I choose to be happy and grateful

Monday Oct 4, 2010

hey we are really short on time because of travel time in between here and santa fe where we went to get my money. so yeah i am going to just shoot you a note. she was only able to pull out a thousand so i guess i will just have to see my beloved kus another pday! haha. [talking here about getting 'extra' money to her via Hermana Kuselik via sending her mother a check- since Carmen's debit card was stolen and I can't deposit it to that anymore]

President told me that on a pday i can go and look at my schedules and get that worked out. so maybe next pday we can be in touch and i can look at classes and we can work it all out and then you can sign my up at midnight? i think that would be great. thanks for all your help. [and this is in reference to me getting her registered for the correct classes for BYU in January]

So yeah. this week we invited three people to be baptized, i dotn think they really understand but hey its what we got. we also invited billions of people to the conference. not one person came. sad. (not one person as in no investigators) we even had legit plans for people to come. this being the case we were able to attend only the sunday sessions. I loved them. I love this Church!! Many times this week my testimony has been strengthened especially about the book of mormon and about the authority only being in the church of Jesus Christ. We have had many discussions with testigos de jehovah, catholics, and well my comp doesnt say anything in these instances, she says its becuse she would get too angry. But they all expect like scriptures, and yeah i use them, but i mainly just try to stay calm and bear my testimony. its really frustrating though to see all the satan crap lies that people believe. I thought about all the lamanites and how they were taught wrong. But usually when they heard the truth they accepted it! what has happenend to today´s lamanites. they have no interest at all. My area is still tough. the members are rude. the organizations are really broken and hardly anyone goes. But i will follow the counsel of the Prophet of God. I am so grateful for my comp (she is so fun) I am grateful for the growth I have made here in the mission, I am so grateful for the love I feel from my Heavenly Father. Sometimes life is just really stinky. not all of the elders are going to be cool. Not all of the leaders will fulfill their callings. Not all of the people want to understand our message. But I choose to be happy and grateful. I still have millions of faults. But something here that i have learned on the mission is that i have really saved myself. and my future family.

I know Jesus Christ is my Saviour and that through His example we can be truly happy if we strive daily to follow it.

I love you a tons! booyah i am so down for mexico! and for losing weight! hahaha.

Love you

Hermana Dunford.