Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Hey!
Kind-of in a rush today so I’ll make up for not much info next time. Things are well and teaching quite a bit. So for one story, which is awesome, is that the other day, on Saturday, we went to an appointment we had set with an investigator named Magdalana. We thought she was the most bogus investigator and always trying to pass by and she not being there and having to re-schedule, well on Saturday we went to her door and right when we were about to knock it a bunch of JW missionaries walked by and so I kind-of said hi and didn't want to contact them cause you know they aren't going to listen. They stopped and began to talk with us, and for a long time. So finally they leave and we knock. She comes to the door and has the happiest look on her face and begins telling us how she felt this amazing feeling while reading the Book of Mormon, we were so surprised but disappointed cause we couldn't go in cause her husband left. We had a great lesson with her and had her pray about baptism. She came to church last Sunday with one of her daughters and they both loved it and are going to come back with more of their family, or try to. So we were going to commit her to be baptized soon, but when I went to extend the commitment, but for some reason I said "in a month" and not the specific date we planned, but I guess it was the spirit cause she opened up and said that she isn't married with the guy she is living with and father of the kids. So we'll have to work with her on this but who knows what would have happened if I said what we planned, I guess we'll never know. She is super awesome and really her countenance has completely changed. You can tell she just hungers for more.

We finally got back in contact with Dyra, she's amazing, we taught her in the library cause we couldn't go into her house cause no members were available to help. It was a good lesson and she hungers to learn more about when Christ came to the Americas. So we'll see with her. A lot of good things going here. Oh yeah, and this morning me, my companion, and the zone leaders (Elder Wetstone and Stuart), went to the temple. It was sweet. They have begun to plant TONS of stuff so it looks great as well. The whole back side of the parking lot was full of ready-to-plant stuff, with some Hispanics relaxing in the shade ready to plant them. Things are well and I really hope I can push myself more. I really feel weak, and it just seems like the more you feel like you've improved, the more you realize how much more you need to improve. It seems like it never ends. I guess that is why it is called enduring to the end.

So this last week I have been feeling really sick with some kind of cold or flu, and I hate being sick. It hasn't impeded the work but feels like it is getting worse. Who knows? Usually things like this haven’t bothered me and I can brush them off but this one is not treating me good. It even kind-of makes me shake. Oh well, it will probably be gone after I take a nap or something, lets hope. Well everything is good and everything’s fine so you really don’t have to believe what I just said cause it was a joke. I really am not sick or anything. I've heard about some pig flu or something so I wanted to try and scare you. Hope it worked. Anyways take care! Later!