THIS WEEKS EMAILS

Hello! well this was a very interesting week in Poza Rica. We had one of our investigators of 4 months have a baby! And considering we and the members are the only people really financially stabling them in the incredibly hard situation, i got a call at 11 am and took off running to the church with her hospital papers that we had for a current problem. There the bishop took her to the hospital and she gave birth in o about 15 Minutes. Ya it was fast. We had already gotten back home and little Esperanza was born. This week we will probably give her a blessing and name for the church. The mission really lets you have some experiences you wold truly never have. I love this opportunity, truly is amazing. We also have had some really spiritual lessons with a young woman who had been to church for a year and will now be getting baptized this week, the Lord is truly Omnipotent and can do all things. My testimony of the fast is something that has grown extremely. Well i had interviews this week and it is ab out 100 percent certain that i will be changing to the Mission Mexico Veracruz when they make the division, so that will be the first of JULy so send the last mail you want to send me in this next week or two and than stop.... and later i will give the address for the new mission. It will be a very different change change but it is also a little exciting to be able to get to know even more of Mexico. New president, new missionaries, new people cities and culture. But not until July. So yea. We are just going to keep on working and doing what we need to be doing and let the Lord handle the rest. I love you all so much, i got a couple letters this week which was good because it had been while that anyone has written me besides Lindsey ha(your the best). Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy, i have been studying a good amount of words of the Prophets, and it is a day muy abused. Have a great week everyone!!
elder redfern

Hola!

I have been reflecting a lot today on my mission. As the time is coming short I am feeling many different emotions, I didn’t think it would still be so hard at this point. I am realizing that there is still so much to learn as a missionary and I would love a whole other 6 months to applicate everything I am learning now. I hope these boys realize how lucky they are to have the last six months that they have. But to be honest I don’t if physically I could do it. I feel my body dying. The last few nights we have had to run in super hard to try and make it in on time and I just want to cry. As I lifted my feet (we have been wearing boots because of the tremendous rain) pain rushed through each part of my body. I am doing my workouts daily but the walking all day gets to you. But every time we have made it in on time and I have literally felt the hand of the Lord push me the last few blocks to the house.

The hand of the Lord has been in all of our work. Finally this weekend Betty and Salustiano Alvarez are going to be baptized. We started teaching Betty in January but after many spiritual lessons and against my will we had to leave her because she wasn’t progressing. A MEMBER told us to stop buy again and every since then we have been teaching her and her husband. My heart if so full of joy! I just know their two kids that are home will follow.

We are also teaching stubborn Miguel, he is 100 percent Hippie and loves to fight with us but the spirit has been doing its work and he is changing. He came to church yesterday and my comp said he was tearing up a bit during my talk. It is amazing to watch the faces of people change as we testify of the truthfulness of this gospel.

I know that the greatest work we can do is share the gospel. People will listen, the spirit will touch there hearts. Something I wish people would have taught me more as a young women is how important it is that we preach this gospel instead of focusing so much on marriage. The right person will come at the right time, right now is the time to teach and preach to those who have not been able to have the gospel in their lives.

I love you all!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP THE FAITH!