Buenas! Well I have once again been called to be a trainer for a new missionary. On Wednesday we had cambios and I recieved a new companion. My companion is Hermana Patterson, she is 19, and she is from Las Vegas, Nevada. Things have been starting to pick up here in my area so I believe that Hermana Patterson will be "hechando fuego" in this area which is fantastic because we need to help Ayutuxtepeque come alive again. Well on Saturday we had a temple activity where we invited members and less actives to take a tour of the outside of the temple, President Hintze spoke about the Plan of Salvation, and we had little workshops for them to do. The investigators that we brought really liked it and the activity really exited one of them, Ana, to be baptized so hopefully everything will go well and she will be baptized by the end of this month. This week I had a really interesting experience with learning about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. One of our investigators, Hector, has been really progressing and was working towards baptism with his two girls as well. Things were going great and then at the beginning of last week he began drinking. He hasnt drank in two years and for who knows what reason he started drinking and he didnt stop. When I found that out my heart sank and I became so frustrated. He finally was sober on Friday and my companion and I got the chance to sit down and talk with him. We read him the scripture Moroni 6:1-2 which talks about how its important for us to be worthy to be baptized by changing our hearts and sincerely repenting. He began crying and told us how he feels embarrassed, how he feels like we are one of his daughters and how he really wants to change. As I started talking to him I could feel the spirit so strong and I started crying because I know of his potential and one little temptation has changed the course of his life. It made me think about how the Lord must feel when we make mistakes. He has given us everything to teach us about the good decisions that we need to make and how we can make those righteous decisions and when we choose to take the other path, it makes him sad because he knows of our worth and he knows we are better than that. He loves us and he wants to help us make righteous choices, but we all have our agency to choose for ourselves. I am so greatful for the Atonement because it gives us the chance to make a change in our lives for the better and it gives us the chance to really learn how to become a better person and how to "acercarnos a Dios." Agradezco por la Expiacion de Jesucristo y estoy muy agradecida por la oportunidad que El me daba a cambiar mi vida por el mejor. Estoy agaradecida que puedo testificar de Su divinidad a muchos personas en El Salvador, y puedo ayudarles a aprender sobre nuestro misericordioso Dios. Se que sin ninguna duda que esta es la iglesia de Jesucristo. He visto muchos milagros en mision y se que El Salvador nos ama y quiere que sepamos eso. Me gustaria decir que les amo, y se que si pongamos nuestra fe in Dios, el vaya ayudarnos y apoyarnos in cualquier cosa que vayamos hacer. Testifico de Su amor para nosotros, y por medio de Su expiacion, podems ser perdonados por nuestros pecados. Les amo, y estoy muy agradecida por todo de su ayuda y apoyo. Se cuidan! Con amor, Hermana Ontiveros