HOLA

Dearest Familia,

Oh how I love writing y'all every week!

This week we have gained many investigators who want us to teach english. It is so interesting to teach someone english! We are helping one of our investigators on a project in her english class. She is pretty good we just help her refine her language :) Her name is G. She is a joy to be around and I love teaching her both english and the gospel! Crazy but we taught her the word of wisdom the first lesson because she had questions that only the word of wisdom could answer! We will see how she progresses this week!

In the same house as G., we have another investigator named C. She is a hoot! She has 84 years and love to joke around with us. Of course I joke right back at her but my companion, Hna Davis is pretty gullable (sp?). Either way, lessons are always enjoyable with her! She has a lot of faith and her testimony is growing. Oh, we also have the same blusa and so I think we need a picture :)

There are so many joys of being to white girls in Mexico. Everybody asks us where we are from and what we are doing in Mexico. WHAT A GREAT WAY to introduce the gospel!! We love it!!!

We are learning so much about the different ways people learn the gospel, specifically with one of our investigators, J. She is too old to remember her age and we have to teach VERY SIMPLE. It also requires a lot of faith that God will help each person.

Welp, Gotta go!

ADIOS!!!

Hermana Beardall

COLINAS

Familia,

I am in Colinas Querétaro this change! It is SIGNIFICANTLY HOTTER here and the roads are flat (not rocky). With my weak ankles you think I would be happy that the roads are flat, but I miss the rocky streets of San Miguel. I had to watch my step and that helped me stay awake. I am searching for something else to keep me awake and not thinking about the heat.

The ward here is significantly larger than my ward in San Miguel. The members here are so welcoming and so friendly! I am suprised at how many conversations I am able to have with members- EN ESPAÑOL!

Hermana Davis and I are the first American sister companionship in the mission. She has one more change (6 weeks) more than me and we both know about the same amount of spanish. She knows more than I do, that's for sure.

The whole world is on vacaciones right now which means that more than half of our investigators are gone. It's weird not having anyone to teach, but this next week should be better.

It is weird going from opening an area and having no one to a place where we have TONS!! It is great!

odo bien aquí en Colinas! 

Sunday meetings are like ours but in Spanish. Really though. Okay. One MAJOR difference is that most people show up 15-30 min late and not Cedar Hills 8th ward 30 min early.

We have church in a stake center here in Colinas and it is pretty nice and big and all. I don't know if there is a ward choir here, but we will see. We have a piano and I am pretty sure they have a calling for a person to press the button for the hymn to play. Haha it makes me laugh!!

I haven't spoken yet (knock on wood), but we will see. 

My companion is American and very girly. She insisted on doing my makeup one day and I about died. I have never worn that much makeup EVER. She was having fun so I didn't say anything... She's attempted to do my hair several times too but my hair is just too complicated. Ha.

Oout of time! Write more next week!

LOVE YA!!

Hermana Beardall

HOLY WEEK!!

Querida Familia,

Here in Mexico they are celebrating Holy Week. I don't exactly know what that means, but there are a lot of shrines with Jesus and Saints and they handed out free popsicles and such. All of the buses always have a cross with Jesus but this week they put flowers underneath the cross. It is so fun to learn about different cultures!

This week Hna Miguez and I have been talking with the lideres of the ward (like our mission president told us to do so that we could have more success) and WOW! We are starting to have more success in San Miguel de Allende!! The lideres are trusting us with their friends and we are visiting them and teaching them the gospel. So far they are all very accepting what we are teaching and progressing in learning. Blessings follow when you are obedient and we have seen that happen this week specifically!!

Familia Soto is so close to accepting a baptismal date! They accept everything we teach them and they Victor (the husband) loves to ask A LOT of questions! I always enjoy going to teach them because the Spirit is always so strong ! The last time we went and taught them, Hermana Leticia was making... I don't exactly know what they are called, but basically it is a jello cup and she takes a doctor-like needle filled with colored milk and makes a flower! IT IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!! I will attatch pictures so you can see and understand what i am trying to explain. 

This week, one of the members, Benjamin Velez, found out that I had never eaten sushi so he bought Hna M and I sushi. Never say never, my friend, because I have already accomplished three things I said I would never do: 1) learn Spanish 2) go to Mexico (I don't know why I didn't want to go to Mexico- it's BEAUTIFUL) and 3) eat sushi. It was weird, but I liked it. But if you gave me the choice between sushi and a hamburger, I would easily pick the hamburger. But the sushi was great :)

It is crazy that I am saying this but we have CAMBIOS!! It is really hard for me because I am not very good with change, but Hna Miguez is staying in San Miguel and I am headed to Querétaro tomorrow. I cried for the longest time because we were just beginning to see the fruits of our labors here in San Miguel, finally starting to have a decent number of people to teach and now we have cambios. It is hard but I am learning to be okay with it:) My new companion is HERMANA DAVIS from Spanish Fork, UT!! Crazy thing is we both recognize each other from choir festivals in highschool- IT'S CRAZY!! Anywho, she has one more change than me  (she just finished her training) and she's my new trainer!!! Mixed emotions, but I think I will love this change!! I am definitely going to miss San Miguel de Allende and when I come back and visit I definitely want to come here (I think you would love it here mummsie)!!

Pues, I am going to finish sending pics and writing! I hope your week is grand and dandy!

LOVE Y'ALL!!

Love,

HERMANA BEARDALL

sushi

Hna L. and her cool flower jello

flower jellos

yo and the castle (I call it the Castle but really it is "just" a church)

Hna Miguez y Yo on our last P-day

people eating popsicles at a shrine (I think everyone has a popsicle haha)

The Castle :)

QUICK LETTER THIS WEEK

Better than nothing right?

We taught a family this week- Familia S. We have had a hard time trying to keep an appointment with them but when we finally got to enter their house and teach them, the Spirit hit us sooo strong! I didn't understand every word, but I understood the Spirit. They were having family issues and were visiting the Catholic Church's family help programs. They felt like the catholic church didn't have the relief they were looking for and that it wasn't personal. L. S. said that we were angels and answers to her prayers- we shared the message of the gospel and we taught the gospel to her needs! They have a desire to be baptized and learn more!! Hna M and I were overwhelmed with joy and almost started crying on the bus ride home (after the lesson). Missionary work has it's ups and downs but the ups override all the downs because of their spiritual impact on the heart.

I loved conference this weekend and was BLESSED to watch it in ENGLISH!! We had many pauses but I watched all of it in english! One of my favorite talks was M. Russell Ballard's talk about following up and Preach My Gospel. Before my mission I didn't really understand the power of PMG but now that I read it every day I can't believe I didn't read it more before the mission. I challenge you to read PMG and get to know it REALLY well. PMG is for every member because every member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a missionary!! 

I saw Brynn and Dani in the choir!!! Ahh that made my day because I did not expect to see familiar faces that I love so dearly!! 

I am teaching Elder Vicente English and he is teaching me Spanish- our conversations are benificial and BEYOND hilarious!  I can see a major difference in my confidence in speaking and also my vocabulary. I am starting to enjoy the language more!!

I love all of you and miss you much!

GREENIE PACKAGE

  

RANDOM Q&A

Anything funny happened in your apartment?
Nothing quite as funny as flies, but...
We finally got a fridge this week! I bought some tortillas and queso (among other things) and it felt soo good to finally have all of our supplies for our house- now we need to set everything up!

When is your next zone conference?
I have no idea when our next zone conference is... might be something good to know:) haha it is on a Martes but I don't know how often we have them.

Sadly, we aren't teaching S. J. anymore because she told us that God didn't give her the answer to be baptized. She read the scriptures we gave her and prayed but it didn't work out. Bummer. I still pray for her even though I don't see her anymore.

Spanish is still hard but I definitely can say that my understanding has definitely improved! Thank you for your prayers!

How does the peanut butter taste?  I've heard that it's not as good as American PB.
I don't notice a difference. I love peanut butter regardless.

Did you get your "greenie" package? Your Easter one is on it's way.
Ok. so please know your package has made it, but my zone leader keeps forgetting to bring it!! AHH I bug him like crazy and I hope to get it next week! Keep your fingers crossed!

When do you have Zone Conference?  Is that when you get your packages?
I don't know. Yes.

How long do you get on the computer?
1hr30min

Are you writing to a lot of people?
YES!! I get about 20 letters a week!

Do you shop at a fresh market? I heard that that's where missionaries get sick.
No. We shop at a store called something difficult to remember. My comp calls it the missionary store.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!