Family and Friends

Wow.  It's crazy how fast a week goes by in the mission.  When I wanted it to go by fast when I was in school, it never seemed to happen.  And now that I'm here in the mission and I DON'T want it to go by fast, it doesn't seem to slow down.

   This week we've been preparing the Herrera family for their baptism this Saturday.  I'm hoping that everything goes well with them and their desires to make this covenant with our Heavenly Father.  This family is so special to me and my companion and it really feels like I'm here where I'm supposed to be because they feel like our family.  The love that we have for them and the love that they have for us is somehting so special.  It's so amazing to be able to prepare a family for baptism and following the baptism, sooo much more.  I can't help but picture in my mind, this family making it to the temple to make even more covenants with God.  

   It's helped so much explaining eternal families with the experience that I had when I was 8 years old, getting sealed to my family in the Bountiful, UT temple.  If someone asked me what happened, what I remember, how it all went, I wouldn't be able to tell them, because I was just 8 years old.  But something that I DO remember and that I'll never forget is how I felt when I was there.  The goal of ours as missionaries, is to help others feel the same.  I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

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-Elder Cheshire