Hey Mama,
I'm glad you wrote me early because if not i wouldn't have gotten it:) So, i'm gonna have a room when i get home?! yay! haha my comp is great! remember how you asked me before who she is related to. well, she told me her whole genealogy so here's how it is... her dad is John Bundy, and her Grandpa is Clarence Bundy... I don't know if dad knows them or not but he probably does since he knows pretty much everybody:) you should ask him... We've been telling all the members that we're cousins. they get a kick out of that, and my comp even went to one of our Jones family reunions once with Kelsey because she and Kels were best friends in seventh grade, but i really don{t remember her.... anyway, you should tell Kelsey and see if she remembers her, Kelsha Bundy.
Turns out, my new area is GINORMOUS!!! Seriously, We have the entire city to ourselves, which has its down sides because if we walk directly from one side to the other, it takes like an hour and a half, but if we plan well, that doesn't happen.
but mostly I'm just super excited because there are tons of people to talk to here. ill never get bored because i'm pretty sure ill never be able to knock all of it:) plus, the people her are really friendly and willing to listen, the members are fantastic, and all the missionaries that were here before were super heroes, no joke, and they have been preparing this area with all their hard work! Now, we just have to reap, and keep planting for the next missionaries to come. But honestly, i just feel more than ever like the field is white!!! its harvest time!!! I sound kinda like a nerdy sister missionary... oops:)
anyway, We're working hard and putting goals, and Hna Bundy has SO much faith! it's great.
Its time for the spiritual experience of the week... one of the many.
The other day we went to eat lunch with a part member family, and my comp told me before hand that the husband wasn't a member, so i said, well ill just invite him to be baptized then! haha but i really did want to bring the subject up and take advantage of the fact that i was new. so we were chatting with him and he told me he wasn't a member so i asked him why, and he said he didn't want to be a hypocrite or something like that... but the point is, we were able to open up the conversation, and we challenged him to just read the book of Mormon and pray to know for himself! my comp tried to hand him the book and he didn't want to touch it. it was like he was afraid of it. but he took it and we were like, all you have to do is read, and pray! this book comes from God! and my comp, in a stroke of pure brilliance... or the spirit:)... said, open it. and he didn't want to, so she said, why are you scared of it? just open the book and read the first scripture you see.
So he did it, and the Spirit was so strong when he was about to open it up, and he read a scripture, i don{t even know where he was reading, but it was in Alma somewhere, but it told him how he could find happiness, and he totally felt the spirit! i know he did!!! he said he would read and pray, and we have an apt with them on Thursday so I'm way excited!!!
Hey mom, could you just send this letter to the whole family:) haha I actually didn't mean to write it all here but, it happened that way, so... yeah
Love you lots!!!
I hope you all have a fantastic week!
Love,
Hna Jones
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