Kelsea's letter 4-29-15
Buenas!
It´s been a fun week here! I sure love being a missionary.
On Sunday, we went to Los Quemados with the elders. They´ve been working really hard with the members there. It´s a small little campo in their area. They´ve been having church there in the church´s campamento, where they have EFY and single adult activities, but they´re trying to progress, so this week they had church in a soon to be member´s house. We went with them for support and to help them invite the neighbors to church. They had Sunday school in the living room, Young Mens and Young Womens behind the house, and Primary on the front porch. Then everyone came into the living room for sacrament meeting. There were about 30 to 40 people there. It was so awesome. And so hot! haha But during sacrament meeting, I started thinking about the first pioneers to join the church. That first Sunday, there were only 6 (I believe) members. I imagine that they were thinking "We are so small? How are we ever going to grow?" But the word is powerful. They "smote the earth with the word of God" (3 Nephi 20:28) and hearts were changed. People came to feel the truth of the Restoration. And they grew and grew and grew. And now there are over 15 million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That´s how I felt sitting there in that hot little house, having church with those faithful members. They´re small now, but I have no doubt that they will grow and grow. Because everyone needs the blessings of the gospel.

On Monday we had a cosecha (In English I think that means harvest) with the whole zone. We split up into four groups and and searched for less actives in our area and in the zone leaders´area. Then we all got together and had a noche de hogar with a family in the branch. I just love being with other missionaries. We found a few people who haven´t been to church and we found some people to start teaching as well. On Saturday we´re going to Constanza to do a cosecha in their area.

We also had intercambios with the sister leaders on Monday and Tuesday. I got to be with Hermana Bates, one of my best friend´s (Makelle Worthington) cousins. It was so fun to be with her. She is one of the most incredible missionaries I have met. She has truly dedicated herself to the Lord and to His work. It was such a privilege to work with her and to see her example. I hope that I can be just like her someday.

A Day in the DR:
While I was on intercambios with Hermana Bates, she was telling me a story in Spanish. While she was telling me, the phone rang so she answered it, and when she finished, she said "What was I saying?" So I said "You were talking about how you try not to be molested." haha Spanglish problems. I´m forgetting how to speak English.
Have a awonderful week! Love, Hermana Jorden