Monday, June 30, 2014

Cambios (changes) to Cojutepeque

Note from Mom: Picture from Apopa, but I didn't want a post without a picture

Dear family and friends,

The biggest news of the week is, for the first time in my mission, the Lord has moved me out of San Salvador. I´m in Cojutepeque now, which is part of the departamento called Las Cabañas. I left Hna Infanzon in my beloved Apopa with a new companion and took up residence once more in a place named Santa Lucia.

My new companion is Hermana Abadillo from Guatemala. She´s a sweet little Latina (my height) who reminds me a lot of my trainer, Hna Gonzalez. We are fast developing a sincere and loving friendship. She has a lot of time in the mission- igual con Hna Infanzon. Could be that I´ll be her last companion. What the Lord says, goes. Personally, I´m hoping to be her companion for a good long time. She has a powerful testimony and is very sensitive to the Spirit. We´ve already had several very beautiful experiences with investigators and less active members of the Church. I love her positive, hardworking attitude toward everything. I know I´m going to learn A LOT from her! :)

About Cojute: it´s a lot more city than Apopa. That was immediately clear. (Apopa is a lot more country.) It´s nice because people are very polite and tell me I speak good Spanish and they also understand my questions during lessons (almost all the time). Our cocinera runs a panadería, and she makes the BEST ROLLS I have EVER tasted. mmmm

We´re teaching a super awesome investigator right now named Teodoro. He´s an older man in his fifties whose wife died two years ago. (hmm, sounds like Hno. Orlando from Apopa. I didn´t make that connection until just now) He´s on fire! I don´t know how long Hna Abadillo had already been teaching him, but I´ve already seen a lot of progression in him. He stopped drinking coffee completely, committed to always go to church, feels the Spirit strongly, and is SUPER excited for his baptism coming up this month! We´re going to have a Family Home Evening lesson with him tonight about the temple. We´ll talk a little about how it´s possible for him to be with his wife again, for eternity.

I´m excited. :)

Oh yeah... In the past five days, I´ve given a talk in church AND helped teach an hour-long lesson to the members of the branch of Cojutepeque. The zone leaders made sure I had a warm welcome. haha (Insert a BIG thank-you to my Aunt Debbie here. I used the quote you sent from James E. Faust about how ´private´ decisions always have public consequences, and that we should be the change we want to see in the world. It worked perfectly with my talk!)

I know this Church is true. I know God lives and loves us. I know we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

I love you all! I hope you´re all doing great. Don´t quit writing me, I love hearing from you. Take care!

Hna Henrie

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