LIFE IS GREAT HERE IN JUAREZ!!!!

WHAT A WEEK!!!! :)  THE SUN IS SHINING AND ALL IS WELL!!!! :)  Sound any different than usual?? ;)

This week Hermana Ellsworth and I had some awesome experiences, some really really hilarious and some really really powerful!!! 

First of all a few weeks ago a man came to our ward who lives in another area but stopped by to see the church.  His name is Oscar, and he is awesome!  He use to go to church every week with his ex-girlfriend but something bad happened there so he doesn't go with her but still wants this in his life, because he knows it is true!  He told us that he just wants to be baptized and feel really a part of this family that we have!  He is progressing A LOT and reading, and he actually came to the baptism that the hermanas had last week!!  He is really a cool guy, and the ward loves him!  He is starting to go to activities with them already!  HE IS GOING TO FIT IN GREAT!!!!!!!!!  He really is a miracle, and is just waiting to be baptized!!!  Hopefully the day comes around soon soon soon!!! :)

Also we received a reference from a family in our ward (the family of Lamar and Diana!) and we went and contacted them and they are ENGLISH SPEAKERS!!!!!!  We always have the best of luck!!!  I think the Lord is telling me that I need to practice my English more!!!  They are really awesome; they have been through a lot of hard things but they are searching for something that is going to help them!!!  WE REALLY HOPE THAT THEY COME TO THE CONFERENCE THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)  They also have a little girl who is almost 2, (just like Beckham!)  So I am preparing for the shock when I see my big, huge, all grown-up nephew!!! 

I want to share with you EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I WISH THERE WERE WORDS TO EXPLAIN HOW GREAT EVERYTHING IS TURNING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!  I finally feel like all my work here in Ninos Heroes is paying off!  We have never found so many new investigators or seen so much progress in the members and less actives!!!  LIFE IS GREAT HERE IN JUAREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE!!!  IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE!!!

 READ YOUR SCRIPTURES!!!  AND PUT THEM IN YOUR LIFE!!!

SERVE EVERYONE!!!  THAT IS THE WAY YOU FEEL TRUE HAPPINESS!!! 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!

HERMANA SUTTON

YoYo's Yogurt

Easter baskets!!!!!!

Sister Ellsworth's Mom sent these!!!!!

PEEPS included!!!

NIÑAS HEROES

Hermanas Price, Ramirez, Sutton, Ellsworth

Enjoy Every Single Moment!!!!!

DEAREST FAMILY & FRIENDS!

I have thought deep and hard and I have decided that I am just going to give you a little snippet of what is going on!! :) hahahaha  because you know that I am super-duper HAPPY and working HARD and seeing lots if miracles, so we are going to save the awesome stories for face to face!! (It makes them so much better right??)

So this week!  Last Monday we went to Central Park (Juarez-style) with the Bencomo family and it was super fun!!! :)  We saw a giraffe and an ostrich and lots of ducks and we had a picnic!  It was awesome!!

We also had a great and hard week; we are really giving everything that we have!  Every night we think we are going to die from exhaustion but the Lord helps us so much to wake up with energy and desires to work another day even harder!  And we are seeing the miracles and it is astonishing! 

We found A LOT of new people this week, the Lord is really putting us in the place he wants us to be!  We had new INVESTIGATORS at church and our ward actually filled the most part of the sacrament room!!!!  CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!   INCREDIBLE!!! :):)  I have had the great blessing of being here in this ward for a long time, and I am seeing progress in so many ways! 

Hermana Ellsworth and I are doing AMAZING!!  We literally are like sisters!  She means so much to me; I love that girl with all my heart!  And the people have told us that they can see that we get along really well, it is helping us in every aspect of the work!  The key to life really is ENJOY EVERY SINGLE MOMENT!!!! :)

It was short and sweet and to the point!!! :) 

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!  KEEP SMILING!!!!

HERMANA SUTTON

Sisters Ellsworth & Sutton

Our "Little" Angel

Central Park (Juarez Style)

Picnic with the Bencomo Family

Cooking w/ the Queen of Juarez Tamales

LIVING THE LIFE OF THE MEXICAN!!!!!  I know I have told you this about a million and a half times that I am a Mexican and I am loving it!!!  But now even more tan-  we are oficial.  We learned how to make tamales yesterday with the “Queen of Juarez Tamales”; well that is at least what the sister who taught us says.  It was really fun and we got to know the family a lot better!  (They are less active)  Sadly we do not have pictures, but we do have proof in our stomachs and that is what counts right???

We are seeing some excellent progress in Rosita also!!!  She took her exam to become a nurse and all went well and she feels like God is blessing her in her life because she is being more obedient to the commandments!!  We are so close; she is changing and she is noticing it!  One of these days I know that she is going to notice that everything that is happening is because this is the true church!  We love her so much and pray for her like every momento!  PATIENCE AND LOVE AND THE BLESSINGS COME!!!! :)

We also met an AWESOME guy this week; his wife is a reference that we have but she is never home so we met him!!  We started by talking about the Book of Mormon!!!  AND TO BE HONEST I HAVE NEVER MET ANYONE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!  He said it was an answer to his prayers and that it makes so much sense that Jesús Christ came here to the Americas!!  He told us when he left, I know you were looking for my wife, but it looks like I will be the one coming to church with you guys!!!!!!!  AWESOME RGHT!!!  To be honest to hear him so excited about the restored góspel and the BOM it made me more excited and to remember really how blessed we really are!!! :):):):)  It is the greatest thing in the WHOLE world that the same church the Jesus Christ established when he was here - is here AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):)

QUESTION TIME.... SADLY THEY ARE ALL ABOUT COMING HOME...  WHAT IS GOING ON FAM????

1.        What will you miss most besides the people?

OH GOODNESS THE PEOPLE HERE ARE THE MOST AMAZING!!!  I THINK I AM GOING TO MISS TALKING TO THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET!!!  The fact that the mayoría of the people tell you everything up front, they open all of their heart in like the first 5 minutes!!  I mean sometimes we get some really interesting stories, but it’s awesome the trust that the people have to random people....  It could possibly be our skin color, but I think the Lord is softening their hearts!  I also am loving the food of EVERYONE here!!!  Man I am thinking about how sad it will be not to eat beans and rice and tortillas at every meal...  SO IF I GET BACK 200 POUNDS HEAVIER YOU KNOW I LIVED A HAPPY LIFE HERE IN JUAREZ!!!!

2.      If we stop on the way home for food, where would you like to eat?

HMMMMMMMMM - I AM GOOD WITH ANYTHING!!!  You guys can choose any place that you think would be good! :)  I am not picky anymore!!  MIRACLE!!!  Maybe like MADDOX!

3.        Who was the craziest companion you ever had?

DEFINETLY HERMANA ELLSWORTH!!!!!!!!! :):)  Hahahaha - no to be honest they all have been crazy!! hahaha  In their one Little way, it has been quite the experience to live with lots of different sisters!  I have loved it and learned so much! :)  But really I am thinking these days that the Hermana Ellsworth is the winner!!!! :)

I AM DOING GREAT.  I AM HAPPY.  THE CHURCH IS TRUE.

HERMANA SUTTON

Megan's Final Companion

Hermanas Sutton & Ellsworth

"Just Have Fun & Baptize a Lot of People"

MY COMPANION IS CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)  She told me I should start my email like that, so it just shows how she is!!  Well let me tell you a little bit about her to start off.

 …1…       Tell us a little about Hermana Ellsworth….  Is she from around here or is she from CA? 

She tells everyone she is from California, but she is really from Illinois.  She thinks she is really cool because she lived in Australia for a year. (Actually that really makes her pretty cool.)  She is 22 years old now since she had her birthday this week.  IT WAS A PARTY!  We ate 3 cakes and a whole thing of ice cream in one day and we gained 10 pounds each.  LIFE IS GOOD HERE IN JUAREZ!!!!  She studied in BYU Idaho and she didn’t like it too much because she is a partier ;) hahahahaha  OKAY NOT REALLY!  But she did study there and she is going to go to Utah State after to be close to Brigham City! ;)  She is funny.  And has cute clothes.  And we may just be breaking the rules about not sharing clothes.  She plays the flute.  And well to be honest, she is really amazing and such an amazing example to me!  One day you have to meet her.  She has more love than anyone I have ever met!  She really is a huge blessing in my life and we are working super hard together and are LOVING each and every day!!!  WHAT ELSE COULD YOU ASK FOR???? :)

…2…       Have you been learning to cook anything new lately – hopefully – soon? (We’re expecting real food – hahaha)

Well...  That is funny that you asked, we put an appointment yesterday with some less active members to learn how to make tamales super good!!!! :):):):)  WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!  We are thinking about putting a restaurant in Utah to sell tamales, because they are SOOOOOO  good!!  Other than that, well not too much!  The thing is that I am just really good at eating the food (and gaining weight!) but I will try to write down a few more recipes!!

…3…       Who was the family who had the party for Hermana Ellsworth? (she posted pictures with you guys & a little girl – we were thrilled)

Yes, one of the 3 cakes we ate was with Teresita and her family!!  THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US WOW THEY ARE AMAZING TOO!!!!  We ate cake and sang the “Mananitas” and really had a fun evening!  It was really short notice about the birthday of Ells because she got here on Tuesday and Wednesday was her big day!!  BUT IT WAS A BLAST!!!!!  We ate ice cream for breakfast and then ate it in front of the heater because it was freezing!!!  BUT IT WAS A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!  We decided that this whole month is her birthday month!!! 

AS FOR YOU, MY DEAR MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!  FELICIDADES POR UN ANO MAS!!!!!!!!!!  BESOS Y ABRAZOS DESDE JUAREZ!!!

Let me just make a list of a few things that are going on!!! 

-We are using our music talents A TON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Hermana Ellsworth carries her flute with her usually so we can sing in whatever moment!  It is really a huge blessing that we are together!!  We have loved sharing the gospel through music!

-ROSITA CAME TO CHURCH AGAIN!!!!!!!!  AND SHE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATES A LOT IN THE CLASSES!!!

-We are working to share the Book of Mormon more to everyone, and we are seeing a huge difference in our work and in the acceptance of the people!

-HERMANA ELLSWORTH LOVES DR PEPPER ALSO... this is a problem!

-Yesterday we helped with the music in a funeral of one of our leaders of the mission; it was a great service and it was a blessing to use our talents.

-Our moto is JUST HAVE FUN AND BAPTIZE A LOT OF PEOPLE ;)

I am loving every moment!  I feel more and more grateful each and every day for the blessings the Lord has given me.  I can’t complain, THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!!! :)

LOVE YOU ALL!  HAVE A GREAT WEEK! :) 

HERMANA SUUUUUUUUUUTTON!

Hermana Gomez

Hermana DeJesus

Hermana Ellsworth's Birthday Party!!!!

That's 22

To Be "Older" and Still Have a Prom Dress :D - YES!!!

QUERIDA FAMILIA!!!!!!!!!!!! :)  COMO ESTAN????? 

As for me and Juarez we are STILL, and will ALWAYS be doing GREAT! :)  My companion and I voted and we think that really really (and we mean really) this week was the fastest of the whole mission!!!!  But that is a good sign I think, that we are learning and teaching and finding and laughing and well, being missionaries!!  What else could you ask for??

So like I have mentioned in the past, we are teaching the family Velazco, they are the Adventistas, and we are learning so much and studying our little hearts out because they have so many questions that are super great but hard!!!!!!  We are still on lesson one with them because we are making a big emphasis in the authority that is needed to work in the name of Jesus Christ.  Because, like I mentioned, Adventistas are not THAT different than our church in the sense that they live healthy lives and believe in revelation in these days.  But they are progressing and every lesson that we have with them is super powerful and you can tell they are really trying to learn and understand.  Like yesterday, we got to their house and they were waiting for us with cookies and notebooks to take notes and write their questions!  They are a really great family, and when they accept the gospel they are going to be really faithful and strong!!!

Also, a bit of a funny story, so we received a referral from an activity that one of the zones did for the 14 of February of an older lady. (In the activity they took pictures and then we deliver them and talk to them about the gospel!)  So we went to see her and get to know her, her name is Ramona... and oh my goodness she is hilarious!!!  She is a little bit older so I think she forgets a lot of things, but man we were laughing our heads off with her!!  SHE IS A HOOT!!!  So we got there, and she let us right in.  But to get to know her, she told us she was going to show us her music and dance... so there she went... hahahah  Then she gave us some capirotada (which is a dessert made of bread and nuts and a whole bunch of stuff)  It was super good!!!  But then all of a sudden she stopped and looked at me and said... you aren’t from here!  Do you speak English??  I told her yes and then she asked me to call this random number in El Paso to try and get the will of one of her friends figured out!!  IT WAS A MESS!!! hahaha  But after that we got to share a little with her, and told her about what we do and all that jazz and invited her to church!  On Sunday morning we passed by and she was waiting outside with her diamonds and her fancy almost prom dress!!!! :):):):):):)  We could not believe it!!!  She came to church and well actually shared her testimony also... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!!!!!!!!  She may be crazy but she felt the spirit and that is what matters!!! 

ALSO......  Sadly Hermana Hernandez and I have changes.... :(  We spent the night reminiscing about all the memories that we have had together and the high hopes we had about staying together... (I really think she just wanted to kill me in the mission! ;) hahaha - but I will be STAYING IN NINOS HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I AM SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GUESS WHO IS MY COMPANION!!!!!!!!!!!!!  HERMANA ELLSWORTH!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me explain in case you have forgotten.  So Hermana Ellsworth & I are pretty much best friends!! ;) hahaha  She was here in Ninos Heroes already and well she is a HUGE example to me!!!!  SHE IS SUPER SWEET AND I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It was a shock, not going to lie!!!  But the Lord knows why and what and how so I am excited!!!! :):):):)

Other than my rambling and all that, WE ARE DOING GREAT!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):)

I love you guys so much, (I hope you understand that!!!)  I know that what really ties us together is the love for our Savior who makes everything possible!!  I know He lives and that through Him we can return to our Father, have eternal Families, receive the forgiveness for our sins, and truly be HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so grateful for Him and for the opportunity to be a representative of Him!!! :)

HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK!!!!!!

HERMANA SUTTON