HOLA! September 29, 2008

Guess who the Bishop wants to call as our new ward mission leader!!! GUESS!!! RAFAEL! He's going to be so awesome! Only down side to this is now we are going to have to share him with the other Elders! He doesn't even know he's being called to serve as the mission leader and the Elders have already started using him, without out asking. Stinkers!

Arturo is doing awesome. He's still really excited for his baptism in a couple weeks and he's so eager to share the gospel with his wife! Every time we go over to see him for our daily contact or teach him, he looks happier and happier! It's a complete 180 from a couple months ago when we had to drop him! He's so cool!

We are still waiting to hear if Pedro is a member but he has committed to live the word of wisdom and reluctantly let us walk away the other day with his coffee to throw away! People can be really attached to their coffee!

We have been teaching Pedro's nephew and his nephew's girlfriend/mother of his son as well! That's going well except for the fact that he told us, in front of her I might add, that he doesn't love her and is only with her because of their son. They both want to be baptized but if he's not willing to marry her (she's willing), then she has to move out before they can get baptized. It's really hard and it was REALLY hard to tell her that the other night but she said she was going to pray about what to do and talk with him as well. In the long run, we know (and I think she does too) that it's for the better if he really doesn't love her! Hopefully they'll figure it all out soon!

How did everyone (Mom and Kate) like the Women's Broadcast the other night? I thought it was really good! I especially loved Pres. Uchtdorf's talk on Creating and Compassion. It was really good and gives you a lot of food for thought. Sister Dastrup and I were talking about what we got out of the talk and how we thought a lot about how we can create things both physically and spiritually like a smile or the atmosphere of our home or the spirit that we radiate! I really liked his talk!

One last note for you all before I go! I heard that Sister Pray went home about 2 months out into the mission field. I don't know why but I got permission to send her an email so I'm going to say good bye for now! I love you all and I hope all is well!

Love Always-

Hermana Bradfield

PS Mom - I'm glad you liked the tape... Our next firm song will hopefully be something to the tune of "You Ain't Never had a FIRM like Me!" So until next time!:)

Buenas Dias Noticias - The weeks are flying by! It's so crazy! Elder Flanders was kind enough to remind me, or rather bring to my attention, that I won't be seeing these days as a missionary again! Thanks for that reminder! ;) But the time really is flying by so fast and before I know it, it's going to be transfers again. Crazy!

I am so excited for General Conference this coming weekend! The Relief Society session for women was really good and made me that muchmore excited to hear the prophet and apostles speak again, along with other church leaders. All of our investigators seem really excited to hear the prophet speak. I hope everyone can listen to at least one session of General Conference this weekend, if not all. It's going to be a good one!

One of the things that was said at the women's conference last Saturday has really been making me think alot. President Uchtdorf, second counselor of the first presidency, talked about creating and compassion. He said that everyone has a natural desire to want to create something and he talked about how we can create things like planting a garden ore creating a masterpiece of a meal; but we can also create beauty around us, like bringing a smile to someone's face, or the attitude we have and the atmosphere and spirit we can bring into our homes through our compassion. It was a really good talk. I hope everyone will try and do something to brighten someone else's day and make the world a more beautiful place around you!

Until next week...Para Siempre,
Hermana Bradfield