Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam!

Hola!

Wow it is hot! Its gotten to about 100+ degrees here. Growing up in
St. George im used to that heat, but normally im not walking around
trying to preach the gospel. Come sunburn and terrible tan lines, the
gospel has to be preached.

This weeks been pretty normal nothing to brag about. We do have this
new investigador that we are teaching, her name is Claudia she is from
Colombia. I dont know what it is but i just keep seeming to find all
the columbians. Our first lesson with her was great she said at the
end "well you got me convinced what do i need to do now?" She was
going to come to church on Sunday but do to some family issues she
wasnt able to make it.

This week we also got to participate in a ward activity in Torrejon.
The missionaries there decided to coordinate a huge mission splits
with members. So the majority of the missionaries in our zone came
over Saturday morning and went on splits with members to go contact.
The members were so excited to go hit the streets and preach the
gospel. The girl i was paired up with was a cute 23 year old spaniard.
She is working on her papers and hopes to serve in Japan. We had some
really good conversations with people, and some not so good
conversations. It was good to be able to show her the full spectrum of
the mission life.

Before we did the activity one girl spoke who had just returned from
her mission, she said "Everyone knows who Jesus Christ is, but the
majority dont know who God is and our relationship to Him." That
really impacted me alot, and the two old spanish men that we talked to
proved that statement. We tried to invite them to pray, and they both
refused due to they didnt believe that God answers or even listens our
prayers. Im so grateful that we know the truth, what hope fills our
souls knowing that we have a Father in Heaven who loves us!

Life here is good, im grateful for my mission and the experiences i am
having. I miss you all! Big hugs and a big kiss!

Con amor,
Hermana Shurtz