Things out here have been pretty good the work is going steady and the sun is getting hotter and hotter every day. I finally learned my lesson of not wearing sunscreen because after 3 hours of walking last Saturday, I got a wicked good sunburn! My Farmers Tan is officially here! A cool story came from it tho! While we were out walking it got hot and we were thirsty. We'd already been outside for 2 hours and started realizing that we needed water, I was silently praying that we would run into someone who could give us water lol. The thought came to visit Melinda, an awesome lady who loves having the missionaries come by. She always gives us water and has a big heart! Well we walk there and her car wasn't in the driveway...sad face! Instead of knocking we kept going, but not 4 steps away from her yard, she suddenly opens her door and calls us over! What a blessing! Apparently her Boyfriend drove her Car that day! She let us in, gave us water and homemade tortillas, which were awesome! Just goes to show God is always watching out for us. She sent us on our way with our tortilla's and water, and we were super happy! We compared it to Moses and the Children of Israel getting 'Manna from Heaven,' and 'water from a stone'! lol it was a cool experience. Because of all the heat though we've also had a couple storms come through. Luckily Clovis is kind of the outskirts of EVERYTHING. We get a lot of wind, but only a tiny bit of rain and bad storms. We were under a tornado watch one of the days which was cool, but nothing ended up happening. They coolest things we see are huge dust devils, they go about 40 ft in the air and swirl just like a tornado, I took an awesome video the other day so hopefully one day I'll get to share it!

The members here are taking great care of us still, plenty of meals, and so many willing to work with us on missionary work. A new family to Clovis has only been here 8 weeks and already have someone they want to give a Book of Mormon too, and to have at there house for a discussion soon. Its incredibly humbling to work with great people who love the gospel and are not afraid to share it with those around them. Being a follower of Christ I think it is so important to look for ways to uplift people around us. Its something I want to be better at, looking for ways to serve others and show them I love them.

Mission life is hard, hardest thing I've ever done, and at times I miss home and everyone there more than I thought possible. But I've also never done anything more worth it in my life. Being able to see the Light of Christ shine in someone's eyes who never knew the gospel, or even knew how believing in Jesus Christ could bring so much hope and peace into their lives is what makes it all worth it.

Its a lot of work, but we have a lot of fun too! Thinking of everyone back home...Especially the Hall family. My heart breaks after hearing Uncle Leland passed away, I wish I could be there with everyone. Give Grandma Hall a Big hug for me, tell her I love her. Family is so precious, its one of the greatest blessings God has given us, I'm thankful for mine every day. I better close. Hope everyone has a great week!

Love
Sister Hall.

This is my second cousin Elder Ethan  Rodriguez.  We met for the first time at a Zone meeting in Roswell, New Mexico.

Things in Clovis have been really good. We had to go to Roswell for Zone Training this week, my companion gave her very first training since getting her calling as Sister Trainer Leader. (kind of a dumb title haha I think they're working on it. ) BUT its a great calling, She'll be travelling doing trainings, and meeting with Zone Leaders so that she can help train, and be over the other sisters in our area. Its a pretty cool training, sisters haven't been able to have leadership other than training before this.

 We've been crazy busy with teaching, tracting, knocking, and working with our solid investigator Enoch, who's baptism date is set for June 1st! His family are awesome, and I've pretty much adopted them all! He and his wife Yessica (jessica) have 4 boys and 1 on the way. They are awesome and I've seen them grow so much! They are coming to church pretty consistantly now, and the boys LOVE church!  I love Missionary work and being able to help people gain a stronger relationship with Heavenly Father. Truly, when we have Christ in the center of our lives, our families grow closer, and our relationships with those we love increases as well!

We didn't see any crazy animals this week, but we did run into a very passionate catholic man named Salvador! He was really closed off at first, but we got him to open up. We ended up talking to him for about 40 minutes about God, prayer, faith, baptism and the similarities and differences between our religions. There was a lot that I learned, but He was also surprised at how Christian we are. Amazing how Jesus Christ is litterally in the name of our church and so many believe that we don't believe in Christ. Anyway, it was awesome, I invited Him to read the Book of Mormon, to know for himself that it was true. He accepted! And after said, Sister Hall, have you ever heard that big things come in little packages? Like Dynamite, who knew so much could come from a little stick. Well, you are a stick of dynamite! haha it was a really cool experience, and really touched my heart.

I'm learning so much about myself, and growing more and more every day. I'm extremely greatful for everyday I have been given to be out here on my mission. 18 months might seem long, but to me its short, I'm already down to 16 months! I want to work so hard to be the person God needs me to be by the end of my mission. I have the best support from Home ever! Thank you for your prayers and letters, it means so much...seriously!

Word on the street here is that we are getting tons more sisters..last transfer we had 9 new sisters, and this one might be the same or more...so I more or less am preparing myself to have to train. I'm super nervous because I still feel like I'm learning the ropes, but I also know that God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called. So if needs be then I will "Go and Do." I love this mission, best experience of my life! Hope everyone has a great week!

Love

Sister Amy (getting sunburnt everyday) Hall

Clovis New Mexico is bursting with potential, and this week Sister Oswald and I had many great opportunities to give service, share the gospel, and invite people to learn more about how they can gain a greater relationship with our Heavenly Father. Each day this last week has seemed longer than the first, and by the end of each night I'm exhausted, but then I think, 'And that is why I am here.' There has been something happen every single day that helps me know that this is where I'm suppose to be! Some exciting things that have happened is while helping a family move, I got to see my very first wild scorpion! GAG! it was awesome! I was sweeping an empty room when low and behold this creepy little guy started scurrying towards me! I think I jumped about 2 feet high and gave everyone in the house a heart attack haha, who knew I was such a Pansy! One of the other missionaries came to the rescue and stepped on it before i could calm down and take a picture...sorry haha, maybe next time I see one I'll get lucky. However, I did see a spider the size of a crab apple, and that time I DID take a picture! Did I mention how much I love Canada?

But the Pests don't bother me none, the people make up for the creepy crawlers. I love the people here a ton! They're taking great care of me.

The highlight however, was getting to call home. I got to hear my Mom, Dad, and Brothers Voices- missed my sister! : ( but it brought me so much joy to know they are doing well. Everyone, if your mothers close by give them a hug-- not a day goes by I don't miss mine, take extra care to take a moment of your day to tell them, and those around you that you love them! Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there too!

I still loving being out here, Its the best place to be : ) I'm pretty sure I'm going to be one giant freckle by the end of summer, which is awesome haha. Thank you everyone for your prayers, I fel strengthened by them everyday! 

Love you all!

Sister Hall

This letter's going to be short this week sorry!

Way cool experience happened after church yesterday. We have been having a state wide fast for rain today, the country around here is desperate for moisture. I prayed in our apartment after church that we could have enough faith to make it rain. Seconds later we stepped out of the apartment and a small cloud over head started sprinkling rain. It only lasted 4 minutes, but it touched my heart that Heavenly Father heard our prayers. It was almost like He was saying, you have faith, the times not right for all the rain to come, but i wanted you to know I heard you. such a great experience. I truly am still loving serving a mission, it hasn't been an easy week, I have been pushing hard, and the results of our efforts are coming slowly but surely. We also have gone 2 weeks without groceries since last monday was the 5th of the month so that was interesting haha, thank goodness mom taught me be buy stuff so I can be prepared! We ate our last bit of food yesterday and now get to go shopping ; D the Lord is watching over us...Don't worry Mom I'm fine and haven't gone hungry once...minus fasting : )

We are working with a couple wonderful families, not bap dates solid yet but they have so much potential. I am so blessed to be here and to have these experiences, I made it through my first transfer and now have so much to look forward to! Bring on the next 16 1/2 months lol. My prayers go out to Uncle Leland, He' s been in my every prayer, I am so impressed with the family and how well you all have been able to come together. Families are our most important unit here, and its our job to uplift and support one another. I wouldn't be where i am without you all. <3

I better go, I love you all and am greatful for you.

 Take care!

Sister Hall