Nuestro primer bautismo

¡Hola familia y amigos!

   We had our first baptism as a companionship this Saturday for a lady named Nestoria Parada.  Although she was being taught before I got here in the mission, it was still cool to have helped teach the last lessons and prepare her for this covenant with God.  We spent all of the day before her baptism finding a gown that would fit her for her baptism and we found two that we thought would work, but she said that neither would fit, because she is a bigger woman.  But luckily she had plain white pants and a plain white shirt that she could use to be baptized.  She was scared of one thing, and that was that she didn't want the water to be cold.  But the water to fill up the font is only one temperature here, freeezing.  But she took her time to get in the font and she did awesome.  

   After she was baptized, she looked up and said, "Gracias, Padre Celestial"  (Thank you Heavenly Father).  She knew how important this day was and how important it was for her to be baptized.  This next Saturday, we don't have any baptisms, but for the 24th of September, we have 5-6 I believe.  So it'll be a very special and busy day.  Yesterday, 9 of our investigators attended church which is pretty good.  We have an investigator named Elian who is awesome.  He's 17 years old and is just always happy.  He brought his siblings to church with him.  One is 12, another is 8, and the other is 5 years old.  Hopefully the 2 can be baptized around the same time as their brother if they have the desire.  

   This week we had 29 lessons that we taught which is fairly good, but we need to find more people to teach.  In Preach My Gospel, it says: "The only way that anything happens in missionary work is when you have someone to teach."  (something like that anyway).  I'm so thankful for a Heavenly Father who has blessed me with this opportunity to be here.  Even though this place has very temperamental weather, some days it feels like an ice box, and the next it feels like an oven on broil.  There's dirt constantly flying in our faces, doors being closed on us, but being here is the best decision I've ever made.  At times, it's frustrating learning a language and adjusting to missionary life, but I'm happy here.  Because I know I'm supposed to be here.  I love this work.  I love you guys and I hope all is well.  Talk to y'all next week.