July 8, 2014

July 8, 2014

My family!!!!

 I love you guys so much!

i have news.  if you heard, yes there was an earthquake... it was pretty big.  lemme tell you a story.  

5:25 am i hear my comp say, "hna Evans!! hna Evans!!  wake up! there is an earthquake!  Get up!" i was so out of it.  so i grabbed the phone, and my flip flops and we went to stand in the door.  i have never experienced an earthquake like that... i just remember rocking back and forth half asleep, hearing the house creak a little, and then it almost would stop and then kept  going, a little stronger... and then.. it ended.. and nothing else happened to us.  but we got the soft part of it.  really far away, there is a place called San Marcos.  it was really bad there.. houses fell, schools fell, hospitals.. we only heard a little, but here we are all fine.  Dont worry one bit.  

So the two people that got married not long ago and the wife got married, well, we were talking to Pedro, the husband, and he said, "ya know, you werent joking when you told me i would get so many blessings for getting married. We have been so blessed ever since we got married."  its true guys, God blesses us when we are obedient.  

so all those fallen baptisms last week were hard, but last night, we visited some really awesome people.  Karina and Tania.  mom and daughter.  they have been saying no to a date for baptism because they want to be more familiar with the church.  but last night, they shared with us how they got their answers that this is the true churh.  karina "the night we got home from the activity in the church i felt so great!  So close to God.  when i got home and my family started attacking us and getting mad about us going to this church i felt like they ripped me away from God.  That was my answer.  I know its true. I am closer to God in this church."  Tania "the first time we went to church, i felt so happy.  i got home, and that night i went to sleep, so calm. and last week, when we couldnt go to church, i felt really bad!  but to go again this week, I walked in and just felt like, 'its ok. im  here'. and that is why i want to get baptized."  so we challenged them for this sunday, and they said yes.  they are so awesome. i love them. 

This week i recieved revelation while a woman told us she wouldnt get baptized until it came from her heart to do it.. and i thought, why does it matter if it comes from your heart?! its a commandment. if i waited every fast sunday until it came from my heart to fast, i would probably never fast. but it comes from my heart to obey Gods commandments because i love Him.  so i do it.  Sometimes we dont have to understand why, we just need to do it. 

I love my mission so much. i wrote a letter for you guys, ill send it soon.  But ill just warn you, its pretty sweet if you judge it on a guatemala scale.  like on a scale from 1 to 2 complete families on one motorcycle, i think its about an 8.  easy.  

Guys, i am beyond excited for Nate.  That is the coolest thing ever.  The philipines!!!  I dont know anything about there.. but i feel like from the stalking i did at Kylee Richardson, Nate will be super tall amongst those people.  

What is Marees email address?  i want to write her some day.

oh here is an inspired question :how has studying preach my gospel helped you to share the restored gospel more? 

I love you guys!  Adios! be safe and happy and i love you!

love, Hna Evans