11-8-10 Birthday, & Baptisms Upcoming!

11-8-10

Hope your birthday was marvelous!

HAHA NOTHIN TOO SPECIAL... JUST BEANS AND RICE AND FASTING. AND ALL THE USUAL TEACHING APPOINTMENTS AND WHAT NOT. BUT THE BEST PART WAS THAT I ACTUALLY GOT YOUR PACKAGE AND LETTER THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY! SO I WAS ABLE TO OPEN IT ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND I WAS SO EXCITED. IT’S FUNNY HOW HAPPY I WAS TO RECEIVE A YOYO AND PADDLE BALL AND CANDY. HAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH! AND YOU ARE ALREADY GETTING PAID BACK FOR THE CAMERA CORD (IN PICTURES I SENT). THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CARD TOO. I APPRECIATED IT! IT WAS ALL THAT MADE MY B-DAY UNIQUE SO IT WAS NICE.

WELL ADLÁN SHOULD BE BAPTIZED THIS SATURDAY! HE CAN’T THURSDAY BECAUSE WHEN HE FINALLY DECIDED HE WAS SURE HE WANTED BAPTISM HIS MOM SAID NO! AND HE’S 17 SO IT HAS TO GET SIGNED... BUT ON THURSDAY HE´S GOING TO TAKE A LONG BUS RIDE TO FIND HIS DAD TO SIGN THE PAPER! HE´S GOING TO BE SUCH A STRONG MEMBER, AND A MISSIONARY! SO PLEASE PRAY THAT ALL GOES WELL FOR HIM BEING BAPTIZED THE 13TH.

RONALDO, THE SMART 12 YEAR OLD KID, FINALLY RECEIVED AN ANSWER TO HIS PRAYERS. HE´S ALWAYS BEEN READING AND PRAYING AND GOING TO CHURCH BUT HADN'T REALLY FELT LIKE HIS PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED. A FEW DAYS AGO HE REALLY FELT THE HOLY GHOST CONFIRM THE TRUTH OF  THE BOOK OF MORMON! HIS MOM TOLD US HOW SHE WAS AT WORK AND HE RAN IN THE SHOP ALL EXCITED TO TELL HER ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE! HE IS SO HAPPY, BUT WE STILL HAVE NO BAPTISM DATE SET.

CÁSSIA IS AWESOME. SHE WENT TO CHURCH AGAIN AND WAS RECEIVED VERY WELL. SHE ANNOUNCED HER BAPTISM TO SOME OF HER NEW FRIENDS AT CHURCH, SCHEDULED FOR THE 20TH. TODAY WE WILL FIND OUT HOW QUITTING SMOKING IS GOING, BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TELL US BEFORE.... BUT WE GAVE HER A PRIESTHOOD BLESSING TO HELP HER OVERCOME THE ADDICTION, AND SHE HAS INCREDIBLE FAITH. AND NOW I CAN GIVE HER THAT CONFERENCE TALK YOU SENT ME ABOUT OVERCOMING ADDICTIONS. THANKS! HER MOM, TEREZA, IS STILL A LITTLE SCARED TO SET A DATE FOR BAPTISM, ALTHOUGH SHE KNOWS THAT SHE NEEDS IT AND THAT THE CHURCH IS TRUE. IT’S JUST HARD TO LEAVE THE RELIGION OF THE LAST 75 YEARS OF HER LIFE. WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH HER, AND SHE IS VERY AWESOME, AND LOVES THE TRUE CHURCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [for keeping him in our prayers]. I AM ASKING AND PRAYING FOR ALL THE INVESTIGATORS EVERY DAY, AND OCCASIONALLY, NO, I WOULD EVEN GO SO FAR AS TO SAY USUALLY, YOU GUYS ARE IN MY PRAYERS! LOVE YOU AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.  :)