April 13, 2015 This week in Naranjal!!

April 13, 2015 Naranjal

 Well, can you even believe it!?  It's another amazing week here in Naranjal!  These weeks are going by soo fast!! I can't even tell you guys!!  Honestly it's been one of those weeks where you just don't remember anything!

But, it has been amazing and full of miracles!  I really do love this work!! I  know that it is the work of the lord!!

Brooke I am so proud you got your braces off !!  Haylee, good job going to the dances! I seriously have the most outgoing family in this whole word!!!

It's been really cool! This week we had the privilege to have a baptism! We have had to battle against Satan with this baptism a  lot!  We carried it out and it went great! Now in a year this family can go to the temple!  His name is yulianno and he is one of my buds! We became to be amazing Friends! Now his whole family are members of the church!

This week we got a new missionary here in Naranjal she is from Canada! She is kind of  freaking out about Ecuador and the living conditions that we have! It's fun and a little sad to see because I remember that just like it was yesterday!  Tuesday and Saturday we had  zone meetings and they went great. I could feel the lord working through us to uplift and animate His missionaries! 

This Sunday I had to teach the principles del Evangelio (of the gospel) all by myself.  This week they decided to combine principles del evangelio with the jovenes! (youth) haha so together there were 60 people - men and young women ready to listen to a gringo teach a lesson an hour long! I said a quick prayer that I could teach and I did it!  Even though fasting and my throat was super super dry because it was burning hot on Sunday I was able to teach the class alone with the help of the lord and be able to touch the hearts of the people! 

 This week we have worked really hard even though maybe our numbers aren't really showing it! We are inviting people to be baptized and I can see every day the hand of the lord in what we do and say! I know this Church is true and I Love being on His errand!

 Thank you soo much family for your support! Nada concerns! I am doing great! I am not sick!  I am still eating more rice than potatoes here! Some of the cool foods we have eaten are Fox!! haha cool right?! And we have eaten wild boor!!  Cool right? Fox is actually good just to let you know! I love you so much family! Another week here in Naranjal! working our tails off for the Lord because WE LOVE Him!!

Elder Hammond

The funny Easter candy mom sent!!

Mom sent easter bunny chair covers!