Hermana Pentelute in the MMM: La Fe

Hola familia!

I am here in Rochester again and will be getting one of my old companions back as a companion! Sister Rawlins! It is so crazy and should be a great experience. We will probably have lots of success together because we already know how to work together. I am excited to see how it goes and I know it is the Lord's will! It has been great here with Sister Smith and I can not believe its already her time to go! It is so weird to be "killing a missionary". We will be traveling up to the cities tomorrow and then I'll get my new/old comp Wednesday!!! :)

So this week has flown by. Wow time goes by fast when you are doing the Lords work. I have just been so grateful to be here in this area and with this ward. They are absolutely amazing in reaching out and helping others. Their reaction time is so quick. If someone needs something its already taken care of before they can ask.

This week I have been having more faith and wow it has done amazing things!! We were stopping by a less active unknown and she wasn't there anymore. We decided to have faith that we were in that apartment building for a reason. So we prayerfully selected some doors to knock and the second door we knocked, there was a young family who let us in. They are in need of spiritual healing and the video we were able to share started the process. The because he lives video is amazing!! It helped them to feel hope peace and more than anything that the Lord loved them and that he had never left them. I have been changing the way I look at everything. I have been keeping my faith high and with that attitude there are so many more miracles. I almost feel as if I was back in Moses' time. When all the people simply had to do was look at the staff and live. The moment we decide to believe and act with our faith or look and do something so simple we all know, it is almost unreal how quickly these miracles happen. I also think it changes the way I look at my life with the hand of the Lord and I can just recognize it greater. Faith is great. Going back to the because he lives initiative put out by the church. You all should get online and share the video! We were able to share it with almost the whole entire ward Sunday (with some technological difficulties because I am so far removed from all of that) and they all are sharing it. It is such a cool way to share God's love so simple and in 21/2 minutes. I really felt it watching it. :)

Also to make Sunday even better me and my companion both had to give talks because

someone was sick but it was great last minute and very much more guided by the spirit I think!

So Jose is doing great. He got a blessing last night. He didn't come to church :( because he was sick but he was able to still be with members yesterday. The more prayers that come his way the better. Yesterday he prayed for the first time out loud for us and prayed that he would be healthy enough for his baptism. The coolest part about this whole thing is Jose is recognizing the power and peace that comes from following and doing god's will. He reads the Book of Mormon faithfully and is praying and growing this relationship with God so that he can endure well in this life. The gospel is so much more than just going to church and doing your calling. It is about knowing the Savior and becoming like him. It is a way to give us strength and courage in all time and places in our life. The Gospel is to be lived joyfully every day of our lives. There is no day off. I know this gospel is true. I know that we have a savior who lives and LOVES US! He is here. I know he is here always. I am so excited like many of you for Easter coming up and General Conference. What a specail time we have to be taught by God's representatives. I am foucsing on studying the atonement this week before Easter and really taking in and making personal the love christ has for me. I encourage you to do the same.

Everyone else is doing good. Bertha came to the conference with us, Victor came to church and brother bebe (david) is still progressing as well. Everything is in the Lords timing but I really can see them being strengthened.

I love you!!!!!!!

make it a great week :)

xoxox