ok, here is the letter,

so, let´s see.  i had a cool experience on Sunday.  we were sitting in Gospel Principles and Francisco, Monica, Juan and Estela (a lady that got baptized the saturday right before I got to Junín) were all there.  They all participated and it was cool to see how they have grown and how much the Holy Ghost has helped them learn and change in their short time as members.  They are all reading daily in the scriptures and attending church every Sunday.  I felt so blessed for the opportunity that Heavenly Father has given me to be a missionary and to be able to participate in their spiritual growth.  it is so beautiful and it makes me super happy. 

there are lots of hard things going on here, but, when i think about the growth and the good things that happen, it makes it all worth it.  i realize that God had His hand in all things even during those hard times when it seems like there is nothing going right, and when i feel like i´m a terrible missionary because i can´t achieve what I think is success.  but then every time i´m overwhelmed with the trials Heavenly Father shows me that I am fulfilling my purpose as a missionary.  after all, i just need to help others to come unto Christ through faith, repentance, baptism, the reception of the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end.

That is a hard process, because that process brings the salvation.  and salvation never was never easy.  Christ paid everything and suffered everything to bring about the salvation of all men.  why can´t we then suffer a little bit to help a few progress towards the salvation?  and at the end of the day we realize that the experiences we have had weren´t "suffering" at all, but rather blessings that we cherish more than anything.  we realize that we are even more in debt to our God than ever before and we realize that we can NEVER pay Him back enough.

so, that´s why i keep serving, trying to pay Him back. haha. i´ll never get there, but i´ve gotta give it the best i can.  love being a missionary. 

love you all, lots.  i pray every day for you guys.  i´m forever grateful for how you have supported me and prayed for me every day.  i feel the strength of those prayers.

love, sarah

foto 1119:  we slept in the church because we didn´t have anywhere to stay before our zone conference.  haha. i actually slept really, really well on that bench.  i must have been tired. haha.