EMAIL... Week 68

Hola All!

We have only had sprinkles this week, after being threatened with a downpour every day. Could the rainy season be over? We shall see! We won’t leave our umbrellas home yet, as this could be a trick!

Packed week...and we are feeling it! Tuesday we did a pancake breakfast for our District to celebrate the birthdays of Hermana Elías and Elder Bassett! Always fun for us to feed them! After their meeting we were able to take Hermanas Elías and Donaire to lunch to celebrate more. (The Hermanas were both stuffed by the end of the day with people feeding them in celebration. We just wanted to do our part.) Elder K and I then headed to Condega to work with the Elders. We got to see the baby ducks and watch Nubia and Virginia bag crema to sell. We also got to hike up a long, steep hill to visit one of their new investigators. She lives right below the old airport used during their civil war...so of course we hiked the rest of the way up and took a few pictures. Gorgeous views! Lots of pictures for the blog this week!

Wednesday we headed to Matagalpa for our Multi-Zone Conference, which was part of the Mission Tour for Elder Cordón and his wife. He was called as a seventy last year, spoke in this past April General Conference, and is a counselor in our Area Presidency. We received awesome training and messages from President and Hermana Poncio, and Elder and Hermana Cordón. It was a long day, but a wonderful experience! Plus, we loved seeing some of the missionaries we have worked with in the past, who are now serving in other zones. 

Thursday was the baptism of Estivan by his uncle, Santos, who is a recent convert. It was a sweet experience for all of us, and Estivan was grinning from ear to ear, despite the cold water. We were able to visit him on Friday and he is so excited to get confirmed this Sunday. He and his 7 year old brother are great additions to our Primary!

Friday night we had the opportunity to meet a 3 generational family of investigators. They weren’t all home, but we had a wonderful lesson on the Word of Wisdom with the ones who were home, and they all committed to stop drinking coffee. That’s a really big deal here, as coffee is one of their crops they grow and export. Part of them are going to get baptized next Saturday, and the rest in November, including the grandparents, who still have to get married first. 

We’re so blessed to have the fullness of the Gospel in our lives, and the knowledge of who we are, where we came from, where we can go and how to get there! I don’t want to be alone forever! I want to be with my entire family for eternity! This blessing alone is so worth every sacrifice and effort we make to prepare! Thank you for all you do and are! We love you all!

Love,

Elder and Hermana Koelliker