Baptism...

Journal Entry

March 14, 2011

district meeting, internet to write family, lunch. We taught four lessons. The family Reyes´ kids were less crazy tonight. We found a new investigator. When we were teaching Steven Juarez we asked him when he wanted to be baptized and he told us this saturnday. Now hopefully everything will work out because he´s only been attending Barrio Petapa and not our ward. We taught about the word of wisdom and then Hermana Elvir asked if there were any of the five things (tea, tobacco, coffee, drugs, or alcohol) with which he had a problem. ´´Sí,´´ he said solemnly, ´´con fumar tobacco...´´. Then he apologized to him mom, and my heart sank. ´´Nah, es una mentira,´´ he added laughing. I felt relieved and his mom stood up to smack him with the pamphlets she had in here hand.

I learned how to make a food from honduras called Baleadas. It is basically like a fajita but instead of the filling fajitas have, one only puts avocado, egg, sour creme, and red beans. They are good when everything is homemade. Thursday we had a zone conference with Elder Falabella, in which was discussed:

1) Obedience is intelligence because someone more intelligent than us asks us to obey.

2) Willing and able missionaries are better leaders. ´´Almost all men can handle adversity, but if you want to test the character of man... give him power.´´ Abraham Lincoln

3) We need to form habits that will last a lifetime such as write down goals and the actions to take, and then the results; smile; try several solutions for one problem; lose fear to talk with others; Study with your comp, and listen.

 

Other than this this past week... Steven was actually baptized. I´ll send photos. The baptism service was really spiritual. We found 5 families this week. 3 is the goal of the mission, 4 for our personal goal, and 5 found. Yeah! Well, now the photos.

 

 

Love you all, and hope your week isn´t too boring. I know the church is true and that Joseph Smith really was called as the prophet to begin this last dispensation. I know that God protects us and watches over us, and that faith and works bring miracles. With Love, Destinee

 

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