March 7, 2011

Hola familia,
That´s too bad what happened with BYU, but hopefully it will turn out well and they´ll be able to finish the season well, even with that big loss. Sounds like Mikayla´s still getting a lot of experiece in basketball. Hopefully they can finish the season well.

This week was kind of crazy because Thursday and Friday I had leadership training with President Stapley and all the district leaders and zone leaders. It started at 9:30 in the morning, and we didn´t get back until like 7:00, but we didn´t know what time we were going to be back so lots of our plans got all messed up. Elder Jardine stayed in the area one of the days, but they got lost and didn´t really get anything done. But this week we had a super good experience with Marta. She felt really good ever since we had taught her, and she read and really felt good and understood the part in the Book of Mormon that we had marked. So we invited her to be baptized the 2nd of April and she accepted. She said that when she first allowed us to share with her it was just for courtesy, and that she didn´t really think she would change religion or anything. But she said the she felt something that she had never felt before, and that when we were with her, she just felt good, and she knew after reading in the Book of Mormon also, that this is the kind of change that she´s been looking for in her life. She didn´t make it to church Sunday because a member was going to pass by to pick her up, and the member didn´t go to church. Marta slept passed her alarm, so that was too bad. But we know that Marta´s going to make it. She goes on vacation tomorrow until Monday, but we´re going to have a lesson with her today, and focus on how she can keep preparing for baptism.

Saturday we had a really cool opportunity. About three weeks ago, we found an inactive member in the ward list, and we went and met him and taught him. He has his own radio show every Saturday at 8:00 on FM radio, and has a show that he has guests and stuff, and talks about inspirational things. He has never talked about the church on the radio, but he said he would like to have us as guests on his show, so we got permission from President Stapley and everything, and President Stapely said that it would be a really good idea. So Saturday we were special guests on an FM radio show! Channel 104.1. They also stream it live on the internet. It was really good. We talked about the church and the restoration, and how everyone can know for themselves if these things are true. It was kind of scary at first being on the radio, talking into the big microphone, but it was pretty awesome! I got pictures, but this computer I´m on is stupid and it doesn´t have a usb thing.

I don´t have a whole lot of time today, but I know that the Church of Jesus Christ has been restored upon the earth, and that we can all follow his example through living his gospel, having faith, repentence, baptism, and the Holy Ghost, and that we´re inviting everyone that they can come to Jesus Christ.

Well, I´ll talk to you guys next week.
Love, David