WE`RE WORKING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday we got the go ahead to work half days. It has been great to

get back on it. I'm looking forward to working "full" days this coming week:)

Potential is an incredible thing. I have been praying to have more

charity for the people here in this week that we have gotten back to

work, and instead of just seeing a normal person, my thoughts about

the people we talked to changed to thoughts about their potential. I

thought of men as future priesthood holders and families going to the

temple. It is cool how my mindset changed.

Sometimes it doesn’t take much information to invite

the spirit. It is all about finding the thing that invites the spirit

quickly for them.  I love when the spirit takes over. We

need to prepare, and then we can humbly be led by the spirit. A lot of

times we can think that we can just wing it or we plan out something

memorized, but if we just plan well and humbly seek the guidance of

the spirit He truly helps us. There has been times when I don't even

know or remember what I am saying or said and the impact is felt. It

is so humbling that a member of the Godhead would show interest in us.

Cool beans!

Well, two weeks until transfers. A ver que pasa. We’ll work as hard as

Adam Pontipee did when he plowed 20 acres in one day! I love you!!!!!!

playing nurse

January 9, 2012

Hey, we are in the hospital right now finishing up with the surgery on the cyst of Elder Jordan. Sorry that I didn’t write very much, but I’ve got to go hang with the little guy. The church is still true, even in Hospitals and I love you a lot!!! 

Much love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 16, 2012

This week was a strange week, that’s for sure. We were in the house a lot. Elder Jordan is doing great. Since his cyst was infected, they left it open so that is would heal better - that is why we have to be in the house - to keep the thing clean. He’s getting restless and so am I, but I could at least leave a couple of times on splits. Elder Narvaez came with me one day to teach a lesson and we began by talking about faith and then the Atonement. The spirit arrived strongly and we identified it. We set two dates. One son, who has 19 years, Adrian, was especially sincere.  Sadly the family didn’t come to church. They weren’t at their house when we went by Sunday morning. I felt blessed to be able to have a cool experience in such a short workweek though.  It helped me this week to feel more the sense of urgency, because I only had 1 or 2 hours to work, so I knew I had to get everything out of it. That was a good lesson to learn.

All this sitting sure makes me appreciate and miss working! It is sooooo much cooler to be working hard. We see the doctor again on Thursday and he’ll give us the news of how things are going.  Until then, we’ll be in the house. 

One verse from the scriptures that hit me was about how God brings great things to pass through small and simple means. I just felt humbled and so little. I love that even though we are nothing, we are everything to God! (Pres Uchdorf´s talk). Love ya!

Elder Pope's challenge

Oh yeah!  So, for those who read the Book of Mormon in English,  you’ve finished the book by now. For those reading in Spanish, we’re still in 3 Nephi. The new challenge for all of you that have read is to do the Promise of Moroni again and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true. Listen to your feelings and you’ll know that that is how the spirit talks to you. I want to hear how everybody feels specifically in the next email!!!

A sweet memory of Grandma Dot

This church is so true. Families are truly eternal. Parting is still hard and I’ll miss that sweetest of sweet ladies, Grandma Dot! I love her a lot! I remember when she would pray - even just to bless the food it was really like she was talking to Heavenly Father. I think a lot of times we forget how great a blessing it is to have a Heavenly Father that listens to us and has made such a perfect plan for us, His children!