Guaymas!!!

GUAYMAS!!!!!

Wellll hey there family!!! How are you guys???

First off I cant believe that Brent is a missionary!!! he is so grow
up? How did it go dropping him off at the airport and hearing him be
set apart?? Wow I cant believe I am missing so much of Brents
spiritual growth. It makes me so sad!! He is getting to grown up. But
I am sure you say the same about me.But that is how it is right. I
know that he is okay :) I hope you are all well and that you have been
having many great experiences, especially with missionary work!!! And
that so fun that missionaries are coming home and you are able to see
their growth!! Its is honestly so crazy to see the time just fly by.
There is a quote I saw the other day that's says, " Time goes go slow
for those who don't work, time goes fast for those who do, but for
those who love the work of the Lord time doesn't exist." And boy is
that true!!! I have honestly grown to love this work!! And it has
made the time not exist. Everyday I just know I have to get up and do
the Lord's will and it really doesn't matter the day. Everyday we are
just expected to do our best and keep progressing and keep helping
those we come to love progress!! Its an amazing work to be apart of 
and this good thing is we are all invited to the work!!

Here in Guaymas its a little hard for us to find people to teach. The
whole zone has been struggling including my companion and I. We have
tried every idea in and out of the book and have been working and
praying like crazy!!! Its been hard but I know that the lord will
bless us soon. We just have to keep completing with him. The scripture
that has been motivating me is DyC 82:10 " I, the Lord, am bound when
ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise. "
As missionaries we have a higher law of obedience and sometimes we
receive rules that just seem ridiculous but I know if we are obedient
to our mission president and the laws of our father in heaven he is
bound to bless us!! So that is exactly what my companion and I have
been doing! I know that soon we will see the blessings. The area is
tough but our love for the work is strong. I know that the Lord has
people prepared to hear us we just need to find them But that's is
basically what we are doing right now...finding...finding...finding!!
It would be a lot easier if the members would help!! So please help
our missionaries back home!!! They need you!!! We need your help!!!
But the good thing is that my companion is really comitted and she has
been helping me be happy through all this and vice versa. Sometimes we
can get bummed out but together we pump each other up!! We will pick up
our area soon and then everyone will want to be in our area. I just
know it haha

I love you guys and I am so proud of you guys!! Sending two
missionaries out is tough. But I aprereciate the things you have
taught us all through life. Thanks too you guys Brent and I are out in
the field!!! I love you and I love this gospel!!! Take care and
rememer to share the gospel!!!

Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Rauch

I'm here in Guaymas!

Hola Familia!!

Como estan??? How are you??

Well we had transfers and I am here in Guaymas!! It’s another city...finally!! haha I am here next to the beach. It’s quite a temptation. I just want to go and enjoy the beach because its sooo pretty but I can’t haha Mom you would want to take pictures all day here haha But don´t worry I am behaving! It’s really weird being here.

I honestly really miss my old area. There is just a lot to get used to.

The majority of the missionaries here are way to relaxed too. We are

far from president . I need to keep working hard. But, on the bright side, I love my companion, she is great. Her name is Hermana Rocha. Remember how abuelita would always joke about me being Hermana

Rocha??? haha Its quite entertaining being companions because

everywhere we go its like Rauch and Rocha...everyone says we should

form a band haha Or put our names together and call us Raucha or

Rouch...yeah lets just say we confuse everyone. I need to send

pictures but here my cable wont work with this computer next week we

will find a new place. Promise!!!

Well this week has been pretty tough for us because we are opening an new area. But we have seen miracles and been truly blessed. I have been

able to learn the area pretty fast but trust me we are getting lost a

lot.  But getting lost is a good excuse for asking people where we are

and then presenting ourselves as missionaries.  But yeah we are just

finding people to teach like crazy and have been working a lot with

the Bishop Ibarra and the members and less actives. We have seriously

had such cool experiences. I am going to share two. Okay so first one

was a less active we found. Her name is Carmen and she has been away

from the church for a while now. She is married and has a little girl

but she is the only one baptized. She hasn't been to church because

she didn't know if it was really all true and felt rushed into

baptism. So we visited her this week twice and had two really powerful

lessons. The spirit is always so strong in her house. She said she

would come to church and yep on Sunday morning there she was with her

daughter. SHE LOVED CHURCH! After it was all over she came up to us and said “wow this is exactly where I need to be.” I am so glad she felt

that confirmation from the spirit and I know we have to keep helping

her be strengthened.  She told us later she had been visiting other

churches because she was so confused but she now knows that the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is for her!! We were so happy to

hear that. And we know that we need the members to work with us to

keep her coming.  Another cool experience happened last night.  We had a

few appointments lined up and well they all fell through. It was early

like 7pm and I was like what are we going to do. Well in that moment I

thought of a family we received as a reference a few days back. We had

already gone to contact them but they weren´t ever home. So as we

passed their house I was like I think we need to visit Felix and Anel.

I didn't know why but I was just like lets go there. So we did and

they were home!!! The kids were all excited and they arranged all the

chairs in a circle and the husband was all ready to listen because he

was the one who told the missionaries to visit them.  But the wife

Anel came out and was, oh no I am catholic and I will always be

catholic. And the kids were like come on mom lets listen to

them... they´re missionaries of God!! So we started with a hymn, I am a

Child of God and from there the spirit totally changed. It was soo

awesome to see how engaged both Anel and Felix were along with there

three kids.  The lesson went great and they did want us to go haha.  We

meet with them again on Tuesday! We will see what happens. But the

thing I really like about these experiences is that the SPIRIT was

working through us and that is what made all the difference. He is the

one that truly testifies and converts the people!! It’s amazing to see

people have the spirit change them. This work is truly amazing.  I love

it!!! There is a lot to do here so I hope we can do it well!! We just

have to rely on the Lord, I know that if we do our part and put ourselves in

his hands he will guide us.

I love this gospel!!! And I love you guys!!! I hope that you are having an amazing experience with missionary work!!! Take care and know that you are always in my prayers!!! Love you tons!!

Con amor y cariño,

Hermana Rauch