May 27, 2014

My family!

Holy mackeral.  Guys, i used to love eating.  but this last week has been the worst and the best.  the members love to give us lunch.... like... a TON of lunch.... i hate very few things life.. but im learning to hate lunch.. ok, thats a little dramatic.  But seriously, they feed us SO MUCH!!!!  here is a tip for feeding sister missionaries, its ok to offer seconds... but then, look at the sisters face. if she looks like she is going to die, dont start putting more food on her plate... 

in fact, i have a story about that.  we went to a families house for lunch on friday, the zone leaders from our ward were there too.  and get this, we ate a ton, but then one elder said, i think the sisters want more... and do you know what happened?!  they gave us more... i will never forgive that elder.  i was honestly putting corn on the cob wrapped in napkins in my skirt to try and smuggle it out.. didnt work.. had to eat it.. But if you are worried about not eating enough.. dont worry.. because, i eat plenty!

On saturday, walking down the street after lunch was fun, in every single house we passed a game of soccer was on.. the same one... in every house.. everyone watches soccer here.  and they get all sorts of riled up about it.  

Also!  heres news!  My companion has changes.. and the other sisters in our ward too. let me explain real quick.  there are 3 sets of missionaries in our ward.  and one is the zone leaders, us, and another set of sisters.  and for changes, one zone leader is going, hna Marroquin is going, and both of the other two sisters are going... and im recieving their area.  that is pretty much opening an area.. que bendicion!  but also, that means we will be baptizing like 8 people in June.  My new companion will love this place!  

This week, i will try harder to send pics.. i really will.  

Adam got confirmed on sunday, a sweet old skinny man named Jose came to church, an awesome new family, Elizabeth and Romilo Arana.  they are so cool.  they are kind of young, no kids, but they have been married for 6 years.  guys, there are married already!!! to each other!!  how awesome!  

Ok, thats about all. i love you so much, i cant wait to hear about Nates mission call! Have fun, be happy and so safe. Adios!

Love, Hna Evans

May 20, 2014

My Family!!!

i love you guys.  And holy mackeral. Are you ready?!  Adam, the one pilas guy, got baptized!  Well see if i can send pics today.  gold.  pure 24 karot (how on earth do you spell that?!) gold. 

And heck, this week we got to go to the temple.  THE BEST!!!!!!!! I loved that, we had interviews with President Brough.. the last ones.. President Brough ya se va!  He is leaving us!  His 3 years are wrapping up quickly.. and we will recieve our new president.  But he is so awesome.  he told me so many cool things.  guys, revelations from a mission president can be either nerve wracking, so spiritual or mind blowing ive decided.  the inverviews were awesome.  and thennnnnn.... on sunday, we wrapped up the week with a sweet baptism.  Emerson, the brother of Adam, baptized Adam.  He had to do it twice.  because the first time Adams elbow was sticking out of the water, and the second time, Emerson held him down there for a really long time.. and then shoved him down even farther.. just to be sure.  That was pretty funny.  But the bishop was giving him a welcome to the ward after and Adam started crying.  that was so sweet.  

When does Joe leave?  

How is the Preach my Gospel going?

When is Nate getting his call?

Guys, i have finished one year in the mission and that is nuts.  I just BARELY left!!!

something way cool that i just found is found in DyC 121.  a while ago i was wondering why everyone isnt chosen, and there is the answer.  in black and white!  because the people set their hearts on the things of the world and not on God.  And that makes me so sad.  Because someday we will all have to look face to face at Christ.  and some wont be able to make eye contact, it will be too uncomfortable, others, will look Him in the eyes and just worship Him.  I love the last testimony of Bruce R. Mckonkie, when he talks about that day, when he will wash the Saviors feet with his tears.  that reminds me of a time when I wanted to badly to just jump right to the part of my life when i would be able to be in Christ´s presence, to talk to Him, to ask questions, and just worship Him..  but i am slowly realizing that we have to just do the life part first and paciently wait for the day we can look Him in the eyes.  but until then, i like to ask myself, what am i doing to stand guiltless before Christ? I love to get to know Him through dilligent scripture study, prayer, obedience, rejection, all those things.  And guys, I want you to ask yourselves... what are you doing to stand guiltless before Christ? 

Lets be an eternal family.  como no?!  and lets all do it together! :)  

I love you guys.  I want everyone to be happy and safe and obedient... with exactness.  

Adios!

Love, Hna Evans

May 14, 2014

My family!!!

I love you guys!  Happy mothers day, happy birthday, i dont know if i missed one, but i feel like i did.. and happy 1 year to me.  crazy.  one year ago today I was boarding a scary plane to come to Guatemala.  And i had no idea what was going on.  Heck, still dont.  ;) son bromas. but i still feel like a new little missionary.  

this week has been CRAZY.  Why?  oh ill tell ya!  we had some sweet divisions with some awesome sisters in our sector, we called home, we went to the temple yesterday.... wowza.  first, the phone call was sweet.  that was cool to see your faces.  and honestly, i thought i would cry more.  but buenas noticias!  i didnt!  and dad, someday we will speak in italian-spanish.  and it will be sweet.  

the temple.  i love it.  i miss it.  aprovechenlo. seriously, i hope you guys are going all the time.  because it is so special and so important. and there is so much to be learned there.  plus, we fit about 22ish missionaries in one van over here. that was fun!  the sisters all had enough room to breath, but the elders didnt.. they were stacked on top of each other while us sisters just laughed and had the time of our lives.  oh, the joys of not being an elder.... 

Adams, a kid of 19 years will get baptized on sunday, he is pretty excited, we are too.  and i will send pictures of that someday.  

umm.... well, i hope all is well, that is crazy about Joes mission call! i cant wait to hear where nate goes. part of me thought you guys were just kidding about nates call and it was already there.. and you were going to open it on sunday so i could see it... but turns out that was just me being crazy.  but i wanna see everything! pics.  take videos so ican see it someday.  

I hope all the boys are so excited about serving missions.  i honestly cant think of a better thing for a joven to do.  its the best.  teachin and preachin the good word is my favorite.  

ok, read your scriptures, feed and visit people with the missionaries, pray pray pray.  and be so happy and safe!! I love you guys!

adios!

Love, Hna Evans

April 29, 2014

my family!

I love you guys!

and holy mackeral.  Every week is ground breaking.  First, can i just tell you that i really do love snow.  I feel like i appreciate it more now.  Its pretty sweet sweating all day.. for example, im sitting right now... and im sweating.... Que bendicion!  But hey, i really do love my area. serious.  we were going to baptize Noemi on sunday... but she actually went a little crazy... scared me a little, but all will be well.  Next. We found a kid, Adams, and get this.  his brother is a recent convert and his question for us was, "what do i have to do to serve a mission?"  We said, "get baptized."  so heis moving along really well. 

Guys, i havent been in so many cars in my whole mission. and almost every day i get in one now!  SO WEIRD!! also, yesterday when we left to buy groceries and what not, I walked around a mall with my mouth openthe whole time looking at all this fancy technology.  PLUS!! I ride escalators here!!!  What is this?!  a space world! thats what!  

Plus, my companion is so great. she also turned 21 (which is infinitely old btdubs) and she is so cooky.  We have fun together.  

and the other night some members were with us that are so pilas.  The one guy, Hno Luis, shared his testimony of the Book of Mormon and how his dad kicked him out of the house for a year after he got baptized, but then died 3 months after he came back.  but Luis always told his dad that he could not deny that this church is true. So that was pretty cool.  

Welp, thats about all, we have divisions today right after lunch... turns out they are actually pretty fun!  So now that really is all... I love you guys!

Adios! be safe andhappy and i love you.

Love Hna Evans

April 22, 2014

April 22, 2014

My FAMILY

Holy Mackeral.  I have some news... Guess who left san pedro? Well, this missionary did... Area number 4.  Prados.  Im in the city... this is so weird here... seriously, SO DIFFERENT.  So many cars, so many people, fancy fancy FANCY house, honestly, I have been in the car of so many people in this last week.  The city is crazy.  

We have so many pilas people too.  There is a guy named Abner, his wife is a member, but she is inactive, and before, Abner didnt want anything to do with the church.. now, everytime he sees us he says, SISTERS, Come in, sit down, do you have anything to share with us?  when can you baptize me?.... well, that last part he hasnt said yet, but were getting there.  :)

Also, Noemi, she is a little funny, but she is getting baptized on sunday, she lives in California too, and here, so Ill let you know how her baptism goes.  

Also, Nora, but i dont know her yet.. she has been on vacation.. This week was the climax of Holy Week, (holy 40 days), and no one was home.  

guess who my new companion is guys, its .... wait for it..... HNA MARROQUIN  Do you remember her? I was with her my first week in the mission field. And now we are together.  And that leads me to some even bigger news.... guys, remember all the times I said we had divisions with the sister training leaders?  That help us and train us pretty much?  well.........  I got called to be one of those.... scary right? Yeah.. its a little intimidating.. But, here i am. boom.  Whatta ya know.  today we will have our first divisions with a companionship that that lives with us.  and then later on this week I think we will have more.. I dont remember.. lots of things to remember.. 

Plus, the sun here is wicked sweet.  So hot.  Always sweating... and it just sucks the energy right outta ya.  But que bendicion, I love it here.. even though I have never wanted to be in the city.  

Oh, I saw those one bugs right before I left san pedro, I saw the bugs that have little lights in their bums.  I thought i was going crazy, but im not.  they really exist.

Um, this ward is huge here.. and that is all i can remember to say.. but I love you guys... oh, those packages still havent gotten here... but its ok, i am sure they will come soon.  I love you.  Adios.

Be safe and happy and i love you. and sorry, i dont have an exclamation point today.

Love, Hermana Evans

..what a putz, i forgot to tell you, on easter we got to watch a bell choir.  we took some investigators, and we watched.  it was sweet.  here they dont celebrate easter like they do in the states. but it was awesome.

April 21, 2014 Letter from President Brough

Dear Family of Sister Robyn Lee Evans,

With much appreciation I inform you that your daughter has been called as a Sister Training Leader in our mission. As such, she will be responsible for the training and welfare of the other sister missionaries by conducting exchanges once every six weeks with each companionship under her charge. Her task will be to motivate, inspire, encourage, and elevate them. In addition, she will participate in mission leadership councils.

She has been selected as a leader by inspiration and because of her experience and exemplary work in serving the Lord. I greatly trust Sister Evans and am grateful for her vibrant example of dedicated service.

Yours faithfully,

 

M. Joseph Brough

President

April 15, 2014

Torivia

Maria Elena

Getting locked in the church!

we dont eat snickers very often…

casi no comemos los snickers..  

The Gainers

The Branch President and Family

Making papusas

A recent convert family

cute little kids here.... ill write down their names to remember them.

Conference

"sweet freedom"

April 15, 2015

my family!!!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!  ANd oh my goodness I have changes again.  Boom.  I have other fish to fry... I would say bigger fish, but there are some pretty big fish to fry still in San Pedro Las Huertas.  They are closing one area in San Pedro, so there will only be one companionship here now.. same with Antigua, there will only be one companoinship there too.  They said its because there are lesser sisters coming in these days and have to start dividing them and conquering.  

Rene knows this church is true!!!!! But, get this, he isnt ready to live all the commandments he says.. we'll just see.  This week the sister that stays will visit him and I have faith that he will have changed his mind.  Beatrice didnt quite get baptized.... in fact, she is mad at us.. why?  good question... but I have faith that she too will get baptized aqui pronto. ... Sweet little Torivia, I love that woman. we took pics with her and I will try to send those today.  She is so cute.  she accepted to get baptized on the 27 of this month.  

We also made pupusas with Maria Elena, a member here, that was so fun! and so delish!  I have no idea how to explain it.. alls i know is that Im totally going to be eating tortillas made by hand from now on and forever with beans and also pupusas.  I love it.  

this week we had to do divisions with the other sisters in our area to teach the other sisters where all our investigators are and everything since the area is getting closed.. and in a visit with a less active man that comes every once in a while, he drinks too, we invited him to repent, and he has done that a million times, but then we invited him to talk to the branch president.  And he said, oh, thats not something Ive done.. I think I will... It was so precious, he honestly is tired of having this vice, he just needs help!  sometimes we get caught up in our sins and dont realize how bad it is until it is REALLY bad and have to ask for help.  There are some things we honestly cant repent of alone.  What a blessing it is that God has chosen people on the earth to help us with our problems.  They dont even judge us, I know the branch pres will never judge Pedro the wrong way, he just wants to help.  But he cant force his help upon Pedro either.  Like with Christ, He cant force His atonement upon us, we have to just go to Him.  Our part is accepting the help, He already had done everything.  But its a humbling process... Definitely not an easy process, but I have seen so many people changed by repentance and it is such a blessing. 

Also... guys, I cant believe I forgot to tell you... a parrot bit me.  We were in a lesson and it was sitting by me, so I tried to touch it.. it was super angry.. bit me... and I almost killed it.. whoops!  But good news, I didnt, i just knocked him off the edge of the couch.. no prob.

Someday I will also tell you all about the prosessions here.  The catholics march up and down the road in robes that creep me out making music that also creeps me out and carry huge statues of Christ, virgins, saints, whatever they want, and make carpets on the street out of flowers and sawdust and lots of random fruits and worship all these things.... if your question is, "well, how do you cross the street during all of that?" the answer is "you cant."  

On a little bus yesterday there was a worldly song in spanish (but its in english too, by enrique iglesias the hero song) that came on and I was being a good little missionary, not listening, and i saw 2 men close their eyes, start to sing, and start to cry with enrique.  Men here are very expressive.  They are very open about lots of things.  Crying and singing being a couple! 

Oh.. and we had a fun experience at conference last week!  We were in antigua on saturday and san pedro on sunday.. but saturday happened, we were just finishing our studies after the first session and tried to leave to eat quick and found that we had been locked in the church!  completely.. with keys and everything!  We took pictures and luckily we got phones not long ago that are the ones that leave the house.. cell phones are what they are called and we called for help.  We were saved not long after.  good day.

Heck of a week, I have so many stories to tell you guys, but they will wait.  I love you guys!  Be safe and happy and adios!

Love, Hna Evans

April 9, 2014

My family!

I love you guys!  And you are probably wondering why i am writing you all today and not yesterday.  buena pregunta.  Well, its a long story.. and it will just have to wait.  Lets just say we had a suprise trip to Esquintla.  Some day I will clear that up. It really is a long story.  But Esquintla is quite unique.  Its like this, when you hit the boarder to get over there, there is a wall of humidity.  A notable difference.  its insane. 

This week has been very interesting.  Again, I'll just have to tell you about it later... 

But it has also been SO GOOD!!!! Get this, we had zone conference on friday, general conference on saturday and sunday and it was the coolest weekend ever.  Beatrice didnt get baptized if thats what you are wondering... we got to her house and she said she wanted to think about it some more.  because her boss said not to jump into those things.  So she waited.. and has been drinking coffee.. so... we will continue working with her...

We have some pretty sweet miracles pending. But Rene went to the Priesthood session on saturday!  and we called him after and he said that it was way cool when President Monson spoke.  He feels like he is a man called of God.  Which is really really awesome!!! and he said, "I think this is the church."  We said, "we do too." And on friday we met with him and he said he wastn so sure about things.. maybe he read too much, he thought too much about it and now its  too late... we left him with alma 5 the last time, and he read it, hoping it would inspire him to make changes, get baptized, all that.. didnt work.  in fact, in failed.  he read all those questions and figured out just how imperfect he is. and it made him feel bad.  and he almost tried to give up. But he didnt!  and saturday he went to conference, loved it, and when the men from the branch were talking to him and introducing him to people they would say, and this is Rene, an investigator, and Rene asked them what it meant, why they kept calling him that, (guys, here is a hint, dont call investigators by that name... its awkward...)but they explained and then Rene said, well, when I get baptized, you cant call me that anymore!  How sweet!  He is getting baptized.  On the 20 of April.

ANND!!!  We found a super pilas family!!  The mom is Jessica and the dad is Byron.. they moved here on saturday. from Quiche (no idea how to spell that. but its very far from here) and Jessica just got baptized in september over there and her husband has gone to church once with her... so we are going to baptize him aqui pronto as well.  They just have to get married.  they were separated wehn she got baptized, so it worked, but now they are not separated.  and we will get them married this friday if we can get all the papers rounded up.  But they are so sweet.  They have nothing.  they are living in a house of one room, no beds, one table, they have so little!  And I know that they will be able to find happiness, even with nothing, in this gospel. 

Another thing.. yesterday I contacted a woman who looked sad.. and she was!  really sad!  She was mad too!  she said, "if you really wanted to help me, you would give me 200 quetzales!"  she just got robbed, and also, has nothing.. the difference is that now she is mad at God, not turning to Him and trusting Him. 

Also, another girl I contacted yesterday looked so scared.. well, first we passed her, but the Holy Ghost told me to go back so we went back, found her, I started talking and her fear just increased.... then she said, "Habla ingles?" and i said, "yes." "Oh goood!  Because I dont speak spanish!!!  Am I in San Juan?" "no... you are in Santa Catarina....." "oh nooooo!!" "but dont worry, san juan is right down that road over there!" "oh thank you!" boom.  left.  i didnt even get to contact her.  She just ran. 

Thats about where were at right now.  I have so many things to tell you guys, its not even funny.  I have learned so much in these last two transfers with Hna Aguilar... I can tellyou that I will never be the same.  and Im not even mad!  Iam learning how to rely on God in everything and not myself one bit!  Becuase heres news! he is all powerful!  We also finished the book of mormon!  That was so fun!  But thats about all for now.. love you guys! 

Be safeand happy and i love you!

Love, Hna Evans

April 1, 2014

April 1, 2014

My family!!

I love you!  And happy april fools!

Wow!  This week... are you guys ready?!  Because here it comes! 

So I lost my day planner... worst nightmare.. but we are surviving.. not to worry.  I have faith that i will find it.. someday... maybe in heaven.  But that also means that I dont remember a lot of what happened last week.. 

I remember a few chunks though.. for example, Rene.  So Rene has been doing good.. we challenged him again to be baptized and again and again and he wants to!  he just has to come to church!  normally we dont keep visiting people for so long if they havent come to churh by now.  But he is so pilas!  And this week he was going to go to church!  he even asked what he had to do to get ready to get baptized.  And he was totally on board.. and then he didnt come again.. he had a big project in school.. But guys, here is a life lesson that i am learning.  TRUST GOD!  He really will help us if we do what He asks!  Sometimes we do this silly thing where we trust ourselves more than we trust in God... but heres news, that doesnt work.  So Rene will get baptized on the 20 of this month, and he will come to conference this weekend and love it.  

Did i tell you how excited I am about conference?!  I wanted to make a paper chain to count down the days, but I didnt have time.  Its ok though.. because this weekend we are going to see the prophet that Christ has chosen for these days! And his apostles!  And they are going to talk to all of us!  And I think I will watch it all in english!  And I am so excited!  also, on friday we have zone conference!  Boom!  Huge weekend coming up! 

ok.. thats all i remember.. lies.  Ok so an hermana named Maria de Jesus came with to us to church about a month ago.. but she cant walk.. and she has got a few mental problems, but we past her in the street and she said, "you guys, havent visited me in a while... and i waited for you to come get me on sunday..but you didnt come." I felt so bad.  so we got her to church on sunday and now we are working out plans to get her to conference... she just needs permission from her mom to get baptized.  But she is so cute!

And Beatrice!  so get this, she wants to get baptized.. and she came to church again.. but she also wants to choose her date.  and she doesnt really want us to visit her.  Not a prob. We will just have to be clever about it and invite the third member of our companionship, the Holy Ghost.  Did you know that He really helps?  Because He does.  He really is a Comfortor.  

Ok, now thats all.  I love you all!  Be safe and happy and i love you!

Love, Hna Evans

March 25, 2014

My family!!!

I love you guys!  

Ok, this week... are you ready?  Because I have some GOOOOOD stuff to tell you.  

For example.. Hna Aguilar and I were in Santa Catarina.. a little part of our area... we found a road that said it went up to a cemetary... we took advantage of that opportunity quickly.  Not because we wanted to go there, but because everyone always says, "oh, I just live over in the cemetary road!"  So we looked!  And guess what.... when the sign said "calle del cementerio" it wasnt kidding!  Thats all it is!  and its not even a road.  its a hiking path.  We didnt find what we were looking for... But it was a great experience!  We ended up finding the other road that everyone was talking about. and living people live there, so that was a plus.  But while we were up there, hiking past a cemetary.. my companion says to me, super relaxed, "im going to burry you and tell everyone you went home."  2 or 3 seconds later she laughed so hard at her joke.. I am still working on my spanish humor... it doesnt work very well... 

On Christmas, you asked me what was the scariest of gutziest thing ive done or something like that... well I'll tell you.  Running in the dark to make it home on time... on cobblestone streets!  That is easily the scariest thing I have done.  

Yesterday we had to go to the capital for Hna Aguilars visa and i thought we would be fine because ive gone twice... nope!  I was contacting a guy on the bus and we passed our stop... and then we had to run and turn and run and go up a hill and then i knew where we were again.. and then we found a sketchy red bus and almost took it, but then went another route.  And we got there!  later than i was planning, but we made it.  and you will never guess who i saw there.  Guess... ABRAHAM BURNHAM!  Do you all remember him?  in the 7th grade when he asked me to dance and then after school ended he asked me what my name was.  and then followed me to the bus for like a week straight and then the last day of school too.. yeah, that guy.  Turns out he is serving in Retauleu (no idea how to spell that) another mission in guatemala.  And that was so weird. 

Ok, with Rene... this week he didnt give us bread.. but its totally fine.  because he is still way pilas.  we explained the law of chastity and the word of wisdom to him and he told us not to worry, the last girlfriend he had was 5 years ago... he is 30.  and he had just come from a party where they were passing around some drugs, but something told him to get going and come to our appointment.  What a blessing!  And he told us he wants to get baptized... he just needs to stop working on sunday... he said, "i have worked on sunday for the last 20 years... so this is a little difficult for me... But I hope to change that quickly."  

So cool.  Cool stuff happen all the time here.  And we are trying again to baptize Yessenia and her sister Mayra.  So we will baptize this weekend!  

I love you guys and hope all is well!  

Be safe and happy and I love you!

Love, hna Evans

March 11, 2014

My family!!!! 

I love you guys!!  And guys, Im a chapina.  I have washed clothes, by hand, three times now.  Boom.  And 2 out of those 3 times other gringos have showed up taking pictures of the people washing clothes at the big pila thing to wash the clothes at the park and I have ruined their authentic guatemala pictures.  #fotobomb 

Ok, Do you guys know Renaldo?  did i tell you about him? Well turns out HIS NAME ISNT RENALDO!!!! its Rene.  How awkward?!  But boy do I have a story for you guys.  

We get to the church with him and a member, pilas hna Maria Elena, and we sit down and he tells us, "I havent recieved an answer yet.. and I think your religion isnt for me.  I think this is about it.  It ends here."  My heart was breaking hearing all that.  So I said, "can we still share something right now?" and he said "sure, do what you want".  so we started, we decided to go back to the prayer and teach him about that.  Because guys, there are people here that pray to Jesus... no wonder they arent getting any answers!  So we explained how we pray to Heavenly Father, in the name of Christ. and all that, and he would periodically say, "i get it now!" and we explained how the Holy Ghost answers questions too.  I shared my experiences with him and how I recieve answers, which usually isnt through feelings, its thoughts and peace... and positive answers pretty much dont make me sick.  Negative answers make me want to throw up.  I explained a little more reverently and he just kept saying "i think i get it." and Maria Elena said to him as well about her experience right now.  Her mom is missing and has been for almost 2 weeks now and how every time she prays she is just filled with peace that they will find her, she is fine and that she doesnt need to worry.  AND THEN!!  Rene started telling us about how he has felt an empty hole in his life. In his school and job and he doesnt know why.  And during the closing prayer he asked God to fill the empty hole with the gospel of Jesus Christ!  and then on sunday the other sisters had a baptism, so we invited Rene and he came, and at the end he said, "i dont know if this day will ever come for me." so we said, "have faith, it will come very quickly" and my comp said, "yes, we will baptize you soon."  Hahaha.. :) Very direct. I liked it.  And all he said was, "really?  It really could happen?!" and we said, "Uhh.. yeah!  Have faith!"  Little does he know that his baptism will be REALLY soon... like this month!  

This has been a good week.  A really good week.  Dont even worry, we are dilligent and obedient and we stay out of trouble usually.  ;)  Drunk people like to join us in lessons still... but its all good.  we tell them to go home, read their bible and sleep.  

There have been lots of processions lately as well!  for the holy week.. which isnt a week.. its 40 days.  I dont know why they dont just call it that then. "Holy 40 days".  

Welp, thats about all for now.  I love you!  and I want to hear about Nates progress on his mission papers!  I hope you are all reading your Books of Mormon everyday too! :) 

Be safe and happy and I love you!

Love, Hna Evans

February 26, 2014

MY FAMILY!!

I love you guys!  sorry, we didnt write yesterday.. heres what happened in a nutshell.  We didnt have district meeting yesterday.. we had it today.  Boom.  Thats what happened.  so thats why we didnt write yesterday either.  

Ok, so this week was not super eventful... It has been great though!  Ok, so we found a family from the coast and we taught them, they are married (miracles) and we challenged them to get baptized.  The dad sat for a second.. and said, well have to think about it.. but we do need to get baptized.  so we are really working on miracles over here to reach the missions goal to baptize 400 precious souls in March.  Thats a big goal guys, not impossible, because thats not a word we use, but it is a very big goal.  

Yesterday we were dilligently searching for some people with a member and no one would open their doors... or let us in... but them my companion said, ok guys, watch.  This next door will open and the people will let us in.  and do you know what happened?  THEY LET US IN!!  And the woman said to us when we were asking when we could come back, "well, could it be on a sunday? I want my husband to be here too."  We said, you bet.  We want your husband to be here too.  So the work is moving right along over here!

My companion is doing so great too. Its so awesome.  She is contacting like a mad woman, and she is so happy!  Its great!  She still doesnt like gringo food, but thats ok for right now.  she is learning to like pancakes first.  

Umm... I cant think of anything else to say.. so I will write more in a minute if i can.  I LOVE YOU GUYS!!

be safe and happy and i love you.  Boom. i said it.  we were all thinking it.

Love, Hna EvansOH!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAYLEE!!  I meant to say that!  And also, tell the boys to read Alma 57:27.

ok, ya.  I love you!  Adios!

February 18, 2014

February 18, 2014

my family11

i love you all1 and i got the computer that doesnt do capitals.

but ok, this week has been good1  heck, it was great even1  we had interviews with president brough.  have i ever told you that i have the best mission president in the world and his wife too1 

so we had interviews on thursday morning, they were so awesome.  it is so cool the revelation that pres. brough recieves during the interviews.  and it is so cool how he knows all of our names, he loves each one of his missionaries invidually.  it makes me think about the love that our heavenly father has for us.  and how he knows our names and our needs so perfectly.  he knows how to test us and how not to... he knows what we can handle and what we cant.  and his son knows exactly how we feel because he has felt it.  he knows exactly how hard things can be or how much joy we will feel through obedience.  it is so crazy1  and also, a favorite scripture of mine these days is in mosiah, 24 14.  

we also had some funny things happen, like an investigator named anival, he is a little cooky, wanted us to visit him.. and he told us that he memorized the book of mormon.. first of all, he didnt quite do that... and second, he gave us a ton of leaves and fruit from his garden again.. and he half hugged us when we left, we just stood there stiff as a board... so awkward1  and we left thinking wow... not ever coming back.. but we keep finding him in the street and he still wants us to visit him and his family.. some day i will be able to explain just how funny he is with the faces and sounds he makes.  

quote from my companion when we saw a chubby little kid running ´´little fatties get tired fast´´.  

yesterday we were knocking on doors and a kid answered the door and we asked to talk to his mom, his mom asked who was at the door and he told her ´´the jesus lady´´.  guys, we are the jesus ladies1  what an honor.  

ok, we found a woman the other day, named blanca.. she is pilas.  she also had a child when she was 13.... its a horrible horrible story. she was attacked as a 12 year old by a couple of men and then had the baby at 13.  but she is doing good now and has a husband and 2 other kids too, we are visiting her again soon, but it was soo cool how quickly she opened up to us and told us about her past like that.  

ok, thats all for now.. i hope you are all reading your book of mormon, having fhe, praying lots and lots and being good.  i love you1

be safe and happy and i love you1

love, hermana evans

February 4, 2014

My family!

I love you guys!

Ok, this week has had a few notable experiences... for example, training is just a blast!  From teaching my companion how to use the computer for internet time to helping her pick out groceries to practicing how to contact a bus and what not, it really is just such an experience!  Really quite fun! :)

So we will be having divisions with the training sisters tomorrow and I will learn a ton from them, I just know it.  But also today we had a really awesome zone training!  We watched a part of a talk from Elder Holland, when he just asks, "Do you love me?" from John 21 and then Elder Holland shouts, "THEN FEED MY SHEEP!!"  Guys, I think we outta feed His sheep.  

But heck, I hope you are all ready, this week was fun.  I got a hair cut!  And that was interesting!  Jessie, dont worry, you have way more certificates than the woman I went to.. But I wont complain, I was the one that chose to get a hair cut in Guatemala...

So I was using a bathroom at a members house, a little dangerous, because the bathroom is outside, and the walls are bed sheets and Im tall enough that I can easily see over the walls, all of them, And there obviously isnt a door knob so while I was in there one day a little girl, her name is La Jose, and she walks right in and just looks at me... #awkward.  So I just started saying "OH my! Ok, umm.. Goodbye! It was good to see you! Bye!" but she didnt leave... So awkward... 

Hna Aguilar made fake fingernails with flower petals and everytime she pulled a petal off, she would say "sorry little flower".  But then she kept doing it. Too bad I didnt get a picture!  

I saw a man on a bike on Sunday... and he had it all decked out.  Two flash lights in front for the front lights and a CD disk with the shiny side out as the rear reflector.  Not a bad idea! Why didnt I think of that?  The man is so creative!  

Also, we went to Santa Maria de Jesus again this weekend.. but we went with the old Branch Pres.  Pres. Cubur and his wife... and when we got there, a drunk man got so mad at me!  He started swearing Im pretty sure, I dont know, I didnt know a lot of the words he was using, and he was talking about how I had no right being there... he doesnt like gringos.. so we were walking away when another drunk man walks up to Pres. Cubur and just hugs him.  They are both pretty large Guatemalans and the one that was drunk was just a little bigger.  Pres. Cubur didnt put up a fight, he just went along with it while the drunk one said, "I am so sorry he said all those things about your friend" and things like that.  He hugged him for a good 7 minutes! Not a joke! We left him there and walked into the next house with the wife and started teaching... Then a while later, Pres. Cubur came in with a grocery bag and I was thinking he stopped off at the store first! Almost had a heart attack, but then turns out the second drunk guy felt so bad that he bought us all water and tortrix (chips here). so im not even mad!  It was a good experience!

Do you remember Pilas Jeramias?  Well he hasnt come to church still, and he also is having a hard time accepting that we go to church on sunday.. because he is a 7 day adventista.... so he goes on saturday.. heck, he runs it! He is the leader!  But thats where we are at right now with that one..

Lucy, I hope I have mentioned her, but she is doing good too. still hasnt gone to church... and is planning on getting married and moving to pakistan in March....

We found a guy named Apolinario and he is so pilas... We taught him and he said, " I tried to go to your church once, but it was shut..."  And he told us that the missionaries were going to visit him a while ago, but they never came... it was a thursday, and he waited for them a long time.  So he is pretty stoked that we will actually come back.  I always like finding people that actually want to talk to us... or that are just genuinely interested in the gospel and not just in it to argue.

But guys, thats about it for this week. I love you all a whole mountain, and I hope all is well at home!

Be safe and happy and I love you!

Love, Hermana Evans