Monday, April 23, 2012

So another normal week has gone by. Yesterday, I confirmed Jeremy a member of the church in Sacrament meeting. It was a little nerve-racking, but I think I did just fine. We have a few really good investigators that are progressing really well and I think they'll have a baptism date really soon. We're also teaching this mom and her two kids (Natalia - mom from Uruguay, Ariana - 9, and Alberto - 16). The mom and daughter have a date for June 9, which we're trying to move up, and Alberto is praying about it. I really think they all will be baptized in May. They're all great and super willing to follow all the commandments. Both Ariana and Alberto have read For the Strength of Youth and love it. They'll be awesome members. There are some other investigators who aren't progressing as fast. We are teaching this guy named Juan Diaz. He drinks coffee and beer, but the other day we set a goal to help him stop. He's following it so far. He was asking about what things we would have to suffer for in the Telestial and Terrestial Kingdoms and the limitations in them last Saturday. We were having troubles trying to explain who goes to which one. Then it just hit me, I told him that we teach you how to get to the Celestial Kingdom, not the others. We always teach to do the best you can to get the best you can. I told him that I don't care what or who is in the other kingdoms because I don't plan to go there. I think he gets it now. It was a really good lesson. I'm sorry, I forgot my camera again. I'll make sure I bring it next week so I can mail some pics home. Tell Kaylee I miss her a lot too. The way I get through missing family so much is I just read the letters I get. It usually helps a lot. It's great to hear everyone is doing really well! Staying busy. Julia and Maddie did awesome. It's always good to really get into stuff like that. What is really sad around here and what I see more often than I would like, is people just work work work. They don't do any pass times. They work, eat, and the members go to church on Sunday. More people need to do what Julia and Maddie are doing. Serve, then enjoy sports, read, and do well in school. A lot of people don't go to college or anything, but you have to keep in mind there's like 8 million people in NJ and not very many colleges. But still, I see more importance for furthering education. Remind Kaylee and Julia that I pray for them too. Love you all!

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