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Jan 23 2014

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 Happy Birthday Marin!



Hola!
So this has been a bit of a strange week. We were going to go to the temple this week for my birthday month, but then it turned out that our member couldn't take us today because she had to work. Instead we're going next week. Because of our planned preparation day we skipped our preparation day on Monday and that's why we're emailing today. However, I forgot my journal, and last week was so long ago that I really can't remember much of what happened, so I'll try to email about both weeks next week.
The best part of life right now is that we have an investigator named H who is INCREDIBLE!!! We met him because Hna Barnes was backing me up to park, and he waved at us across the street. Hna Barnes offered him a card, and before we could cross the street to talk to him HE CAME TO US!!! We taught him right on the spot, and even though he'd already had a cerveza or two he told us that he really wanted to change. We found him again a few days later and taught him. Once again he'd already had a cerveza or two, but we committed him to not drink anything before our next cita, and then HE DIDN'T!!!! He didn't drink before the cita or after adding up to almost an entire week, and HE CAME TO STAKE CONFERENCE!!!!! He wants so badly to truly change his life, and he is really working towards that. I am so grateful that we've been able to help him in that process.
I love you all! and I promise to write more next week.
Love,
Hna Marin Hardy
P.S. I took tons of pictures for you mom as a happy birthday present!

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