Okay I dont have a lot of time and I have a lot to relate so I will
jump right in. This week was AMAZING. On Tuesday we went out
proselyting in the streets of Guatemala with our Latina companions. It
was beautiful and crazy and a lot of fun. We probably had 80 people
crammed into a school bus sized bus to get there (there were about 50
missionaries). When we got to our destination they gave us about a
half mile worth of streets and told us to get to work. The experience
was amazing. Even though I couldnt understand a lot of what was being
said, I could understand enough and even communicate back a little. We
placed a few Books of Mormon  and folletos and got addresses from some
people. It is amazing to me to see the circumstances that some of the
people live in here. We talked to an old man with no teeth and shoes
that had holes worn all the way through them and a shirt that was
barely being held together. It breaks my heart and makes we want to do
something to help them. I am so grateful that the gospel blesses us
temporally as well as spiritually and that I can share that with the
people here. So a funny story about proselyting. Hermana Martinez and
I contacted this woman on the street and I started the conversation.
In my limited Spanish I asked her where she was going and she looked
at me all suspicous and asked why I wanted to know. I told her that
was the only phrase I knew in spanish and we laughed a little about it
and we ended up placing a Book of Mormon. The Lord really does use our
weaknesses!                          Okay so the other HUGE highlight
of the week. ON Wed. Hermana Melgar (my teacher) pulled Hermana Heiner
and I aside and told us that we were going to start teaching a real
investigator. His name is Estuardo and he is a security guard here at
the CCM. We of course were excited out of our minds and also really
scared because our spanish is still struggling but we went out right
that minute and met him and set up an appointment to teach him the
following day. So the next day rolled around and it came time for our
lesson with Estuardo. Hermana Melgar came with us to help us and
translate if we couldnt follow. It was one of the most amazing
experiences of my life. He is so prepared for the gospel. We sat down
and I asked him if he had any questions to start of with and he
immediately asked about Joseph Smith. So we taught the apostacy and
first vision to him and talked about how Joseph Smith was just a
regular guy he wanted to know which church was correct and prayed to
recieve an answer. He looked at us and said, Oh, so Joseph Smith is
like me? We told him yes and he said: Oh, so I need to pray to know if
this is the true church? Yeah...I know... golden. So anyways, we
talked to him about how Gods power has been restored to the earth and
how if he is baptized and worthy he can recieve it too, which got him
really excited because he said that a lot of churches here are set up
so that only those with connections or money can have positions in the
church. Anyway, we asked him to pray and then be baptized and he said
he would if he recieved the answer the church was true. We are meeting
with him again hopefully next week so PLEASE pray for him. I dont know
why I was given the opportunity to teach him out of all the people in
the CCM because to be quite honest with you, I didnt do that great of
job during our lesson, but this whole experience has confirmed to me
that the Holy Ghost is the real teacher.                 Well familia
I have to end my letter now, but I just want to say that I got  your
Dear Elders this week and it made my day. Because mail is unreliable
here and takes a long time, emails are probably the safest bet for the
future, especially because I dont know if I will get your dear elders
before I leave for the field in 3 semanas. Anyway, I love you all and
know that God loves and blesses his children.  Love, Hermana Manning