Tis Sweet to sing of Matchless Love

I want everyone to know that the title of my e-mail really has nothing to do with anything. It´s currently the song that is running through my head. Actually, it´s the melody. Because I can´t remember all the words, and I don´t know the words in spanish. Sometimes this inbetweener thing is confusing. But don´t worry, for the most part, I can think and speak. Except for yesterday, we were in a lesson and I was teaching and I said something along the lines of "Si, y cuando hacemos eso, podemos feel....no wait, that´s english...sentir....". Luckily they were very nice about everything. It´s weird too because a lot of people here are learning english or have learned english, so when I mess up and whip out an english word they still know what I´m talking about. So, I have to be extra sneaky when talking in English. I can´t say things like "Hermana! I don´t know where you´re trying to go with this lesson!" Because they understand that. Bummer. Luckily that doesn´t happen very often.

But, mom, I wanted to thank you for Drew´s letter. This week we´ve actully spent a lot of time talking about temples. In Relief Society, Principios Del Evangelio, and in lessons with our Recent Converts. We were talking yesterday with this family of the blessings of the temple and their experience. They were sealed as a family about 10 years ago and they still remember the feelings they had, how everything was so white and how literally they could feel the presence of God in the temple. And it made me really want to go to the temple. It´s been a while now. I´m starting to miss it a lot. The temple in Buenos Aires is being renovated right now, and it´s not supposed to be completed until maybe June of next year. Hopefully I´ll be able to go. I really want to. The point is, Temples are amazing. They really are the one place where we can be family´s forever. With our Father in Heaven. And It´s hard to have feelings of preocupation or worry while in the temple. For a moment, everything just stands still and you can focus on your priorities. On God, and all the blessings in our lives. And one of the things I´ve really enjoyed is working with the people here in Argentina. Because even though we´re in the capitol, the place where people have more money, there are still the humble, and most people recognize the need for God in their lives. But it´s sad too, I mean, as a missionary, we work with a lot of Inactive members, or Less actives. And sometimes we talk with them and they share these powerful, wonderful stories and testimonies of how they have seen the work of God in their lives. But then, we ask them how their reading is going, and they haven´t read the scriptures in over a week. And they don´t go to church. And All i can do is sit there and wonder, "you just told me how you know the scriptures are true, and you´ve felt/seen the blessings of going to church every week! Why don´t you go??" Super sad. And as an outside observer it´s hard to work with them and then have to sit back and allow them to use their agency and choose to receive the blessings in their lives.

Okay, so on to investigators. We´ve unfortunatley had to drop a lot of investigators this week. We had one girl tell us she asked God about the Book of Mormon and got a very firm and clear "no, it´s not." Turns out she hasn´t actually read in the Book of Mormon, rough, but when we tried to go back she wouldn´t let us in the door. Deysi and her family have stopped letting us come to teach them, and they are moving. Which turned into a bit of a bummer week. But we´ve had a lot of practice teaching about the Restoration of the church of Jesus Christ. So, that´s good. I highly recommend everyone practicing their testimonies. Because then you remember that you actually have one. And that is always great. The good news is that after one exciting adventure we had investigators in the church this week. One investigator, Kelly, didn´t want to go by herself (normal) and was at her work. So we had to go pick her up in taxi, turns out she works out of our area so we had to get permission to do this, but of course we didn´t realize this until after we had gone to her house and knocked (loudly). Oi. Good news, we still made it to church on time. Right as they started the opening Hymn.

Anyways, the work is great. I love it. I´m starting to feel more and more comfortable with my call, with the language, and with my companion. She really is great. Hermana Cariola is always optimistic, and really good about knowing what to say to help those who are searching for the truth. And really, I know that this church is real. That it is the same church that Jesus Christ established while he was on the earth. Sometimes, I feel like I´ve gotten complacent saying it, knowing it for my whole life. But, no. For reals. There are a ton of people who have so many questions, valid questions because the permission of God had been gone for so long. But we don´t have to worry about it anymore. The time is now. It´s the time to share what we know. So, for all you Broomfield-ers. Good luck with the spotlights and the media push. And invite everyone. It´s as simple as that. You don´t have to teach, or push, or call people to repentance. That´s what missionaries are for, they are the teachers. Invite your friends to church. That´s what President Gulbrandsen told us to do. So we´re making lots of friends and inviting them to church. :) I love my life right now! It´s so amazing and filled with miracles.

Love you,

Hermana Reed