I say, good day!

Dear Family and Friends: 

Well, things are going pretty good here in Tupungato! This month the area presidency put out an iniciative of Month of Invitations! ...it sounds better in spanish. Mes de Invitaciones! Ah. Mejor. Anyway, this month we´re focusing lots on Keeping the sabath day holy, and inviting all friends and family to come to chruch. So as a Zone we put together a contract where the members can sign their name to say they´ll attend the four sundays in September, and invite a less active and non member to chruch as well. And we´ve really seen results! There´s a picture I sent of us making tacos for less actives, and then another of when they came to chruch! And they haven´t attended my whole time here, so we´re really excited! I´m a little indecisive of whether it´s was thanks to the contract, or the tacos that brought them to chruch, but we´re gonna go with the contract. :) No, in all honesty, I have a real testimony that the area presidency are truly inspired, and that this focus on chruch attendance, which I believe is worldwide, is exactly what we need as members and missionaries. The attendance yesterday was 99! Usually it´s around 70 or 80, so it was a huge improvement! The goal for the branch is 120, so we´re getting there! 

Also this week we´ve been working with lots of investigators, and doing lots of finding. 

Graciela we met this week, a single mom with three kids. We only had two lessons with her, but she´s really understanding, and accepted a baptisimal date! She didn´t make it to church yesterday because she was making empanadas, but we´ll definitely be working a little more with her this week. 

Still working with Jorge and Maria, who also didn´t make it to chruch. They have lots of work this season with the walnut cracking and separating, which is really time consuming. but they always have lots of questions when we teach, and they keep asking us to bring members with us to the lessons so they can ask more questions. THat´s always the goal, to have members in every lesson, and sometimes it´s a little difficult becuase, you know, life. But, we keep working at it. 

We´re also still working with Marcela and Miguel, the couple who got married. Right now they´re going through some hard times in their families, and their relationship. Prayers for them would be appreciated. The good thing is that the gospel is made for that, helping us in our individual lives, in our families, and marriage. It´s good for everything! We just have to help them to understand that, and understand how to put the teachings into action. 

So, things are still going great here, and the work moves forward. Thanks for all the prayers, Love you all! 

Hermana Cannon