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Monday, April 19, 2010

The strong ones....

......Good news I still love and will forever love my new companions. I am learning a few Spanish phrases, like I said before we have language study for her in the mornings. So was wondering if you can send a book on beginning to learn Spanish and/ or to learn gospel Spanish. We have lessons that are all in Spanish and I have no idea what’s going on, love you!!!

More good news within the last week we put 4 more people on date with a total of six and we have 2 in the works and several others that we are trying to put in the works. This fire has seemed to come on fire overnight. Faith building days mostly!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hurrah for Israel!!!!. One of the people that we just put on date also has to get married first. We decided that we are a companionship that creates forever families. I have never seen such determination and diligence amongst the children in families. They are the ones that are bringing their families together. They are the strong ones. It makes me think of how great of sprits they must have been. I stand in awe. It makes me want to be stronger knowing the 9, 13, and 17 year olds have to exercise more faith and hard work then I ever had. It also helps me realize how blessed I am to have been born of goodly parents. They realized that they had to be the adult and to teach and raise their children in righteousness. Not to say I want them to choose for them selves at the age of 9 and not to care what they are doing. Also, to have the impression that this what their children need and this is how to empower them. Silly People!

We are working on not being late to appointments. It is a big struggle. We have so many people to see and we are learning that we cannot cram them all in. space out.

I am soooooooooo excited about the beehive. Katie you look so cute in the beehive suit. You will probably have to teach me how to care for bees when I get back.

Keep helping out the missionaries in your area. That is how we are finding all the people that are getting on date and baptized, is through the ward members. You are the finders and we the teachers. God will bless your efforts as you pray and try.

love Sister Schwarz

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Only Two Types of Days, Faith Building and Faith Strengthening....

April 8, 2010

I am so glad you got the pictures. Finally!!!! That was my third try and today before we came here I went and printed off all those pics and some to mail them to you.

Transfers happened yesterday. That is why I am writing today. I am still in West Valley, which I am actually really excited about. I am in a threesome. trio. This is going to be a great transfer. Sister Blackwelder (Florida) and Hermana Arce (Paraguay) are my new companions. We are not living at the Earl’s any more. I tried not to be too excited but I am I told the Assistants that they have their 25 yr old son living with them now. So uncomfortable. We live on the same level as the family and right next door the master bedroom I fall asleep to Bro Earl snores and wake up to them through out the night, but no more!!!! Having an unmarried man in the same house as the missionaries is a BiG mission no-no. They kind of freaked when I told them. So we moved into the split level apt with the Spanish speaking elders in our area. We spent about 5 hours cleaning it today. I am surprise that they are still living to be honest. I had the job of bathroom. Any ways we have a bunk bed and a bed in a room just a little bit bigger then Katie's room. but the rest of the house makes up for it. So happy. Last night was the funnest I had as a missionary teaching. All we did was run from apt to apt. I feel like a missionary now. Focused! It is awesome to have Heramana Acre as a companion for a lot of the people that we are teaching are Latino and so we teach in Spanish and English. Busting out baptisms now. No more giving all the Spanish speaking to the other zone. We have an hour in the morning for language study now for her to continue to learn English and Sister Blackwelder and I are going to try to learn some Spanish, maybe. The words that I have been taught thus far I butcher. They like to play the games/sports on p-day.!!!!! We have a lot of potentials and we are going to work hard now no holding back. Watch out West Valley!! I decided there are only two types of days. Faith Building days and Faith Strengthening days. Building is when I see miracles and the others when the Lord tests our faith. He builds and strengthens, builds, and strengthens.

Love you all I have letters in the mail

ss

Saturday, April 3, 2010

WEDDING BELLS?



Jesse and Sarah got married this last Friday. Then he got baptized that Saturday. The wedding was planned in two days. They almost did not go through with it because Sarah, a member wanted, a big wedding, Jesse just wanted to obey the commandments and get married and baptized. We mentioned that the most important thing is that you get married. Their parents were mad at them for supposedly rushing it, but the have been living together for more than a year and have a 5 month year old baby, Jocelyn. Even the Bishop wife said, “why not wait?” I had to explain to her, that Jesse recognize how important it is to commit themselves to each other and to live all God’s commandments. He did not want to leave his baby and girlfriend and why encourage them to procrastinate their day of repentance and the blessings of following the commandments. I said it as nicely as I could. I made their wedding cake and the Relief Society president made her a wedding dress for free, in 2 days. They have no money. But Jesse, two Sundays ago, paid his tithing and it was the last ten dollars he had. Then the next day they were doing laundry and found 30 dollars. Then the next day he found out that he was hired for a job that he applied for. Sister Schwarz

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