September 2, 2014

September 2, 2014

my family!!!!!!

I love you guys! and this week was, not as eventful as last week.. so sorry for that.  but, anywho, the elders that went to Alotenango got taken out again.  like a day later.  what a blessing.  

Wow.  so my comp got dengue this week.  do you know what that is?  doubtful.  ill explain.  dengue is what happens when you get a mosquito bite (not every bite, but some) and then you loose your appetite, energy, the body hurts real bad, you feel like you have been fasting for 3 days etc, sometimes nausea. and she still worked everyday with that!  what a trooper.  she was sleeping in almost every lesson, but she did it.  she is doing a lot better now though.

the members here are helping us out a lot.  they have been teaching us the area, and we have one guy, Brandon, he will be baptized on the 21 of this month, he has to wait so long because he didnt pass his baptismal interview... but he will be good.  and, then, get this, the stake president (who is so awesome) came to church with us this sunday, and he spoke obviously so ill explain what he said in a moment.  but he also requires that all the missionaries in this zone have a book of mormon in their hand at all times.  its pretty cool to have the bom with us always. 

but he said to start his talk, "im showing Pres. Lopez his new area, i wonder how the members here are showing their new missionaries their new area...." and then he had us go up there with him and he introduced us and all. and then he started talking about a talk from Pres Hinckley, when he talked about a man and a snake. and the snaked asked if the man would carry him to a hotter place because he was dying in the cold.  the man said no because he was a snake. and the snake kept going at it and promised he wouldnt bite the man, and finally the man picked up the snake and took him to a hot place.  when he set him down, the snake bit him and the man said, "you promised you wouldnt bite me!" and the snake said, "you knew who i was when you picked me up."  then he said, "brothers and sisters, lets not pick up satan and invite him in our homes.  we know who he is.  we know what he does.  we have to stay away from him"  

So guys, stay away from temptations, dont even get close.  once a woman told me, "if someone is strong enough, they can look at pornography and nothing will happen to them.  but they have to be someone strong.. if not, then no."  but guys, it doesnt matter who ya are.  sin is sin. whether we are strong or not, it will affect us all.  So i love you guys so much! temptation comes in ALL forms!!  please be so careful.  

things are going really good.  my comp is so funny.. seriously, yesterday, the very first thing she said in the morning was a joke i tell everyone. in spanish she said, "what has feet and a tail like a boy cat?" "a girl cat!" and then got up and prayed like nothing had happened.  

Life is good, guys.  Its so awesome. i love you so much!  keep it up!  Adios! be safe and happy and i love you.

Love, Hna Evans