Ok,
to start off, WOW! Thank you sooooo much for all the sweet birthday
wishes! It really made my day and thank you for the time that so many
people took to write :) You guys really are the best!
So to start off, I did get a bunch of letters this past week
(we had a 5 zone mission conference and they brought letters and
packages). The packages haven´t arrived yet but I will also receive
packages/letters
on Wednesday during zone meeting! Thank you for everyone that sent letters! You guys are the best!
oh, and to start off Mom, could you thank Brother Dickson and
Elder Jason Allred for me, they wrote me emails but I can´t respond.
Thanks :) Also, could you get Jason´s address in Brasil for me? Thanks
:)
So to start off thanks for all the letters, a few I already opened
because I didn´t know they were for my birthday (one from the Smiths,
Nancy Smith, one from the Perleys, and the one that you sent me Dad, but
that one wasn´t for my birthday :) )
And thanks Andy, Kimball and Kelsey, Amanda, all the ones from Mom and Dad, and from the Brutons! Thanks!
Wow,
ok, I only have 10 minutes to write now because I was responding to the
other emails but I´m glad to hear that everyone is doing well.
So this week was probably one of the hardest weeks that I´ve
had in the mission but it turned out great in the end. So, I´m still
adapting to this new area and trying to figure out what works the best
in this new area. So, we have been using the ward directory (we started
with the Relief Society) and it worked out pretty well. But there´s been
a bunch of people that have moved and they don´t live there any more.
Anyway, we have just been trying to do different things to find new
investigators. Well, anyway, it was a pretty rough week but
Saturday
it all turned out well because we had a BAPTISM! So, we had an
investigator, Laudjane and she had already been to church about 4 or 5
times. Well, she kept saying that she wasn´t ready or didn´t want to be
baptized. But
Friday
night we had a great lesson with one of the members Carina (she´s the
YW pres). So we explained why she needed to be baptized and about the
authority that this baptism would have and everything. Well then I asked
her, "So, will you be baptized
this Sunday?"
And there was a long pause and we waited, and I was praying so much in
my head...and finally after what felt like a million years she said,
"Yes, I want to be baptized." Hallelujah! haha, she was baptized
Saturday
night and confirmed yesterday! It was great! I still need to buy an
adaptor to send pictures but she´s about 50 or so years old and super
sweet. I´ll try to send pictures next week, no but really, I`m going to
try and buy an adaptor today :)
is my birthday, it definitely creeped up fast. I als can´t believe I´m
turning 20, what?! haha, but I´ll be sure to take pictures and send them
to you all :) And thanks again for all the birthday wishes!
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