January 12, 2015
Hey Mom,
Ricky's baptism was AMAZING!!! I have to say,
probably the crowning moment of my mission. His family was all there and
some of the missionaries that were there when I first taught him were
there. The mission president was there, as well, so that was real cool. I
had a member accept Ricky as my friend on Facebook so he could tag me in
all the photos of the baptism, so you will be getting a lot of pics
your way. All 85 of them.....it was great, to say the least. We went and
got Chinese food afterwards and we gave him a quad with his full name on
it as his gift. We had a great time.
[In answer to your questions:] Thanks, Mom... the pants fit perfectly! I did the [baptismal] ordinance,
so HECK TO THE YES!!... His
family was super excited and there are two in particular (his sister and
brother in law) that I know will get baptized someday. And no, none of
them are members...yet. And yeah, that's his goal to go through the temple
in a year with a faithful lds wife. He is SO EXCITED!...He plans to come to Utah in June. He wants to move out there someday...
I loved that baptism more than all the
others. The Spirit was unbelievable. Even President commented to me, "In
all the times I have ever seen you, you have never looked happier. And
this baptism was one of the most spiritual that I have ever seen." Nuff
said.
Work here on the other hand is
really improving. The Villanuevas have started to come back to church
and Hermano Villanueva is gonna give the lesson this Sunday
on testimony and conversion. We are making progress and we are now
teaching the Rodriguez family the temple lessons. Bishop is interviewing
with them to make sure they are ready. We are LOVIN our time here.
Thanks
for helping me with the FAFSA stuff. I really needed that out of the
way. And also for inviting my old companions to come to my homecoming.
Don't worry I'm not TOO trunky. I am, of course, excited to return home and
enjoy the luxuries of life, but I really do love it out here. It tears
me up a little that it is almost over. It was so quick, so out of
nowhere and it's passed like a dream. I am different now, I understand
things differently, I think a little differently.....but I still act
insane haha. Mom, don't worry, I am still having the time of my life out
here and am growing a lot. I've got a lot to talk about when I return and I
am excited. The families are already turning around and honestly, that
came out of DILIGENCE. Truthfully Mom, anyone can be obedient and I am
striving to do so, but there are obedient people that don't baptize at
all because they don't obey the Spirit. That is the key here, honestly.
Follow the Spirit. It can't fail you. Whenever I have ever given a
training on obedience I talk about what we must be obedient to. It all
goes back to following the promptings of the Holy Spirit who will always
show you where you must go. He is showing me right now. We are seeing
little miracles happen here and there and it's all because of that... if you're in tune with
the Spirit, then you will automatically be obedient. So, there's nothing to
worry about when you do that.
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I love you Mom and there's not much longer
until I return, and time flies when having fun =)
Love you Mom.
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