Wednesday, March 11, 2015

When people walk by in the street she invites them to come and listen

Hey There!

This happens every time I go to write, I have this mental list of things i'm gonna tell you about and then I forget it all. This week has been super good! cold, then extremely hot, but good!

big shoutout to my cousin Shauna, who still writes me. She met my mission president in Rosarito the other week. I was all sorts of confused when the president responded to my weekly letter saying that he had met my cousin.

Well like I said I have been stressing about who I'm gonna baptize this month. Well I have good news and bad news. The good news is yes, we are going to have another baptism, the bad news, and its really not bad news, is that it's ANOTHER niño. haha oh well. We went back with a former investigator that we had kinda forgotten about for a while and they really started to progress. Then we started teaching her daughter too and she got excited and everyone was excited and then they didn't come to church which means that they won't be able to be baptized this month. oh well. but they are seriously awesome and I just hope that we can get them to come this week! The mom was so happy that her daughter is listening to us. She always gives us referrals and when people walk by in the street she invites them to come and listen to our lesson.

I have really focused on teaching and testifying from the heart and not just repeating mindlessly the principles. It has brought drastic results. They spirit really does testify of all truth, when it's sincere.

So probably the greatest thing ever was when we did exchanges with the zone leaders and Elder Watts came here with me. we were walking and he had to go and couldn't hold it anymore so we knocked someone's door and he asked to use their bathroom. hahaha The man said yes. While he was in there I contacted him. He was really nice but said he wasn't interesting in learning more about the restoration. Well at least we planted a good seed, or maybe a bad one I don't really know.

Yesterday the hour changed again which is good because now there isn't an hour of daylight before 6:30. The week started out really cold, and now it's really hot. I don't get it.

I think that everyone in the district is gonna baptize again this month, hopefully. The Hermanas have just been really sick. It has really frustrated me because they are both super awesome misioneras that have so much potential but they have been staying home like 50 percent of the time. haha I kinda felt like Captain Moroni in Alma 60 but I just got to remember that Moroni was mistaken in his accusations so I can't really judge their situation because I don't really understand it.

I want to all to know that i really am just so happy. it makes no sense to me sometimes, but I really am. I love this work. I love these people, and I am just in love with Mexican food still. I am so excited for Erinn this week! I will probably be crying all day friday that i can't be there. enjoy it!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Love you all.
Elder Smalley

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