May 23

Hey!!!

How are you all doing?? So I thought I would start this off by telilng you all that I had a dream... And in that dream I saw a tree and a rod of iron... Hahaha. Kidding. I did have a dream but it was nothing to do with a tree. Haha. In my dream I was back in Guate after my mission and I don't really remember all the details but there was one thing that really was interesting. This dream was in SPANISH!!! Wahoo!!!! I have been hoping to have a dream in spanish so bad!!! I have heard from so many sources that once you have a dream in another language it is because you a practically fluent. I know I have a lot to improve in my spanish but I know that I am blessed with the gift of tongues!! I am so excited!!

This weekend was filled with contrasts. On Saturday I went to a baby shower for a sister in my ward... She has a lot of family that aren't members so it was a great opportunity to contact. We were able to celebrate the beginning of a new life. Just like Wendy is bringing another one of God's children to earth. It was a moment filled with joy and anticipation. The beginning part of the Plan of Salvation was being celebrated!!!

But then that night we went to support different memebers of the ward at a viewing. The viewings here are held in the house of the family... While there, as you can imagine, the feeling was the complete opposite. Like the first family not all are members, but those that are non-members were/are in agony... On Sunday morning we went to the burial.... One of the sons of the person that passed away was weeping. He was in hystaricals... It made my heart ache the way he pleaded for his mother to come back or take him with him... The sister that died was a grandmother and her son is of middle age. I am so glad to know of the Plan that the Father has for us!! This made me think of my family and friends. Some members, others in-active, and others non-members. I pray that all can come to know the truth so that in times of tials (like a death) we can all have comfort. I mostly thought of my aunts, uncles, and cousins on my dad's side of the family... I hope that we can all work on inviting them to come back or join the fold of God!! It is a prayer of mine that we can all be together forever and have that knowledge here in life!!

Well I am sending pictures... I found a way to download pics faster. There is one of me standing at the bottom of some stairs... This is in a gated community... Way beautiful!!! There is another of me in the rain. I left my raincoat at home because it hadn't rained that bad. But in this pic the water was up to my ankles... and with a breeze I had to stop by the house for my jacket... I was pretty wet!!! LOVED IT!!! And the last was taken this morning... When we woke up we saw that one of the two bathrooms had flooded... We swept and squiggied(?) the water out. Hahahaha. Fun times!!

Well I gotta go!! Love you all!!

Hna Pelaez