Hi all!!!

This week was pretty normal for us. It was "Santa Rosa day" on Tuesday so everyone was worshipping their idols.... It was fun to try and preach about the 10 commandments that day!!! :)

We had two miracles happen..

 First off, This one is a little sad. We have this family that we've been teaching for a while. It's Alberto and Natali. She's a member and he's not but he goes to church every week and she follows him. Sadly, they aren't married and Natali has to get divorced but her ex is in prison. We taught The Family: A Proclamation for the World to him yesterday and he looked me straight in the eye and almost crying said, "What do I have to do to be baptized." We told him that he had to get married and to live in the way that the Proclamation says. He said that that would be difficult because it could take YEARS for the ex to get out. We scheduled an appointment for him to meet with our district leader and we'll see what happens. It's so sad for me to see someone who is so ready to be baptized but can't. We are working with him and I hope that he can get baptized soon!!

Second, Vilma and Martin are super strong. We were meeting with them this past week when we heard one of Vilma's sons yell "Mom FIRE!!!!" We all go sprinting into the other side of the house (where the grandma lives) to see her living room in flames. We dumped water on everything and looked at the damage. Guess what started the fire? The saints that the grandma has. Apparently she had put some candles around her saints for Santa Rosa and one fell over and started the fire. The grandma came home and looked at the mess and said, "Creo que estoy portando mal." (I think I’m being mean, or being rude.) (It's a rough translation...) It was a miracle because she has truly been rude to Vilma and Martin! She kicked them out of their house!

We worked hard and found some new families to teach! I hope that they will progress. Next week is transfers so that will be interesting!!Well, I love you all!!! Have a great week!!!!!! :D

--- Hermana Hicken

(Jody here: A member in Sarah's ward, Stefy, has been sending me pictures of Sarah.
She had the sister missionaries over to decorate cookies and make a cake to celebrate Sarah's 1 year in the mission).