Dear so and so

This week was great. we got to teach a lot. it was way better than last week thats for sure! everything seems to be going well. I getting a new companion this week. so that means we are going to be in a trio! YAY! three is a crowd, but its really fun. I'm still going to be seinor comp. and i will be training elder Hurst until he gets his Visa to Brazil. but yeah things are going great.

We started teaching a family that was referred to us by a member, the Beverly family. I'm so excited to see how the Gospel is going to bless them in their lives.

Helen Beverly is the mother of three girls, her girls are ten, five, and a little baby I think about 8 months. Their family is so special. They've had a really hard life.

Rayeal Beverly (the daughter that is five) was diagnosed with Leukemia. She is such an amazing little girl. Helen and her family have such a great spirit and love even tho they have such a huge trail in their life. because of medical bills from the daughters leukemia, the Beverly family was force to move out of their home. Right now they live in a shelter.

I feel the Saviors love so much when I serve and teach them. We had a lesson in a members home with Helen and the girls on saturday. We tought them about the Plan of Salvation, the Spirit was so strong! at the end of the lesson we asked Helen if she would like to pray, she said she didnt know how. So Elder Barria (the missionary I was with during the lesson) asked if he prayed if she would follow his prayer and repeat what he said. she agreed. shortly after the prayer started all three little girls joined in the prayer. it was such a special moment to her their little voices praying along with Elder Barria. Helen excepted the lesson and said she believes it to be true, she commited to come to church the following sunday. Elder Hurst and I waited for the Beverly family at the doors the next sunday, it came time for church to start and she didnt show. I thought "just a little longer" We waited until the sacrament was about to start and then went in and sat down. My heart was broke, I wanted them to come to church so bad. I said a little prayer and I felt calm. Sacrament meeting was great. After the meeting someone told me there was a family that come in late on the back row, IT WAS THE BEVERLYS!! they all went to primary and we joined them as well.

We are so blessed in our life. We dont even know. We have the Gospel and we have our families.

I love everyone. have a great week

P.s. please write me back. :)

Things are going well, trianing is still going - its about that time that I start helping Elder Hurst really step out of his comfort zone, but in the most loving way possible of course! :) He's great tho, he is a really good missionary. So I've been under a bit of stress making sure all our responsibilities are taken care at the same time giving Elder Hurst opportunities to do things on his own. It's small things really, but everything we do is important. Even the smallest things like returning someones phone call or stopping by to help someone with a small chore, small things like this can make the biggest difference in building trust with people. I'm trying my best to help Elder Hurst realize these things but its harder done than said.

We have seen a lot of miracles this week. We went to visit a referral we had been given from temple square - we just happend to show up at this persons house at just the right time. Everything fell together for this person's heart to be softened to let us come back for another visit. In the ward we have 3 youth that come to Church every week and attend early morning seminary, they are not baptised members of the Church because they don't have consent from there guardian. Its really sad to see when people harden their hearts and deny another person (or child) the blessing of the gospel, it really hurts me to see that happen. Payton is one of these kids, this week we got to sit down with him and talk about how he can help his mom see how the gospel has changed Payton, we told him if he wants to be baptized the Lord is going to make him work for it. We told him he needs to be obedient to what his parents say, he needs to get good grades in school, bring the Spirit into his home by serving others and praying and reading his scriptures. We are praying for Payton and his Mother that her heart my be softened and that Payton can take the lessons and be baptized.

Things are going well tho. Over the holidays our numbers dropped (we weren't teaching very much) but thing are on the rise! so thats great for us and for those we are teaching..

I'm not sure if I told you about Randy Childs? An investigator we are teaching. He's about 30 and has two kids. When we first started teaching at him one of the lessons he started telling us about how he wanted to stop drinking, thats funny cuz we never even said anything about drinking or even the word of wisdom, we asked if he had any alcohol in the house, he was like "yes I do" "well lets poor it out!" Elder Canova said, we all went to the kitchen and watched as Randy poured out his drink. The spirit was so strong! Randy has been going to Chruch with us for three weeks now, we've been helping Randy take that next step in getting married to his his girlfriend.

I love this Gospel. I am so grateful for this opportunity I have to serve others, for this time to serve the Lord.

Love,
Elder Blandon