(11-24-14)

Ah I don´t know what to write! I feel like my letters are always a bit random and then when I get off the computer I always forget like 10 things that I had wanted to say. I blame the time limit because it stresses me out a bit.

BUT first of all Isabel and Neysi got baptized! I really love them so much. You wouldn´t even believe how much opposition there was to their getting baptized. But, with the Lord we can see miracles. I think I mentioned back in October how their fecha fell because the job Isabel found meant that she had to work Sundays and it was really sad. Plus, like 5 other things happened but in the end everything worked out and they got baptized on Tuesday! They are so adorable and I love them so much. You don´t even know.

Wednesday we had a zone meeting with Presidente. Those are really always so great. I come away with so many insights and excitement for the work. ALSO, this weekend was Stake Conference and the stake presidency got reorganized so President Duncan came! He is so great and I know he is called of God. I even got to shake his hand!

I think one of my favorite stories of the week was when we were talking with one of our investigators, Zolanch and we asked her if she had been reading in the Book of Mormon and she said yes. Then we asked her if she had prayed about it and she said yes. Then we asked if she had felt like she had recieved an answer and she said that the first time she had prayed about it, she had gotten her answer! She and her husband are really so special. The only thing is that she is studying on Sundays so she can´t come to church. I know that with the Lord´s help anything is possible.

I love you all so much and I love your emails. Eat a ton of thanksgiving food for me. I´m thankful for every single one of you.

I know that this church is true and that God knows us personally.

Hermana Lee

(11-17-14)

Hello!

This week was pretty great all in all, but then again all of the weeks here are. One of our recent converts Adriana has already read all of the Book of Mormon. We didn't even realize that she was reading it, but then last Tuesday her brother told us she had finished it! Apparently she started reading from page one when we gave it to her and then she read it every day since! She is only 14 and so great and strong. We were so happy for her. Also, one of my personal goals is to be a more consecrated missionary, like what can I put on the figurative altar.

All of the mission fasted on Saturday for our investigators and our mission goals for November. We all already seeing the miracles. Every person that we had in church yesterday was a miracle. For instance, we are teaching a guy named Benjamin and when we called him in the morning to see if he could go to church he told us he wasn't in Managua. He asked the schedule of the church again and we told him 8-11. We didn't think he went, but then after church we got a message from him saying he went to the other ward´s sacrament meeting!

We had divisions on Tuesday, and I was with Hermana Wheat. We have some friends in common from BYU so that was pretty fun. Also, this is her last change! It is so weird to think that the mission is going to end. I was thinking about it and I feel like I´m really going to miss having a companion. They really are the best. You always have someone to lift you up, support you, and to learn from.

Also, we got priesthood blessings from our Bishop this week and it just reminded me how much I love the priesthood. When we have a blessing it isn't the person giving the blessing speaking, but what the Lord wants you to know.

Ah! there is so much more to write, but I don't have time! Just know I love you all and that this is the Lord´s work. There are so many wonderful people here and I love them all.

Hermana Lee

Also, it is almost Christmas!

Pic of Rebecca

6 months down... (11-10-14)

How crazy is that?! We reached the 6 month mark. Now if I think where I´m going to be a year from now it´s not going to be here in the mission. I´m not even sure how that happened. That just means that I´m even more determined to make every day count.

We had a really tender experience this week. We were teaching a lesson to Fatima and Erik who are our recién conversos and Erik shared with us a scripture that was a direct answer to his prayers in the triple combination that we gave them last monday. It was so happy. I loved seeing them discover just how wonderful the scriptures are. I have found so many answers to my prayers in the scriptures. I know that the scriptures are the word of God and can help us in so many ways. We really do see so many miracles in the mission. Some small, some big, but all are miracles just the same.

Also, I don´t know if I´ve mentioned it before, but contacting buses is actually really fun. We´ve done it two times now and both times was so great. Both times we did it we started by asking "cuales de ustedes creen en Jesucristo, levanten su mano!" or who belives in Christ, raise your hand and then everyone on the bus raises their hands. Contacting buses is not a super effective way to contact, but it is a good way to get rid of any fear we have.

Also, we have been working with a lot of menos activos and they´ve been coming to church! One of them works making the decorative iron bars that go on the windows or doors here. He sodders (I have no idea how to spell that) and he let us try it for a second. It was super cool!

I love you all!

Hermana Lee

Also, for the first time ever I ate cow intestines and they´re actually pretty good!

(11-3-14)

Heads up, I´m typing on a English keyboard, but the computer is set for a Spanish one so I have to remember where all the punctuation normally is on a spanish one. Don´t judge me for mistakes.

Maybe it is because I am almost at my six month mark, but everyday I am loving the mission more and more. I really am so blessed with the people around me. Investigators, members, companions, missionaries, non members, converts. Really this might just be the happiest I have ever been. I know that there has been a lot of hard times, but it is hard to remember them when there is so much GOOD.

Today we traveled to the Distribution Center and finally bought hymn books and triples for all of our recent converts. So great! I also got a Daughter in my Kingdom in Spanish. I never had one so I´m pretty excited to read it.

Here´s a funny story from the week. We were walking and this guy started talking to us in English because he lives in the States for more than half of the year to work, but also spends a lot of time in Nicaragua because he is from here. I´ve never been a missionary in English and Hermana Dalrymple and I think in Spanish now so we were trying to explain to him what we do as missionaries and a little bit about the church in English and it might just have been the hardest thing we have ever done haha. Lets just say a ton of Spanglish. But we had a lesson with him and his girlfriend the other day and they are super prepared and interested in the gospel. We´ll see what happens with them.

I have so many great stories from this week, but they will have to wait for later, I love you all so much! You are in my prayers!

Hermana Lee

Oh! and happy late Halloween! No one here celebrates it so I definitely forgot about it until halfway through the day haha