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Fam!

Just wanted to tell y`all about a rough experience sunday morning...kind of along the lines with what dad said about people falling because of the `precepts of men`. We were walking up to the chapel when we saw Valentina (recent convert) and her husband `talking` to a lady outside a store. We walked up to greet them and suddenly the lady looked really unhappy. She started going off about joseph smith and the book of mormon. `Voten ese libro!! Vòtenlo!!` haha throw away that book!! I testified to her and shook her hand and we were off to church. She followed us for a little bit telling us that the spirit had told her that we were corrupted and how she had left the mormon church. I felt bad because i didn`t want that to weaken Valentina`s testimony, but thinking about it...i guess we all need to face opposition to make our testimonies grow.

But it turned out to be a really great day at church! Aitza Pitty came with her granddaughter (her husband isn`t really interested anymore unfortunately, we`ll see if we can change that) and she loved the testimonies. I bore my testimony about the spirit. And how that really is how we learn in the church. In the Gospel principles class she said that she is looking for the true church. And she told my companion that she felt in sacrament meeting like she has to go to church every week.

Also Chelita came and another family, la familia Ruiz...the stake presidents uncle. Really a good week. Ivan Pinto didn`t come because of work but he said he wants to get baptized on the 25 of june! If he gets baptized, i think that will be the first bus contact that i`ve done that gets baptized! Haha that shows that it`s worth it.

I`m starting to think that sunday nights are really the most important nights in the mission. The night before p day, tired, kind of tired of rejection...but a couple more doors and there is usually a great family waiting. On Saturday night we knock a door in this neighborhood called Valle Dorado...a lady named Maira answered and seemed scared of us...she said she was busy and that we needed to come back another day. `Come back tomorrow!` she said. We kind of just set it as a back up plan because she didn`t seem that positive (my bad for judging) we saw her house last night and they were listening to music with a case of beer out so we figured we would go visit another investigator first (again, bad judgment). Walking by their house AGAIN we saw her husband outside and he waved...`alright let`s talk to him`. He said `hey guys!! We`ve been waiting for you since this morning! We saw you walking away and thought you weren`t gonna come!` They listened so atently when we talked about prophets! They asked lots of questions and they are a great family! Either they were really nice or they had had a little bit too much to drink but William, the husband, said that for our next appointment he would be in `good conditions` to talk to us haha. It really was a special experience.

Yesterday, José Remice payed tithing and they went to lunch with us at another convert`s house. Valentina enjoyed church. I feel like we are strengthening the ward and the members seem grateful. I love this area! Changes are this month...i think on the 28th so we`ll see where i`m headed to..

Thanks for your prayers i love you all!!!

Elder Henrie

Hey mom!

Sorry i don`t have time to finish the talk but i liked the example of the guy hitting his friend with a stick to get him moving. This morning i read Elder Christofferson`s talk about chastening. I really loved that message. When we look to be corrected...God will refine us and sanctify us, preparing us for the future. I loved this week! It`s going great. I feel like God knows why he sent me back to Chorrera and that there is a lot for me to do here. I`m trying to do it all :)

Love you mom!

Elder Henrie