14 May 2012

 Dear Family,          14 May 2012

It was really great talking to you all yesterday…Glenn, Lisa, sorry that the time ran out.  I'll try to send you emails next week.

So transfers were last week and Hermana Perdido arrived on Wednesday.  Here is a picture of her attached.  We just realized that she doesn't have her name tag on in the photo.  Oops.  haha.  Anyways, she's from El Salvador in an area where Shirley served and she's about to finish her mission.  She is sooo nice and we work really well together.  So her name means Lost in Spanish and its funny to see the reactions of all the people that meet her for the first time.  They really get a kick out of it.  Sometimes it comes in handy to break the ice when we're contacting. 

This week the branch had an activity for mother’s day.  Mother’s day is a really big deal here in Central America.  Anyways, Papa Cruz invited his neighbor named Brenda and she really enjoyed the activity.  Afterwards she told him "I feel really good here.  I think this is the church that my husband and I need to be in."  We were like wow!!  Let’s baptize them.  They're married too so the process shouldn't be too long.  We'll see how it goes.  We have to start teaching them first. I'll give you updates. 

And one little bit of news.  Mama Cruz announced that she's pregnant!  She is 38 and hasn't been able to have children for years and was starting to lose hope.  She burst in to tears of gratitude when she shared the good news.  I'm so happy for them! and I’m so happy for Rex and Emily too!  What blessings!

Love you all!

Hermana Jackson