TODOS SOMOS UNO

Dear Family,

Ok mercy has been given to me and I can write you a quick letter :)

This week has been a whirlwind! 

Thanks for praying for Victor! I know he has a potential very big as a member of God's church but it is hard to help him see the potential he has. This past week we have passed to see him reading the news and I thought that surely he had lost his interest to read the book of mormon and learn more, but just the other day we saw him reading again :) 

As for the Cruz Bolaños family, we haven't seen them much this week but they are still receptive to our message AND are sharing the gospel with their family and friends that also need the blessings of the gospel! It is beautiful to see them share the gospel light that has entered into their hearts and has given them the hope they need in their life. 

Answer to your question: Their daughter was 23 years old.

Here in Mexico there is some trick or treating but not much. Not everybody hands out candies. The day of the dead is actually two days where they make an alter-like thing of their loved ones that have passed away with a little bit of the dead's favorite food and flowers because they believe that the dead comes back in this night to eat the food they have left. They also worship a Saint that is called the Saint of Death. Interesting, eh?

We had an activity as a Zone this past friday to help strengthen the Ward Pinos. The activity is called, TODOS SOMOS UNO (We are all one or something like that...) We worked together in our area (Pinos) to visit Less Actives, and Old Investigadors, Investigadors, etc. The purpose is to strengthen the ward and find more people to teach. The elders of Pinos were taken from our area and sent to Queretaro right before our activity and my companion is a sister training leader and was working with other missionaries, so together with my Zone Leaders we scrambled to put together what the elders of Pinos left us (which wasn't much) and what my compa and I had to make an activity of success for our zone. All things said and done, the activity gave us many fruits and MUCH to work with! It was a blessing that came in perfect timing!

As for the elders that I recently mentioned, we know very little for why they left. All we know is that now we are going to be the only missionaries in Pinos until Cambios or who knows when :) 

We found an Hermano named Carlos where we go to write practically every week. He contacted us asking us who we were and if he could go to church. This week we passed and saw an hermano of our ward talking with him. We introduced the hermano to Carlos as a member of our church and the next appointment we had with Carlos he asked about baptism. It is a testimony to us that God is preparing his children to hear the gospel. I have a strong feeling that Carlos is going to be very strong hands in the kingdom of God, here in the earth strengthening and inviting God's children to know the gospel. Stay tuned to hear more about his story.... NEXT WEEK :)

Whelp, Tango que irme! 

Les amamos!!!

Hermana Beardall (y Hermana Giménez)