September 20, 2010

Probably one of the best week's of my mission

Dear Family,

This last week was probably one of the best week's of my mission so many great thing's happened. My recent convert Vicki Garcia got to go to the temple with the Spanish branch this last Saturday to do Baptism's for the dead! She said it was one of the most wonderful experience's of her life. She said she knew the church was true before she went to the temple, but said after going it ust confirmed it even more! She also got called to be a teacher in the relief society yesterday at church and got to teach the lesson for the first time as well. Christian Uribe Victor's son recieved the Aaronic priesthood yesterday and will start blessing the sacrament this coming week, and i also heard that Sister Helen Bush is preparing to go to the Temple and has been to the temple to do baptisms, or not actually do them cause she cant really but she gave names from her family to be baptized and she watched the baptisms. This last week we have really been working with this family of three named the Zamora family, the Mother is actually Victor Uribe matinez's Sister. Her name is Martha she came to Victor's Baptism and we have been starting to teach them the last few weeks and they have been wanting to come to church but Victor has been working out of town so it has been hard for him to take them to church, but yesterday they came! All three of them, Martha the mother and Victor her son who is 14 and Charly who is 12 and is my favorite he is a big John Cena fan and a fan of WWE haha. He has like a WWE Champions belt and everything he is funny. They have a date to get baptized on the 9th of October, when we have taught them they have questions that are just golden questions. They are elect they came to church yesterday and really felt the spirit. On friday when we were teaching them the Mom was asking her son Victor if he had questions for us, and he said no, she said well if you do you need to ask so you can prepare to get baptized, he said im scared, she said yeah i know but i want us to get baptized as a family all 3 of us. MAn oh Man! They understand the need to be baptized by the true authority of god, and that this is thr church of christ! Yesterday at church as well we had this family that we have been working with that is less active, they have been less active for about5 or so years. The Mother and three of the kids were baptized and they dont really remembr too much, but after having worked with them for a little bit, they came yesterday!!!! The Mom and two of the kids! Man i was so happy and excited! Man what a joy it is to see people come back into the church and have the desire to come closer to the Lord! There name is the Tranquilino family. Keep the Tranquilino and Zamora and Rosales family in your prayers. They need it. Man i love the Spanish branch! There are so many people that are progressing and strengthening there testimonies of the Savior! This was a grreat week we filled the chapel this week at church it was great. I know that this church is true. I know that we have a prophet that leads the church today, Christ changes people i have become such a different person on my mission. I still have lots of work to do, but the Lord has truly changed me, i have become more and more like him, that is my goal os to be more and more like him each day. Keep the Faith y'all. Read ponder and pray. Share your testimony with your friends, spread the gospel. It is true. I love this work, Thank you all for all you do, i have rededicated myself to this work, we have been sacrificing dinner time and leaving early and using all the time we can to bring others unto the Savior and we have seen the fruits, oh how amazing it is. Tell everyone hi for me and that i love them.

Love,

Elder Riding