Mi
querida familia,
This
week, I feel like we have accomplished alot. Elder Randolph and I are working
to help the zone remember the focus in converting, because it seems like a lot
of elders are focusing on just reactivating. Its not bad, but uhhh we're not
here to be home teachers. We are going to keep baptizing even though we work
through the members and in-actives. Elder Randolph's and my work has been
pulling through really well. We are seeing an increase in the branch, in the
leadership's excitement to serve, and in AMAZING investigators that we have!
Seriously, if we just focus on helping the people, God puts the ready people in
our path. We were working with a bunch of the members a few weeks ago, and a
member who we didn't even see that week brought her newly moved in neighbors to
church that Sunday, Lorena and Mari, who have actually been taught by
missionaries before! And they love the gospel. Mari is 10, but so stinkin' smart
and creative. The other day she was taking egg shells and making little
confetti-filled, or flour-filled, heads out of them by glueing a piece of
china paper over the hole in the bottom of the egg shell. And then coloring with
markers on it, and cutting more paper to make hair and bows for them. So cool,
seriously. We have FHE (family home evening) with them tonight with Fabian's family. Should be good!
I
have new shoes! We went to Candelaria all day Friday, and Elder Ruiz gave me a
pair of shoes that a member offered him that didn't fit him well. They are
doing well, and should last until March. They baptized this saturday, in the
river by Candelaria. It was a great service, and we participated by singing a
special musical number with 4 elders there.
Well,
mom stop watching youtube missionary videos. And I'll see you in March. I just
received my travel plans in my email, did you guys too? I think they got sent
to Dad's email address.
Oh,
and please tell Tanner and the Tenbergs THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Pres. Castañeda
drove through our area after going to Triunfo yesterday, and called us asking
where we were. He dropped us off a package he brought from Villa, one for Elder Randolph, and one for ME! I was so excited! Then I found out who it was from,
and I was EVEN MORE excited! Thank you, you are the best. You know me SO well,
thank you for sending me my RKT cereal, even 2 boxes! I can definitely HOARD at
least one box, after sharing the other of course haha. Thanks Tanner for the
letter, I am for sure looking forward to our good old midnight in-n-out runs as
well, don't you worry pal.
Love
you my family. By the way, on the way home from Candelaria on Friday, I was
reading Jacob 5 while Elder Randolph was asleep next to me. Something about that
bus-ride, apart from the dumb cobrador (conductor), made me love that chapter sooo much. I
feel like I could understand it so well, like the Spirit was teaching me and
directing me to all the right scriptures to help me understand it. Its a good
read. Definitely suggested to all for a good 2 hour study session when you have
the time to immerse yourself in it.
This
week we're working on getting Jael and Julio married, then Jael will get
baptized next week! Along with many more this month =) Prayers are very
agradecidas. (Idk how to say it in english) (appreciated)
Con amor, Elder Knight
