Hey Family,

Thanks for all of the love and encouraging e-mails, letters, and packages you've sent me; it means a lot. Things are and have been going well. I still struggle with learning the language but i just have to keep reminding myself that it'll come with time.

I've learned a lot from other missionaries this past week. Their testimonies and faith have given me a lot of strength. Everyday I continue to learn of the importance of using my time wisely and being diligent. Not to have amazing stories to tell when I come home but because it'll help me be a more effective missionary in finding people to share the gospel with.

We're only teaching a few people right now but two of them have baptismal dates. One of them is Aisha Jones a lady I told you I was going to tell you about. She's a single mother with a five year old son. We meet with her every Thurday and every Sunday. Last Thursday when we got there her boyfriend who usually leaves when we get there was sitting in the living room next to the couches where we always sit. When we walked in I could immediately feel the tension that was coming from him. Aisha sat us down and he said he had some questions he wanted to ask us. My companion sensing the tention also asked if we could sing a hymn before opening with our usual prayer. He left the room while we sang I am a child of God.

After the song, during the prayer my companion prayed for the spirit like always to be with us and I too was praying exceptionally hard to be supported in what was about to come. We went into the lesson we had prepared for Aisha and about thirty minutes later her boyfriend came into the living room again. He had a lot of questions about the gospel and he was really frustrated. I don't even think he noticed how he came across but his tone was really strong. He had a packet of things he had printed off about ou church from the internet from scholars. He was concerned with the things we were teaching Aisha and didn't want his son to learn about them. Throughout the time we were there I my mind and body were at peace. Even though I could feel that he was upset my companion and I were really calm. My companion did a very good job at answering his questions and in the end we told him that we wern't there to convince him and if he wanted to know of the truthfullness of the things we shared with him then he needed to have faith and pray and ask God.

Everything surprisingly ended well and he was really calm towards the end. Aisha walked us outside and apologized and thanked us for being so patient in answereing his questions because she didn't want to. She also bore her testimony while we were talking to him which was really amazing. She told him that she needed something new and better in her life and the life of their son and because he didn't want to be the spiritual head in the house than she needed to do it on her own, truly powerful.

Needless to say the church is true. I'm amazed at the stength we are each given from Heavenly Father if we trust in him. I love that I get to be an instument in helping others come unto Christ. I love you all and pray for you as much as you do for me. Hope you all have a good week

Love you,

Sister Green