Red hair, your from pennsylvania" so I said, "close, utah!" (he is a gringo also) and then he saw hna Rohbock and said, "mmm... quaker? mormom?" and then he began to ask why on earch we believe that Christ lived, because Christ's situation has happened over 300 other times in the history of everything. and then we were trying to leave and he just kept talking... that man sucked out my happiness! It was so weird! Just being in his presence made me want to throw up! and we finally got a word in and said, "well, we know Christ is our Savior... and you are welcome to pray about it." and he said, "wow... you are really in there!" yes... I think we are really in here.. and ive never been happier. This gospel gives me joy, that man made me sick... I think I know exactly where I want to be....
We also had zone conference! And that was way awesome! But i dont remember specifics from that.. but I wrote it down in my journal.. so Ill tell you more about that in a year.
Yesterday Elder Cook came to talk to us, and by us I mean my mission, mission south and mission east of guatemala... SO MANY MISSIONARIES! but he spoke right to us. and shook every one of our hands. And if felt like he looked right into my soul when he shook my hand. Same with the area authorities.
but anywho, I love you guys a ton!!! Be safe and happy and I love you!
Love, Hna Evans
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