Hey Family! (3.12.12)

Yesterday a few investigators came to church! One of them should be baptized this weekend and the other came for the first time. The one that came for the first time was named Diego. He is thriteen and loves heavy metal music. We found him by contacting earlier in the week and we didnt have time to teach him but we just went in and talked to him about music and invited him to a young men´s activity. He knows a member his age from the ward so we went over with the member to visit him on Saturday. This past weekend my companion and I were sick so we were lacking energy and strength so the lesson honestly wasnt the best. But, Diego agreed to go to church, and he ended up going! He told his member friend that he loved church and he loved being with us and learning more about the Gospel! It really surprised my companion and I since we were so low on energy that day but that was definentely a miracle for not staying in the house and for just working!

My way of thinking for these last few weeks of the mission is that I cant waste time and we have to find those that will really act after hearing the message of the Restoration. So, we havent had that big of an investigator pool because we dont spend time on those that arent going to progress. We have been working a lot with references and we recieved one reference from the bishopric for a less active family. They didnt say how many people were in the family, just that the parents are less active and they told us to not be surprised if we see them doing bad stuff (as far as gambling because there are slots on every corner) or breaking the word of wisdom. So, we were prepared for whatever when we went to the house. We met the mom and she let us right in! She sat us down and brought in her two little 9 and 8 year old girls who were so cute! ( I never say that!) The mom told us she needed us to teach her kids because they are going to reactivate and they need their kids to get baptized! The house was the opposite of all that we were expecting and it was really peaceful and calm there. It was a miracle and now we are passing by almost every day! They should be getting baptized at the beginning of next month.

I love yall!
Elder Gregory