July 8, 2014
Hi daddy!
I love you!
Well, I think it´s ok that you
bought an air mattress this year. I know you turned 25 again this year, but I
think it´s ok. :)
We didn´t go to the re-dedication of
the CCM, but they were definitely remodeling while we were there. That´s good
that they finished.
We had a conference this last
Thursday and we met President Markham and Hermana Markham. They are very sweet
and are also very firm in "obedience with exactness". I´m grateful
that we have the opportunity to learn from 2 mission presidents and apply their
teachings in our lives and to help the lives of the investigators and converts
and members.
And yes, we asked a member to buy us
a watermelon for us and then paid him for it. It was the best watermelon that
I´ve eaten in my mission. It was really good.
We had a baptism this week - it was
the husband of the sister we baptized a few weeks ago. His wife was so happy on
Sunday. I can´t wait until they go to the Temple.
And I´m leaving Patulul. I have
changes tomorrow. I´m sad to be leaving Patulul and Hermana Flores. But, I´m
needed somewhere else and I know that I´m meant to help other people in another
area. But, I´m grateful that I was here in Patulul and that I was able to see
miracles here. I know that this is the Lord´s work and that we are only instruments
in His hands.
And love the sister missionaries in
the ward. Just love them. They want to help and help the members have good
missionary experiences. Missions are really similar and I know that they want
to help to invite people to come unto Christ.
I love you, dad! I pray for you and
our family everyday. Have fun with Laura and Ryan and the kids this week! I
love you!
con MUCHO amor,
Hermana Conover
July 8, 2014
Hi momma!
I love you!
[Michelle woke up to a 6.9 earthquake on Monday the 7th. It was located just southeast of Chiapas in Mexico.]
Yeah, we´re fine. It was a pretty
good jolt, for sure, but we´re ok. We didn´t lose water or anything. And our
house is fine, but it was a pretty good jolt.
We went to Satiago, Atitlán
yesterday for our P-Day. We got permisison from President Markham to leave our
zone. It was so nice to see Atitlán again. And it was so nice - we weren´t
burning up from being hot. It was a relaxing P-day.
And I´m leaving Patulul. I´m being
transferred (aka I have changes, as we say in the mission). I´ve only been here
2 changes (transfers), but I´ll miss it. it´s been a good 12 weeks here in
Patulul. We definitely saw some amazing miracles. We baptized a family - we
baptized the husband of the sister we baptized a few weeks back. They are going
to be such a strong family in the church. I´m excited for them. I can´t wait
until they go to the Temple to be sealed.
And I got the package last week
(when we had the conference with President and Hermana Markham. I love the
shirts and also understand why dad was so shocked about how expensive they
were. But I shared the candy with some of the Elders from my zone. And thank
you - I am very grateful for every part of the package, from the Carmex to the
gummy worms. :)
We bought a watermelon on July 4th -
or, rather, we had one of the members buy one for us and then we paid him for
it. It was the best watermelon I´ve eaten on my mission.
I´ve decided that I´m going to learn
piano when I get back home. I wish that I had learned more before the mission
because not a lot of people play here. Only once in a while in a few wards or
branches can you find someone that can play piano that isn´t a missionary. And
not all the missionaries play, either. So I´m going to learn a little here in
the mission (right hand with a pedal note, like today in zone Training) and
learn more after.
This week, I have been learning a
lot about praying with sincerity. My prayers have gotten better since before
the mission, but they are still lacking. I´ve been trying to do better about
telling Heavenly Father about what we did during the day and being more
specific in my prayers. In chapter 4 of Preach My gospel, it talks about
praying by the Spirit. And who we should pray for and how. I´m applying that
more in my own personal prayers and am hoping that it will help the people I
teach, as well. I know that as we pray with more sincerity and more
specifically, we will see blessings in our lives and we will be able to see
those blessings more.
Give Laura and Ryan and their family
hugs for me and I hope that you will have a good time with them.
I love you, mom! I pray for you and
our family everyday! Siga adelante en la fe (keep moving forward in the faith).
I love you and hope you´re doing well!
con MUCHO amor,
Hermana Conover
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