We Had An Amazing Experience This Week

The comments and or translations in bold blue italics are from Lauren's mom.

We had an amazing experience this week. My old companion Sister Batchkoff was with us for the day yesterday because she was waiting for her new companion. We had and AMAZING time catching up a little and working together again. We visited two former investigators that we had taught together. We are going to start teaching them again! One of the investigators named Teresa (from Cuba) has nearly finished reading the Book of Mormon!!!! Ironically, she started reading it when we stopped visiting her because she wasn't progressing. We are so excited!

My companion and I have had the blessing of going tracting with the new sister missionaries for the last four transfers or so because the mission home is in our area. It has been so much fun to meet all the eager beautiful sister missionaries. This last time we went tracting we had a guy tell us that he hopes we repent so we don't go to hell. That really doesn't happen very often here. The people are usually very nice. On the bright side we a lady that was happy to set a return appointment with us. I LOVE the 2 new sisters. They are very sweet girls. One is going to El Paso and will be learning Spanish.

GUESS WHAT?!?!? Sister Eteaki went home the other day. She's an English sister missionary that is from Oregon, she is AMAZING!!! I gave her our number, you all should invite her over for dinner when she calls. She is hilarious. Have her bring her sisters too. They're around Krysten’s age. YOU SERIOUSLY WILL LOVE THAT GIRL!!!! She’ll be going to BYU Idaho. She knows Tongan; you’ll have to ask her to teach you some. :D I'm really excited for y’all to meet her!

I received your packages the other day which I was thrilled about! I love the suit coats and the shirts you sent. I’ve opened one of the pairs of shoes you sent. Thank you so, so, so much for everything!!! I also got the packages from Grandma Perez and Auntie Lainie. She sent us several short stories to read each day before Navidad (translation: Christmas) It's been really fun. We already had a small Christmas tree so we gave the one you sent us to Griselda and her family. When we left today the girls were decorating it. We'll take a picture of it Friday so that you can see it all set up. We have tons of food and goodies that we've been giving people. Like last Christmas, I am LOVING this time of year! It is great to be able to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

It’s been an amazing week and we're excited for the one that is coming. Can't wait to talk to y’all on Christmas family XOXOXOXO!!!

Hermana Perez