Joy!

Dearly Beloved,

Has it only been a week?  Ugh so much craziness??

First, can I just say how much I LOVE Hermana S-----! Demasiado!  She is a powerhouse from Coahuila, Mexico! She is amazing, she is learning English on the fly and is so strong! I am loving being back to Spanish full time and staying in Bowling Green! Other big news -- we got another companionship of sisters here, which is so much fun!  That are 11 missionaries now in Bowling Green, which is kind of near the river Styx! 

In an effort to open our area, we started out with one pre-existing investigator and some referrals from the elders. We knocked and knocked and knocked the whole week. We knocked on glass, plastic, wood, stucco, you name it - we knocked it. I am pleased to announce that we have people filling the pages of our area book. One day in specific we had been knocking the whole day, and we hadn't had any success. We had a big talk about having more faith. The next house didn't really have a door, so we considered not knocking. But then we decided to anyways, so we just kind of knocked on the side of the house. A great lady came out invited us in to teach and meet her family. So it really is all about faith. 

I have figured out the key to the hearts of the Hispanic people is to have a Hispanic companion. They love her!

Today for P-day, we played basketball with the elders and some other fun games.

Conference was absolutely wonderful! I loved every last second of it! *Proud Missionary Moment* - C---- watched all 5 sessions of conference and even came to the church for two of them! He is growing so much, and the new sisters will be so good for him! 

There were so many miracles this week! It has been hard but joyful! That was a huge theme in conference. Everything was about joy! I know that is true. I feel it in my life; the difference in happiness and joy! I can honestly say I have joy! My favorite talk was by Elder Bednar! The will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father and coming to know the Father and the Son. I am so grateful for living prophets and to be able to learn more directly from the mouthpieces of God!

I will try to remember what happened better next week! Go do something that will bring you joy today!

Love,
Hermana Nielson

P.S. Hermana S----- is the best!


P.P.S - Conference half time, Bowling Green time!