Dearest Family,

 

Happy birthday to Grandma and Grandpa and Sheri!  I am with you in spirit on your special days this month!!!  I sure love you!!!

 

I want to thank you for writing me and thinking of me every week.  I feel very grateful and blessed.  There are lots of missionaries, including my companion, that never receive emails from their families.  Please forgive me for being behind on my hand written letters.  I will get them in the mail soon.

 

This week was a very good learning experience.  Hna. Grijalva and I have had some struggles, but I think we`re overcoming them.  The mission has helped me to overcome my fear to talk about problems.  When I started the mission, I tried to keep working without talking about the problems, but it didn`t help.  I think I surprise Hna. Grijalva a little bit when I regularly bring up problems in our night time planning, but it`s the best solution that I have when we don`t `llevar bien.`

 

We contacted two female attorneys this week.  I enjoyed the experience.  One of the ladies told us bluntly, `I don`t like your religion.` We gave the woman a little bit of time to explain her feelings, and she expressed that she doesn`t like that we don`t get up to clap and shout.  We responded to the attorney that what really matters in a church is the doctrine.  Everyone has different methods of worshipping.  I enjoyed the experience because I felt afterwards that the Spirit had really helped us to respond with an answer that was appropriate for the woman.  As an attorney, doctrine and principles matter to her.  I think that she will always remember that what matters about the LDS church is the doctrine, and I hope that someday she will accept the gospel.

 

 

Love,

 

Hermana Blunck II