4/19/10

Hey fam and friends, another week has passed here in paysandú and it was a pretty crazy one. we had quite a bit happen this week. we came back from montevideo on monday. and wednsday we had a zone conference. it was my very first one and we had three other zones come into paysandú. it was awesome! we got to hear from the president and his wife and i got to see hermana gardner, the hermana i traveled from the states with who was my really good friend in the ccm with, and i got to meet alot of the other sisters! it was so fun! there are alot of amazing sisters out here! after the conference they all came over to our apartment and we all chilled and had a good time. im excited because next week we have the hermanas conference, that we only have once a year. haha i really got out into the field at just the right time! its going to be so fun! umm lets see we have been able to work alot with our investigators this week. they all are doing really well and seem to be really excited about the gospel which is so amazing to see. i love all of them so much! almost all of them have baptism dates! and yesterday we had 8 people in church!!! holy cow we almost couldnt believe it! almost all of our investigators were there and stayed for all the meetings. that like never happens! and estelas husband hector who hasnt showed too much interest came and loved it. he comitted to be baptized a week after estela! talk about miracles! another of our investigators, alfredo, who has been a little stuck in his ways is getting baptized this next week! oh its amazing! but maria noel has put her baptism off for another week. she´s a really busy person. oh but guess what we made? we totally made the salsa mom! and it was just like home! it was soooooo goood! mmm! and we made home made tortillas and had a little fiesta.. my comp really liked it! thanks for sending the recipes. ive been kind of training my companion in the mornings haha its been really fun! shes a really good sport.. we`re getting her ready for when she goes home in 4 months. haha lisa, my comp is going to china at the same time that you are.. what part are you going to again? can you explain it a little better? we had a service project on saturday where we cleaned up a school. it was pretty fun but i got pretty sick. i dont know whats been happening but its like my body doesnt want to adjust to life here. its been kind of a struggle but im doing better. the lord is blessing me with strength and its totally something not to be worried about. im being taken care of. well another week done and another week closer to the lord. i love this gospel so much! i love being a missionary! and im so happy i get to be part of these wonderful peoples lives! the gospel is amazing and life really is so much simpler when we focus on what really matters which is the gospel! i encourage everyone to set aside 5 minutes in the day to ponder on the things of the gospel and then share what you find with each other! it really helps you stay focused on what matters. i love you all very very much! until next week :)

love,
hermana crofts