Se Solicite Acabadores!

MAMA!

Youve got it right....I am starting my last transfer and good news.....I am staying in Alta!  Woo hoo!  I am so excited for this last transfer! I know that it is going to be amazing and that we are going to work so hard!

That is sad that the camry died. I was excpecting it because it suffered a car crash and years of traveling. You really need  a new car.  And I really need to save my money so that I can buy a volkswagon bus!  You should ask hailey if there are any there in Texas...:)

This week was great!  I have learned the importance of loosing your self in the work.  I know that when we are sad we can always serve someone and that will make us feel better!  I think that one of the things that I will miss most about being a missionary is know what I need to do to serve the people.  I feel like people trust the missionaries more than any other person and they always let us know how we can serve them.

This week we have been working a lot in the rain!  I love that during the day it is really hot and then in the night it gets really cold and starts raining and hailing.  My companion has left the house with her rain boots every day that it has not rained....hahahaha!

This week We had a really spiritual testimony meeting.  I cried during the whole service and couldn´t believe the faith of the people here.  Every fast and testimony meeting the members have a waiting line to get up and bare (bear¿?) their testimonies.  As missionaries we have the goal to get up and bare our testimony too but sometimes the time flies and we dont have the chance to bare it. 

I am now starting my new transfer with Hermana Valderas from Chile.  She just barely finished her training and is ready to hit the ground running!  We are going to have a lot of fun together and I know that I will finish strong!

Love you tons!

Hermana Drew

zone pictures

my sister trainging leaders (hermana vega is heading back to canada)

Hermana Gallegos

cool walls in mexico

My Zone

STL

STL

My Zone

Just a cool wall

Another cool wall

Last week of transfer!

MOM!

I bet Taylor is really excited for school to be over!  I always loved the summer vacations!  I can´t believe that her band is playing in gigs! I bet that they sound great!  Maybe they can play a few songs when I get home from the mission.....

New brakes on the Truck!  It is about time that you got around to doing that!  I am really excited to drive again!  HAHAHAHA!  But I am not quite sure how I am going to be at driving.....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!  I love that you are having so much fun with Liam! JAJAJAJAJAJAJA!  I remember all of the good times that I had with him My senior year!

What a week!  We have been getting caught in the rain a lot of the time that we have been here.  One day it started hailing and the hail was pelting us.  We had to wait for the storm to die down in order to start working again.  I love the rain but it isn´t great for missionary work.  A lot of the people don´t want to open their doors to two wet Sisters.......

We did have 2 baptisms this week!  The Maya Family, ( the family that has the band) were baptized on Saturday and were confirmed on Sunday!  It was a wonderful baptismal service!  After they were baptized we invited them to share their testimonies and I loved hearing what they said.  They said that even though the water was cold and they were scared of the water....when they came out of the water they felt peace.  They know that the church is true!  Their confirmation blessings were amazing too!  I know that they will be sealed in the temple!

I hope that I stay in this area until I come home but I have a feeling that I will be transferred my last transfer.  I just hope that it isn´t true

I still haven´t heard from my package but I hope that it gets here soon!  No worries about the dress.  We still haven´t heard anything about the dress rule so I think that it will be alright.

I love you so much"

Hermana Drew

Baptism Pictures!  I missed the picture of the dad in white.....

Tenango with all of the rain

A giant sandwich!

Tenango in the rain

Maya family baptism

Promised Blessings!

MOM!

Wow!  You guys are really busy!  I can´t believe that everyone wants to have the wedding in our backyard!  I guess I did a great job working in the garden....;) !  

This week was great!  My new companion is amazing!  She is from the same generation as Hna Soria, Hna Suarez, and Hna Rodriguez!  She works really hard and I love that she is helping me so much in the lessons!  

This week we have been trying to put more of the Spirit in our lessons.  We have been planning for them so that they can know that we really love them!  We had a great experience with Vicente.  He went to church with us last week but told us that he would not be able to go the next week because he wants to spend more time with his kids.  When we taught the Restoration the Spirit testified of every work and we promised him that if he would go to church that he would have more time to spend with his kids.  When he showed up to church on Sunday his son was there by his side!  I love the gospel!

We were able to find a few miracles this week.  A lot of people have been going to church for a long time but we haven´t noticed.  Now they are progressing investigators!  I love that miracles are in every place.

This week we were supposed to have 3 baptisms but we had a lot of trials Saturday and Sunday.  Sunday morning we prayed to see 3 baptisms and as we got to church our baptisms had fallen through.  But a little bit after the services we received a call from our zone leaders that the elders from Tenancingo were going to come to Atla to baptize.  We got the baptismal font ready and we were able to see 3 baptisms.  God answers prayers but I have leaned that we need to be a little more specific... JAJAJA!

I haven´t gotten my package yet but I am sure that it is in the mission offices!  Don´t worry everything will be fine!

I love you so much!

Hermana Drew

Pictures of last week!

Metepec

Metepec

Clay Art

Zone activity playing volleyball.

My Zone

My new companion.

Little towns

Super Short

Hi mom!  

I am sorry but this letter will be a little short we have so many things to do today and I don+´t have a lot of time! 

This week was great!  We have found many new people to work with  and I think that we will be seeing a lot of new people in the church!  

Hermana Rodriguez is being transferred and I am staying in the area!  I am sad to see her go but I am excited to stay here in the area!  

I still haven´t gotten the packages but I am sure they are in the offices!

I forgot my adapter so  I can't send pictures so expect more pictures next week!  

I love you so much!

Hermana Drew

Not much to say because I just talked to you!

MOM!

Thank you so much for your advice!  I am going to work to be the best companion that I can be!  I loved talking to you and all I can say is that We had some beautiful confirmations on Sunday!  Sandy and Veronica were both confirmed and it gave them so much confidence! They are both participating actively in the church! 

I love you so much!  Thank you for the pics from home!

Hermana Drew

My family while Skyping

It's Almost Mother's Day!

MOM!

Can you believe it!  It seems like time is flying and honestly it stresses me out.  I don´t know what I am going to do and I feel like I need to work even harder!  Honestly with all of the stress of going home I have forgotten to have a little fun this week.  But don´t worry Mom I try to make the mission work as fun as I can!  AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhh! 

I stayed in my area!  I honestly hope that I will be able to finish my mission here but I will go where the Lord sends me.  Elder Kennington got transferred and he is now a Zone leader!  We are still the only sisters in the area but I am alright with that.  More work for us!

This week was a little rough for me.  I feel like the first week is always hard with a new companion.  We just have to get into the groove of things and develop this unity so that we can continue teaching.

So much changes in such little time.

This week we have been working on finding new people to teach and it is amazing where the people come from.  I love that God prepares the people and puts us in their path.  This week we have had so many people come up to us saying that they want to listen to the lessons and old investigators that are ready to be baptized and so many other things.  It gives me a lot of hope and I hope that I will be able to help them!

Have a great week!  I will talk to you Sunday at 5 pm Utah time  6 pm Mexico time!  so have everything ready!

Love, Hermana Drew

Street Art

Hermana Rodriguez and I when we tried to go to the ruins but they were closed

So I'm 21!

A volleyball game with our Zone

Birthday Breakfast

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A family of elephants for my birthday

Joaquin's baptism

MOM!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!  I love the pictures of Tay!  I bet she has had a blast being 16!  She has had so many dates!  I love the prom pics!  Tay looks so pretty in her dress!

MOM!  My birthday was the best!  My leaders that whole week when they would call in for reports they would always tell me happy birthday and I have a great video when they sang for me! I can´t wait to show the videos from my mission!  They are great!  I haven´t gotten the package yet but I think that next week it will be in my hands...I hope...Hermana Whitehead and President Whitehead sang to me on my birthday and it felt just like home!  They sing amazingly!

This week was great!  We had a great baptism!  The spirit was so strong! I  love that Joaquin was able to surprise his family!  The spirit was so strong when the wife saw him in white!  It was  a lot of work to get him there but when we were in the baptism service we were so nervous that the wife was going to know of the baptism before he was baptized.  (Note from Mom: She didn't mention this was a surprise but from what she has written, I'm guessing it was.)

We had transfers and I am now with Hermana Rodriguez!  She is from Ensenada BC and has the same time in the mission as Hermana Soria and Suarez!  I am sad that Hermana Soria left but I am excited to work this transfer!  I think that we are going to see so many miracles!  

Also in two weeks I am going to be able to talk with you guys again!  Time has flown since the last time we talked!  I can´t believe that the time is flying so fast!  I don´t know what to think and honestly I am scared that I won´t know what to do when I get home but I am going to keep myself busy with many things to do with the church and my friends and family and my companions!  Just keep me busy and I will be fine!

I love you so much!

Hermana Drew

Having troubles with the keyboard!

MOM!

(Note from Mom: I decided to leave this email the way it is because I thought it might be fun for Caitlin to see what this looks like , later on.)

This keyboard isnt the best Iam getting really stressed writing here. So I thinkthat this letter will be a little short! 

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! This birthday is goingn to be great!  I lovet hat every year we are changing so much!

I have to admit that I was a little scared when I read the letter for Austins invite...I thought that he had died and I was wondering why you would put such a thing in my letter but after reading it for a few times I finally understood! (it was a bachelors party.)

This week was great! ehave another family that we are teaching andt hey are great! The dad has a band of 70s and 60 rock! when we go to visit them we sing the hymn swith the keyboard!  We have felt the spirit so strong with them and they accpeted baptism! The first night there they asked me what I new how to play and I talked about how dad was in a band and we have all of the music from queen and styx and I started playing a little.when I started playing styx the mom started crying and said thatI just play beautifully and she loved every momoment! I am so greatfult hat Kristina made me practice so much and knok what what she wrote me before my mission is true that my music abilities do affects lives even if itis come sail away by styx. jajajajaj

Well l this keyboard has given me enough.....here are some pics from the week.

I am sorry for the space issue.......

LOVE

Hermana Drew