Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Hey!
WAAZZZZZ UUPPPP! The week has been pretty fun. We had a lot more work and found more investigators. After taking numbers down for last week, I looked back in the records and noticed that our numbers for that week were the highest this area has had in about 6 months! So Elder Colvin and I are feeling like things are going well and we still are thirsty for more. none of the families came to church. But I’m pretty sure they will come this week so pray for them and that the services will be good as well. You always have to worry, especially in these wards. It is funny how my perspective has changed in that before I would show up and not care about surrounding stuff but now it is like all I focus on is a spiritual meeting and that everything needs to be in order to allow that. It is like Elder Dallin H. Oaks talked about in his conference talk, everything should planned and focused on making sure the meetings are spiritually up-lifting and focused on the Atonement. When I was on exchanges with Elder Stuart, we knocked into a guy, named Elias Espinoza that said we could come back and made mention that he had listened to missionaries and come to church before. We weren't sure exactly when we left what he meant. But we finally went back to him and come to find out he is a member, was baptized in Mexico moved here and couldn't find the church. (basically the story of them all...puhh) He had been less active for about twenty years, and one cool thing is that the Elder that baptized him in Mexico was an Elder Smith. He is a stud and fun to talk with. The big family is doing well though. The wife continues to eat everything up and understand, but the husband still has a few doubts. They are super cool though. Well sounds like everything is going well. That was a good picture with the car shot and dad in the background. Hilarious! I just compared the picture with Ellie and the one of me holding her in the MTC, and all I can say is...THAT AIN'T RIGHT! FREAK! Well time is picking itself up and leaving, and I don't know where it's going. WHAT THE FREAK!
Later!

"EVEN IF YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, YOU'LL GET RUN OVER IF YOU JUST
SIT THERE." - (was on a picture, in the background of one of my companion's pictures)