Hidy Ho Familia y amigos!

It has been a great week. We found two new investigators and some new Hispanics to go teach. Every Hispanic we've met this week took a double take at Hermana Cameron's nametag, pointed out what her name means (shrimp), and politely called her Hermana Carmen instead. It's really a great way to break the ice.

We?ve had a few really great lessons this week and that's all it takes to really wake you up. Get you motivated to share the gospel. We've been focusing on using mormon.org and the "Questions of the Soul." Things people want to know and be sure about that this church really focuses on and gives good solid answers to. We tracted a lot last week and when we went to our appointment this week with Stacey the first thing she said was, "Well I thought a lot about that question you asked, 'What do I want to teach my children??'" She said she had mentioned God to her girl, talking about creation or something, and her little daughter had no clue what she was talking about. So she's really interested in finding that faith in Christ, for herself, but moreso for her girls. She was so sweet and I'm really happy for her, because she's so willing to find answers for herself.

We've taught so many people and it's great that they were so willing to listen and we've done our best to teach, and some of them even recognized the Spirit, but no one so far has had that desire or real passion to know. To look for answers themselves. So we still visit the Craigs, the Ukrainian family, Fernando, and invite them to activities and things, but unless they've prayed about the Book of Mormon with sincere heart, this church is just a really quirky social club to them.

This week was the Primary Program. It's the most well attended Sunday of the year. So we've had fun contacting as many less actives this past week as we could and 5 of them came to church! Including Sister Luna who I think I might have mentioned in a letter a long time ago. So that was really great and I love all the really loud little girls. There's about 30 something little kids in the primary and each of them has the energy of a split atom. Best part: one of the 2 year olds in the back got loose and ran all the way up on the stage and gave his big brother a hug after
his speaking part. That was cute, so no one stopped him, then since he was all the way up there, his parents couldn't really go get him, so he spent the rest of the meeting bobbing around under the seats, not getting caught by the primary grannies, and being as disruptively cute as possible.

We're having Family Home Evening tonight with a recent convert and some of those little kids so I'm excited. We give the car back to the elders today, I'm not so excited about that, because it's Cooold. Hermana Cameron, my Newport Cali compa has vehemently vetoed biking in skirts in winter chill, so we have to figure out how the buses work today. And parents you may have noticed me using the debit a bit. I started buying winter stuff. I got boots last week. Sorry, but I ain't tracting without leg warmers and fuzzy footwear.

Regarding your question; An ojota is a type of Peruvian flip flop.

I'm glad you guys made it back safe and that Dad had lots of fun.

The Church is true and your ward missionaries are worthless without your support in helping them find and teach and fellowship. So give em a call. Ask to help and refer somebody who needs the gospel (ie everybody). Thanks so much for supporting me and letting me know you care. Thanks for the letters and I love you all.

Con carino,
Hermana Deb

P: Que es la diferencia de una pera y una chica?

R: Una pera es pera, pero una chica no espera. jajaja