email from May 17th

How lovely! This upcoming Sunday we have stake conference. Elder Zivic, an area seventy, will be here. Everyone is really excited to have a general authority here. I've fallen into the habit of taking notes in every meeting, in every conference, fireside, you name it, I'm taking notes. I have a firm testimony that what they say really won't benefit you if you're not going to remember what they said. Therefore, TAKE NOTES! And hurry and write down what you remember from the conference so that it can bless you even more.

This past week has been heartwrenching. Really. It makes you realize the power of the Atonement and the power of Christ that helps us more real. More tangible. If that's even how you spell tangible.

One of our recent converts has no money and no food for her kids. We've been trying to work with our Bishop and the R.S. president to help out. It's been a slow process but we're getting there. She hasn't been able to come to church for the past month because the members that used to pass by her house haven't been passing by, and haven't been answering their phone. They show up to church... with nobody else with them. It's painfully hard with our convert right now.

Another couple who are also recent converts don't have work right now and need wood for their stove to warm up their house because it's been getting wickedly cold. They're in good spirits though. We're just worried about them.

With one of our investigators her "husband" who is a member has been drinking and gambling away the money she recieves from the govt to feed her children. They're running out of food. Her son, who got baptized about three months ago stopped coming to church and wouldn't talk to us for a long time. We've been worried about them because of the problems they've been having.

But alas, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. She's going to kick him out of the house. Which means that she can be baptized. Last night we spent time with the family (without their dad) and her son talks to us now. And if she gets baptized it would be the best thing for him, if not the rest of her family.

Also we have two baptisms coming up. They're so eager to learn and do their part to build up the Lord's kingdom. And if they move forward they can have so many blessings to come. Like a mission and baptising of their daughter. It's moments like these as a missionary that makes it all the more better.

I gotta go now, but I love you all, and tell Daddy that I'l write him next week and I did read his email.

Love you all! Hellos for everyone! xoxoxoxoxox, Hna.Georgeson

P.S. take care of my baby. I want her alive for when I come home!