June 15, 2015 (Diriamba Nicaragua)

Hermana Udall and Hermana Ordonez just before deluge! 

Well hello there everyone!! so today we had a district activity it was awesome we cooked a bunch of food from Different countries I made tacos....they all gave me crap because  I am American and not Mexican....Oh well it was fun after that we played with water balloons and we played soccer it was pretty fun!

Well this Sunday was AWESOME we left the house at 630 to go and get our investigators we showed up to the first house and I saw the look on her face and I knew she was going to tell us she couldn’t go but I sat down and said you know you need to go and why you need to go so she looked at me and smiled and she said fine I will go shower so she did then we went to the next house and she walked out ready!! SCORRE then The next house he wasn’t there but we showed up to the house of the family we are teaching a mom and her three boys and she tried to tell us she wasn’t going because they didn’t feel comfortable we then started talking about the feelings that come from the devil and the feelings that come from God she slumped her shoulders and said but I haven’t showered I said we have time we can wait so we did. Then we showed up to church and there were two more of our investigators that we had just stopped teaching....funny how that happens...and Then Alba the woman that got baptized Saturday before last was there with her husband this woman is AWESOME she said that he couldn’t go back to live with her until they were married and that he needed to start going to church BAM!!! 

Well I don’t have much time left but I love you all so much and I hope to hear from you guys this next week thank you for always being there to support me!!

Cutting out blocks for home or building making.

 

June 8, 2015 (Diriamba Nicaragua)

Alba got baptized!

Alba got baptized!!! I found her the first day I got here my comp said they had passed that house and passed it but never felt the desire to contact it but when I got here I said lets contact this house so we did and she came out!! She was soooo prepared!! She asked us if she could get baptized earlier it was awesome she said when she read the Book of Mormon she LOVED it she knew it was true!! I was honored to be able to teach her!

Well I had interviews this week it went really well President and I talked about a lot of this and we ended up crying and I just love that guy!!

Well it is raining here a lot but that’s better than the heat!! Well I am still going strong don’t worry about me getting Trunky...you all talking about me getting trunky will make me that way jaja I love you all so much!! And I hope everything is good over there!!

The work is progressing here I am glad to be a part of it!! Remember to pray for your missionary experiences!! I love you all! Until next week!

 

May 25, 2015 (Diriamba Nicaragua)

"Jessica" graffiti

 

Heard about crazy stuff happening over there!! I am glad everyone is safe! I just don’t even know what to think about all that!

WEll this Sunday my investigator Alba brought her husband to church on SUNDAY SCORRRREEE!!!!! I love when that happens!!

We also went with the AP to talk to two of our investigators for interviews and they are getting baptized SATURDAY then we went to get permission for two other of our investigators that are also getting baptized SATURDAY YAY YAY YAY

Well Diriamba is as cold as ever this week we met a sweet old man named Geronimo we talked to him for a long while he can’t read but he knows soooo much!! We are going to help him learn to read it’s going to be awesome!!

The ward here is really good they really do help when they say they will and their testimonies are so strong!!

I hope that when I get home I will be able to still look for and have these wonderful experiences!! I love this gospel and this live I have and I love all of you!!

My area in Diriamba

My area in Diriamba

My area in Diriamba

 

May 18, 2015 (Diriamba Nicaragua)

New area Diriamba Nicaragua and a new companion Hermana Lagos from Honduras.

Well today they told me I will be going home the 6th of August.. I was sitting in Sacrament meeting this last week and they were singing I know that My Redeemer Lives and I looked at my investigators sitting next to me and I almost started crying.... I just had the strongest feeling that I don’t want to leave here I want all of you to come here!! 

Well I had changes this week I am  in Diriamba with Hermana Lagos she is seriously one of the Prettiest sister missionaries here I just love her ever since she got here I have wanted  to be her companion and here I am with her!! I just love it!! She is from Honduras!! 

Well I love you all. 

So we are teaching a kid named Eliezar he is awesome but he LOVES coffee... we need some ideas to help him to stop! Let me know what you think!! 

Then we met a girl named Alba this last week and she said yes I am going to church Sunday and SHE DID she is just so awesome she told us if God sent you here it’s because he wants something with me so let’s do this! AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. 

Well this area I am in is FREEZING well not really it’s like Mesa in the winter but with Round Valley winds ALL THE TIME I love it but God is preparing me for life after because....my house has an American looking bathroom and CARPET....and a walk in closet..... and there is a lady that cleans are house....It is soooo weird 

Well keep praying for rain here so these people can eat and have a break from the heat.

I love you all so much and will keep you updated on everything.

Laura, Victoria, Tadeo, Hermana Ordonez.

Laura and Hermana Udall

Laura, Hermana Udall, Ricarda

 

May 11, 2015 (Nindiri Nicaragua)

Fabi and Ricardo (recent converts)

 

Today I started the last 12 weeks of my mission! pray for my investigators that they recieve their answers sooooon!! 

 

I got to talk to my wonderful family yesterday!! it was wonderful to see them all!! 

 

Well this week we got to see the members work hand in hand with our investigators to get a TON of people to church on Sunday it was branch conference and they did soooo good!!!! 

 

This one is really short this week we have changes this week I will be letting you know!! just remember one thing!! 

 

Because Jesus suffered for all of our sins all by himself in the garden WE NEVER HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!!!!

Hermana Emelda (our landlady)

 

May 4, 2015 (Nindiri Nicaragua)

Jonathan got baptized!  H. Ordonez and H. Udall

Oh man I miss you guys...all of you so much! JONATHAN GOT BAPTISED!!!! You all know me and you know I don’t cry but when this little guy left the water. Then the little goof ball started to try and swim...oh man.... But the best part about it was the phone call he gave us that night he was crying and he said sister Udall thank you for teaching me and bringing this gospel to my life you are an angel in my life I am crying right now and it’s because I am happy! He said I now have a reason to live... I am clean! Moments like that are what I live for!!! 

Well this week I got a very sad phone call it was happy because I got to talk to people from Nandaime but they told me that Brunilda passed away......

 

When I heard I got sad but then I was just enveloped with a warm love feeling and the words (Don’t worry about her. Don’t be sad she is here with me waiting for you return with honor I love you) I LOVE HEAVENLY FATHER and he loves me!! 

THE RAINS HAVE STARTED so do you guys remember this time last year when I was in NAndaime and it flooded everywhere well the time has come again.... I love love the rain because it cools down here enough to use a small sweater. Let’s just hope I don’t get a cold!! 

Well… Spiritual thought for the day.....Alma 26:30 and then 27. Doesn’t matter where you are or what you've been through God loves you and knows you!!! And I do too!!! I will be home to bug you all about going to church soon enough!! I love you all!!!! 

Jonathan (LESSONS)

Jonathan's baptism

Alberto and Jonathan 2 new converts.

Hermana Ordonez and Hermana Udall BUS RIDE

Mangos are back!!!!!!

Taxi ride with Tadeo and Teresa

Whole District of Hermana's and Elders plus 2.

 

April 27, 2015 (Nindiri Nicaragua)

Alberto's baptism! 

Alberto got baptized!!! It was awesome a lot of people came to the baptism and it was just wonderful!!! 

Well this week was a very good one. Sometimes God just blesses us a lot during one week and sometimes he makes us work for our blessings!!  

This week one of our old investigators that we stopped teaching for a while because he wasn’t progressing we put a baptismal date with him!!! EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN GODS TIME. I remember every time I tried and tried and tried to get someone to get baptized and they just didn’t want to or something always came up and in the end we stopped teaching them but there they were in the area book just waiting for their time to come and I am starting to hear from all my other areas THAT THEIR TIME IS NOW it is sooooo exciting to hear that lots of the people I started teaching in Granada.. Are getting baptized as well in Nandaime and even in Monimbo!! It’s AWESOME 

Well I am officially one of the older sisters in the mission I am going to complete 15 months on Sunday..... Everyone has started saying well you are leaving!! It makes me sad! I just don’t know what to feel I want to see my family but I want to stay here doing this forever. 

I just wanted to say I KNOW with every atom in my being that this church is true. I KNOW that Jesus is my Savior and through him my life is happy!! 

I LOVE YOU ALLLLL

Hermana Jessica Udall (Nindiri Nicaragua)