Hola!
The pictures are of the zone a couple of weeks ago, the baptism on Friday, and a Procession that passed by our house with smoke and music.
Sounds like you all had a good week, a peaceful week, I did too. I have felt the Spirit and am excited for this new month and this new change. The whole zone is staying in place with only one change, Elder Garcia is going to Pucallpa and we are also growing. We will have a new area opened this change.
We have been having success and on Saturday we had five baptisms!!!!!! Three of them are sisters. Their brother got baptized a month and a half ago, and they told us that they wanted to be baptized, so they did. Also their two neighbors told us the same thing, and their parents gave them permission. Although the parents don’t really want anything, we will keep working with them so that they also can be baptized. My policy for a while has been that I don’t baptize children without parents or unless they literally tell me “I want to be baptized.” The Lord talked about those pure of heart that wanted to follow Him without a doubting heart, that they are blessed. All five of them that were baptized are soooo excited to follow the gospel. They are great examples for their parents. They also shared their testimonies in the Baptismal service and it was great!!!!!!
I have seen soooo many things this week and I don’t even know where to start to tell you all about it. :) On Monday we made cookies as a zone and we were there alllll day because the oven was soooo slow!!!!!! But it helped us to bond as a zone, and now we are all focusing on the investigators that will be baptized in June. This month as a zone we had 24 people that were baptized and confirmed. It has been awesome to see the zone work hard, and I am happy with what we have done. This month will also be awesome!!! I can’t wait.
I am really happy here and loving the work!!!!! I feel the Spirit pushing me onward in the work, and I can’t go backwards, only onward ever onward!!!!!! I love the Lord!!!!! I love the Mish!!!!!!
Love you sooooo much.
Love YA!
Elder JOE
