October 18, 2010

Great Week, a Miracle

Dear Family,

How is everyone? Man i sure hope everyone had a great birthday! Man those two little girls are growing up so fast. How do Jadyn and harly enjoy going to the spanish branch? SPanish branches are the best! Well this last Saturday we had a culture day in the branch, where all the members brought things from there home countries, like food or authentic clothes or whatever! It was so cool! I took some stuff i took a picture of the mesa temple that i have and then my Mesa Voleyball tee shirt haha also this Mexican soccer jersey i have. haha It was great the best part though was the dances the branch president President Roman is from Chile him and his wife did an authentic dance from Chile. It was so cool! They did real good. Also the kids in the branch like all the primary did a dance. it was way cool. There was a family from Colombia in South America that did a dance from there country it was so cool. Man i love these people here. Well more great news is that the Zamora Family made it to church yesterday and we are now working with President Roman to schedule a baptismal date for them to get baptized hopefully on the 31 of October just after church. the mother came to church and brought her two boys the boys have already picked who they want to baptize them,. we are going to try and have Victor Uribe Baptize Sister Zamora who is actually his Sister. That would be way cool., Yesterday Victor invited us over to eat cause it was his Mom's birthday, his Mom is really Catholic. But we went over and of course the Zamora's were there too, and we had a great lesson with them on the back porch by the grill as Victor was cooking. Victor just was teaching his Sister all about the church and bearing testimony, of how he knew it was true. I was like oh yeah Go Victor!!! haha He was saying how he knew it was true because in alot of other churches they dont teach you to pray and question and to go to the Lord and ask him. He said he went to the Lord and he still continues to go the Lord to find his answers. He is such a great Man. He is so humble and has truly felt it in his heart. Im really going to miss him when i have to leave. He still works alot out of town these days and i miss him cause we dont get to vist him as much, but i know that he will be a great member of the church. Also it was real cool, on Friday we went over to the Zamora's house with Vicki Garcia our convert, and man Vicki has become the best fellowshipper for the sister's she is so loving and has felt the truth in her heart as well. She bore testimony of how she knows the Book of Mormon is true and she invited Sister Zamora to read from it, Before then Sister Zamora had alswyas said she was too busy, but with Vicki's testimony it helped her to realize if she wanted to know the truth of our message she needed to read from it. It was great, Man i love this work, People's live's have truly changed, This Spanish Branch the Greenville 4th Branch will always have a place in my heart. I will never forget these people. The hispanic people make so many sacrifices but have so much faith and do all that they do for there families. It is so great. I know that this is God's church! I know that he leads and guide's it. He calls prophets to teach us of his will. When we truly keep his commandments we are blessed. Please whenever you have the chance to share the gospel with a friend or whomever, please do. They are God's children just as us. They need to feel what we feel, they need to know that God loves them. Remember the times when we found out for ourselves of the truth and how excited we were, we can help bring that to other people. Thank you so much for all you do for me, thank you for your support. I love you all so much. Keep up the hard work, and prayers. You are the very best. Tell everyone Hi for me.

Love always,

Elder Riding