3-18-08

Subject: Subject?... hmm... I give up! Multiple-choice is so much easier than fill-in-the-blank.

Hello Everybody!

This last Sunday during sacrament meeting Sergio was confirmed a member of the church and received the Gift of the Holy Ghost! A year from now, he can go to the temple to be sealed with his wife (already a member) and son. After church, David (16 year-old son of a recent convert) and Raquel (18 year-old sister of a recent convert) were baptized.

David had to overcome serveral problems to achieve this blessing. His life was full of consequences for adolescent mistakes, yet through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, he received a remission of sins that is promised to the penitent who accept His gospel.

Raquel finally decided to be baptized after being taught by the missionaries for quite some time now. One of her little sisters was baptized a few months ago by some missionaries that were here before Elder Tavares and I arrived. I personally think that she has had the desire to be baptized for quite some time, but that her parents altered their stance to oppose the church. I base my reasoning on the fact that she turned 18 years-old two days before the baptism, and was thus able to sign the authorization herself, rather than needing sactioning by her parents.

We´re teaching someone who already wants to serve a mission. His name is Anderson and he´s 20 years old. He´s going to be baptized a week from Sunday.

Evelyn has a goal to be baptized this Sunday. Unfortunately, she found out that giving up smoking is a little harder than she had hitherto assumed. But, as always, we´re expecting some miracles to happen this week.

Not much is new. We work despite difficulties and fall like dead men onto our beds each night. Last night, Elder Tavares was too tired to change clothes and slept all night with a white shirt and tie.

Oh, I almost forgot! Great news! We bought a spray to kill and prevent cockroaches (cocroaches, cokroaches - however you spell it).

Goodbye for now!
-Elder Jason Morgan Allred