Nothing big, just conquered some mountains

Eating pupusas. I realized I haven`t sent any fotos of the famous Salvadoran pupusas. Ahh, que ricas...

Dear family and friends,

I drew a comic this week during personal study about something that has been on my mind. I`ll have to send you a foto next week, I don`t have one on me now, but it looks like this: a stick figure representing a missionary walking on a beach. Underneath it reads, `The mission is like life. It starts smooth. (at least, it did for me) Everything looks bright. You`re not very stressed. You`re feeling good.`

The second picture is of a big rock. The caption says, `The first challenge comes, and it feels insurmountable.`

The third picture is of a giant mountain. It says, `Then you gain some perspective.`

The fourth and final picture is of a hand, marked by the print of a nail, reaching down to take the hand of the missionary. Underneath, it says: `It takes all of your faith and effort to climb over it and keep going. But you know you`re not alone. You know you can do it, because you can do all things which the Lord sees fit to ask of you.`

As my MTC teacher said, `Remember, this work is bigger than you.` And as Hermana Boren said, `There`s no going back. Going home is not an option. I will stay, and I will be who the Lord needs me to be.`

I will.

Want to know a few of the mountains I finally conquered this week? First, the letters. I finished the letters! Second, I gave my first talk in Spanish in sacrament meeting yesterday. I thought I had a short talk, but I wound up speaking about 15 minutes. Bastante. oops... haha I almost didn`t give my native-Spanish-speaking companion time to give her talk.

I also played a piano solo, of `God Be With You Til We Meet Again,` which in Spanish isn`t quite so goodbye-ish: `Para Siempre Dios Estè Con Vos,` or `God Be With You Always.` Several people approached me after the meeting to tell me they felt great peace while I was playing. I am very happy with how it went. I may not have given a perfectly timed talk, but I was able to soothe some troubled souls with music.

I love you! I know God is with each of you, always. Take care.

Hna Henrie

Hna E. and I with R. (white shirt and tie, miembro), C. (our GOLDEN investigator that`s getting baptized this Saturday), A. (another investigator) and J. (Z.`s daughter, in the wheelchair). Just wanted you to see more of the people I love. :)