Week 25 letter

This week was pretty great.

So we went on exchanges with the Hermanas(Sisters) in Omaha. The first lesson we had was with a woman from Argentina. We had our lesson eating Argentine scones and drinking....MATE! YUM! It was the most delightful thing! I can understand though why they don't let missionaries drink it....Argentines sit around and talk forever. It was a neat experience. :) Obviously it made me think of you dad!

It was so fun being around the hispanic people and seeing how humble they are.

There is a new booklet for missionaries called adjusting to missionary life. It has a really neat quote at the beginning that says, "As missionaries, we have a front row seat to the greatest miracle of all...seeing the atonement take effect in others lives." This is so true. Seeing the atonement in action is a miracle. That is why it does not matter where you serve because the miracle of the atonement is everywhere at seeing that is the greatest thing anyone can see.

I don't feel that I understand the atonement still, but I am so grateful for it! I would not be on a mission if it wasn't for the atonement.

President Weston has been helping us focus the members on Less actives. We have really been struggling finding in this mission, so the Lord has helped us to see that we will find people through the Less Actives. We are having each member family commit to focusing on one Less Active. It is definitely a work in progress, but I know it is the Lords will. So we are going to do it!

James Brown is doing great! He received the Priesthood and is getting more and more involved in the ward. His daughter, Angie has started reading the Book of Mormon!! STORY TIME!

James invited us over to dinner. Angie cooked :) We had dinner and after we ate, we asked Angie if she had started reading the Book of Mormon we gave her. She said, " Well it is sitting right by my bed. I read it every night, but I am only to page 90..." We were all BEAMING! James's face lite up!!
After, James was washing the dishes. I came up to him to say goodbye and he turned to me, slightly emotional he said, "Thank you for asking her. I am so grateful that she is reading it. It makes me so happy." Those are not his exact words, but I was so grateful to see the atonement working again. It was humbling to see how much James wants this for his daughter! I love them both and pray that Angie will continue.

Thank you all for your prayers and hard work! Have fun but remember that we have such a great responsibility to invite everyone to come unto Christ and use the atonement. Just take a few minutes this week and think about how the atonement has blessed your life...then share that with someone that needs your testimony. :) I love you all. I know the Atonement is real and I am SO grateful for it. It has helped me to become clean and just move forward.

Again, I love you! Have a great week!

Love,
Sister Call