Hola familia!

Gracias por las carreros electronico, me gusta su apoyo y amor! Lets see what have I done this week...Well mi companera y yo are doing well, the language barrier thing is still hard but its getting better. I am able to understand more and more as the days go on. While being here Ive learned that its important to have a positive attitude and that if I put the Lord first and myself second that miracles will occur. I think the thing that has been the hardest for me is that I have things that I want to say but I just dont know how to say them in Spanish, but oh well with time it will come. 

One of the North American leaders in my ward told me that he served his mission in El Salvador too and that it only took him two months to learn the lesson, crazy! He said just to keep my head up and with time I will be able to do things that I didnt even imagine that I could do. The sister of Hermana Glazier is en mi barrio and Hermana Glazier was there this week with her. I always love seeing her because she has such a big smile and she always tells me that she knows its tough but to hang in there and that she knows I can do it. When I was given a blessing before I left the CCM in my blessing I was told that while I am here I will do great things in the name of the Lord. I know that I need to have faith that I can do this, I just need to trust in the Lord and trust in my companion. I love my companion she is so helpful and is very patient with me. Weve had some good laughs too, for example the other day we were taking the bus and for some reason I though she said that this was our stop but she said to take a seat. So I hopped off the bus, she looked at me through the window and I looked up at her in panic and I hurried and ran back on to the bus..yeah the joys of never using my brain. ha

Remember when my car broke down and I had to take a bus, and I said that I didnt like taking buses? Well guess what, we either walk everywhere or take a bus here so buses are something that I am going to have to learn to love. ha 

This week we have really been working hard with our investigador Christian to help him gain a testimony of this church because he has some doubts. On Saturday we took him to a bautismo that one of the companionship of Elders in my distrito and I believe that Christian really enjoyed it. Mi companera y yo sang at the bautismo too. We sang "He Sent His Son" in Espanol of course, but everyone said that we did really well. This week we visited a new investigador family and they seem interested in the church, they really like our lessons and thier cousin who lives with them is a member. Hopefully things will continue to go well with them.

We still have a lot of less active members that we work with, and one of the families wants to start preparing to enter the temple so hopefully we can commit them to start working on that. Its been crazy trying to get used to everything here because its still so new, but at the same time its not that difficult because I know this is my home. Well I hope that you all are well, know that I am very greatful for all your prayers and support!

Love,

Hermana Ontiveros :)

Familia y amigos!

Como estan? Estoy finalamente en mi mision y no voy mentiro, fue muy dudo semana, pero he aprendido mucho sobre mi, y el amor de mi Padre Celestial. Primero, mi distrito y yo cantan en reunion sacramental el Domingo antes saliendo por mi mision. Cantemos el EFY Melody y muchas personas llorado porque el espritu fue muy fuerza. Fue dudo salir mis amigas, y mis maestras en el CCM, pero esta bien. Mi primera dia aqui..lo siento swuitching to Ingles por it takes menos tiempo. Mi primera dia aqui we had tallers in el casa de Presidente y fue muy bien porque I got to see how to ensenar mejor y como misioneros trabajar en el campo misional. La casa de Presidente Glazier es muy nice y es muy homie.  Hermana Glazier y Presidente are the nicest people I have ever met. They are so caring and I can really tell that they love all of the missionaries. Las hermanas stayed the night at la casa de Presidente y el primero dia we went to a chapel to meet nuestros companeros. It was hard to say adios a Hermana Chant, pero me gusta mi nuevo companera. Ella es muy simpatico y es muy helpful. Su nombre es Hermana Sanchez y ella es de Ecuador, she has been aqui por 14 mes y es 22. Ella habla muy pequeno Ingles which is dudo, pero con el ayuda del senor we make it work. Mi area es muy muy largo so it gets confusing at times, pero es bien. Un dia aprendere la area. Estoy con mi entrenador por 12 semanas porque es un program que los misioneros do. En me area we dont knock on doors or do street contacts, we work with menos activos y recibimos referencias. Uno muy chivo cosa sobre mi area es lo incluye el Templo! Mi capilla es al lado del templo y el centro por historia de familias. Es loco porque mi barillo contiene cinco Norte familias quien hablan Ingles. My first days here were hard because all I heard was spanish, spanish, spanish and I felt so lost because mi vocabulario es only so largo. We had distrito meeting on Thursday y tengo dos Americano Elderes quien hablar Ingles which was nice because I needed to talk...me gusto hablando..ha En el mision del San Salvador, tenemos sobre 20 hermanas total y 100+ Elderes..so many Elderes! Oh funny historia, un consejo del obispo tiene familia quien viven en Camalot Village en Springville! No riquerdo el nobre, pero es loco! We had zone conferencia en Lunes y fue muy bien porque yo saw Hermana Chant and a couple of Elders who were en el CCM con mi. Chant es doing well, yo creo, es dudo por ambos pero podimos hacerlo. Mi casa es nice, it has running water and what not, pero es interesante porque las casas de los personas quien esenamos tienen casas made of tin. Oh I can finally send fotos a  ustedes so I will do that now! Im glad to hear that all is well, please pray por mi comanera y yo. El senor es con Ustedes! Les amo!

Hermana Ontiveros :)

AshLee made it to San  Salvador. Her zone  includes the US  Embassy and the temp,e.  She sends her love.

Hola familia y amigos!

How are you all? Guess who will have been out for month on Wednesday...This Hermana! Ive been super excited to head out into the field,but now that I only have two weeks left here in the CCM Im starting to get more nervous. I cant believe that the time is coming up so quickly its crazy. This last week has been a pretty good one, not too much has gone on though. Last Tuesday we had a devotional from oneofthe members of the 70, Elder Martino, come and talkto us about the importance of missionary work and his talkwas incredible! He talked about how importantit is to open our mouths and topreach the Lords gospel. He tolda story abouta missionary whose Spanish was so hard to understand but he openedhis mouth and he converted somany people andthey even sent him to one ofthe hardest missions and he brought so many people in the church. He also said that through obedience comes great miracles and that we shouldnt be afriad to open ourmouths, be obidient, anduse our time for better things. He really broughtthe spiritto the devotional and imso gratefulfor his words. This week for pday we get to go to el marcado y take a tour of the city soI willdefinitely let you know how that goes. Tomorrow another group of my friends are leavingfor thiermissions which willonce again be a sad event, but Imglad they are going out to el campo de misional. My companera y yo are doing well still in our teachings and in our personal relationship with each other. We keep saying how we love being eachothers companera which worries us because were afraid that our companions in the field are going to be hard to get along with because we get alongso well. haha Hopefully that wont be the case but I guess if that does happen there will be something that I willneeedto learn from it. (sorry for the horrible writing, the keyboards in Guatemala are different and plus my spacebar is horrid). The coldhas been spreading around the CCM and unfortunately Ive caught alittle bitof itthis week, but noworries I am doing fine. Honestly I have been pretty happy hereat the CCM and Ive really grown spiritually in my understandingof the gospel. Ive learned so much aboutgospel topics that I didnt know and Ive really engaged myselfin my scriptures. For example,Ihadno ideadthat Nephi built a temple or that Adan y Eva were commanded to have children while still inthe Jardin de Eva! ha I know I still have so much tolearn,butIam greatfulforthe experiences I havehad in the CCM so far. Only two more weeks here, so hopefully I will continue tohavea great timehere and that I willcontinue to develop.My spanish is stillonly alright but Iam able to give lecciones in spanish and I am able to understand alot more ofwhat peoplesay when they speak to me or aregiving a lecture. Oh funny story, I cant rememberif I toldyou thisor not but a couple of weeksago when we went tot walmart, I was at the cashregister and my hair was coveringmy nametag and the cashier startedrattling off Spanish to me and I just sat there with a blank look on my face and then I realized she thought I was actually a Guatemalan! So I uncoveredmy name tag andthen she realized I was agringo and really didnt say much tomeafterthat! ha So my companion andI have been talkingtosomeofthe Latinosherein the CCM that are from or have been to El Salvador and apparently they speak very fast thereand slur thier wordsso that ought to be fun! haha Hopefully I can pick it up really quickly andhopefully I willhave a muy helpful companion! Im glad to hear from all of you, whether it be through emailor through lettersand Im so greatful for your support. Knowthat I feel the love thatyou allhave for me and knowthat you are all inmy prayers as well.I hope that I can make you all and the Lord happy with what I am doingand with what Imam going to be doing after these next two weeks.Have afantastic rest ofthis week. I love you alland really appreciate allyou dofor me!

Love,

Hermana Ontiveros :)