Would
like to start off thanking you guys for all you support for me this weekend. (His
wallet was pick pocketed so his ATM card had to be canceled etc.) I promise that
I wont let the wallet out of hands anymore! Matt, thanks for your suggestions
for keeping the wallet safe.... I’ll go with the barbed wire idea I think. But
yeah glad that’s over! Apparently a teenage kid went to the house of a member
in an area like 20 minutes from mine and said ''Hey, do you know the gringos?''
and then showed her the wallet and asked for 120 quetzals for it. They
convinced them to just hand it over and then that was that. How fun!
This
weekend we had the baptisms of Alexia, Estuardo, and Jhonatón. I baptized
Estuardo (funniest moment of the week) and had to pronounce his last name
(Ixcomparixk). Try saying that 5 times fast... It was a wonderful service and
the miracles just keep coming and coming. The Lord has blessed this area where
Elder Guzman and I are working 15 baptisms in just 4 weeks. To put that into
prospective, that is almost more than I baptized in an entire year. I am trying
to humble myself (Alma 32) and not get settled into a routine. Its always time
to progress and keep growing. I love the inspired questions from that Talk from
conference ''What lack I yet?''. I ask it often. Sometimes its hard to answer.
But when I find myself humbled and willing, the answers ALWAYS come. I testify
that if we humble ourselves and have the true intention to change, the Holy
Ghost will tell us in our minds and in our hearts what we should change. I have
slowly (ever so slowly) been able to do that more easily and more frequently
over the course of these 13 months.
I love
the mission and being able to meet celestial friends. I love testifying of my
Savior and challenging every person I teach to be baptized. I will give you an
example of the first lesson we had with 15 year old Brandon just 2 days ago.
First we
read Alma 5:12,14
''Brandon
we testify that the changes you have made so far (he has been to church twice
already without an invite from us) are made possible through Jesus Christ. He
changes our hearts.''
Then we
read Alma 5:62
''Brandon,
we make the same invitation to you. Come unto Him and be baptized. When would
you like to be clean from sin?''
''Hmm
maybe on my birthday?''
''When is
that?''
''The
16th of November.''
''Did you
know that you can get baptized this Sunday?'' <--- this is now the
favorite questions of Elder Guzman and Elder Smith
''I want
to get baptized this Sunday.''
Ohhhh how
the spirit was there and how we rejoiced in another soul that wants to come
unto the waters of baptism, showing works meet for repentance. I live for those
moments. Like Grandpa T would say, ''You can’t pay for these kinds of
experiences!"
Thank you
so much for the TWO packages. I got them both. And also a big big thank you to
Aunt Kristin for the package and the life changing talk. Mom if you could ask
her about the talk she sent me and then if you could send that to me next Tuesday
in Spanish. This zone needs to read that talk. I loved the treats and the t-shirts
and the handwritten cards that everyone wrote me from the reunions. Those are
so fun to read.
Love you
guys so much!!!!!
Elder
Smith
PS- KK I’m counting the number of times you don’t email me......those are the number of big kisses you will get when I come home!!!!
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