Nov 18, 2013

My Dear Family,

Fransisco is officially a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS! He is so happy! The day of his baptism his wife said, "we are one step closer to going to the temple!" it was so sweet. The baptism kind of put us in a panic because one of the speakers was called into work and a few other random details had to be changed last minute but it worked out and was a special day for him. He was baptized in the chapel. He was a little bummed that it wasn't lake but said it didn't matter that much to him. He just wanted to show his faith. It was really nice to hear his testimony at the end as well. The next day,Sunday, of course he was confirmed. His confirmation was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! President Pecjak did the confirmation and was absolutely inspired in his words. A large part of the blessing talked about how the gospel would bless his wife and his children as he continued to study in Book of Mormon. His family means the world to him. After his interview the district leader told us he was really prepared and really detirmined. Apparently he had been throwing up and having migrains because of quitting coffee but that he refused to give up. He is going to be a great strength for his family and to the branch. There are few young couples and so he will be a great help. The branch has been doing well but we just found out that 3 strong families are moving out. The branch seems to work hard and grow then have to start over. I guess we need to find more! :)

Well, frankie is doing super well. We talked to him saturday night and he said, "what day is it?" so we told him it was the 16th. He just said, "no! i was so supposed to be baptized today!" He is excited to be baptized but we are trying to get him to church in the morning. That is how he is going to grow and progress is going to church in the morning and interacting with the members. He has come a long way. He wants to serve a mission and has another referral for us. We committed him to read a specific chapter in the book of mormon. Right after he just laughed and then said, "will YOU sister burrup and sister veazey read that chapter tonight before you go to bed?" He now leaves us with commitments. This week he is going to pray to know what day he wants to be baptized and let us know. He is working really hard to be better. He says cigarrette smoke makes him feel sick and he doesn't want to smoke at all. He is much happier now than he has ever been. 

Besides them, we are finding. we have a few new people. Marta for example has so much curiousity. She is scared to pray because she is afraid of getting an answer. She prays everytime that we will have patience to help her. She is finally reading in the book of mormon now and so far has enjoyed it. She has felt the spirit and now needs to act but just asking in prayer. We did a few splits and are hoping to do more this week. Family, this is the Lord's work! i love love love it! i honestly don't feel like i'll ever stop being a missionary. This is me, i am sister burrup. i am a missionary. This is my lifestyle and my life. I've just decided that it doesn't have to end. That's what mormon profiles are for! we contacted some people at great clips this morning. So why can't i do it after. Janae, i am so proud of you and your missionary work! keep it up. Us misionaries aren't TOO weird. If we involve the Lord in His own work he will guide us. Sometimes we forget to just pray about it and follow. In Acts 10:34-35, peter had to open his mouth. If god shares it with all than why wouldn't i as his representative having taken his name upon me. And when we do we  may be "accepted with him" with those that we have shared the gospel with. I love you!

Hurrah for Israel!

Love

Hermana Burrup

ps- mom, church Sunday is ok. we are "allowed" to see our parents starting Saturday I love you and am excited for you to meet the wonderful altavista branch! the address is 401 e palo verde in henderson. in front of basic high school off of boulder highway and palo verde. I love you!

Dear President Neider,

Priesthood power is real! When Fransisco was confirmed by President Pecjak tears rolled down his face. The blessing was absolutely inspired! It was a beautiful week and weekend! A little bit stressful getting some difficult details organized with the baptism but everything worked out great! The Lord really does prepare people to receive His gospel. Upon praying he received an answer and ever since has been excited to be baptized. We feel so privileged to have been the ones to share the gospel with him.

Thanks for all you do! Hurrah for Israel!

Love

Hermana Burrup

Nov 11, 2013

My dear dear Family,

Just look at that picture! Frankie came to church with a white shirt and tie! His countenance has changed so so much! No more alcohol, drugs, or tobacco. He really came to church to worship! The speaker was perfect too! They talked about the bible scripture that teaches friends of the World = enemy to god. It was an excellent talk and something Frankie AND sister burrup and sister veazey enjoyed. It was also fun to see Flor from paradise at night church. We had a lesson after church with frankie. He is excited to be baptized. He has come so so far. He is technically still set to be baptized this Saturday. Sister Veazey and I are praying to know if it's right this saturday or another. So far he has never come to church in the morning. We want to help him just a ltttle bit more with that to make sure he doesn't inactivate or have a lot of struggles after his baptism. It's been such a blessing and privilege to know and teach frankie. He loves the Lord so so much! In the picture, Frankie is holding his new preach my gospel but his time in spanish. He loves missionary work and is hoping to serve a mission. He's come a long way! Thank you for your prayers and fasting on his behalf. it means the world to me.

Well, Fransisco and his wife Nayeli really enjoyed he Gladys Knight Fireside. What a neat experience. She and her husband have strong testimonies and have worked hard to share them. I've never heard hymns baptist style but i kind of liked it. She is very talented. She says that when she joined the church all of a sudden she knew why she could sing. Fransisco is very excited for his baptism this Saturday. We are trying to work out 1 detail though. Fransisco REALLY wants to be baptized in a lake. We are trying to work with our leaders to find out what to do. He read about the Waters of Mormon and felt the spirit really strong so now he wants to be baptized outside. So pray for us to know what to do too :) Either way, Fransisco is excited and is trying hard to be prepared. He quit coffee last week and has been having lots of headaches but he said, "well, now i know i was addicted. I never knew." He has a very optimistic attitude towards obedience because he loves the Lord so much. We know the Lord has worked miracles in his life as well.

Outside of those two, we have erika preparing to be baptized. She is so sweet and sincere. She is reading in the book of mormon and praying for the first time in her life. She is progressing well. Also, Marta! marta came to church yesterday and really enjoyed it. She is catholic and the restoration was a bit of a shocker. We taught it with the pamphlet and could see that she wasn't understanding it well so we made it a little more visual with "the cup lesson." We were a little nervous because of her reaction to the first lesson we had had. Coming out of the lesson we KNEW that God had guided our words and that the spirit was felt by us and her. She asked her to write a dedicatory note in her Book of Mormon. She is excited to start reading :)

Overall, as you can tell, the Lord has blessed us incredibly. Sister Veazey is an excellent companion, missionary, and represents well our savior. It really has been a HUGE blessing to serve with her. She has really helped me to maximize. During interviews with president this week i asked president how to maximize my time he said, "well, sister burrup, do you know what president eyring would say?" i thought i was going to get a neato insiders advice from president eyring to president neider....nope. president siimply began to point up and said, "Look up." it confirmed to me the power of prayer again. it confirmed to me the blessing of leaders that simply direct me upwards to get my own personal revelation. How blessed we are to have christlike leaders and to practice christlike leadership. This life is short and i have a long way to go but i KNOW the atonement is powerful. Our weaknesses are so minute compared to our true and divine potential. Let us access that power to become like him. May God bless you all for your constant efforts and works to become, and bless, and uplift me and christian, and all those arround you. The Lord is proud of us when we change to become like him. I love you all very very much! Hurrah For israel!

Love,

Hermana Burrup

Dear President Neider,

Thank you! i can't say it enough. i am so blessed to be here. This week was a great one. The work is really progressing here and so are the investigators. Sister Veazey brought miracles with her and the Lord is really helping us a lot. An investigator, Frankie has been able to drop 3 addictions and came to church with a white shirt and tie. He is hopeing to serve a mission. He will do a great job! As for obedience, we are still striving to be obedient and use our time wisely.

Hurrah For Israel!

Love

Hermana Burrup

Nov 4, 2013

M Dear family,

Another good week but so so busy with lots of meetings. We had Mission Leadership Council on Wednesday which was amazing then on thursday we had Halloween meeting so we wouldn't be on the streets then on friday we had zone train meeting on friday andon Sunday we were asked to usher for a Concert just north of the strip. It was a great week but i honestly felt anxious to just go to work! This week will be a little crazy as well. We have interviews and we also have some firesides with Gladys Knight. It's a really neat opportunity for people to hear her testimony through music. We think it will do a lot of good for Fransisco and Frankie to confirm their testimonies. We had a really neat lesson with frankie this week. If you know what the faith rocket is, we did that then read ether12:27, "testimony cometh after the trial of your faith." It was a great lesson. He told us that he knows baptism is the ony thing that can help him overcome his problems. He said he went a whole week without smoking and has been telling all his friends no when they invite him to parties or to drink. We went through the baptismal interview questions and discovered where his concerns are. It's been a little bit of a rougher process for frankie but his progress has been sure and his goodness is evident. He loves the Lord a lot. WE think Fransisco will be a great great strength for frankie and a good role model. Frankie hasn't really seen functional families in his life and fransisco is young (26ish) and has a sweet sweet family. The Lord has really blessed us with ideas and inspiration in how to help them. I know that this is God' work! We planned out the rest of the transfer and because interviews were canceled there was only 1 day we could go to the temple...that was this last tuesday. What a blessing to feel the spirit so strongly. A sweet couple, the ripplingers( brother ripplinger is a general surgeon. reminds me so much of you dad) took us to the temple with them. I have a tradition of reading DyC 4 every every time i go to the temple since the day i was endowed. As i read i felt the spirit and recieved insight. "he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not but bringeth salvation to his soul." what a promise! i got thinking of literally someone harvesting all their crops to put in the store house. Those who have a storage are those who withstand the famines. Those that perish not. Then applying it spiritually the words of my patriarchal blessing entered my mind and i remembered how important the gospel is on a DAILY basis. am i in his work 100% EVERYDAY mentally. physically, of course, but mentally, emocionally and spiritually? I sure want to be and am striving for that. Why because they are those that "bringeth salvation to their souls," and "perisheth not." During Zone training meeting we had a discussion on obedience and the relationship our covenants have to the white handbook. I KNOW that obedience is a reflection of how deeply rooted our covenants are in our hearts. I love the Lord profoundly and am ever grateful for his blessings and guidance. Thank you for praying for frankie and fransisco. I love them both and pray for them several times daily. Thank you for your encouraging words. I feel so blessed to be a burrup and even more blessed to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Discipleship requires discipline. May God bless each of us in our endeavors to follow him with, "one heart, and one mind." In the name of jesus Christ Amen.

Love you all, thanks again, and Hurrah for Israel!

Hermana Burrup

Dear President Neider,

Another good week. There were a lot of meeting but we still worked hard to do our best. Sister Veazey has been teaching me a lot and is a great leader in our companionship and mission. I'm trying hard to give my ALL. The Lord has blessed us a lot this week in our finding efforts. We have found some sweet new families to teach. One was a former investigator from the area book thanks to sister Wardle and sister Oyanedel's hard work. I know that these blessings are from God himself and are a result of the hard work of many many sisters. In regards to obedience, sister Veazey and I are trying to be obedient and are working together to remind each other of exact obedience.  Lastly, from MLC you asked about specific concerns or suggestions. I honestly had to think hard to think of something because i feel the mission has improved a lot but i did notice an increasing informality of missionaries around members or in their homes and especially when there is more than 1 companionship there. I think most of it has been unconciousness but the singleness of purpose should be reflected also in our behaviour. Thanks president for all you do and for your humble but powerful leaderhsp. We love you and your wife dearly!

Love

hermana Burrup

Oct 28

My dear Dear Family

What a neat week! We saw lots of miracles. Fransisco went to a baptism this week and felt the spirit. He showed his faith by coming early on a saturday morning without his wife with 2 kids. I've never tried so hard in my life to entertain children in my life. We really wanted him to be abl eto focus on the baptism. He said he felt the spirit and told us that he had already invited his sister to his baptism. Everything is looking grat for the 16th of november. We are excited for him because we can see that he is clearly excited as well to take the steps to START following Jesus Chrst more fully. He has a lot of faith. He told us that he decided to go pray. He rode his bike up the mountain and started to pray. He layed down and as he looked at the stars he recieved his answer. Isn't it neat that God literally will answer EVERY child's prayer? That's the knowledge to share. He told us he had talked to missionaries before but the only reason he gave us a chance was because we put it all on faith and prayer. When we finally decide to trus tin the Lord we finally qualify for his help.  Also, Frankie had a neat experience as well. I wrote about in my email to president but it was so special to hear him bear his testimony of the restoration as he taught us. It was a role play in a mission prep class. He will be an excellent missionary some day! Eddie, a strong priest in the branch taught him how to tie a tie and is helping a lot. Frankie just needed to know that there are good people with good intentions that will help and support him. His progress has been gradual but it has been real. The Word of Wisdom is still the hardest part for him. We are still trying to help him feel the spirit often because when he does is when he is suddenly motivated and empowered to continue. The missionary work is great here. We have a few new families we are excited to teach as well. on our exchange our appointments flopped so we got to contact a lot of potentials and a lot of people in the streets. Very positive experience. If you aren't happy go talk to people in the streets and He'll make you happy! As for my companion, sister veazey is on fire! she is excellent and she testifies with power. I feel really blessed to be with her. WE laugh constantly but work hard. We are happy always because this is his work and it is true. The truth doesn't change even if/when people are harsh or sharp with us. Thank you for your help and prayers. I am so so blessed to have you. I'm excited and overjoyed to hear from Christian and thanks for the pictures. He will be an excellent missionary and i'm excited to support him the whole whole way!  Thanks and love you!

Love

Hermana Burrup

ps- can i have christian's mail address to send a bday card?

Also, it's fransisco loza and frankie martinez for the last names. As for school, i signed up for classes which was weird...it will probably all change again. As for housing, i am clueless. There is one sister here, sister cheatham that also is going to home at the same time. if you hear of any place with 2 that would be awesome but if not, no worries. Thanks and love you all! 

Dear President Neider,

Great week! The Lord, as always, blessed us very much! Frankie, is an 18 year old investigator here. He struggles with English and the Word of Wisdom because of his friends. He went to the PMG class with one of the priests last night where he had the opportunity to teach us the restoration. it was the perfect way to check for understanding and hear his testimony as it really is. He felt the spirit and offered a beautiful prayer. We hope he will continue to progress to be ready for the 16th of November. That was one of the many blessings but i am really enjoying serving here with Sister Veazey. We are working hard and trying hard to teach with the spirit. 

Also we went on exchanges this week. I was here with Sister Romero. I could see that she has a lot of desires to do good. WE had a positive exchange. I really tried to emphasize focusing on our purpose and effective street contacts. She does a great job in her street contacting. I left her with a few commitments to teach include members during lessons, to role play daily how to seal with the holy ghost and prepare to set as well as to find ways to show appreciation for her companion. She does have good desires and a testimony that is firm. She loves those she sees. Thanks president!

Hurrah For Israel

Hermana Burrup

ps- my brother just left on his mission to peru :) Good news to share.

Oct 21

Dear Dear Family,

I have a lot of mixed feeling and thoughts right now. I was honestly a little heart broken when i heard christian was leaving. I am anxious and excited for him to go and begin and bless and be blessed but i had this selfish hope that i would get to see him just 1 week. Christian, know that i pray fervently for you. You are a joy to the Lord, to your parents, and family. I love you and respect you dearly dearly dearly. Thank you for being worthy and valient in your preparation. you will not regret not even 1 day your preparation. Well, I feel very loved by you. thank you! Janae, i did get your package and the cookies are great! thank you very very much! you are so thoughtful! I loved the pictures i got from you as well, it's always fun to see pictures and faces.

Well, it's been a great but crazy week! Transfers, exchanges, splits, bed bugs, and weird other surprises this week. It's been fun though. Sister Veazey is from North Dakota and absolutely amazing! she has been out almost 9 months but is teaching me so so much! i am learning a lot about simple and effective, bold but loving teaching! We have a lot of fun together and get along very well. She is very optomistic and positive which has really helped me to keep working hard!

To tell you about the work, Frankie is at a really crucial point. He is discouraged with the word of wisdom. He has more problems with it than we knew. He has problems with coffee, alcohol, and cigarrettes. a lot of the problem is a social problem but he doubts himself a lot. He showed a lot discouragement and maybe lack of desire. This week will be another crucial week. please pray pray pray a lot for him. Fransisco is already talking about how excited he is for the 16th so he is doing wonderfully. We are working on getting people progressing right now and finding through the members. 

Family, this is God's work. We are a part of this work and the progress is oftentimes gradual but it is real. Mark 4:27 and 28 tie directly in with alma 32. Faith requires work and diligence and patience but gradually the progress comes thanks to the Enabling power of the atonement. May we all improve daily controlling only that within our power focused on our covenants to do His work in His way. may God bless us as we do His work. If all it required for many in the new testament was to touch his robe to be made whole than we must find our ways to touch his robe. to open the channels of the atonement in our lives. The base of our lives must be built on Him. I know this is his churhc and i know this is his work. and the work requires the efforts of all. President Neider said this morning, "we are only called to start the efforts of this work." he also said, "we have a lot of work to do. we must invite all because by the end of the millenium all their work must be done." I love dearly the Lord's servants here. May we support his servants everywhere in the capacities wherever and whatever they may be. I love you very very much!

Love

Hermana Burrup

ps - mom, i am so glad you found that music.please send the music as soon as you can. i'd love love love to use it really quick. There is a really special family; the pecjak family. The daughter is going on her mission soon and we want to sing it for her farewell. we'll have to practice and prepare on preparation day really quick. :)

Dear President Neider,

What a busy week. it was a great week but very busy. I am learning very much from sister Veazey. She is a hard worker and loves the Lord. Very focused and an excellent leader. We went on exchanges with Sister Webb and Sister Smith this week. Sister Smith came to Altavista with me. I felt of her goodness and her hard work as we were went from one place to the next. She loves the People she sees. A main focus of the exchanges was street contacts. How to be yourself from the very first impression so that when we share out testimonies it also feels genuine. She is doing a very good job at testifying every contact. We discussed how to share powerful testimonies by speaking slower and sharing absolute truths so they will think. It was a great exchange. She is working hard and doing very well. we also practiced the Zone Training on explaining the holy Ghost using the pamphlets. Thank you president for all you do. We love you and appreciate your humble yet excellent work. Thank you for you and your wife's thoughts and prayers. i am so blessed to serve here with you two. Hurrah For Israel

Love

Hermana Burrup

Oct 14

My dear dear family,

Thanks for all the great news! Christian, Congrats on BYU! what an exciting time! I fasted for you on sunday, christian. I will anxiously wait until monday to find out when you go. Are you supposed to report to the MTC in peru? or where? It was great to hear about and from some relatives. I am so blessed for the support that i recieve from you. I can't say thank you enough. Well, transfers are tomorrow. Sister Jeronimo is leaving and we are both super bummed about it along with the whole branch. The good news is that she is going to Sunrise with sister Oyanedel. I am really excited for them to be together. They will do great together! As for me, i get to stay and Sister Veazey is going to be my companion! i am super super excited! She is actually a friend of Emma hogan's family, my roommate and friend at BYU. Kind of random and funny. With her here, Exchanges will actually be much more effective and less stressful. training will be given to a companionship at a time instead of 1 by 1. So those are the changes starting tomorrow. My second american companion. How crazy. Hope we can keep up with the spanish.

Well, as for the area and people, things are going well. Fransisco and Frankie are progressing well. WE are trying to work closely with the members and hoping to have a ward mission plan soon to start family mission plans. It has been a lot of organization and phone calls but good missionary work is better than just busy missionary work. one of the zone leaders in the mission says we need to be full time missionaries not fill time missionaries. it is so important to be effective in our work and to really make sure we are doing effective work. how a basis of finding and a broad set of teaching skills according to president neider. without both we will have great difficulty in helping others.

everyone in the district gave 5 minute trainings at district meeting and it was a neat opportunity to look back at general conference. i chose to train on the power and value of Right now. It was kind of a realization that not only do we need to eliminate saying we will be better tomorrow or later but also saying today. We can be beter RIGHT NOW. I can be a missionary RIGHT NOW instead of with that other guy across the street what about the guy right next door or walking past me or the cashier. Right now is the time. God has called each of us to his work. I am so glad i can do it not only full-time but full-heartedly.

I am also reading the new testament and have found myself hungry to keep reading at the end of each day of studies. i am anxious to get to the pauline  espistles but loving the Saviors teachings in the gospels. i liked mark 4:27and 28, :the seed  should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come." it reminded me a lot of 3 nephi 9:20 and alma 32. The Bible and the Book of mormon really do testify of each other and the same doctrine in beautiful words that each give their own insight to the precious truths of God.  I also enjoyed mathew 27. Where joseph lays the saviours body in "his own new tomb." something everyone knows. as i read i felt the need for me to do the same. Give the Lord the very best of my very very own most precious possessions, talents, feelings, experiences, testimonies, and me. Now is the time and why not give all! I love the Lord dearly and feel strongly that he is a part of this work. it is his and nobody else's. May we embrace his glory, the eternal life of man, and helping others receive it. We will soon see that it is one of the Lord's greatest tools in helping us recieve eternal life as well. May God bless us all in his work! Hurrah for Israel!

Love

Hermana Burrup

Dear President Neider,

Transfers was a little bit of a surprise for me but i'm excited for the changes and know they will be a blessing. The Lord has helped us a lot this week and we are really starting to see some people progress. We've been trying to apply the trainings we received at Zone conference and Zone training and have found that as we testify often we really are much happier. We have also been able to see how baptismal dates help people to progress earlier on. Sister Jeronimo is sad to go but i Know she is going to have a great great time with sister oyanedel in sunrise. We have enjoyed being together and doing the 12 week program. We also went on 2 exchanges this week. First with sister Newey on tuesday. We specifically worked on how to work with members and why it was so important to have them out with us. Sister Newey and I talked a lot about it. she is doing well at teaching clearly and boldly with testimony. The second exchange was with Sister Webb. She is working hard and doing well there in Warm springs. We worked mainly on teaching for understanding and testifying simply and shortly. She really is giving her best. I'm proud of her. thank you president for your help. We look forward to interviews soon!

Love

Hermana Burrup

Oct 7

My Dear Dear Family,

Thank you for your prayers and your support. I do feel strengthened by you. Christian, I am so so sorry to hear aobut your knee surgery. I believe you will be able to recovery without much trouble at all. If it's the same one I had, than you'll be back to normal real quick! Satan can't stop the work from progressing. Never ever. The only way it will be delayed is if it's the Lord's will and it's part of your preparation. Maybe you've been such a good member missionary that the Lord wants to keep you in Washington just a minute longer. But come what may and love it. I already have written in my agenda to fast for you. Well, This week was probably the most meeting filled week every! We started with Zone conference which was absolutely EXCELLENT! Then off to mission leadership council, then to Zone training meeting, Corelation and weekley planning like every week, then General Conference! I felt like each of the meeting was very inspired and helped prepare us for the work to be done. What a blessing to be a missionary right now. Sister Neider always says, “now is the time, here is the place, and you are the ones.” I think that is probably true of each of us. God has called every baptized person to His work, to REALLY live and apply their covenants. In our Zone conference they shared with us a new way for the members to participate. It started in Texas is starting hear and has been taken to oregon and florida. It's spreading. In a comfortable non pressure way we can discover those willing to learn of the gospel. It's called the willing and brief invitation, “Would you be WILLING to hear a BRIEFpresentation about ….(whatever aspect or principle of the gospel they may need) by two of my friends from my church.” if they say no, it's fine. No big deal. Just checking. If yes, then get information and work with the missionaries to meet with them. It has had almost a 50: 50 response. Imagine if we invited everyone and half said yes. How the Gospel of Jesus Christ would enter homes, change families, enrich lives, and gladden the hearts of God's children. Are we consecrated enough to the Lord? I Know so. If we are not or maybe when we are not, I love the advice my companion gave me....just choose to believe it. I have been so blessed by sister Jeronimo. When we present this to families in our branch we ask them to use it until they get 1 yes. They can use it with ANYONE. Family, Will you use the willing and brief invitation with those you meet and know? I know that it was inspired and i promise you will feel the spirit stronger because it is an act of faith and every act of faith will invite the spirit more into our lives. There are many who want what God wants for them but don't know how to access it. may be we be the Lord's angels. We will know this saturday about this next transfer.I love this work very much and know it is His work. Please pray for Fransisco Loza. He has a baptismal date for November 16th and needs a clear answer. Pray for Fankie that His schedule will permit him to be taught. He has a new job and we've struggled getting started. Thank you. I love you dearly and know this is God's work. Hurrah For Israel!

Love

Hermana Burrup 

Dear President Neider,

This week really built my faith strongly. We had many many meeting and now i feel anxious to work already and put it to use. i feel like a sling shot just ready to fly! :) We are working hard and trying to get everything done that we need. We are trying also to finish the 12 week program. Sister Jeronimo has progressed a lot and she has become an excellent missionary. We set the husband of a less-active member for baptism this week. Sister Jeronimo took the initiative and knew exactly how and when to do it, why we needed to and was able to do it with the spirit and confidence. We love the work, each other, and those we visit. We are trying to increase our obedience by specifically getting out of dinner appointments on time so we can get back to work. May God bless us all in His work as we consecrate ourselves to His purposes. Hurrah for Israel!

Love,

Hermana Burrup