23 Feb 2015

Hello!! Can you believe that February is almost over?? I can't. It feels like it just started.

This week was so great. We were able to help a Sister from our ward. She is pregnant, but on bedrest. Before she was put on bedrest, she broke her leg! So sad. Her husband works a lot, so we have been able to go over and clean and do dishes and such, helping the kids learn how to clean and put things away when they are done with them. But super great news. When we went over this last week, she had gone to the doctor, and was able to get her cast off! Hooray!  She is still on bedrest, but we are working with the Relief Society president to coordinate other Sisters from the Branch going over and helping her out.

I also hit my 5 month mark this last week. Crazy! I cannot believe it has been that long. It has gone by so fast. I love it! 

We were able to go up to San Antonio Thursday night to Friday, for a special Zone meeting. So in all the missions in the US and Canada, they are installing these little Black Boxes in the cars, that help us be safer drivers, and report unsafe driving to HQ. They are called Tiwi boxes. They are really interesting.

This upcoming Sunday is Transfer calls... I am excited to find out what is going to happen. I hope I get to stay here, but will do what Heavenly Father wants me to :)

Love you all! Have a most wonderful week. :)

Love, Hermana Dean

The biggest Mexico flag I have ever seen!

Hermana Collins found a dead lizard, and is going to send it home to her family. Hah.  Mom, do you want one??

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16 February 2015

Hello Everybody!! I hope you are all doing well! 

This week was so great! Last Monday, Hermana Collins and I went to "downtown" eagle Pass. It is so great! There are so many cute little shops where you can get super cute clothes for pretty cheap. It's awesome. You can also see Mexico. It's pretty great!

Tuesday, we rode our bikes for the day. It was an AWESOME day. It is so much easier to Preach By The Way on bikes. So much easier to talk to people on the sidewalk, without having to awkwardly park the car and run over to them :)  

We met Virginia, who is .... about 85 years old. She is such SUPER cute lady. We are going by her later this evening to meet with her and talk about the Restoration. :)

Thursday we were able to meet with this AWESOME family. Suzi and her husband... I'm totally blanking on his name right now... but they are such a sweet family. They have 3 kids. Super cute. They were really receptive, and definitely felt the spirit. I was such a mess, and started crying when we were talking about Joseph Smith. I couldn't say anything for a while, without starting to cry again. What was up with that? Oh well. It was still a good lesson.

Friday was Johnny Joe's birthday, and I was able to try menudo for the first time. It was pretty good, actually. I enjoyed the flavor. ... Not a real big fan of the texture though :) But that's okay. It was pretty tasty. You should all look it up :)

This week really was so awesome! I love you all!

Love, Hermana Dean

There's an Antelope Dr! I feel right at home!

Don't you feel like you're in whoville??

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Mi nueva compañera!

Hermana Collins y yo!

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09 Feb 2015

Hola! Esta semana fue loca!

Friday night, Presidente called me, and told me I was being emergency transferred to the border! It was hard to leave Encino Park, but I am so excited to be here in Eagle Pass! We cover two branches, one English, and the other Spanish. it is so wonderful! I am enjoying it all.

I hope you are all doing well! I am so grateful for all of your examples to me. You have all had a hand in helping me become who I am today.

Here is a picture with la familia Salinas. They are so wonderful! They invited us over for dinner last night. They are working towards being sealed :)

I love you all!

Love, Hermana Dean

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2 February 2015

Hola! I hope you are all doing fantastic!

This week was so amazing. 

Last Monday, we went on a tour of San Antonio with a member of our ward. It was so amazing! He was born and raised here, so he knows a ton of it's history, and really cool events. San Antonio is amazing! 

Wednesday, we got to do some service for a family in our ward. They have big oak trees, and lots and lots of leaves fell this year. They haven't had the time to rake them up, so we told them to leave the rakes and bags on their porch, and we would come do it. It was so fun! I loved it. 

Saturday was amazing. Elder Foster, Elder Wright and Elder Russell M. Nelson came and we had a meeting with them, and got to shake their hands. It was so wonderful. Elder Wright talked about how this life is a battle for our hearts. Who are we going to give our heart to, Satan or our Heavenly Father?  Elder Foster talked about how this is Heavenly Father's plan. This is His work. He loves all of us so much, and wants each of His children to have the opportunity and chance to accept His word. He said, "you may not be everything you want to be, but today, you are enough". 

Elder Nelson talked a little about what his job as a member of the Quorum of the 12 was, and then gave us some advice. Even though they don't usually talk to us about getting married, he said, "When it is time for you to find someone and  get married, make sure they love the Lord first. If they do, their capacity to love you will increase."

He also said, "don't waste one minute doing the dumb things you have already done. Get over it, and move on."   One of his main topics he covered was that the Lord uses the unlikely to accomplish that which seems impossible. He gave some scriptural examples, like Sarah having a baby at age 90, or even Mary, being a virgin, giving birth to the Savior. He then gave some personal examples, and told us that we would also have many experiences in life to see the Lord working miracles through us. He said, "know how extraordinary you are. Pay attention to your Patriarchal Blessing. It tells you of your potential."

He closed with an Apostolic Blessing for us. He said, "I bless you that you will feast upon the words of the scriptures, and apply their teachings. I bless you that you will shine like a beacon of light. I bless you with success and joy in your mission. I bless you with the health, joy, and strength you need to finish your mission and return with honor. I bless you with all God knows you need at this time."

It was such an amazing experience to be able to hear these men, called of God. 

I love you all!

Until next week. 

Love, Hermana Dean

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