mom, i was just about to be done emailing because i had no one to


email and then yours came! miracle! yes, i am doing well. there is a

lot of fluids here these days, it rains (more like pours buckets of

water) almost everyday for the last two weeks. missionary work is

great, there are a lot of people who are prepared to receive us, i

will tell you a story a little later on about a family we are

teaching. we are able to handle two lessons in the morning, and 5-6

appointments in the evening. most of the time, our plans change a lot

because people cancel often. but that is ok, that is why we have back

up plans.



we had a lesson last night that was very powerfull, so far, the most

powerful i have had.



i was introduced to the youngest daughter (named mpoh, it means

"gift") about two months ago. i think she has a beaper that tells her

whenever the missionaries are in the area because we ALWAYS see her

whenever we visit her neighborhood and she is always standing there

with her book of mormon like she has been waiting for hours.

we were doing an activity with some members who live next door to her

and she was begging us for a book of mormon. we gave her one and went

to her parents house to ask if it was ok for us to teach them. they

sort of agreed and we set an appointment with them, they ditched. we

took that as a sign, but we continued to see mpoh all over the place

and she continued to beg us to teach her family. finally two weeks

ago, we started teaching them (their surname is the Phunyuka's

pronounced poonyooka). they are so perfectly prepared for us except

for they are addicted to alcohol and tobacco.

we shared the word of wisdom with them last night and i have never

felt a more powerfull lesson as they knew they had to quit and they

made the goal to be 100% clean by january 30 so they can be baptized

on february 26. mpoh was crying she was so happy.

that little one (age 9) has more faith in her little finger than i do

in my whole body. it just goes to show that God works in mysterious

ways. because of her persistence, we are helping guide her and her

parents home. while we were making a plan of action with her parents

for they can quit, mpoh left the room, when she came back she was

dragging her 23 year old sister behind her (who is not interested in

what we have to share), she made her sit down and made us give her a

pamphlet, then she made her sister fill out the same plan her parents

were! i can't believe how determined and faithful that little one is.

they have been coming to church two sundays in a row and in primary

last week, mpoh stood and shared a scripture from the book of mormon

(1 nephi 3: 7). most kids here can't read, let alone english but she

was perfect in it and she taught herself because she wanted to read

the bible! then she bore her testimony. that little one will move

mountains someday. and she is bringing her whole family along for the

ride. i say whole family because she will eventually get all of those

in her family to be members. that i am sure about. it is an honor to

be able to be the missionaries who are helping them return Home. i

love that family so much. please pray for them, they need all the help

they can get.

we are baptizing a family on saturday, there are three, the Sibanda's.

you may remember i told you about the son who goes to school in utah?

they too are a prepared family.

it is cool to see how the Lord changes people, he brings MIGHTY (i

wish i could type that bigger and more powerful) changes of hearts to

the children of men! THIS CHURCH IS SOOOOOOOOOOO DARN TRUE!



i am happy for karli, i know she will do what is best for her, i am

glad she will be in arizona, the senior couple who take care of us are

from arizona, they are great, and are going home in 6 weeks. they live

by the grand canyon and i think karli needs to meet up with them.

elder cardiff loves to fish for bass in the grand canyon, and he loves

to take people with him. maybe she will get a husband while she is

there :) anyway, i have to go, thank you for your email, i love love

love love love love .love love love love love love love you.



may the lord bless and keep you always, keep up the gospel study,

seriously, it will change your life, and be sure to give refferrals to

the missionaries, they love that. so that means you must become

friends with our neighbors who aren't members, they need to join the

church because then they can gain exaltation. seriously, i want you to

go and become friends with our neighbors, invite them over for sunday

dinner or something. they will love it and so will you.



twith lots of love,

sister blum