22 August 2011

Ok ok ok this week, well i dont have a whole lot of time to write because we are already ehinde, but the most important part is that we baptised hermana Aurea and Maria Lousisa this weeek.  THey bothe just kinda happened.  Elder Flores is got transfered, tommorrow he is headed off to the zone Tezsutlan, its the coldes zone in the mission, so i believe he is going to enjoy.  But he really wanted to baptize aurea before he left, so he buckled down and talked to her and we lined things up friday for her to get baptized sunday. Then yesterd day we had a lunch appointement with Maria Louisa, she has been on and off for about 2 months now, in fact we dropped her for almost a month, but when we finally went back she almost cried because she was so happy to see us.  and then she went to cordoba for the last 2 weeks, and she got back saturday night and came to church yesterday.  And we were talking to her during the appointment and towards the end the subject of baptism came up, and ELder Flores basically told her to get baptized, and she said ok, so we callled the zone leaders up and told them we need them to do an baptism interviews for us.  we have our baptism in the church building there in tuxtepec.  So we went there for the baptism of hermana aurea, and maria lousisa was intervied 15 mins before, she passed the interview and a batism went from a goal of 0 baptisms for the week to 2 baptized.  it was really neat and a great blessing, really neat way for elder flores to go, that means that just in this one area her baptized over 20.  Its been a really great experience working with Elder FLores, and im a little bummed to see him go.  But now im going to completly be señor comp, before i cos co senores with eldr flores.  Im not sure wat to think of the added responsibilities.  But it will help me to be more motivated and more active, sometimes after being jr comp so longit got a little easy to be wel a little lazy.  BUt its not a whole lot more responsiblilty but im exided for the progress.  To be honest it was hard on me to take so liong to move up.  BUt i guess its what i needed.  so animodo its al for the best.  Im also trying to just forgot a oot more about myseldf and focus more on the investigators.  After having 16 months in the mission you would think i would already be a perfect missionary, but i still lack alot. Just wokring more on cotnrolling my emotions and focusing them where i need them.  THats been a life long struggle, and in time it will come.  Dont you just love having to clime such steep mountains? MAn alotof the time i feel like the mountain im climing is more of  a big clifff.  BUt animodo im progressing little by little and get stronger and more and more ready for what will come next.  Juest doing the best i can to always be happy and exxited and enthusiastic and relaxed.  Is onr of my biggre struggles.  WIth the People here thats the best thing you can do to have suucss, it just open your heart form the start with them and give them all you have in love and service.  Im working oin it but there are alot of bruises and hard spaots to puch through, but it will come in time.  This week we are hi¡oping daniel and guadalupe will finally get married, they payed titing yesterday.  MAn they have progressed so much.  THeier marriage still has some moments but its moved on 170* but they have progressed, and they pray and study, wich is one of the most important things. Daniel just needs to let his fears go and go for it (Funny thats probably what i need to do as well).  but hopefully this week they weill get married and baptized.  and ther would lead to 4 confirmations this week on sunday ANimodo! My next companion is going to be elder Pena, he has 8 months,  and they say he is good so animodo we will se what happens.  Something i know is the most important thing is your companion, if anything absolutly has to be good in the mission its your companions ship, so pray that everything will be good between us. haha but i think things will be fine.  But i lover you all and thanks for everything I certainly couldnt do a thing without any of you! Ltos of love!