Week #47

Hola Familia!

Well I think I got here a little early again or something went wrong with the computer! I never know haha but the time has changed here! I know in Arizona its the same but here it went up an hour, so that might be why that it might seem I am on a little earlier! I dont know Its a little confusing haha!

This week was another blessed week! We were able to teach a lot and find some new people! And at the same time continue to work with the L and A Families! This week it heated up a little bit too! We will have to start using sombreros pretty soon! My companion is super white and will burn to a crisp if he is not careful! I guess I could say the same thing about me too...but I am a tad bit darker than he is! haha

This week was really focused on the L family. On Monday we asked the son E to take us and show us where the river is! Turns out the whole family accompanied us! It was BEAUTIFUL! We walked there for about 45 minutes and through jungle, countryside, and through some bodies of water that E gave us piggy back rides! It was super pretty. I could only complain that it was blistering hot! and super humid with the river so close but the way there was so gorgeous. I wish I would've taken more pictures but I will soon!   We got there and the kids swam and E fished a little bit and we looked for a good place for the baptism but it might be a little difficult because it takes a little while to get there and its a lot of jungle! 

But as the week continued we finished teaching all the required lessons! So we started to prepare them for the baptismal interview and as we did, the mom Sister S admitted to us that she has committed abortion. This would mean she have to be interviewed by President McM or one of his counselors. I was so sad! Because she has been with this guilt for more than half or her life, always trying to go to church and taking her family with her to try to make it right with God. I cant imagine having this burden for so much time. It really made me so grateful for the knowledge of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. We told her that she could repent of this sin and receive forgiveness but it will require effort on her part! So she will have this interview on Wednesday.

The rest of the week would be good and we would visit the L family to continue to teach them and relearn somethings, and then came Sunday when the time changed! Here the majority of the cellphones don't change automatically, well we knew that but almost all the members forgot about the time change! So we didn't have very many people show up. I was freaking out because the L family didn't show up either! Until the last hour(Sacrament) they showed up and admitted they had forgotten! But they came and I was so relieved! We will be watching conference next week after I download it because we didn't receive the satellite transmission here so everyone is excited for next week! Some people have never seen it! They have only read it in the Ensign! So I am excited to see how they love it!

So that was basically my week! It was really good and really blessed as always! We are praying for the L family and the Lord is answering our prayers and theirs so we are super humbled and grateful for the miracle the Lord is performing with this beautiful family! Thank you for all your prayers! I am so grateful to be as healthy as I am and to have the guidance I need! I love you all and I pray for you always! I will write more next week!

Love,
Elder Milton