30 October 2013

Well dear family, I wish that I could send you some of this rain because we are DROWNING! It has rained everyday this passed week. And when I say rained, I mean poured! It has made the work pretty challenging because no one wants to walk to church in the rain or even let anyone inside there house when there is rain. Many of the streets in my area are dirt or filled with pot holes. This mean a TON OF MUD!! I should have taken a picture so that you could picture it better but I forgot. Luckily we have bikes and the bikes have finders to help us stay out of the mud a little bit. But riding in the mud takes every muscle in my body and every ounce of energy that I have. Needless to say, I have been pretty tired and muddy this week.

President and Sister Hintze came to Orange Walk this week to do a branch activity and they brought my birthday package!!!! It was a wonderful late birthday. Thank you to the Eagar folk for sending it. Mom and Dad, the vacuum packed brownies made it intact and delicious! I was pretty impressed and delighted to taste a little something from home. I have been enjoying all the candy that Cort and Sammy picked out for me and the delicious home made jerky from Holly and her family. Thanks so much! I also loved the letters. There is just nothing like getting a package and letters from home. haha. and speaking of birthdays....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE SMITH! I know it already passed but I hope it was a great one!

The transfers were this week and I for once did not have any changes in area or companion. I was quite happy because I love Orange Walk! Yesterday I was studying the plan of salvation to teach it to one of our investigators. I felt the spirit so strongly as I studied about our purpose here on the earth and about the atonement. I know that God has make such a wonderful plan for us. I know that Jesus Christ is the essential part of this plan. Without him, everything would be hopeless and impossible. Each and everyone of us needs our Savior so much. I just wish that I could help these people understand that better. There is so much more to this life than our job, school, the next movie coming out, our next vacation, and what we are going to eat for dinner. But these are the good things that fill out minds to the point that we don't have room for the better and best things in life, like picking up the Book of Mormon to read for a few minutes, taking the time to kneel down and say a truly heart-filled prayer, or setting a simple goal to say something nice to someone today. They are small things but they are the important things that are going to impact our happiness here and for the eternity. I love this gospel! I know with all my heart that it is true!

I love you all and hope all is well. Have a great week!

Hermana Heap