january 26, 2009, Elder Milner

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¿Còmo estan todos ustedes? I am doing just swell here in Ica. Its hot, like always, and the river dried up again. Oh well.
It is great to hear that all of you are doing so good. It seems like really Dad should start a business, with all this practice that he is getting.
My new companion, Elder Rua, and I working hard, and learning a lot each day. I am learning a lot from him, as he has been in the mission for 11 months. He is different than Elder Velasquez, but always it is nice to learn to work with different types of people.
We are still working with a bunch of our investigators that I was teaching before with Elder Velasquez. Marselina, an elderly lady, is progressing very well, and we are excited to help her along the way. She is preparing to be baptized here in February, and we are excited for that. She has come a long way in the two months that we have been teaching her.
We are also teaching still Patricia, but we couldn´t reach her this last week to teach her. She came to church, like always, and she is like a member already, pero falta (but lacks) the ordinances esenciàl for her life and salvation. We are going to continue working with her.I don´t know if I told you about our investigator Feliciana, but she is really great. We were contacting before lunch, and we weren´t finding anyone to teach. It was really hot. We were thinking, we really need to find a new investigator who is really ready to listen and change, and we were praying hard. We arrived at the last door of the the street, and Feliciana opened the door. I started to introduce myself and our message, when immediately she said (Pasen, Pasen!) which means enter, or pass by. We walked in, a little shocked, but very grateful, and we began to teach her and her daughter and grandson. They listened intently, and were very receptive. They received a Book of Mormon, and promised to read it. And Hermana (Sister) Feliciana did just that. She also came to church that week, to our great surprise, and this week as well, at sacrifice of her work, came for the Sacrament Meeting. When we asked her why she let us in, she simply said, ´It was hot outside´. Well, it was a little funny, but the Lord definitely blessed us that day to find Feliciana.
We have an almost completely different zone now, and there is only one sister missionary here that has been in Ica longer than I have. Its a little strange, as I have only been here three months. But the new zone leaders and missionaries here are really great, and we are going to see some progress here in Ica, I am sure of it.I know this church is true, and I know that Jesus Christ leads it. I am so grateful for the chance I have to be here, and for the opportunity I have to grow and help others accept Jesus Christ in their lives. This really is the greatest work we can do.

Love you all, Elder Milner