Meant to be!

I think I wrote last week about our transfers, Hermana Bailey and I are having a blast in Madero II. I got to know her through the sister missionary facebook page before the mission. We saw that we had the exact same call, same date, same place, and added each other and then were sending messages back and forth until we got to the MTC: By the time we finally met each other in person, we were best friends! This whole year, everytime we see each other at meetings it´s been the same ol conversation of "one day we´ll be companions! soon!" But with more and more time in the mission, we started to doubt that it would happen, and what do you know?! The Lord has made it clear that He wants us to work together :) and we´re excited. It got up to 106 last week and is supposed to break 113 this next week. I would tell you that I´m good about putting on sunscreen every couple hours but missionaries shouldn´t lie...

We found 5 new investigators this week through street contacting and some member referrals. One of the contacts, Fernando, is a pretty good guy. He goes to an Evangelical church and knows the Bible like the back of his hand. He LOVES the Book of Mormon though which is a good sign. He has lots of doubts and questions that make us work! After our second lesson, he invited us to walk next door to the gas station and bought us a drink because it was so hot, and then he ended up going to the chapel that night for our English class! We just so happened to be using the Restoration DVD that night during class. It was GREAT! 

We have an investigator named Angel who is getting baptized this week with his little sister, they are a part member family..and they definitely caught us off guard the other day...We taught about the word of wisdom, thinking that there wouldn´t be any problems because they´re younger..and they all 3 drink coffe with milk at night before going to bed. Thank goodness their pirmary teacher was with us and explained it perfectly to the needs of kids (we are better with older people haha) and they were a little reluctant but all agreed to not drink anymore coffee...

As we were finishing I asked them, "OK..tonight when mom gets the coffe out what are you going to do?" and they replied..."say no!" and then Arely (their primary teacher) asked, "and why, why are we not going to drink coffee?" and they all replied, "Because it´s a commandment! no more!" It was hilarious. I asked them what they could drink instead, and they all replied chocolate milk, but that they didn´t have any...so we ran across the street and let them pick out nesquick powder and bought it for them. problem solved! It was such a great lesson. I love teaching families, and I especially love teaching people about the blessings we receive for keeping the commanments. I´ve seen big changes in their family over the past three months. The Gospel changes lives, I can testify of that :)

Until next week,

con amor,

Hermana Maki

foto- we got to go to the temple today! (Woke up at 3:00 a.m....)