FIN!

Okay I have finished my training.. thank goodness. From what I have
heard, that is the hardest part. So grateful to be done that. There
were transfers today, but Hna Castillo and I are still working
together here in Sayula! Hna Afu is still with her comp in cd. Guzman.
A change was made with someone from our generation in the MTC. Her
name is Hna Strong. Anyways she is in our zone now. So that will be
nice.

This week we had our conference with Elder Pieper from the 1st quorum
of the 70! It was really great! I said the opening prayer which was a
great opportunity. I learned that as missionaries we sometimes fail to
teach the Doctrine of the Principles. We can teach the principles like
we dont drink or smoke... but we dont say why. Then we need to apply
it.
1. Doctrine
2. Principle
3. Application
 I was also priveledged to have a one on one interview with Elder
Pieper. It was interesting. I knew that a selected few were going to
have interviews, and I felt like I was going to have one for some odd
reason. I was the first one that was announced to have an interview
with him. I dont know why, but I was grateful to express some of my
thoughts and emotions to him.

One of the things that I expressed to him is that I finally wrote down
in my study journal, during the conference, with my signature and date
that I would be serving my mission to the end, and I will be here to
do the Lords work always. I know it sounds so dumb and all thinking
that I am already here doing it. But I really needed to do this. My
pres had advised me to do so during my interview with him back in
July, but I couldnt get myself to do it. Also this Sunday I offered
that as my sacrafice to the Lord (as we should always offer up an
offering/sacrafice to the Lord each week- D&C 59) Since I did this I
am so much more happy knowing that I am just going to burn my ships
here in the mission and push forward till the end.. 14 more months :)

We had our first baptism on Saturday.. first for the both of us. Hna
Castillo has 9 months and hasnt seen her own investigator be baptized!
So it was really special for us. His name is Ignacio, and he is a
solid rock. We had lessons with him everyday last week, and from one
day to the next he would read about 10 chapters of the Book of Mormon!
Also he is 17! We are pretty proud of him! He was a reference from one
of the members, named Fernando. He invited him to church first. I
thought he was an investigator of the Elders in our Branch for the
first 2 weeks that he had come. Then one day he showed up at our
¨House of Prayer¨, and wanted to be taught.. just like that!! It was a
quick 3 weeks that we taught him! We bought him a white dress shrit
and tie. I love ties! So classy!

Cant wait to have another baptism! In 3 weeks we will have another one
of our investigators baptized.. hopefully! He didnt come to church on
Sunday. His name is Domingo.

I feel like we have been baby feeding out investigators, so when our
investigator tells us they only ready a part of a chapter in a couple
days time I am devistated! We are now committing them to reading more
before our next visit. (Well that happened once with Domingo.. he is
really slow moving.) We have changed his baptismal date at least 3
times since I have been here. The BOM is super powerful in conversion!
I mean hey, it contains the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
right?

Anyways somehow I am out of time!! Thank you for all the support! Love
you all!!!

Your fav missionary!! xoxoxoxo <3<3<3<3