D's Baptism                                                                                                                   Jan. 19, 2015

I am going to just dedicate this week to talking about D. He is literally my favorite person. He is 11 years old, really likes to draw, loves going to church, and really wants to follow the commandments so he and his family can live together forever with God and Jesus Christ. And he is getting baptized this Saturday!

Danny lives with his mom Mary, his step dad Luis, his older sister V, and his baby brother Paulo. Luis is a member, and he was less active for a long time. Mary is not a member yet, but she loves going to church, and goes to pretty much every activity that there is. They are not married yet, and they are working on that, so that Mary can be baptized soon, too! But, she wanted Danny to go ahead and be baptized, because he has nothing holding him back, and he has their full support.

So, we have been teaching D. lot these weeks to prepare him for baptism. Usually we teach him with his parents there. D. is a little bit hyper active, so his parents usually try to keep him focused. But, this week, we taught him once while his parents were getting things ready for something they had to do later, and he was SO EXCITED to talk with us. We taught his the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which to have faith in Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and endure to the end. When we talked about the repentance and he said "I feel like I need to repent." and we were like, that`s is really good, and then he just folded his arms and started to pray. And he repented right there! He is seriously such a kind soul.

D´s family is really great. They were super prepared to hear the gospel, and are already really converted. They know the church is true, and are excited to do and learn everything they can. I feel so blessed to know them, and help them a little in their process of conversion. I genuinely love them.

I hope everyone has a great week!

                                                                                                

 January 26, 2015

The Circle of Life

So, my companion is going home this week, because she finished her mission. And, in the mission, when someone goes home, it´s called dying. Buuuuut, when someone new comes, it´s called being born, and your trainer, or your first companion, is your mom (or dad if you´re an elder) And, I´m going to be a mom! My next companion will be brand new, and I will be her first companion in the mission. I am excited, but also very nervous! I will have to be on my best behavior, because she will be watching everything I do! Not that I ever do anything I shouldn't. Haha. But still!

Also, D. was baptized this Saturday! It went really well and was really special! He was so happy. And his mom invited like half the ward to her house after for dinner. It was really fun! And President Hansen and Sister Hansen came to the baptism. it was really great!

This week was a really good one. I have been receiving a lot of blessings here in the mission, and I know my family has been very blessed, as well.