Hola,

I am really looking forward to the end of the Christmas feasts.  Tomorrow es dia de los reyes, and afterwards we can have normal missionary work again (maybe with people who will even want to listen to the gospel!).  Yeah, it's been a hard transfer.

Not in the least because we have 15 recent converts and only 2 of them came to church yesterday.  BAUGH.  It is probably the hardest part of mission work, to see people change and then make bad decisions after feeling the Holy Ghost (and getting baptized!!!!  AAAAAAAHHHHHH).

We're working more with the branch leaders, which is great.  Once they start meeting regularly, this branch will be a ward.  It's only a little push.  Well, sometimes it feels like the branch is a handcart that my companion and I are pushing.  And it's stuck in the mud.  But that's why you have prayer.

But really all's good in Puerto Rico Land.  I am so happy to be on a mission, even when it's hard.  I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Love you all!

Hermana Kirkland