April 28, 2014

My messages may start to be shorter...I received permission to start using some of my hour of writing to start searching for what I need to do to apply to Graduate school. Have to fly!

We have continued seeing miracles in our area. Normally the people who don't attend a church (and hence are more open minded) are few and far between. But lately we have been finding several! I know it's because of prayer. I've been praying for the Lord's help in finding people and we are receiving the blessings.

We've also been working really hard and it always feels great to return home at night and feel like we accomplished all that we could that day. No better feeling.

Also, we've been working with less active members. One of them, Lisbet, has not gone to church in 2 or 3 years. She has a testimony of the church but...just doesn't go. We had an amazing lesson with her where we talked about faith. She has such a great knowledge of the gospel, that really, we just asked questions and she came to the conclusion on her own. At the end...you could tell that she understood the importance of going to church. And sure enough...she went to church! We're going to keep helping her to feel that enthusiasm to go to church.

Things are going great here. It's getting hot here, but the afternoons are generally comfortable. Some interesting notes; I don't think I've yet mentioned....for the first time we have cellulars in the mission!! (4 weeks ago...:D) It was so weird getting used to it. I didn't know how to answer it.

Also, they have me playing piano in the ward...but, when I lifted the covering the first day...it wasn't a piano. It was an ORGAN! I had no idea what to do. Thankfully we arrived a little earlier so I could tinker around with it a bit. Interesting...very interesting, Want to learn now.

And last...the men here are not discreet in whistling or calling after women. Their indiscretion reaches SO far...that they even have a horn in their cars that does the wolf whistle...or I'm not sure how to call it. But when they pass a `pretty lady', they honk their...”whistle”. We normally just ignore it completely. :D Or laugh about it.

Ok, have to go! Love you all, take care!

Hna Schultz