New Transfer! Number 9!

Mis queridos,

Sis. Willis and I with one of our members,
Hermana Medina from Puerto Rico.

My companion is now at home in Colorado with her family!! Sis. Willis and I experienced all kinds of emotions as she was packing up, mailing things to Colorado, and saying goodbye to the people we love so much here in Elizabeth. I cannot even express how much I have learned from my companion and I love her so much! I am a little worried about the added responsibility I'll have when she's gone, since I'll be leading out in the area and with our other responsibilities. But I know it will work out okay. Sis. Willis encouraged me to write out a leadership vision and that has helped me put things into perspective. Sis. Willis and I had an incredible week last week! We pushed ourselves and prayed hard! We now have 3 investigators with baptismal dates in March! Luis (Mexico), Luisa (Dominican Republic), and Rosario (from Peru).

Arlene got baptized, but the English elders in our area taught her. My companion contacted her in the library during email time about 2 months ago! So we were just really excited about her

Transfer conference yesterday was crazy! So many big changes are happening right now in the mission! I got my new Sister Training Leader companion: Sister Haycock from Colorado too! She is one of those missionaries that I think everyone looks up to because she is confident and consecrated in her work. I went on an exchange with her once before in her last area, Kearny. I am excited to work with her and be her friend! Transfers bring a lot of big changes and adjusting, but it all works out for the best. We're going to have a lot of fun and success!

Our recent convert, Catalina, is coming with us tonight to teach another investigator named Henry, who another man in our ward brought to the Ward Night last week. So that is really exciting!

It is really amazing how much you mature and grow as a missionary. I still feel like you age in dog years. But I still have a long way to go! I am so grateful for this time to focus on my faith. Lately I've been learning how appropriate it is that we are all real people teaching real people. All of us are different; but we are called to teach Christ's gospel. Don't be afraid to face your doubts and come unto Christ, and help others along the way.

Luckily, Sis. Willis has been taking some good pictures lately.

As our senior missionary, Elder Fullmer always says, "Keep the faith!"

Love,

Car in our area completely iced over!
Haha, Now that's a bad day!

Hermana Martin

Members/ investigators representing all different countries
from Central/ South America in the "noche de barrio" (ward night).

Cute Fallas family girls!!

Making "arroz con leche" with
Hermana Brenda Rosales, from Mexico.

My companion with our beautiful investigator, Rosario, and her son,
Terry, after one of the best lessons of my life! The Spirit was so strong!

Making enchiladas with Catalina