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TUESDAY:   BIRTHDAY!!!

Well, my companion made me pancakes this morning! They had nutela, and were marvelous. Then I got ready, and we studied for a little while, and then headed for Hortesia's. We teach her every Tuesday morning, and she is just great. We shared a Mormon message with her about a mom, and all of the things that moms do everyday for their kids, their family, friends, etc. Man, it must be stressful having kids. It is stressful being a kids so i cant imagine how much more stressful and chaotic it is to be a Mother! Crazy. Afterwards went had some people to pass by, and after that we went to this Chinese restaurant for lunch. It wasn't very good, but it was better than a sandwich, which is what we had at home. After that, we have been trying to meet with this girl named liselot, and we finally set an appointment up with her, and brought along our member friend named Lucy and the we walk to the other side of Leon, and she wasn't home. I felt really bad for Lucy, bless her heart. But then like an hour later we saw liselt and her aunt, and cousin walking in the street so we ran over, and set up an appointment to meet with all of them. Maybe that will work. Then we had English class, and Youth night (Noche De Jas). We had a really good turn out, and we played a card game. 

WEDNESDAY:

We had district meeting today, and it was really good. I learned a lot. Our district leader asked us to teach the plan of salvation to our companions without mentioning Jesus Christ, or his atonement for us. Impossible to do. Well teaching it this way is definitely a lot shorter, but it doesn't make any sense. It sounds like something is missing. Everything the gospel is connected. God restored his church, and gospel on the earth again so that we could have this plan of salvation, and called a prophet who has the authority of god to perform these saving ordinances the we must do in order to use the plan. We have the Book of Mormon because it contains the fullness or complete Plan of Salvation that god has given us to have peace in this life, and obtain Eternal life in the life to come. It's a road map for what we need to do. To me, 2 Nephi 2: 22-26 sums it up just about perfect.

22 And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end.

23 And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.

24 But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.

25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.

26 And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given.

I can't say it any better than that. Oh well also we found out today that we are getting the "Area book planner app", and also the the "Area book MAp".  SO as of now we have paper planners, or agendas, and we have a carpeta, which is the records of every person the we have taught, and th the misssinaries have tauhgt before us, and thier names, and numbers, and addresses, etc. So with these apps we will have all of this information in our tablets, and our planners and appointments and notes and everything will be on our tablets. It's Awesome!!! It will make it so much more efficent and accurate! I am so excited.

THURSDAY:

Today was just money. SO we have a lot of less active members here. We were going through our branch list, trying to get in contact with some of these less active members and were able to set appointments up with three, tow of which neither me of my companion had met, or heard of. TO other one is named Rosalva, and she is awesome, but the missionaries had lot contact with her right after i got her because apparently she changed her number.  SO we met rosalva and she took us to her lawyer, and her landlords office, and then we went to the capilla. She walked in and kissed every picture of Jesus in the whole church building. It was cute, she really loves the savior, and i want to be more like her. We had a great lesson with her, and will meet with her again this coming week. Then we had medio-dia, and we passed by some people and then went to the center of Leon, and waited to meet this lady named Raquel! We waited for a little while at this little park thing, and then her and hr daughter showed up. I don know how they found us. It's nt like we stand out as white, blonde, green eyed, american missionaries or anything. Needless to say, people say hello, instead of hola when they meet us. Raquel is way sweet, and is a little older, and her daughter was super cute, and is like 24. Her daughters not a members but we made some plans to meet with her sometime soon. We walked through Leon, and that were having this Medieval Festival starting Thursdays until Sunday, and so they wanted to go to that, and so we walked with them and got to know them. That Festival was crazy cool! I saw a whole pig being roasted, and too many bag pipes to count.  After that we had a lunch with a member named Jesus, and hi wife. The food was to die for. Then after that we met with lesdy, and her family and had some amazing Peruvian food. IT was crazy being fed twice in one day!

FRIDAY:

We went up to Trobajo del camino today, which is a pueblo right outside of Leon, to meet with a Less active member named Josefa. It was really pretty, and we took a us which was cool. Josefa was sooooo sweet, and were going to start meeting iht her every Friday! Then we went and passed by Maria- Dolores, and she is having a hard time. SHe is such a great person, and i love her ton. We had a really good lesson with her about how really, through our savior, our burdens can be lifted, and we can be happy even in ur afflictions, and it is sooo true. I love seeing her. Then we had Branch night, and that was really fun. We taught, and then we layed this hand slapping, game with a coin. I dont know, but it was fun. 

SATURDAY:

Well i got really sick today. MY companion had a cold for a few days, and then she gave it to me, and boy was it rough. I took some Benadryl, like my dad always taught me, and that helped. WE had a good day, and we pretty much just talked to people in the street all day, which was fine because Leon is pretty and the people that we met were really great. We went to English class, and there is this one super cute lady who comes every week, sometimes with her super cute little daughter, twice a week, who speaks amazing english. Better than i do anyway, and it was just really fun to talk to her, and she read us this story that she wrote, and it was amazing! Really incredible, and i hope that one day my spanish can be as good as her english. 

SUNDAY:

Well today We went to church which was really great. We met this Australian couple who were doing the camino de santiago, and they had some great accents. Afterward, we went and saw Maria dolores gain,and she is doing better.  After that we met this young couple named Joel and lorena. THey own a little kiosk store that basically sells candy, and bread to all of the old Spaniards, and they are sooooo cl. The hermanas before us found them, and we try to pass by every now and again. We talked a little about the book of Mormon with them, and that was fun. I am really having a great time here. Leon is getting colder now, but it has been abnormally hot here for October. but it starting to get a lot colder.

SO this week i have been studying about faith, and why we need prophets. These are the scriptures i found, and used in lessons with people this week:

Faith:

Alma 32: 21, 27-28
Matthew 17: 20
Acts 15: 8-9
Ephesians 2:8
James 2: 14-26
Hebrews 11:1

Prophets:

Amos 3: 7
Isaiah 28: 9-10
EPhesians 3: 3-5
D&C 1: 37-38
EPhesians 4:5

Thank you so much for all of the onderful emails, an sweet words of advice, i need it. I hope that everybody has a great week!