Heaven sent

We made s`mores on our counter stovetop. :)

Dear family and friends,

La Conferencia was literally heaven sent, wasn`t it? The Hnas and I worked super hard to get as many people as possible to see it, knowing there would be something in it for each and every one of them. We made about 30 paper invitaciones, handed out every single one, and invited a few others just by word of mouth, and as a result we had seven investigators at one or both of the reuniones on Sunday.

It was amazing to see those seven there, even though I wish all 30+ had come. It was a true miracle to see one hermana in particular. Hna Gonzalez has been working with her family for awhile, but she hadn`t really progressed because she had never come to church. She has a phobia of large groups of people. Knowing the power of the Libro de Mormòn to touch hearts and change lives, we started to read it with her together and over the weeks we`ve seen a change in the atmosphere of their home, and she came to the morning session of General Conference yesterday!

When we got to the capilla, she started to feel uncomfortable, seeing all the people who had gathered to hear the prophet and apostles speak por medio del televisor. We found two of èlderes and went into a quiet room where they her a priesthood blessing of health and comfort. Then Hna Winters and I walked upstairs with them, dropped her and Hna Gonzalez off in the chapel and went downstairs to the English room. Hna G said she did great, watching all two hours of the meeting surrounded by people.

 Another milagro pasò last night after. There`s a family in Montecristo that Hna G and the hermanas before her have been working with for awhile (since February-ish, I think). Much like the hermana with the phobia, we`ve been seeing a change in her family over the past several weeks, and it`s because of the Libro de Mormòn. The mom, Hna Reyna (I`ve told you about her before; I love her and her family so much) is developing a very powerful testimony and love for the Libro de Mormòn. We`ve invited them to baptism repeatedly and Hna Reyna keeps saying she wants to, but `only God knows the date.` She went to Conference yesterday and last night she said she feels the time has come, and she set her own baptism date for her birthday, the 25 of this month! Not only that, but she said she`d been thinking about and planning for that date for a little while, she just didn`t want to tell us until we got closer to the date.

This is an answer to many heartfelt prayers and lecciònes. We know it`s a modern-day miracle! Dios es misericordioso de verdad.

I know Christ lives. I know He is our Savior. I know we can and must be permanently changed by His love and Atonement. I know this is a lifelong process filled with challenges, but I also know there is no greater joy than what can be found within this Gospel. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has the fulness. It has the priesthood keys. It is directed by Christ Himself por medio de revelaciòn a su profeta y sus apòstoles. I invite each one of you to investigate this church a little bit more, to pray to God and ask if it is true, and to act on the response. It will bring lasting happiness in this life and eternal joy in the world to come.
Much love,
Hna Henrie