It is important to be doing the things that make us spiritually full all the time

Good Morning Peeps! :)
Adam and Steve--good one. hahahahahahahaha Chris never ceases to crack me up laughing.

So down to buisness this week-- well we have this investigator-Lupita and she is seriously so amazing. we have taught her 3 times and oh my gosh. I love her. on our second visit with her we taught her the plan of salvation and left her with a book of mormon and 3 nephi chapter 11 to read. we came back and asked her if she read. She said un poco (a little) and when someone says...oh i read a little...its like key for "no i didnt read but i dont want to tell you that i didnt read cause I know I should have...." So the next question that comes is how much is a little? what did you read? and she goes on to tell us perfectly what happened in the chapter and that she loved it and all the things she learned from it and then she said that in the first verse it talks about the people of Nefi and she was like "who are the people of Nefi?" so she told us that she looked in the summary to see if there was any explanation and nothing so she started the book from the beginning and proceeded to tell us the story of lehi and his family with nefi the son--turns out she read the first 3 chapters...and she only read a little. Hermana Reyes and I sat there with our jaws probably on the floor...took a while to pick em back up and remember how to speak spanish again. She is seriously someone who is white already to harvest. we taught her about baptism and she loves learning from us and is preparing for her baptism. shes coming to church this Sunday and she had no idea why she came to America....well i have a very good idea as to why..... its called the church is true anyone?

Then we had a crazy day on Thursday---we went to a come back apt which is where when you contact someone and they tell you to come back and they ll listen to you. and most of you are thinking well that means that they wont be home, and most of the time its true but we went back to this apt and they were hardcore evangelicalism's and their pastor from their church "just happened to be there" at the same time our apt was. Let me just tell you I have never had to defend the church so strong before and we refrained from bible bashing because that just gets you no where, but they wouldn't let us pray and so there was just some major testimony bearing going. It never ceases to amaze me at how I have these experiences where I have no thoughts in my head, I have no idea what I'm going to say and yet I open my mouth and its filled. with perfect spanish and the people understand with more than just their ears. We then went contacting and no ones letting us in door after door slammed in our face. We go to the next door and you know what happened? nothin. You see where I'm goin with this? I hadn't asked Hermana Reyes where she wanted to go. and you know what she said? The gro-cher-ery store. just kidding but we go to this last door and they let us in...start talking to us and asking us a lot of the same questions that the last apt we had were asking all over again and more strong testimonies and man. Can I just tell you by the end of the day I was plain exhausted. I know that I am not a priesthood holder but I think how completely wiped I felt was something like how priesthood holders do after using their awesome power.... what a spiritually full feeling. My mission is sure teaching me how to be spiritually full so much so that I can notice the days when I'm not as full as others. when i haven't been as focused in my studies, or done those things that make you spiritually prepared for the day. with how crazy this world is becoming it is important to be doing the things that make us spiritually full all the time.

Yesterday we had an awesome zone conference! man I love those. we have em every other transfer and this time it was focused a lot on the inspiration we receive from prayer and the importance of it. It was very uplifting and spiritually filling. :) SO prayer=important. if you want to receive inspiration then you have to pray for it! :)

Then last night there was a huge gigantic storm here as I'm sure that mike already knows all about :) but there were winds of over 75miles an hour and just like huge raindrops...tornado and all. So like last night we got out of our cita and it was just pouring! in running from the door to the car (which is seriously only like  47seconds away) we were completely soaked. through all the layers of our clothing... So adventure today is that Hermana Reyes and I were sitting here doing our emails when we both stopped and looked at each other and said I'm having the strongest feeling we need to go to the airport. There is someone there who needs us... So we packed up our stuff and drove to the airport...terminal 3 arrivals.......walk into the arrivals and wala Hermana missionary just sitting there all alone stranded in the airport.... OK so maybe it wasn't inspiration and more like a phone call from president telling us to go get her but none the less we have a trio for the day! :)

Today for preparation day we are going to the stake center and playing some broom hockey :) should be fun...oh and i think you would be happy to know my foot is in a shoe! :) I have a doctor apt tomorrow and it should be my last one. my toe is alright..just the heat and humidity sure are not my friends when it comes to having slim and slender feet and ankles and having silky smooth hair...:) gotta love Chicago weather! :)

Well that's the update! :) sure love you family!
oh and p.s. Vicki Adair! I sent you a letter like 3 weeks ago and I just got it back in the mail because it said that you didn't live there anymore. and so i don't know what your new address is so that you can get the letter :)
sure love you all!
paz y amor, Hermana Maughan