Week 27

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Hi Family!  Sending you lots of greetings!
I'm writing you from Solvang California!  A small town full of tourists.  Today my companion and I are going to go explore and be tourists ourselves, so next week I'll send you pictures of what we see :)

I am serving with Hermana Player, she is from Alaska and is going to finish her mission.  They just divided our area again so we are working in Solvang, Buelton, Santa Ynez, and now Lompoc.  There are already Elders in Lompoc but we are working together.  This week we met with the Bishop there and he told us that they only have a Spanish group but that they are about to become a Branch!  So we are really excited!  This next weekend we are going to meet with Stake to finalize everything.

The members here in Solvang are so good.  They are very excited to help with missionary work.  And what I love is that they all realize that missionary work is not just for missionaries but that we can only move forward working together.  Everyone is so willing to help in whatever way they can and with anything we need.  We have some English classes and all the members are inviting everyone.

I always joke with Hermana Player that here in Solvang we are international missionaries.  We have an investigator named Bruno and he is Italian.  He also speaks English.  I talked to him this week on the phone and it was so cool!  I am excited to get to know him.

We also teach a lady from Brazil named Nilza.  We have a sister in the the ward who served in Brazil so sometimes she comes with us to teach her the discussions.  This week she couldn't come so we went by ourselves.  No kidding!!  I felt like a new missionary in a new a country.  I had no idea what she was saying.  I understood a little bit, but not much.  Nilza is going back to Brazil in a few weeks and she is excited to look for missionaries there.

Then we have another lady named Amal...she is an Arab!  And she doesn't speak English.  But her son speaks English and he interprets for us.  The members have found materials in Arabic and so she has those.  We went to her house the other day and we helped her make kivi!!  We are going back today eat!

This week I have been reading a lot in the Book of Mormon and in Preach My Gospel.  I am so greatful to be able to have the Book of Mormon and know that our Heavenly Father loves all His sons and daughters.  I have seen how much love you can feel by reading the Book of Mormon.  I invite you all to read everyday and I promise you that you will feel a difference in your lives. You will be able to feel the spirit and the love of our Father in Heaven all the time.

I want to share a scripture with you that a friend sent me:

Alma 8:10 Nevertheless Zahaia labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.

I invite you all to take out my name and put your name in this scripture.  I know that if you pray to our Father and ask for His help, He will help you to share the Gospel.

I love you all so much, and hope that you have a great week!

With lots of love,

Hermana Cuevas DaSilva

Me and Hermana Faletau

My new companion Hermana Player

Another picture from Paso Robles...teaching about the Book of Mormon