one day late... with good cause :)

Dear family and friends,

Yesterday our mission president and his wife came to give a conference to all our zone, of Apopa. (going into Sara mode here because it`s more fun...) Thus it was decreed that Monday, the 16th of June 2014, be made into a normal proselyting day (with the wonderful addition of a good-bye conference with the Glaziers), and Tuesday, today, be converted into preparation day. (exit Sara mode) We`ll be back on the normal schedule next week.

The conference really was wonderful. President and Hermana Glazier gave us their last words of advice with a focus on the Gospel of Christ: Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End. President offered the closing prayer as we all knelt. It was powerful. Afterward, we took a zone photo and then individual photos, and finally President and Hna Glazier spent probably an hour or more saying goodbye to each of us individually.

President`s advice to me was simple: `Can you feel the Spirit right now?´ he asked me. `Good. Now it`s your job to make sure all of your investigators and members feel it, too.`

Really, when you get right down to it, missionary work is that simple. It`s not we human beings that `convert` others, it`s the Holy Ghost that converts. As missionaries, members, and teachers, our job is to create an atmosphere where the Spirit can teach and testify directly to the heart of the learner. I know this church is directed by Jesus Christ Himself. It contains the fulness of the Gospel as taught by Christ and His Apostles. Within its organization is found the divine power and authority of God. It is the `one faith, one baptism` that is mentioned in Ephesians. And the Spirit will ALWAYS testify of it, because it`s the Spirit`s job to testify of divine truth, and this is true.

If you have any doubt, I invite you to read in the Book of Mormon and pray to know if Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God. If these two things are truly from God, then everything else the Church professes is true. I know these things are true, and I know the Spirit will testify to you personally, in your heart, if you sincerely (and specifically!) ask Him.

We had a baptism on Saturday. It was one of the most beautiful services I`ve ever had in the mission. The 30-year-old daughter of my December convert, Rosa, got baptized! We asked Rosa to give a talk about faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and as part of the sweetest testimony I have ever heard, she said the following: `This is the happiest day of my life. The day my daughter is baptized.` We sang `I Am a Child of God` as the closing hymn, and to hear Celina`s two little kids (age 4 and 5) singing along melted the hearts of everyone in attendance and brought a beautiful feeling to the room.

I know this is true. I`m grateful for the privilege of being able to share it with my Salvadoran brothers and sisters.

I hope you all are doing great. Take care. I love you!


Hna Henrie