Oct. 24

Hey all,

How are you all doing? I hope that you all doing great!! I am doing pretty good. So I think I told you last week that it was raining like crazy. With all the rain I realized something.... I am so used to being hot. I have been quite cold lately. I sleep with a jacket two blankets and my fuzzy slipper socks. Hahaha. I do not like the cold. I think it would be better but our house is very humid. It traps in the humidity. And that is what makes it colder in the morning and at night. But I am still so weak now. Hahaha.

So this week I have seen a few trials that the Lord has placed in my path. So one of our weekly and daily goals is to have lessons with members present (you should all volunteer to visit with the missionaries). This week my companion and I really focused on this goal. We asked a different member to go around with us for three days straight. But then we had a bit of a problem.... The people we were supposed to visit were either not home or too busy to meet with us... :( So after a couple of hours walking around with the member we would just usually take them back home and then continue working. That is the time that we are welcomed into the houses and teach. It was crazy!! But I willl not give up on working with the members. I know that you all as members play a LOT BIGGER role in missionary work than the missionaries do!! Without the members the work goes a TON slower an harder!! I hope that you all are able to remember your baptismal convenant to be a witness of God at all times and in all things and in all places. It is truly the best gift that we could to another person, the gospel! I hope you all stay true to your covenant!!

I love you all so much!!

Hna Pelaez

PS The Pan-American games are going on right now... It makes me think of Dad!! I saw a bit of the volleyball game USA vs. DR before the family turned the tv off. It was a close game... But I don't know how it ended. Hahaha.