Hermana Haleigh Harris: Juana Diaz

Hey family!!

Another week of more miracles!! I have an amazing companion! She has the best spirit in the world and is super funny. Wow, it has been so great to be in a new area again. It was super sad leaving Ponce because of all the time that I spent there. But it feels like I got back my greenie fire here in Juana Diaz!! I love having a fresh new start. New ward, new contacts, new investigators, and new less-actives that need saving. It really is a great feeling to leave an area knowing that the Lord has a plan for you in another part. I know that there are people that are here ready for me to come rescue them!

We literally have a golden investigator! Her name is Alicia. I just got here but she has already had about half of the lessons. This week, we taught her the Word of Wisdom and law of Chasity. She is the first PuertoRicano that has not had a single problem with the Word of Wisdom. She doesn't drink coffee, she doesn't drink alcohol, and she eats healthy food all the time! Literally, she is just a miracle in herself. The spirit was so strong in her house I couldn't stop myself from smiling at how amazing she really is!

Juana Diaz Dumplings!! Literally fried bread sandwiches!

So funny story, on my first full day here, we had all of our plans ready and were ready to go to an area that is a little bit of a walk. Short story, we got lost. We walked for about two hours without finding anything. The other sisters had to ask a member to come rescue us because we had no idea where we were. Hahaha! We have now learned that we need to be completely sure of where we are going before we make plans. I guess now we will never forget where that area is. Hahaha!

All dressed in Red, White & Blue for the Fourth

One huge miracle that we received was on the Fourth of July. Which by the way, The Fourth of July is just when everyone has work off and goes into the hills to go camping. No parades, no fireworks, and no bbq... so in other words lamest 4th ever! But a time for huge miracles. Because everyone was out of town, the streets looked like a ghost town! We started to hit up the ward list to see if we could find any less-actives. The first house we get to was empty. There are no numbers on the houses so we walked up and down the street trying to find someone to ask. The second house we find there is a couple teenagers outside working on the house. We asked if they knew the numbers, they were like, “Honestly, we have no idea but who are you looking for?” We said the Cruz Family. She got a huge smile on her face and says “Well, that’s funny cause we are Cruz Family.” Come to find out that their mom and aunt are members who were baptized when they were 14 and 16 but then weren't active for very long. They completely accepted us into their house, feed us, and talked about Christ for a while. It was so amazing to see how much faith they have!

Cut these bananas from our yard!!

I really love that about Puerto Rico. The faith here is so strong. Everyone has a a knowledge of their Savior, Jesus Christ. It’s amazing to see even in these last days there are countries that still haven't run out of faith!