ROSALBA'S BAPTISM

I asked Elder Dussan and he said that he is from Bogata North which is right by the temple! But you guys are so lucky to be in Hawaii in the warm weather! I was just laughing about when we went to Hawaii a few years ago and I flew home early for the championship football game with Dad hahaha! But yeah I got the package and I was confused about he tie because I didn't see one in there but I love the keyboard I! It makes everything so much faster and easier! Now I don't have to type everything on the ipad #firstworldprobs. I love that you got fried on one side! Classic Newport for all of our family haha.

But this week has been great! We had another baptism on Saturday! It was the lady, Rosalba, who Elder Gomez and I were teaching and then asked for the sisters. I was so happy to hear that she was going to get baptized because it made me feel so much better about her asking for the sisters to teach her! I was so happy to hear the news and then earlier in the week we got a call from the sisters and she had asked if I would baptize her! I was so happy I was going to start doing cartwheels in the middle of the street but Elder Dussan told me not to. So on Saturday her and her son were going to get baptized and when they showed up the son didn't want to get baptized anymore so it was just the mom.  My heart was so full of love for them and The Lord! I had to baptize her twice because I accidently messed up on one of the words so I felt kind of bad but hey she is baptized now and has the gift of the Holy Ghost! I never realized how important this gift is that we have because investigators are always like it is hard to understand the scriptures and then when you guys come and are teaching it makes them seem so simple.  This is because we always have the spirit with us and the spirit testifies directly to our needs in the way that we most effectively learn.  I love Rosalba and her son so much! One thing that made me so grateful that during their baptismal interview, we went with the district leader and his companion because they needed another man, the sisters were talking to the son and were reviewing the questions with him and they asked him what God means to him and he responded that he means so much to me because he's like my dad right now because I don't really have one! It was the shortest but most sincere testimony I have ever heard. I am so grateful for you guys all as a family, especially dad and Sam too for always having the priesthood in our home! I never knew how important it was until I got here and I am going to do all I can for the rest of my life to live worthy of it so my family can live worthy of it too.  My heart is so full of thanks for them and for The Lord right now in my life. I know this gospel is true!

But Liz and Oscar found a dog the other day outside in the snow and it is so cute! It is just a baby and it looks just like Carol! The girls named it tiny Browny and it is funny because their other dog Butterball looks like a mix of Kev and Box so it makes me feel like I am right at home! I took a picture with it, and don't mind the hair because I just barely took my beanie off.  But I hope that you have a great time in Hawaii. I love and miss you guys but there is nowhere else I would rather be! Oh and me and Elder Dussan are staying together again this transfer.

Rosalba's Baptism