Nov. 3, 2014 Scabies??? gone...

Nov. 3, 2014 Scabies??? gone...

Feliz Cumpleanos: Karli!!

Thank you for all of your prayers for me! I have truly felt them. I truly have, BECAUSE Milagro..... I talked to the doctor because of my condition! (sickness) (thing that was living on my body) (grossness) of scabies were getting really bad!  I went to sleep, and woke up with no more scabies. The next day, they were gone!--- MILAGROS HAPPEN!!!  Thank you for all your prayers on my behalf! I love you all!-- kind of  freaky? A little bit, but I'll take it!  About my back... ! I'm just not sure what it is.... But I really feel soooooo much better, everybody's prayers are helping me so much, right now it's really endurable :) .... It hurts when I sit... Like all of my muscles just tighten up.... Kinda weird....  it might be from weak tummy muscles I think and not exercising and also lots of sitting I think............But I am okay :) No time for x-rays...tell the fam that I really love and appreciate them.  Thank you again!!

Next is--- AVATAR for Halloween? Family I am still dying from these pictures! You went all out! Man, I really have the coolest family! I am so happy the weather was good! I love these! 

Okay and finally my week-- so to tell you all I did this week, would take a week to type it out, BUT I will tell you some great highlights. Can I just say, I love being a missionary. That's all. 

Our lesson with Giovanni- Let me just tell you all, we had the greatest lesson ever! We were in their home, and we had something planned, and what happens??... Both me and my companion knew that the lesson needed to change. background story a bit- We have tried EVERYTHING with this family to get them to church, literally, and they have shown great progress. But we were in their and we had the feeling to share and testify of the Savior. We shared this story called the room, and Haylee has talked to me about this story but to sum it up it's about a man who goes into an office and there is a bunch of files, of every thought he had, of every funny moment, sad moment, happy moment, of all the music he had ever listened too, of every sin he committed. He then turns and the Savior is there and He looks through all of these files and see's the Savior signing his name for all of these files.- After sharing this story with them we looked up and asked the question, "What are you doing with the life the Savior died for?".... the room was silent. Then I get this thought to just start bearing my testimony, and it went something like this.."Giovanni, Ailene, Ivonne, I have 3 brothers, one is one of my best friends, and he is serving a mission right now in Ecuador, I have another brother, who is 10 who is the cutest thing, who is also my best friend, then I have another brother, who died for me.. (then the tears started coming... first time I have ever cried in a lesson... literally), He is my brother, redeemer and Savior JesuCristo..."--after that I don't remember what else was said, probably because I was crying, but the spirit was powerful, it touched their hearts. After that my companion asked them, "Do you ever see yourselves as active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Do you see yourself Giovanni going on a mission? Giving blessings to people? Hermana serving in the relief Society?" These questions really hit them. We then had to tell them, "The reason we are being bold and stubborn with you, is because you are being stubborn with us!  More than that because we love you, and the Savior loves you." They laughed, and cried a little, and then the Hermana said, "I can see myself active again....Just not quite yet." Well, they still didn't come to church, but it was a really powerful lesson! 

I don't have time for too much more, but we went on 2 exchanges this week!  Tuesday and then on Saturday, They were great! On Halloween it started to hail..... and man, it is getting COLD!! ... It's bringing me back to the days in Midway! I have been thinking of my journey as a missionary, and I recently read my first letter home after getting into the mission field... let's just say that I have come a long way :) those of you who haven't read my first letter home..... don't do it... haha, I have really learned a lot out here, more than anything this gospel really does mean everything to me, it truly does. Well, sorry that's all that time permits! It's the last week of the transfer! Crazy! 

Tonight we are teaching Rafael with PRESIDENT WOODBURY... I am  so nervous, but SO excited!!! please pray for me! Love you all so much! 

All of me loves all of you all! 

Hermana Hammond

Please pray for Giovanni 

pray for Rafael

pray for Marisol and Vanessa

pray for Vanessa Ariaga (an investigator we found who is gonna get baptized!)

We got gourds for district meeting... To remember the story of Jonah,
annnnddd.... Halloween. Did you know that a pumpkin is a gourd? Who
woulda thought?