Monday, Feb 1

" This week was pretty awesome... we had two baptisms this week which were amazing... one of them, Wendy, was a miracle story... we have taught her for like three months and we left her like twice but we always felt like we should go back to her... and good thing we did cuz now shes a member! we also baptized this single adult guy who is really excited to get going on preparing to go through the temple (his girlfriend is a member). we also met this really cool family.. the guy´s name is Gamaliel... (like the pharisee) seriously this guy is golden... the problem is him and his wife aren´t married and he really wants to get married so they can get baptized this month but his wife isn´t sure if she wants to get baptized or if she even wants to marry this guy.. it´s really sad cuz he wants to join the church SO BAD!!!! then there is this other lady who we have to get married too... so that means we get to pay for TWO marriages!!!! YAYA!!!!
NOT!!! haha as missionaries we are always so broke!!! but its pretty much cuz everyone else here is so poor so we use all our money for stuff like that.. AND TAXIS!!! We are spending so much money on taxis right now cuz these two investigators we have live on the opposite end of our area..

So last night we had a pretty cool experience... we were at this family home evening with this member who has been battling tabacco addiction ever since his baptism... he wants to go through the temple with his family so bad but he just cant kick the cigarettes!!! the Elders quorom president, the bishop, and my companion and I gave him a powerful blessing that said that the Lord knows his deep desire to kick the tobacco and that the next time he is tempted the Lord will lend him strength to not fall... we also gave blessings to like 5 other people who were there - it was way awesome!!!!

So yeah... all is good here!!! I can't believe it's February already!!! time is flyin!

Love all of you & hope all is well!!! "

Elder E