Friends Come and Go, but the Gospel is FOREVER!

Dear Family,

First of all, I realize that the subject line of this email is EXTREMELY cheesy. I've decided I'm just going to embrace the cheesy :) oh the joys of being a missionary.

This week it got so cold (9 degrees F) that we were told to stay inside unless we had a set appointment. So we called until we got two and went outside anyway :) Success.

It turned out to be a HUGE miracle because that day we were able to find a family of our investigators that we lost! Their names are Miosoti, Edgar (10) and Maria (8). We haven't been able to see them in a month, but we found out that every night Edgar and Maria have been reading the Book of Mormon together every night.

THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

They told us all about the First Vision, Joseph Smith, and the first 10 or 11 chapters of the Book of Mormon. They are really good readers. We are waiting for their parents to get married so they all can get baptized! I am SO excited! I love seeing the light the comes into people's faces when they start reading the Book of Mormon. There's nothing else like it.

Other highlights of the week:

~Memorizing a bazillion (and by that I mean four) scriptures in Spanish. It's a goal for the missionaries and sometimes when you try to quote a scripture in lessons and forget it halfway through the scripture gets pretty interesting :)

~Giving my first ever talk in Spanish! It was pretty scary but the worst is over! Wasn't too bad after all :)

~Having my first English class! It was actually hard for me to speak in English to people I knew spoke Spanish. It took some willpower.

~Getting in contact with some members that I have never before met even though I've been in this area for six weeks already. They're great :) Gonna get them to church.

~Going running in 8 degree weather next to the frozen water between us and New York City. It was REALLY cool.

We had one of our investigators, Nelson, move away. Pretty heartbreaking, but I hope that one day missionaries find him again because I know he will be so happy once he gets baptized and receives the Holy Ghost.

So other than it being really cold, finding old investigators, losing one, and eating a lot of Mexican food, nothing too different this week. Just sharing the Gospel. I know it is true, or else I wouldn't be out here. I love this gospel, and what is more, I love seeing people become happier when they receive this gospel. That isn't to say life won't be hard, because it will. But it will be worth it!

I love you all! Choose the right and know what you stand for!

Sister Reed