April 11, 2011

Howdy doo fam!

I am having an awesome time here in Floresta. Elder Jimenez and I are

working hard together. We have 23 people with a date this month and we

are making big progress. The Zone is really excited and we are

working it hard. The cool thing about being a leader in the mission is

that you have to spend your time thinking about other people and the

best way to help them. Sometimes there are low spots in the mission

and you have to figure out a way to help that area change and be

better. The best thing is that you always have to be an example. I

think that I have grown a bunch and it makes me want to be the best

that I can be. My companion and I don't have anyone with a baptismal

date for April still but we have a few for May. We are working hard to

make sure that we can get them to their dates. One of them is Azucena

the mom of Jose Maria. The other is Cristina the sister of a member and

then the Castro family. They are awesome! The Castro family is great!

We are pretty much teaching the whole family now including his mom and

aunts and sisters. The dad we are still working on... Brother Castro

said that he prayed and said that he feels an inner peace that this is

the true church. When an investigator receives an answer and they

really know that it's true, it's the best feeling that there is, really.

Mom I really liked your experience with your talk at Sarahs baptism.

It's funny how we prepare something then at the last minute we have to

change it. I know that the lord puts words in our mouths so that we

can help others, just like you did. Now the next step is invite her to

listen to the missionaries too. DC 84:85. It says don't worry about

what your going to say beforehand fore it will be given to us in the

exact moment. We still have to prepare but be ready to listen to the

Spirit to change at the last minute.

Sounds like grandma is doing awesome in Jerusalem! That's awesome! I

want to visit someday. I also want to visit the temple in Rome. I

heard that it's going to be really big with a visitors center and

everything.

Thanks so much for your prayers and letters! You really are the best

family ever! I hope that everyone is doing great and that you're all

safe and sound. I love you all so much!

Love elder B

Hey mom! I hope that you got my license renewed for me! Thanks. Root

hard for Zach. That makes me happy that he's playing sports too. I

never thought that he would want to run. That's cool. Did you look for

those friends that I asked you to. That would be awesome. I want to

invite them to my homecoming and stuff. I have been thinking about

them a lot throughout my whole mission. That's awesome to hear about

Justy and Josh. Nat is about to go to Romania right? I got a letter

from her the other day. She sounds good. well mom thanks, I love you.
say Hi to Z and Dad for me! Love ya