• AshLee Ontiveros:
  Dear family and friends,
  Well a lot of crazy things have happened this past week.First off we had changes this week and our zone leader told us that he was pretty sure that Hna Patterson was leaving but he wasnt totally sure so we needed to wait for the changes phonecall on Monday night. So we waited...and waited..and waited, but still we didnt get a call. At 11 that night we recieved a text message that president was still receiving revelation so wed have to wait until Tuesday night. So on Tuesday we went and visited people so that Hermana Patterson could say goodbye which was good and then we go home and she began to pack some of her stuff, just in case. Well that night we waited for the phone call...and waited...and waited...and while waiting everyone else in the zone kept calling us to tell us thier changes which made us even more antsy to know changes because everyone else in the world knew but us! Finally at 10:30 that night we received a phone call from our zone leader and the first thing he said was that he hopes were sitting down because he has some big news. He then began to tell us that for sure Hna Patterson was leaving and...that I would be leaving too! Theyre going to bring two other missionaries into Ayutuxtepeque and Hna Patterson and I will be leaving to a new area. So at 10:30 we were running around like crazy trying to pack, clean, organize the carpeta de area, make sure that the new sisters had numbers for investigadors/members/less actives, and just freaking out basically. We were up till 2:30 and we slept till about 5 because we had to get up to go the the changes meeting. Basically we didnt sleep at all! Well we went to changes and at changes President told me that he needed to meet with me and five other sisters. So we met with President and he said that we were called to be hermana leaders of the areas that we are assigned to. He looked at me and said Hermana Ontiveros youre going to be the Hermana Leader, youre going to train and...youre going to open a new area! Um can we just say...what the?! But yes it is true I am doing all three of those things. At the changes meeting it was sad to say goodbye to my zone that Id been with for so long, and my trainer Hermana Boteo (she was one of my favorite comps and she finished her mission..shout out to Hermana Boteo who was such a great missionary and example to me!) but all is well. I have been assigned to open an area in Santa Tecla and my new companion is Hermana Pena. She is from Guatemala and she is 21 years old. So it was funny because at changes Hermana Patterson and I were saying goodbye to go to our new areas and then her companion told us that we all will be living in the same house! So yes the Lord did answer our prayers, not in the way wed thought but he did keep us together which Im so greatful for because shes awesome! Funny enough, I actually have my awesome CCM companion Hermana Chant in my zone too which has been great because I love her! So openining a new area, being a training, and an hermana leader is definitely stressful, but I know that the Lord is on my side and I know I will never lose when Im on His team. One scripture that I read the other which I really liked is in D&C58:4...read it! Its been crazy having to learn a whole new area and having to find all new investigators and what not, but its also been a good adventure. Theres some really great members that actually feed us here which is fantastic, we have a cocinera, the weather is great, and well I think that this area has a lot of potential so we shall see how this goes. Wish me luck! Thanks to everyone who has supported me in my mission and I hope that you all are recieving blessings. Remember to enjoy the holiday season, but also to remember the importance of the Savior this season. Have a wonderful week, thank you for all of the prayers and love!
  Love,
  Hermana Ontiveros