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Hola family and friends!!!

From what it sounds like you guys didn’t get my letter from last week. I have a feeling the Lord was protecting you because it was a very depressing letter, but don’t you worry this week was awesome!! My favorite scripture Alma 26:27 came alive again for me.
Here is the deal. A few days before transfers I heard that I would be getting a mini (a missionary from Argentina who is not a full time missionary, sometimes its girls who have served before or teenagers). I was worried all week, not knowing what happened. The day of transfers they told me that I would be having a 17 year old from here from my branch. She was going to be with me the whole transfer. I was devastated. I was so scared, worried that the drama from the branch would effect the work even more. I was also scared about feeling completely alone being the only person not from Argentina. I will be honest, I was not happy. I balled my eyes out the whole night. I have never been so upset in the mission. It was the devil hard at work, not feelings from God. Then they decided to change things up. The 17 yr couldn’t do it because she needs to start school next week. I was feeling excited, hoping they would find someone from another city. But instead the just found another women from here. Her name is Maria Altamirano, she recently has been back to church. She is 28 and comes from a family really, really humble. She has not had the benefit of good dental work and is missing almost all of her top teeth, she is quite, and reserved. To say the least I was still a brat and feeling like there is now way I could do it. The Elders gave me the option to go and work in a different area until they could find someone from another area. But I knew that I was being a brat and not submitting to the will of the Lord. I prayed hard, received a blessing from an elder and decided to start the next day working in our area. So that is what we did, we went straight to work. She is a trooper!!!! She is excited to share the work and to learn. She is everything I am not and I LOVE everything about her. We have had such an amazing week. We have seen so many miracles and are preparing a family of 6 to be baptized in two weeks. Looking back I see how hard the Devil was working on me because he knew that we were going to see wonderful things happen. I have had one of the best weeks of my mission and feel so grateful that the Lord forgives me of my weakness and still blesses me. I have so many high hopes for this transfer. FA, I am so content. I love this work. I love my Father in Heaven and I am so grateful for his tender mercies!!!
I love you all. KEEP THE FAITH!!!!
LOS QUIERO!!!
HNA REDFERN
Hey all! well this was a good week we had. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be a missionary in these times, it really is such a blessing. And really i thank all of you for your support always has been marvellous. This week on Friday we put a baptismal date with a señora that we have been teaching, she is really great but has been really slow in progressing, but now she is all animated for her baptism and we are excited that she is doing it because she feels it is what God wants her to do. We also found a new family to teach hermano valentin and his wife and kids, and they beat us to church! we passed by there house at 930 to take them and no one was there, and we were kind of worried because we had stayed in that we were going to pick them up, but it turns out that a sister from the ward passed for them first and they arrived at church before we did, we got there and it was such a grate feeling. Its always great when the members help out with the work, it just goes so much better, so much more success that way. Also Axel who we baptized last week is already going to go to the temple this week to do baptisms for the dead. It will be a great experience for him. Also this week i got attacked by a murderous goose, it almost got me. I love the mission, it really is such a blessing to be here and to participate in this work. I know you guys all are doing what the Lord has commanded to, and we aren't any more important than you, everyone has this great chance to help in the preaching of this gospel. You all have helped more more than you can know. my new email address here in the mission is christopher.redfern@myldsmail.net for the fam who wants to write me. I love you all keep doing what your doing!
Elder Redfern